Meanwhile winger Demetri Mitchell is weighing up a new offer from the club. The 28-year-old former Manchester United player missed the start and end of last season through injury. He missed much of 2024 after suffering a serious knee ligament injury and while he is training with Exeter, has had offers from other clubs. “He’s...
Exeter City have signed Brentford midfielder Ethan Brierley on a season-long loan. The 21-year-old’s sole first-team appearance for the Premier League side came as a substitute in the EFL Cup two years ago. He joined the Bees from Rochdale in June 2023 and has spent the past two seasons playing for their B team after...
Torquay United midfielder Dan Hayfield has signed a new two-year contract. The 28-year-old moved to Plainmoor last summer after leaving Bath City and still had a year to run on his current deal. He has become a first choice for the Gulls, making 49 appearances and scoring four goals. “It’s good news and good business...
Former England midfielder Adam Lallana has retired from playing at the age of 37. Lallana, who won 34 caps for his country, returned to Southampton last season after making his name in his first spell there. He joined Liverpool from Saints for £25m in 2014 and went on to win the Premier League and Champions...
Liverpool have signed Germany playmaker Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for a club record £116m. The 22-year-old has signed a long-term deal with the Reds, understood to be five years which will keep him at Anfield until at least 2030, after completing a medical at the club’s training ground on Friday. The deal, which includes...
“I’m really looking to being part of the project and I’m over the moon to finally get it done,” Randell said in a statement. “The aspirations of the club very much align with mine. They’re building something here that I want to be involved in.” Randell had a spell on loan at Torquay United in...
New Plymouth Argyle head coach Tom Cleverley says he is resigned to losing midfielder Adam Randell. Speculation has linked the homegrown 24-year-old with a move to Championship side Bristol City after Argyle were relegated to League One last month. Randell played 173 games for the Pilgrims over seven years and scored 10 goals and has...
Torquay United have signed former Fleetwood Town midfielder Callum Dolan. The 24-year-old has agreed a one-year deal at the National League South side. He spent last season on loan in the National League with Altrincham and Oldham Athletic. Dolan enjoyed a two-month spell on loan at Torquay at the end of 2023 when he made...
Liverpool have agreed a £116m deal to sign Germany attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. The fee includes a guaranteed £100m and a further £16m in add-ons. Those bonus payments would become payable if the Reds achieve a sustained level of success at elite level – and would only then become a British record....
Kevin de Bruyne has completed his move to Napoli after the Belgian midfielder left Manchester City at the end of the Premier League season. De Bruyne will link up with former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Antonio Conte at the Italian champions after leaving City following a long and successful spell. He rejected an offer from...
Manchester City have confirmed the signing of AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders for an initial fee of £46.5m on a five-year contract. The Netherlands international is Pep Guardiola’s fourth summer signing with Rayan Ait-Nouri, Marcus Bettinelli and Rayan Cherki having also joined. Reijnders, 26, was signed in time to be eligible for this month’s Club...
Manchester City have completed the signing of midfielder Rayan Cherki from Lyon before the first of this summer’s transfer deadlines. City will pay an initial fee of £30.45m, and Cherki has signed a five-year deal until 2030. The 21-year-old will be able to play for City at the Club World Cup, which begins in the...
Leicester City youth player Jeremy Monga, who became the Premier League’s second-youngest player last season, has agreed a new deal. The winger became the second-youngest player in Premier League history when he made his debut against Newcastle United in April, aged 15 years and 271 days. Monga, who first joined the Foxes under-nines, made seven...
Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott has said he does not want to be “wasting years” in his career and this summer will weigh up whether to stay at the club. The 22-year-old, who is part of the England squad for the European Under-21 Championship in Slovakia this summer, was limited to 18 Premier League appearances for...
Borussia Dortmund experienced an inconsistent season in 2024-25 but had a strong finish to the campaign winning their final five matches to finish fourth and secure Champions League football for next season. If the deal is completed by 10 June, Bellingham would be able to play in the upcoming Club World Cup. That tournament takes...