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Chelsea have held talks with Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo this week.
The Blues join Newcastle and Manchester United in a race to sign the 26-year-old, who is available on a free transfer.
Adarabioyo is understood to be keen on a move across London to Stamford Bridge, having previously looked bound for St James’ Park.
The former Manchester City academy centre-back rejected an offer to become one of the highest paid
Plymouth Argyle have signed former Swansea City full-back Nathanael Ogbeta.
The 23-year-old was a free agent and is the club’s first signing since Wayne Rooney was appointed as head coach last week.
The former Manchester City and England youth player spent the second half of last season on loan at Bolton Wanderers and has also had spells at Peterborough United and Shrewsbury Town.
Argyle have not disclosed the length of
Rotherham United have made their fifth signing of the summer with the addition of Portsmouth defender Sean Raggett on a two-year deal.
The 31-year-old made 44 appearances in all competitions for Pompey in 2023-24 as they won the League One title.
Raggett previously had a loan spell with the Millers in 2018-19.
He is the second player to join the club from Portsmouth this month after fellow defender Joe Rafferty,
Rotherham United have signed defender Reece James on a two-year deal following the conclusion of his contract with Sheffield Wednesday this summer.
The 30-year-old joins Jonson Clarke-Harris, Joe Rafferty and Shaun McWilliams in signing for the Millers following the conclusion of their 2023-24 campaign.
James returns to the club having previously played for the Millers on loan from Manchester United in 2014.
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Crystal Palace are working on a deal to sign Real Betis defender Chadi Riad worth over £10m plus add-ons.
The 20-year-old joined Betis from Barcelona last summer and made 30 appearances in 2023-24.
Riad has won two caps for Morocco, with the centre-back most recently featuring in a goalless draw against Mauritania in March.
Palace and England defender Marc Guehi is of interest to a number of teams and has
Stevens was out for more than three months at the turn of the year because of calf and hamstring injuries but returned to the side at the end of March to help steer the Potters to safety as they finished 17th, six points clear of the relegation zone.
“We finished last season strongly and Enda played his part in that,” said Stoke sporting director Jonathan Walters.
“He brought quality to
Veteran Swansea City defender Kyle Naughton has agreed a new one-year contract with the Championship club.
Naughton, 35, had been due to become a free agent this summer.
The long-serving right-back – who can also operate in central defence – will now remain at Swansea until 2025.
Naughton missed the closing stages of the 2023-24 season after suffering a hamstring injury in the derby win over Cardiff City in March.
“Our aim from a long time ago was to try and get into the play-offs and when you look at some of the situations we’ve been in this season, we have to look at that as the first success along the journey,” Stacey told BBC Radio Norfolk.
“From where we came from to get to this position, we came through a really good period of form, so we have to
West Brom defender Darnell Furlong says his side understand the “special” challenge the Championship play-offs present and insists they are ready to face Southampton.
The Baggies clinched fifth place with a 3-0 win over Preston on the final day at the Hawthorns and now meet fourth-placed Saints on Sunday.
Furlong, 28, was part of the team that got promoted under Slaven Bilic in 2019-20 and is confident there can be
Thiago Silva will join Brazilian club Fluminense following Chelsea’s final Premier League game of the season on 19 May.
The Blues have agreed that Silva, 39, can join his new team-mates prior to his registration transferring on 1 July.
The Brazil centre-back has signed a two-year contract with Fluminense.
He joined Chelsea on a free transfer from Paris St-Germain in 2020 and has made 152 appearances for the Blues.
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