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  • Fiery star gets his wish as PL side ‘reluctantly’ confirms $99m Saudi switch: Done Deals

    Fiery star gets his wish as PL side ‘reluctantly’ confirms $99m Saudi switch: Done Deals

    Aleksandar Mitrovic joined the Premier League exodus to Saudi Arabia by leaving Fulham for a club record fee to join Al Hilal on Saturday.

    The Premier League club confirmed the Serbian’s departure following Saturday’s 3-0 Premier home defeat against Brentford.

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    Al Hilal are reported to have negotiated a £50 million ($AUD99 million deal for the 28-year-old.

    “The club can confirm that Aleksandar Mitrovic has this evening left to join Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League for a club record transfer fee,” Fulham said in a statement.

    “The club had reluctantly accepted a revised offer as the player had consistently made his desire to leave known.”

    Mitrovic pushed for a move in order to join the growing list of players swapping Europe for a lucrative switch to the Gulf state.

    He will be Al Hilal’s latest high-profile signing after their swoops for Neymar, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Ruben Neves and Malcom.

    Mitrovic has gone to Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

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    Mitrovic scored 14 times for Fulham last season as he finally made his mark in the Premier League.

    Since joining Fulham in 2018, Mitrovic had played an important role in Fulham’s three separate promotions from the Championship.

    In the 2021-22 campaign he netted a Championship record of 43 goals.

    PL DONE DEALS

    Arsenal

    In

    Declan Rice [West Ham] £105m

    Kai Havertz [Chelsea] £65m

    Jurrien Timber [Ajax] £38m

    David Raya [Brentford] Loan

    Out

    Granit Xhaka [Bayer Leverkusen] £21m

    Pablo Mari [AC Monza] £6m

    Marquinhos [Nantes] Loan

    Nikolaj Moller [FC St. Gallen] Undisclosed

    Mazeed Ogungbo [Barrow] Undisclosed

    Ben Cottrell [NS Mura] Undisclosed

    Mauro Bandeira [Colchester United] Loan

    Auston Trusty [Sheffield United] Undisclosed

    Matt Turner [Nottingham Forest] Undisclosed

    Tom Smith [Colchester] Free

    Ainsley Maitland-Niles [Lyon] Free

    Matt Smith [Released]

    Joel Ideho [Released]

    George Lewis [Released]

    Tom Smith [Released]

    Zach Awe [Released]

    Kaleel Green [Released]

    Alexandar Kovacevic [Released]

    Tino Quamina [Released]

    Mathaeus Roberts [Released]

    Declan Rice joined Arsenal for one of the biggest fees ever seen in British football. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

    Aston Villa

    In

    Pau Torres [Villarreal] £35m

    Youri Tielemans [Leicester] Free

    Rico Richards [West Brom] Free

    Moussa Diaby [Bayer Leverkusen] Undisclosed

    Out

    Marvelous Nakamba [Luton Town] Undisclosed

    Wesley [Stoke City] Undisclosed

    Morgan Sanson [Nice] Loan

    Kaine Kesler-Hayden [Plymouth Argyle] Loan

    Louie Barry [Stockport County] Loan

    Lamare Bogarde [Bristol Rovers] Loan

    Finn Azaz [Plymouth] Loan

    Ashley Young [Everton] Free

    Declan Frith [Released]

    Hayden Lindley [Released]

    Arjan Raikhy [Released]

    Ruben Shakpoke [Released]

    Myles Sohna [Released]

    Jed Steer [Released]

    Brad Young [Released]

    Bournemouth

    In

    Justin Kluivert [Roma] Undisclosed

    Romain Faivre [Lyon] Undisclosed (sent on loan to Lorient)

    Hamed Traore [Sassuolo] £20m

    Milos Kerkez [AZ Alkmaar] Undisclosed

    Andrei Radu [Inter Milan] Loan

    Out

    Siriki Dembele [Birmingham] Undisclosed

    Jefferson Lerma [Crystal Palace] Free

    Jack Stacey [Norwich City] Free

    Brooklyn Genesini [Swindon] Free

    Ben Pearson [Stoke] Undisclosed

    Will Dennis [Kilmarnock] Loan

    Mark Travers [Stoke] Loan

    Junior Stanislas [Released]

