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England Under-19 striker Divine Mukasa has returned to West Ham United on loan from Manchester City.
Mukasa, who turns 19 on Saturday, spent 10 years with the Hammers in their academy after joining aged six and has gone back to the club for the rest of the 2026-27 season.
He made his debut for West Ham’s under-18s aged 14 and helped them win the FA Youth Cup in 2023 aged
Tonda Eckert says Southampton’s Cyle Larin is the best striker in the Championship and looks in “amazing” form after his World Cup adventure.
The 31-year-old made four appearances for host nation Canada on their run to the last-16 in the summer, scoring twice, having made his loan move to Saints from Mallorca permanent in June.
He had scored eight goals in 16 Championship appearances in the second half of last
Stoke City have signed striker George Hirst from Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee on a deal until at least the end of the 2028-29 season.
Scotland international Hirst, 27, has been with the Tractor Boys for the last three seasons, winning two promotions, and scored 23 times in 102 games after joining from Leicester City.
Eleven of his 21 league goals came last season, helping Ipswich seal automatic promotion
West Ham United have signed striker Joel Piroe from Leeds United on a season-long loan, with an obligation to buy in the summer of 2027.
The 27-year-old scored 73 times in the Championship over four seasons, first with Swansea City before a move to Leeds United, where he was the club’s top scorer in the 2024-25 season to help them win the title.
However, he failed to find the net
Former Iceland striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson has announced his retirement at the age of 34.
Bodvarsson scored four goals in 64 international appearances for Iceland and started the Euro 2016 match in which his country upset England 2-1 to advance to the quarter-finals, a result that led to Roy Hodgson’s resignation.
The striker spent almost ten years in England, first at Wolves, and then Reading and Millwall, before a successful
Sheffield United striker Tyrese Campbell has signed a new deal which will keep him at the club until the summer of 2028.
The 26-year-old joined the Blades in August 2024 and found the net 11 times in his first season with the club.
Last season was less productive in front of goal with the former Manchester City and Stoke player managing just six goals.
But manager Chris Wilder remains a
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,
Bolton Wanderers manager Steven Schumacher has confirmed Ruben Rodrigues could be out for up to six weeks with knee ligament damage.
The Portuguese striker sustained the injury in the Trotters’ League Cup defeat at Sheffield Wednesday last Saturday.
Schumacher told BBC Radio Manchester the news was a “huge blow” with Rodrigues potentially missing as many as eight games.
“He got a bang on his knee on Saturday and was uncomfortable.
News that Michail Antonio is training with Watford should please Hornets fans wanting to see their club strengthen in the striker department.
Luca Kjerrumgaard and Mamadou Doumbia both have room to develop and contribute this season, but it would be a big ask for them to carry the Hornets alone.
On the surface, the addition of Antonio – a player who boasts more than 250 Premier League matches and 68
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