Deadline day LIVE! Transfer news and rumours: Fulham complete Broja signing, Veliz leaves Spurs
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Today's key events
Could Man United wield the axe on Rasmus Hojlund for world-class striker?
Manchester United are reportedly prepared to offer Rasmus Hojlund as a part of a deal to bring Napoli's Victor Osimhen to Old Trafford.
The 25-year-old stole the spotlight during the 2022-23 term, when he helped the Italian side to their first Serie A title in over three decades, bagging 26 goals from 32 league appearances.
Napoli were unable to retain their Italian crown last season, however Osimhen still enjoyed a productive term in front of net, scoring on 17 occasions across all competitions, including two strikes in the Champions League.
A host of elite European outfits have been credited with an interest in the Nigeria international this year, including Arsenal, Chelsea and French champions Paris Saint-Germain, who are looking to move on following the departure of Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid.
Following in Kane's footsteps? Shirt numbers available to Archie Gray at Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur are thought to be on the brink of making their first signing of the summer window, as they close in on a deal to capture 18-year-old Leeds United protege Archie Gray.
The 2006-born starlet - who is effective as both a right-back and central midfielder - attracted the attention of Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City last season, where he made 52 appearances and played a crucial role in Leeds' run to the Championship playoff final.
However, a summer switch to a more modest destination in Brentford was seemingly on the cards at first, only for that £40m deal to collapse, allowing Tottenham to hijack their London rivals' move.
Gray's transfer to Tottenham is expected to fetch a similar fee, albeit through a slightly different method, as the 18-year-old is set to arrive for around £30m while the £10m-rated Joe Rodon heads back to Elland Road as part of the deal.
"But if an absurd amount comes in" - De Bruyne provides Man City future update
Manchester City have been handed a major boost to their aims to keep Kevin De Bruyne this summer, despite interest from the Saudi Pro League.
De Bruyne is fast approaching his 10th season on the blue side of Manchester, where he has established himself as one of the club's greatest-ever players across a success-littered nine-year stint.
The 2023-24 campaign was a stop-start affair for De Bruyne, who suffered a serious hamstring injury on the opening day of the Premier League season and missed the next five months of action as a result.
Nevertheless, the playmaker returned to Pep Guardiola's side and hit the ground running to help the Citizens lift their fourth straight English crown, netting four times and providing 10 assists in 18 Premier League appearances overall.
Medical complete: Tottenham 'on brink' of agreeing £40m swap deal
Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly on the cusp of making their first permanent signing of the summer transfer window in a swap deal with Leeds United.
After agonisingly missing out on Champions League football with a fifth-placed finish in the 2023-24 Premier League season, the latest rebuild under Ange Postecoglou is underway.
The Spurs boss is after reinforcements in all areas of the field and has already seen one player head to North London for 2024-25, as Timo Werner has returned on a season-long loan from RB Leipzig.
Now, the Lilywhites are understood to be on the verge of making their first permanent acquisition of the window, as The Athletic reports that Archie Gray is set to join on a six-year contract.
Young stars depart: Arsenal confirm double exit after contract rejections
Arsenal have confirmed the exits of two highly-rated academy graduates after contract talks with both camps failed to bear fruit.
Nineteen-year-old attacker Amario Cozier-Duberry and right-back Reuell Walters - also 19 - will embark on new chapters in their careers after turning down the chance to extend their deals at the Emirates.
Both players' representatives held talks with Arsenal ahead of the expiry of their previous contracts on Sunday, but both have decided that a move elsewhere is best for their fledgling careers.
Walters had already confirmed on social media that he was set to leave Arsenal, whom he joined in 2020 following a few years in the Tottenham Hotspur academy and became a regular at Under-21 level.
Dubravka replacement? Newcastle announce goalkeeper signing from Birmingham
Newcastle United have announced the signing of experienced goalkeeper John Ruddy from Birmingham City.
The 37-year-old has put pen to paper a one-year deal at St James' Park and will link up with the Magpies in preparation for the 2024-25 Premier League campaign.
Ruddy, who previously spent time in the English top flight with Norwich City and Wolverhampton Wanderers, departs Birmingham following the club's relegation to League One last season.
The shot-stopper spent two years at St Andrews and made a total of 89 appearances, keeping 11 clean sheets in 44 Championship games in 2023-24.
