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Liverpool have completed the signing of France forward Bradley Barcola from Paris St-Germain for a fee worth up to £123m.
PSG initially valued the 23-year-old at £145m, but Liverpool will pay an initial £106m plus £17m in potential add-ons.
Barcola has signed a five-year contract to become the fifth new arrival at Anfield this summer, following the signings of winger Victor Munoz and defenders Jeremy Jacquet, Ronald Araujo and Ifeanyi
Ollie Watkins says he never imagined or intended his Aston Villa career to “end this way” after completing his £51m move to Al-Hilal.
The 30-year-old striker, Villa’s record Premier League scorer with 91 goals, joins the Saudi Pro League side on a three-year deal.
The England international made himself unavailable for Villa’s Premier League opener against Brighton last weekend, which Unai Emery said Watkins apologised for.
“Firstly, I would
Newcastle have signed Nico Gonzalez from Man City.
The deal for the 24-year-old midfielder is set to reach £50m after add-ons. He will wear the No 6 shirt at St James’ Park.
The midfielder said his goodbyes to his City team-mates on Tuesday morning before travelling to Newcastle and completed a medical on Wednesday, before he was presented to the club’s fans ahead of their Carabao Cup clash with West
Leeds United have signed goalkeeper James Trafford from Manchester City in a club-record deal.
The deal is worth an initial £40m plus add-ons, surpassing the £35.5m paid for Georginio Rutter Hoffenheim in January 2023.
Trafford has joined Leeds on a five-year contract and becomes the third permanent signing of the summer at Elland Road after Harry Wilson and Tarik Muharemovic.
The 23-year-old was Leeds’ top goalkeeper target heading into the
Coventry City have signed 25-year-old goalkeeper Carl Rushworth from Brighton & Hove Albion following his successful loan at the CBS Arena.
The deal is reportedly worth a club record £22m but neither club has made the fee public, nor has the length of his “long-term contract” been revealed.
Rushworth played in all 46 of Coventry’s league games last season, keeping 17 clean sheets as they won the Championship to end
Storch’s son, Michael, and Tom Costin complete the three-man consortium.
Costin brings football experience to Wednesday through Blue Crow Sports Group – a multi-club football ownership and investment platform with controlling interests in Leganes from Spain, Le Havre in France and Mexican club Cancun FC.
Arise had set a deadline of 1 May, aware that there could further delays if the takeover was not completed before the Independent Football Regulator
Norwich City striker Josh Sargent has completed a move to Toronto FC in a deal worth more than £20m.
The 26-year-old US international has signed a five-year contract with the Major League Soccer side after passing a medical.
The initial payment is believed to be about £15.5m, rising to more than £20m with add-ons, a potential record fee paid by an MLS club. The fee could eclipse Son Heung-min’s £20m-plus
Oxford United have triggered an option to sign striker Nik Prelec on a permanent basis.
Prelec, 24, has been on loan from Italian club Cagliari this season, scoring one goal in 19 Championship appearances.
The club’s head of football Ed Waldron says there is “more to come” from Prelec.
“This is a proactive piece of business as we secure Nik on a permanent deal,” he said.
“We believe there is
Southampton defender Juan Larios has completed a loan move to Real Zaragoza.
The 22-year-old has joined the Spanish second tier side for the remainder of the current campaign.
He had previously been on loan at Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa for the first six months of the season, making just three starts.
Zaragoza are currently second from bottom in the Segunda Division with former Southampton and Hull City boss Ruben Selles
American businessman Textor bought a stake in the club in 2021 but ends his association with Palace as they attempt to overturn Uefa’s decision to demote them from the Europa League to the Conference League.
The Eagles were punished for breaching multi-club ownership rules as Textor had a stake in the club and is the majority owner of Lyon, who have also qualified for the Europa League.
Palace have submitted