🚨Aston Villa discussing deal to sign Alejandro Garnacho from Chelsea. Talks for 22yo winger loan + conditional buy obligation. Unai Emery driving #AVFC move - wanted Argentine before #CFC & now. Unrelated to Rogers transfer.

🚨BREAKING: Anthony Taylor announces retirement from refereeing. Englishman officiated 831 games across 2 decades (including every domestic cup final) & bows out aged 47 after taking charge of #Portugal vs #Spain in last-16 of #FIFAWorldCup

🚨EXCL: Al Hilal reach agreement with West Ham United to sign Crysencio Summerville. Deal for 24yo #WHUFC winger worth ~€80m & #Netherlands int’l scheduled to undergo #AlHilal medical. Long-term contract ready, pending final authorisations

🚨 Morgan Rogers has signed contract to join Chelsea from Aston Villa for £117m. 23yo attacker puts pen to paper on 6+1yr deal & links up with #CFC squad after pre-season tour to Australia / Asia. Highest value deal of transfer window so far

🚨 Offer accepted by West Ham United for Crysencio Summerville £55m guaranteed + £5m potential bonuses - total package worth just over €70m as #AlHilal try to finalise signing of 24yo #Netherlands    international winger - not fully done yet

Bournemouth have rejected an offer from Chelsea for midfielder Alex Scott and expect him to stay at the club this summer.

Bournemouth sources indicated that Scott is expected to remain with the south coast side regardless of his contract situation.

Nottingham Forest are in advanced negotiations with Sporting CP over a deal to sign defender Ousmane Diomande.

Crystal Palace were linked with the 22-year-old while Oliver Glasner was in charge at Selhurst Park.

Glasner, the driving force behind the move to sign midfielder Xaver Schlager, is keen to work with a three-man central defence at the City Ground.

Andoni Iraola says signing another winger remains Liverpool’s priority in the transfer market.

Speaking at a press conference in Chicago at the start of the club’s pre-season tour of the US, Iraola was asked many new players he ideally wanted on board for the challenges ahead.

“It is difficult to say a number when the market is open,” he said. “You have to be always open to new options to improve the squad. There are obvious situations where we know we need to sign players. Winger, for example. We definitely need to sign a winger.”

#SaintsFC head coach Tonda Eckert charged by The FA for bringing the game into disrepute. Centres on three cases relating to FA Rule E3.1, with Eckert interviewed in London earlier this month across two days. 33yo has seven days to respond.

Phil Foden has signed a new four-year contract at Manchester City that will keep him at the club until 2030, with an option to extend by a further 12 months.

After two difficult seasons for the midfielder, so difficult in fact that this new contract does represent something of a leap of faith, there will be hope that the midfielder has put his problems behind him and can get back to his best form.

He was spectacular in the final months of the 2023-24 season and was named footballer of the year as a result, but he has only fleetingly replicated those performances since.

Fulham are in talks to sign striker Gonzalo Garcia from Real Madrid.

The potential move would see the 22-year-old follow new Fulham head coach Alvaro Arbeloa, regarded as his football mentor and actively involved in discussions, from Madrid to west London.

Garcia, who has received attention from multiple clubs across Europe this year, would be Fulham’s first new arrival of the summer.

Swedish forward Jonah Kusi-Asare joined on a permanent basis from Bayern Munich after spending the 2025-26 season on loan at Craven Cottage.

Madrid are expected to retain some power or preferential right over his future as part of any potential deal.

🚨Aston Villa agree deal sign Alejandro Garnacho from Chelsea. 22yo #CFC winger joins #AVFC on loan + conditional buy obligation. Medical done & Argentina int’l in Birmingham to complete. 4yr contract upon permanent switch - driven by Emery

William Saliba is set to avoid surgery after sustaining an injury on World Cup duty with France.

The 25-year-old defender was substituted after half an hour of France’s 2-0 World Cup semi-final defeat to Spain, having started in all bar one match at the tournament.

Arsenal have now confirmed that the centre-back will not have surgery but will have a period on the sidelines.

With William Saliba out for an extended period, Arsenal are looking to strengthen in the centre-back department.

England duo John Stones and Ezri Konsa are among the players that the Premier League champions are targeting.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri will undergo surgery on a back injury, but a prognosis for his return is unknown.

🚨Leeds United in talks with Manchester City to sign James Trafford. Newcastle United also interested & #NUFC made club-to-club contact, but 23yo #MCFC goalkeeper leaning towards Elland Road + #LUFC now working to land England international

Newcastle United have agreed a deal worth up to €40million (£34.1m) with Monaco for midfielder Aladji Bamba.

The 20-year-old is already on Tyneside, having been given permission by the Ligue 1 club to fly to England to complete a medical.

🚨Newcastle United no longer considering James Trafford as option for goalkeeper signing - 23yo England int’l was discussed with Manchester City when #MCFC spoke to #NUFC about potential Sandro Tonali deal but situation did not go further

Barcelona have completed the signing of Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund.

Barcelona confirmed Adeyemi’s arrival on Thursday on a five-year deal through to 2031.

The 24-year-old forward leaves Dortmund a year before his contract was due to expire.

The New England Revolution is closing in on a deal to sign English winger Jack Harrison from Leeds United, sources briefed on the deal tell The Athletic.

Harrison will join the Revs as a designated player, sources add.

Harrison, 29, spent the second half of last season on loan in Serie A with Fiorentina where he provided one goal and three assists.

New: Arsenal expected to complete the signing of Axel Donczew from Cardiff City. 16yo winger was Cardiff's youngest ever player when he made debut in October 2025. Agreement not yet signed, but close.