Double arrival: Villa confirm signings of Juventus duo
Aston Villa have announced the arrivals of Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior from Juventus.
For a number of weeks, the Premier League outfit have been in negotiations with their Serie A counterparts regarding a proposal involving Douglas Luiz.
Villa have needed to make sales in order to comply with the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability regulations, and cashing in on Luiz is the main route that they have opted to take.
The Brazil international's exit, for £42.4m, was confirmed on Sunday, the final day for the transaction to be included in the latest accounts before they were filed.
"An excellent addition" - Ipswich confirm signing of Premier League defender
Ipswich Town have completed the signing of defender Ben Johnson on a four-year deal.
The 24-year-old arrives at Portman Road on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract at West Ham United.
Johnson departs the London Stadium after 17 years with the Hammers, having originally joined the club at the age of seven, and he made a total of 109 first-team appearances across all tournaments.
The two-time Young Hammer of the Year started eight games in West Ham's triumphant Europa Conference League campaign in 2022-23, but he struggled for regular game time last season, starting only seven of his 22 appearances in all competitions.
Arsenal expiring contracts: Who is free to leave this summer and next?
Under the watchful eyes of head coach Mikel Arteta and esteemed sporting director Edu, Arsenal have made a habit of tying their integral performers down to new long-term contracts amid their rise to Premier League title challengers.
However, those who are not held in such high regard by Gunners chiefs are not rewarded with the same lucrative renewals, and the club have also been guilty of a wave of questionable terminations in the past.
Upon the conclusion of the 2023-24 season, Cedric Soares, Mohamed Elneny and Arthur Okonkwo all headed for the exit door when their deals expires, and a handful of performers are now in the last 12 months of their terms.
Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the Arsenal players whose contracts either expire at the end of June 2025, or in the summer of 2026.
Glasner reunion: Crystal Palace unveil second summer signing
Crystal Palace have completed the signing of Japan international Daichi Kamada.
The 27-year-old attacking midfielder moves to Selhurst Park on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract at Serie A side Lazio.
Kamada departs Lazio after just one season with the Italian club where he made a total of 38 appearances in all competitions.
Palace have confirmed that Kamada has penned a two-year contract, subject to international clearance, and will be reunited with manager Oliver Glasner under whom he had plenty of success at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Liverpool expiring contracts: Who is free to leave this summer and next?
While Jurgen Klopp lapped up most of the fanfare as he took his Liverpool leave, some attention turned to the Reds players who will not be continuing their careers under Arne Slot.
The Merseyside giants managed to reclaim their status as Premier League title challengers in 2023-24, but not all will be around to witness the post-Klopp transition.
All of Thiago Alcantara, Joel Matip and Adrian departed the club when their contracts expired at the end of June 2024, and others have now started to run down the last 12 months of their terms.
Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the Liverpool players whose contracts either expire at the end of June 2025, or in the summer of 2026.
Magpies Hallmark: Newcastle confirm permanent signing of Chelsea teenager
Newcastle United have announced the permanent signing of teenage defender Lewis Hall from Chelsea.
The 19-year-old completed a season-long loan move to the Magpies in August last year which includes an obligation to buy for an initial £28m plus £7m in add-ons.
A boyhood Newcastle supporter, Hall made his debut for the club in a thumping 8-0 Premier league win at Sheffield United in September last year and went on to make a total of 22 appearances in all competitions.
Hall scored twice for the Magpies last season and both goals came against Manchester United, firstly scoring in a 3-0 EFL Cup win last November before netting in a 3-2 Premier League defeat in May.
Tottenham Hotspur expiring contracts: Who is free to leave this summer and next?
After a record-breaking start to the 2023-24 season under Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur's brief Premier League title bid ended in failure, as did their ambitions to return to the Champions League.
Another rebuild is on the cards for the Australian's second campaign in charge, but the futures of a plethora of fringe players are overshadowed in a thick cloud of uncertainty.
A handful of names officially became ex-Tottenham players on June 30, with Ryan Sessegnon, Eric Dier, Japhet Tanganga and Ivan Perisic severing ties with the Lilywhites, while others are now in the final 12 months of their deals.
Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the Tottenham players whose contracts either expire at the end of June 2025, or in the summer of 2026.
