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Cullen was brought to Turf Moor by previous boss Vincent Kompany, with the pair having worked together in Belgium.
He was a key figure in the side that amassed 101 points in winning the Championship in the 2022-2023 season.
But that side could not maintain their place in the top tier and Cullen will now have an important role to play in Scott Parker’s rebuild.
There has been a huge
‘’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
Burnley have signed goalkeeper Etienne Green for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal from Ligue 1 side Saint-Etienne.
The 24-year-old former England Under-21 international grew up in France and came through Saint-Etienne’s academy system.
He signed his first professional deal with the club in 2020 having previously played for their B team and later won two under-21 caps for England.
Green joins the Clarets having made 35 appearances
Sheffield United have signed Wales striker Kieffer Moore on a three-year deal.
The 31-year-old spent the latter half of last season on loan at Ipswich Town and played a role in their promotion to the Premier League, scoring seven goals in his 18 Championship games for the club.
He was also part of the Bournemouth side that achieved promotion in 2022.
“Everything fits perfectly in what I want from a
He joined Preston from Cork City as a teenager in 2014, helping them win promotion from League One a year later and he has remained in the Championship ever since.
Last season, he played 41 league games and scored four goals as he was named Preston’s Player of the Year.
But, after four seasons as skipper at Deepdale, he will now be part of the Black Cats’ squad under new
Portsmouth defender Conor Shaughnessy has signed a new three-year contract.
The newly-promoted Championship club also has an option to extend the 27-year-old Irishman’s deal by a further 12 months.
Shaughnessy started 45 of Pompey’s 46 League One games last season after a summer move from Burton Albion.
He scored four goals, including the winner against Barnsley in April that sealed promotion.
“He was named in the League One Team
Hull City have triggered an option to turn Ryan Giles’ loan deal from Luton Town into a permanent move.
Giles, 24, joined the Tigers in January and made 17 Championship appearances as they finished one place outside the play-off places.
He has agreed a three-year contract, with the option of an extra year, after joining for an undisclosed fee.
The left-back, who made 11 Premier League appearances for the
Stoke City have completed their first summer signing by bringing in Norwich City defender Ben Gibson.
The 31-year-old former Middlesbrough and Burnley centre-back has signed a three-year deal with the Potters.
He has twice won promotion from the Championship, in 2015-16 with hometown club Boro, where his uncle Steve is the chairman, and again with the Canaries in 2020-21.
Gibson also played in the top flight for Burnley, who he
Carrick had one year left on his previous contract after joining the club in October 2022, but talks over a fresh deal were put on hold during the season just gone.
However, Boro were keen to tie down a head coach seen as one of the game’s brightest up-and-coming prospects.
“I’ve always been quite calm about it,” Carrick told the club website., external
“I think having that attachment, that
Bristol City midfielder Joe Williams has signed a new three-year contract with the Championship club.
The 27-year-old has played 108 times for the Robins and scored four goals since moving to Ashton Gate from Wigan Athletic in 2020.
Williams started 30 Championship matches last season and made a further 10 league appearances as a substitute.
He is the first out-of-contract City player to agree new terms this summer.
“Joe