Lunch Break: Morata to Leganés done, Bologna welcome Theate back

The 28 August lunch hour confirms a market in full swing: Álvaro Morata leaves Como for Leganés and Bologna wrap up the return of Arthur Theate. Around them, defensive moves and exits are stirring, while the Leao puzzle stays open with Galatasaray waiting.

The signing of the day belongs to Álvaro Morata: it's a «here we go» for the Spaniard's move to Leganés, with a loan deal agreed with Como (Calciomercato.com). Gianluca Di Marzio also reports the operation as done.

In Serie A, Bologna land a returning face: the comeback of Arthur Theate is done, on loan with a buy option set at 15 million euros from Eintracht Frankfurt (Calciomercato.com). A targeted reinforcement for the rossoblù back line.

Several clubs are working precisely on defence. Roma are considering Thilo Kehrer on loan, with the German on his way out of Monaco (Calciomercato.com, Gianluca Di Marzio); Torino are sounding out Sebastiano Luperto, while Sassuolo have set their sights on Southampton right-back Yukinari Sugawara (Calciomercato.com).

On the exits and foreign fronts, Málaga are pushing for Napoli's Jens Cajuste, Lazio's Serbian striker Petar Ratkov is drawing interest from Sevilla and Toulouse, while in Greece Olympiacos have cooled on Marcus Pedersen and are now firmly targeting Dodô (Calciomercato.com).

In the background, the main course remains Rafael Leao's future: Galatasaray are waiting on the Portuguese's decision after reaching an agreement with Milan (Calciomercato.com). With the transfer deadline now close, the coming hours could untangle the last knots.

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