"I'm waiting" - Eredivisie attacker responds to Liverpool rumours
Feyenoord attacker Igor Paixao has admitted that he is "waiting" for Liverpool to make a move for his services this summer amid reported interest from Arne Slot's side.
The 24-year-old was signed by Feyenoord in 2022 under the tutelage of Slot, who has since succeeded Jurgen Klopp in the Anfield dugout this summer.
Paixao swapped Brazilian side Coritiba for Feyenoord and in his first season at the Dutch club, he was part of Slot's side that won the Eredivisie title and reached the Europa League quarter-finals, chipping in with nine goals and six assists in 37 appearances.
The versatile winger then scored 12 goals and provided four assists in 45 games last season as Feyenoord won the KNVB Cup and finished as runners-up in the Eredivisie.
Transfer news and rumours: PL trio want Zaha, Saints priced out, Foxes want Sosa
Three Premier League clubs are reportedly monitoring the situation with Wilfried Zaha at Galatasaray.
Last summer, the winger decided to end his long-term association with Crystal Palace to move to the Turkish giants on a free transfer.
Ten goals and four assists came from 36 outings in Super Lig and the Champions League, while Galatasaray were able to defend their top-flight crown, yet it has been alleged that they must now reduce their outgoings by getting Zaha's wages off the books.
According to The Mirror, Palace are among the clubs that are interested in bringing Zaha back to the Premier League.
Liverpool 'prepared' to make £50m player-plus-cash offer for Gordon
Liverpool are reportedly ready to test the waters with a fresh player-plus-cash offer for Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon.
The Reds are known to be admirers of Gordon, who began his youth career at Anfield before crossing the Merseyside divide to join the academy of Everton at the age of 11.
Gordon went on to make 78 senior appearances across a six-year spell with the Toffees, before completing a £45m transfer to Newcastle in January 2023, and he has since established himself as a first-team star under manager Eddie Howe.
The winger scored 12 goals and provided 11 assists in 48 appearances in his first full season as a Magpies player in 2023-24 and was subsequently named the club's Player of the Year.
Sancho staying or going? Chelsea, Arsenal 'respond' to Man United offer
![Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho pictured on June 1, 2024 [IMAGO]](https://sm.imgix.net/24/26/jadon-sancho_1.jpg?w=640&h=480&auto=compress,format&fit=clip "Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho pictured on June 1, 2024 [IMAGO]")
Chelsea and Arsenal have reportedly made a decision over whether to pursue a move for Jadon Sancho, who has been offered to both clubs by Manchester United.
Sancho spent the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Dortmund, chipping in with three goals and three assists in 21 games, but the winger is due to return to Old Trafford for the start of pre-season training.
The 24-year-old's future at Man United remains uncertain, though, after his high-profile fallout with manager Erik ten Hag during the first half of the 2023-24 campaign.
Ten Hag's future in charge of the Red Devils was questioned at the back end of last season, but the Dutchman is now expected to sign a contract extension following a positive round of talks with minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Arsenal transfer rumours: Who could join this summer? Rating every possible signing
After another agonising Premier League campaign of close yet no cigar - watching Manchester City lift the title while they stare at their silver medals - Arsenal will dip their toe into the market once more this summer in an attempt to decrease the gap even further.
No marquee signings akin to £105m Declan Rice are expected, but reinforcements are apparently being targeted in the attacking slots - both up front and out wide - a new defensive midfielder, a new left-back and possibly a new goalkeeper too.
Here, Sports Mole takes a closer look at every player to have been linked with a move to Arsenal this summer and rates their chances of joining Mikel Arteta's team.
Arsenal transfer rumours: Who could leave this summer? Rating every possible exit
Mikel Arteta has been all about the rebuilds since becoming Arsenal head coach in 2019, and his often ruthless overhauls have worked a treat, helping to belatedly turn the Gunners into Premier League title contenders once more.
The Spaniard has often shown a lack of willingness to rotate his options, though, leading to the expectation that a surfeit of unwanted names will be moved on in the summer transfer window.
Free agents Mohamed Elneny, Arthur Okonkwo and Cedric Soares have already had their exits confirmed, and here, Sports Mole looks at every Arsenal player who could be sold this summer and rates their chances of a possible exit.
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