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Atletico Madrid have renewed their interest in Tottenham Hotspur’s Cristian Romero, who is also attracting interest from Arsenal.

Spurs are unaware of Arsenal’s interest and would be unwilling to consider selling their captain to their north London rivals, leaving Atleti and Inter Milan as likelier candidates for Romero’s signature this summer.
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England international Ivan Toney has been charged with assault after an incident at a Soho nightclub last December.

London’s Metropolitan Police on Friday confirmed that the 30-year-old had been charged and will appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on September 24.
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🚨 Sasa Lukic completes medical before joining Ipswich Town from Fulham. Deal for 29yo #FFC central midfielder worth £9m package & Serbia international putting pen to paper on 4yr contract until June 2030 as #ITFC recruitment drive continues
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🚨 Barcelona offer Manchester City ~€45m + add-ons to sign Rodri. #MCFC regard as nowhere near level needed to negotiate sale + insist no meaningful talks taking place as bid considered serious yet to be made. #FCBarcelona know price ~€80m
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Crystal Palace have completed the free agent signing of former Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu.

The 27-year-old was part of the Palace squad that participated in the Como Cup after leaving Ajax in the summer, where he made just nine appearances last term.

β€œI’m excited to get started,” Tomiyasu said in a club statement. β€œThis club is in a good moment, winning three titles in two seasons. Here is where I wanted to be.”
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Coventry City have completed the signing of Nordsjaelland midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi.

The Danish club say they have received a club-record fee for the 20-year-old Ghana international, which would eclipse the €25million (Β£21.4m) they received for Ernest Nuamah in 2023.

The midfielder featured in all four matches for Ghana’s at this summer’s World Cup, three of which he started and he scored a 90th-minute winner in his nation’s opening-game win over Panama.
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Liverpool are set to sign Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan deal.

The Premier League side have been in the market for a new central defender after Ibrahima Konate left Anfield at the end of his contract to join Real Madrid as a free agent.

Araujo would tick that box and also provide cover at right-back for Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley, whose knee injury is set to continue sidelining him for the opening months of the 2026-27 season.
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Aston Villa are closing in on a full agreement to sign Matteo Ruggeri from Atletico Madrid.

The clubs had broadly agreed a deal for the 24-year-old earlier in the week in the region of €20million (Β£17.1m; $23.1m), and Ruggeri is advancing in personal terms with Villa.
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Manchester City have agreed a €2m deal with Marseille to sign goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli.

City have identified the 34-year-old as a replacement for James Trafford, who signed for Leeds in a move worth up to Β£45m earlier this week.
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Manchester United confirm Radek Vitek permanent transfer to Middlesbrough.

Deal worth an initial Β£7m, potentially rising to Β£14m based on performance, includes up to 35% sell-on, matching rights + buyback option.
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Crystal Palace have reignited interest in signing Aston Villa forward Evann Guessand on loan.

Contact has been made with Guessand’s representatives in recent days after Palace initially decided against pursuing the 25-year-old earlier in the summer.
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🚨 EXCL: Nottingham Forest set to sign Ousmane Diomande from Sporting CP. Deal being finalised for coveted #SportingCP centre-back at €40m. 22yo Ivory Coast int’l expected to travel tonight & do medical before joining #NFFC on 5yr contract
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West Ham United have reached an agreement in principle to sign winger Manor Solomon from Tottenham Hotspur.

The Athletic reported that talks between the clubs were on hold for financial reasons, with West Ham not willing to agree to the bonuses Spurs were asking for if West Ham were to achieve promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

However, the two teams have now reached an agreement in principle on a deal for the Israel international that includes a Β£5million transfer fee plus Β£2m in potential add-ons.

The deal would also include a 10 per cent sell-on clause.
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Liverpool are set to sign Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan deal. The Premier League side have been in the market for a new central defender after Ibrahima Konate left Anfield at the end of his contract to join Real Madrid as a free agent.…
Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo is due to fly to Liverpool on Sunday to complete a move to the Premier League club.

The 27-year-old Uruguay international centre-back is expected to join on a season-long loan deal that also includes Liverpool having a €55million option to buy him.
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🚨 Shea Charles to undergo medical on Monday ahead of completing transfer from Southampton to Fulham on 5yr contract. Deal for 22yo #SaintsFC holding midfielder £26m & could reach £30m if #FFC performance milestones met
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Everton are in talks to sign Brennan Johnson from Crystal Palace in a deal that could see Dwight McNeil move to Selhurst Park.

Johnson, 25, only joined Palace from Tottenham Hotspur in January, while McNeil, 26, has been at Everton since the summer of 2022.

McNeil was close to a move to Palace in the winter transfer window, before the transfer fell through due to the relevant paperwork not being completed on time.
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Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Lucas Digne from #AVFC. PSG triggered release clause last month, with Villa seeking LB replacement immediately.
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Aston Villa are in talks to appoint Pal Fjelde from Burnley as their new set piece coach.

If a deal is finalised, Fjelde will replace Austin MacPhee, who decided to leave Villa for Chelsea last month.

Fjelde joined Burnley last year and has also been his home country of Norway’s set piece coach since June 2022.
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🚨 Crystal Palace in process of finalising deal to sign Anan Khalaili from Union Saint-Gilloise. 21yo right-back underwent medical yesterday & #CPFC now working to complete agreement with #USG on ~£21m fee. 5+1yr contract in place.
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Swansea City have turned down a bid from PL club Hull City for Zan Vipotnik, the Championship's top scorer last season. Hull's offer fell short of Swansea's valuation for the 24-year-old striker. The Slovenian scored 23 league goals in the 25-26 campaign.
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Crystal Palace are finalizing the signing of American winger Zavier Gozo from Real Salt Lake.

Sources said Gozo was in London on Monday to undergo a medical with Palace and complete the paperwork for his move.

Palace and Real Salt Lake have reached an agreement worth around $15 million (Β£11 million) for Gozo, allowing the 19-year-old to travel to the UK.

It’s a new club-record for the MLS cub, sources say.
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