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Stoke City striker Milan Smit has joined German second-tier side Darmstadt on a season-long loan.
The Dutch forward signed for the Potters from Go Ahead Eagles on an initial loan arrangement in January and took time to settle into English football.
He scored his first – and only – goal for Stoke in his eighth appearance in their 3-3 draw at home to Ipswich in March.
After that game,
Portsmouth have signed defender Benjamin Arthur on a season-long loan from Premier League side Brentford.
The 20-year-old centre-half spent some of last season on loan in the Scottish Premiership with Celtic, where he made six appearances.
Arthur has made three senior appearances for the Bees and has been capped by England up to Under-20 level.
Blues boss John Mousinho said: “We’re thrilled to bring Benjamin here for the season
Bristol City have signed Crystal Palace defender Rio Cardines on a season-long loan.
The 20-year-old can play at full-back or wing-back and becomes the Robins’ ninth signing of the summer.
Cardines came through the Arsenal academy before joining Palace at Under-16 level and made his Premier League debut against Arsenal last season.
The Trinidad and Tobago international was part of the Palace squad that won the Uefa Conference League last
Southampton have signed Manchester City striker Divin Mubama on a season-long loan.
The signing comes on the same day Saints sold Northern Ireland midfielder Shea Charles to Fulham for £30m.
Mubama, 21, spent last season at Stoke City where he scored five times in 28 appearances.
He played just once more for the Potters after suffering a ligament injury in a 0-0 draw with Queens Park Rangers in January following
Bolton Wanderers have signed striker Ryan Hardie from Wrexham on a season-long loan.
The 29-year-old joined Wrexham from Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 2025 but has only made 10 appearances for the club.
Having begun his career with Rangers, Hardie had a prolific spell with Argyle, scoring 74 goals across two loan spells and a permanent stint with the club between 2020 and 2025.
His move to Bolton means
Liverpool have confirmed the signing of defender Ronald Araujo from Barcelona.
The deal is an initial loan for the 27-year-old, who signed a new contract with Barca until 2031 last year, and also includes an option to buy for around £47.14m (€55m).
Liverpool are not paying Barcelona a loan fee and will cover the entirety of Araujo’s salary for the duration of the season-long loan. It is understood Araujo has
Liverpool have agreed a surprise deal for Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo to join on loan for the season.
The deal is a straight loan for the 27-year-old, who signed a new Barca contract that runs until 2031 last year.
Araujo will arrive in the UK on Sunday to undertake a medical and complete his temporary switch to Liverpool.
The Uruguay international joined Barcelona B in 2018 before being promoted to
Liverpool have agreed a surprise deal for Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo to join on loan for the season.
The deal is a straight loan for the 27-year-old, who signed a new contract until 2031 last year.
The Uruguay international joined Barcelona B in 2018 before being promoted to the first team in 2019.
The centre-back will add to Andoni Iraola’s options at the heart of his defence following the departure
Preston North End have signed forward Delano Burgzorg on a season-long loan from Middlesbrough.
The 27-year-old Dutchman leaves the Riverside Stadium following the arrivals of Kyle Joseph and Will Lankshear, and after he spent the second half of last season on loan at Bristol City.
Burgzorg scored eight goals in his time at Boro and one in 16 games for the Robins last season.
Lilywhites manager Paul Heckingbottom said:,
Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen has given his approval to join Strasbourg on season-long loan move.
The 24-year-old has been targeted by the French side’s new manager Hugo Oliveira, who wanted a ball-playing goalkeeper after Mike Penders returned to Stamford Bridge after his own loan stint.
The move highlights how the two clubs, both part of the Clearlake-Boehly ownership group known as BlueCo, are developing players but each move needs the