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Takehiro Tomiyasu: Crystal Palace hold talks over free transfer
29 July 2026 Off

Takehiro Tomiyasu: Crystal Palace hold talks over free transfer

By Total Football News

Crystal Palace have held talks with Takehiro Tomiyasu over a permanent contract that would mean the defender returning to the Premier League.

Tomiyasu is training with Palace and was named as a substitute in the pre-season friendly versus Lens on Tuesday.

And the Japan international is understood to have held discussions over a permanent deal with Palace that would mean the 27-year-old joining on a free transfer.

It is understood

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Premier League free agents: Who is still searching for their next club?
27 July 2026 Off

Premier League free agents: Who is still searching for their next club?

By Total Football News

The 2026-27 Premier League season is fast approaching but there are still plenty of players yet to secure their club futures.

Whether by choice or force, contracts have been run down and career paths changed.

BBC Sport takes a look at some of the notable out-of-contract players who were playing for a club in the English top flight last season.

John Stones, 32 (Last club: Manchester City)

Stones now

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John Eustace: Remaining games not a ‘free hit’ for Derby County
9 March 2026 Off

John Eustace: Remaining games not a ‘free hit’ for Derby County

By Total Football News

Derby County cannot relax and treat the remaining 10 Championship games as a free hit, according to boss John Eustace.

Having avoided relegation on the final day of last season, the Rams go into Tuesday’s game at Millwall (19:45 GMT) in seventh place, three points short of the play-offs.

Expectations have dramatically shifted from 2025 as the Rams are firmly in the play-off race and outside of matches against Millwall,

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James Debayo: Hull City sign ex-Leeds United defender on free transfer
5 January 2026 Off

James Debayo: Hull City sign ex-Leeds United defender on free transfer

By Total Football News

Hull City have signed defender James Debayo on a free transfer following his release from Leeds United at the end of last season.

The 20-year-old centre-back, a former England Under-18 international, has joined the Tigers on an 18-month deal with an option of a further year in the club’s favour.

Debayo made his senior debut for Leeds as a late substitute in a 4-3 win against Swansea City in November

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West Ham sign Kyle Walker-Peters on free transfer
20 July 2025 Off

West Ham sign Kyle Walker-Peters on free transfer

By Total Football News

Walker-Peters started his career at Tottenham and moved to Southampton on loan in January 2020 before making the switch permanent that summer.

He made 202 appearances for Southampton but, after they were relegated from the Premier League last season, left following the expiry of his contract.

Walker-Peters was on the verge of joining Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Besiktas, but the Turkish club said on Thursday they were no longer interested after

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Axel Tuanzebe: Burnley sign centre-back on free transfer from Ipswich Town
26 June 2025 Off

Axel Tuanzebe: Burnley sign centre-back on free transfer from Ipswich Town

By Total Football News

Burnley have signed centre-back Axel Tuanzebe on a free transfer following the expiry of his contract with Ipswich Town.

Tuanzebe made 45 appearances in all competitions for the Tractor Boys and was influential in their promotion to the Premier League during the 2023-24 campaign.

The 27-year-old made 22 top-flight appearances last season and has decided to remain in the Premier League with newly promoted Burnley rather than sign a new

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Crystal Palace transfer news: Goalkeeper Walter Benitez signs on free transfer from PSV
23 June 2025 Off

Crystal Palace transfer news: Goalkeeper Walter Benitez signs on free transfer from PSV

By Total Football News

Crystal Palace have signed Argentina goalkeeper Walter Benitez from PSV Eindhoven on a free transfer.

The 32-year-old will move to Selhurst Park when his PSV contract expires on 1 July.

Benitez was an ever-present in PSV’s league campaign as they won the Eredivisie title, finishing a point clear of Ajax.

He started 11 of PSV’s 12 Champions League fixtures last term as they reached the last 16, where they were

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Everton in talks to sign Fulham’s Kenny Tete on free transfer
22 June 2025 Off

Everton in talks to sign Fulham’s Kenny Tete on free transfer

By Total Football News

Everton are close to securing a deal to sign Fulham’s Dutch right-back Kenny Tete on a free transfer.

Manager David Moyes has made the position one of his summer priorities after 39-year-old Ashley Young was not offered a new contract, and with veteran captain Seamus Coleman facing an uncertain playing future.

Tete, 29, is out of contract at the end of the month and Fulham had been hoping to extend

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Jamie Vardy, Christian Eriksen, Ashley Young – the Premier League free agents available
20 June 2025 Off

Jamie Vardy, Christian Eriksen, Ashley Young – the Premier League free agents available

By Total Football News

The summer transfer window is in full swing and Premier League clubs are busy strengthening their squads ready for the start of the 2025-26 season, which starts on 15 August when champions Liverpool play Bournemouth at Anfield.

There have already been some big deals struck.

Liverpool have agreed a £116m deal to sign Germany attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, and are in talks to sign Bournemouth’s Hungary left-back

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