NOR
Clarets’ player of the year joins Fulham on five-year deal for initial fee plus £5m add ons
ESP
Forest sign ‘quality, experienced’ left-back who was surplus to requirements at Villa on loan with option to buy
FRA
Versatile and disciplined right-sided centre-back joins Juve for €3.3m loan fee with option of permanent deal for additional €14m
ENG
Former West Ham academy player was spotted by Cherries scouts while playing in non-league for Wingate & Finchley
SEN
After scoring 16 goals for Rangers last season, centre-forward is loaned out again and will play Champions League football in Brittany
FRA
Tall, quick and intelligent young forward who averages a goal every other game joins as Sorløth replacement for €14m
ESP
Right-back who extended his contract earlier this summer will gain top-flight experience at promoted side
IRL
Box-to-box midfielder was born in the US, joining Palace from Drogheda in 2022, and moves to Paisley on loan with obligation to buy
URU
Right winger, 22, moves to Greece to link up with Diego Alonso, his former manager at international level with Uruguay
FRA
With 334 appearances for Grenoble under his belt, 34-year-old ‘really delighted’ with move to Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
NED
Liverpool academy graduate, 22, sent out on loan again after stint at PSV and two spells at Stoke
BRA
A three-time Eredivisie winner with Ajax and Primeira Liga champion with Benfica in 2023, 27-year-old sets sights on Serie A
NED
After short stays at Vitesse and Heracles Almelo, 20-year-old joins Serie B side on loan with option to buy and counter-option for Stuttgart
ENG
Centre-back, 21, will play under former Chelsea man Scott Parker at Turf Moor in move which ‘makes so much sense for my career’
POR
Winger signs seven-year deal in permanent return after scoring four goals during six-month loan spell in 2023
João Félix and Gallagher switch clubs
After financial fair play concerns stifled the January transfer market, what is the outlook for this summer? One club who have already strengthened are Real Madrid. The European champions have signed Kylian Mbappé on a free (but with a €125m signing bonus going to the player), while Brazilian sensation Endrick will join up with Carlo Ancelotti’s side this summer, 18 months after a deal was agreed with Palmeiras.
There have been coaching changes at several European heavyweight clubs already this summer. Vincent Kompany (Bayern Munich), Hansi Flick (Barcelona), Arne Slot (Liverpool), Enzo Maresca (Chelsea), Antonio Conte (Napoli) and Juventus’s incoming new manager, Thiago Motta, will all surely be planning to spend money on reshaping their squads.
Other Premier League sides have questions to answer too. Manchester United’s summer plans are uncertain with Sir Jim Ratcliffe apparently eager to rebuild, and Erik ten Hag still in the dugout (at time of writing). Newcastle need to keep balancing the books, Aston Villa have to strengthen for a Champions League campaign, while Manchester City and Arsenal may seek an early advantage in a third title battle.
Tottenham need an overhaul after running out of steam last season, and have already brought in Swedish rising star Lucas Bergvall; Brentford have spent £30m on striker Igor Thiago, which should free up Ivan Toney to move on. The promoted sides – Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton – also have to invest carefully to try and avoid the fate of last season’s trio.
Elsewhere on the continent, questions abound. How will PSG rebuild without Mbappé? Will Xabi Alonso look to upgrade his formidable Leverkusen side? How will Girona approach a first-ever Champions League campaign? And what next for the Saudi Pro League after they reshaped the transfer market last summer? We will have our answers by 30 August, when the window closes across Europe.
Source: theguardian.com
