Walsall defensive midfielder Oisin McEntee has agreed to join Scottish Premiership side Hearts on a three-year deal. Republic of Ireland under-21 international McEntee, 24, has made 79 appearances for the Saddlers across three seasons since joining from Newcastle United in 2022. He was part of a Walsall side that led League Two for much of...
Everton have triggered the option to sign midfielder Carlos Alcaraz on a permanent basis when his loan spell at the club concludes next month. Alcaraz, 22, joined Everton on loan from Brazilian side Flamengo in February and will now be signed for an undisclosed fee. The Argentina Under-23 international enjoyed a productive loan spell at...
Plymouth Argyle have signed free-agent former Aberdeen defender Jack MacKenzie. The 25-year-old, who left the Dons this week, has agreed a three-year contract with the Pilgrims, who were relegated to League One this season. MacKenzie helped the Dons win the Scottish Cup last week when they beat Celtic on penalties and was called up to...
Liverpool have completed the signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen for 35m euros (£29.5m) on a five-year deal. Just hours after the Anfield club confirmed Trent Alexander-Arnold would be joining Real Madrid in time to play in the Club World Cup, the Premier League champions have ratified their move for Dutch international Frimpong after...
As ever with these situations, Manchester United can draw a positive out of a negative. They felt earlier this week it was coming towards the end game in their pursuit of Delap, and it was between them and Chelsea. Now they know they have lost out. The positive is, with the decision made, they can...
Trent Alexander-Arnold will become a Real Madrid player on Sunday, 1 June after Liverpool accepted a fee to release the defender early from his contract. The move means the England right-back will join the Spanish side in time to play in the Club World Cup. Alexander-Arnold, who had already confirmed he would leave Liverpool this...
Torquay United have signed forward Louis Dennis on a two-year deal. The 32-year-old joins the Gulls after leaving League Two side Bromley. The experienced former Leyton Orient and Portsmouth forward played almost 200 games for Bromley over two spells and helped them win promotion to the EFL last year. This season he scored two goals...
Chelsea are leading the race to sign Ipswich striker Liam Delap after other Premier League clubs were made aware of his preference to move to Stamford Bridge. Manchester United, Everton, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest were among the clubs to have shown a serious interest in Delap, who has a £30m release clause, while Manchester City...
Having decided against renewing his Leverkusen contract, the defender was linked to a number of clubs including Premier League trio Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. But he has joined Vincent Kompany’s Bayern, who saw former Spurs defender Eric Dier leave for Ligue 1 side...
Writers including Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan and Russell T Davies have put their names to an open letter – signed by 380 authors and organisations – calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The letter, also signed by Jeanette Winterson, Irvine Welsh, Kate Mosse and Elif Shafak, describes Israel’s military campaign in the territory as...
Durham have signed Somerset all-rounder Kasey Aldridge on loan for the T20 Blast. Aldridge will be available for the first eight group games to cover for Durham’s extensive injury list in their bowling attack. The 24-year-old was part of the Somerset side that won the competition in 2023 and took 13 wickets last season as...
Plymouth Argyle have signed experienced striker Jamie Paterson on a free transfer. The 33-year-old was released by Coventry City earlier this month and has played more than 450 matches in the English Football League for the likes of Nottingham Forest, Bristol City and Swansea City. He is Argyle’s first new signing since they were relegated...
Torquay United have signed midfielder Munashe Sundire following his departure from National League side Tamworth at the end of the season. The 28-year-old made 43 appearances for Tamworth after joining the club in February 2024, helping them win promotion to the fifth tier in 2023-24. Sundire, who can play in central midfield and also at...
A product of PAOK youth system in his homeland, Kyziridis went on to play for Iraklis and Volos before a two-year spell in Slovakia with Zlate Moravce. He moved to Debrecen in 2022, helping them finish third in Hungary’s top flight and played in Conference League qualifying the following season. This season, he finished third...
Australia batter D’Arcy Short has joined Gloucestershire for the defending champions’ 2025 T20 Blast campaign. The left-hander, who can also bowl spin, has played for his country in both white-ball formats and has twice been named ‘Player of the Tournament’ in Australia’s Big Bash. He averages just over 30 with the bat for Australia in...