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Derby County have re-signed midfielder Bobby Clark from RB Salzburg for a fee of about £6m, on a four-year deal.
The former England Under-20 international spent last season on loan at Derby, making 45 appearances in a campaign in which he earned the club’s young player of the season award.
The permanent move back to English football comes less than two years after the 21-year-old left Premier League side Liverpool
Wolves have agreed a two-year deal to re-sign striker Raul Jimenez on a free transfer from Fulham.
The 35-year-old has completed a medical and has an option for a further year at Molineux as relegated Wolves prepare for a Championship campaign next season.
He will team up with former England full-back Kieran Trippier, also 35, and becomes the club’s second free signing of the summer.
Trippier has also committed to
He will be the fourth goalkeeper at manager Pep Guardiola’s disposal, with Ederson, Stefan Ortega and Marcus Bettinelli already at the club.
It is anticipated Trafford will challenge Brazil’s Ederson, who has been first choice for eight years, for the number one spot.
Ederson is in the final year of his contract and has been linked with a move to Galatasaray, but last month described rumours of a departure “
Ward made three senior appearances for Liverpool, with loan spells at Morecambe, Aberdeen and Huddersfield, prior to a £12.5m move to Leicester in 2018.
Ward has 44 Wales caps, but has been back-up to Karl Darlow in the current World Cup qualifying campaign, having most recently started for Craig Bellamy’s side in the Nations League against Iceland in November 2024.
Ward will compete for the Wrexham goalkeeper’s spot with Arthur
Watford have re-signed defender James Abankwah on a season-long loan deal from Udinese.
The 21-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Vicarage Road, making 19 appearances in the Championship.
“We saw the impact James had during his last loan period with us and we know that he can have a similar impact on the team,” Watford sporting director Gian Luca Nani told the club website.
Fulham have re-signed winger Willian until the end of the season, six months after he left the club.
The Brazilian, who played for the Cottagers from 2022-24, has rejoined as a free agent after leaving Olympiakos at the end of December.
As a free agent his move did not need to be confirmed before Monday’s transfer deadline of 23:00 GMT.
“I’m completely happy, my family’s happy. We are happy to
He won Derby’s Jack Stamps Player of the Season award in his first spell in 2019-20 when the club finished 10th in the Championship.
The following season he helped the Rams narrowly avoid relegation, and returns with them in a similar battle for survival.
“As soon as I heard there was a possibility to come back I was over the moon,” Clarke told Derby’s website., external
“It’s the third
Oxford United have re-signed Kyle Edwards on a short-term contract.
Edwards spent last season with Oxford, firstly on loan from Ipswich Town and then on a deal until the end of the campaign.
The 26-year-old midfielder was released following the U’s promotion to the Championship, but he returns as a free agent.
Edwards played six times last season and scored two goals but a hamstring injury ended his season prematurely.
‘’I remember the words of Johnston telling me that, if for any reason Celtic decided they not to keep him, that he loved Albion and that he was going to try his best to make his career in this amazing club and in life.
“Sometimes these things happen. At the same time he told me this, I was clear with him because I knew the reality. I said to him
Manchester City have completed the signing of former captain Ilkay Gundogan from Barcelona on an initial one-year deal with the option of a further 12 months.
The German midfielder, who was Pep Guardiola’s first signing at the club in 2016, spent seven years at City before joining Barcelona on a free transfer in 2023.
The 33-year-old won 14 trophies in his first spell at the Etihad, scoring 60 goals in