    Josh Popoola [Released]

    Tarik Gidaree [Released]

    Matthew Burgess [Released]

    Christopher Francis [Released]

    Brooklyn Genesini [Released]

    Justin Kluivert linked up with Bournemouth. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

    Brentford

    In

    Nathan Collins [Wolves] £23m

    Kevin Schade [Freiburg] £22m

    Mark Flekken [Freiburg] £11m

    Kim Ji-soo [Seongnam] Undisclosed

    Ethan Brierley [Rochdale] Undisclosed

    Ethan Laidlaw [Hibernian] Undisclosed

    Romeo Beckham [Inter Miami] Undisclosed

    Erion Zabeli [Oxford United] Free

    Out

    David Raya [Arsenal] Loan

    Pontus Jansson [Malmo] Free

    Daniel Oyegoke [Bradford] Loan

    Fin Stevens [Oxford] Loan

    Matthew Cox [Bristol Rovers] Loan

    Paris Maghoma [Bolton] Loan

    Tristan Crama [Bristol Rovers] Loan

    Ben Winterbottom [Welling] Loan

    Alex Gilbert [Middlesbrough] Free

    Paris Maghoma [Bolton] Loan

    Saman Ghoddos [Released]

    Tariqe Fosu [Released]

    Joel Valencia [Released]

    J’Neil Bennett [Released]

    Lachlan Brook [Released]

    Nico Jones [Released]

    Roco Rees [Released]

    Roy Syla [Released]

    Lucias Vine [Released]

    Brighton

    In

    Joao Pedro [Watford] £30m

    Bart Verbruggen [Anderlecht] £16.3m

    Igor Julio [Fiorentina] £14.5m

    Jacob Slater [Preston North End] Undisclosed

    Mahmoud Dahoud [Borussia Dortmund] Free

    James Milner [Liverpool] Free

    Out

    Moises Caicedo [Chelsea] £115m

    Alexis Mac Allister [Liverpool] £55m

    Robert Sanchez [Chelsea] £25m

    Antef Tsoungui [Feyenoord] Undisclosed

    Taylor Richards [Queens Park Rangers] Undisclosed

    Aaron Connolly [Hull] Undisclosed

    Michal Karbownik [Hertha Berlin] Undisclosed

    Kjell Scherpen [Sturm Graz] Loan

    Abdallah Sima [Rangers] Loan

    James Beadle [Oxford United] Loan

    Marc Leonard [Northampton Town] Loan

    Jeremy Sarmiento [West Brom] Loan

    Carl Rushworth [Swansea] Loan

    Ed Turns [Leyton Orient] Loan

    Toby Bull [Released]

    Billie Clark [Released]

    Matthew Everitt [Released]

    Teddy Jenks [Forest Green] Free

    Todd Miller [Released]

    Sam Packham [Released]

    Haydon Roberts [Released]

    Casey Gabriel-Shann [Released]

    Jack Spong [Released]

    Fynn Talley [Peterborough] Free

    Lorent Tolaj [Released]

    Antef Tsoungui [Released]

    Ben Wilson [Released]

    Joao Pedro is Brighton’s biggest signing of the summer to date. (Photo by Harriet Lander/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

    Burnley

    In

    James Trafford [Manchester City] £19m

    Dara O’Shea [West Brom] £7m

    Luca Koleosho [Espanyol] £2.6m

    Sander Berge [Sheffield United] Undisclosed

    Zeki Amdouni [Basel] Undisclosed

    Jordan Beyer [Borussia Monchengladbach] Undisclosed

    Lawrence Vigouroux [Leyton Orient] Undisclosed

    Michael Obafemi [Swansea] Undisclosed

    Nathan Redmond [Besiktas] Free

    Jacob Bruun Larsen [Hoffenheim] Loan

    Out

    Ashley Barnes [Norwich] Free

    Lewis Thomas [Harrogate] Free

    Wout Weghorst [Hoffenheim] Loan

    Bailey Peacock-Farrell [AGF Aarhus] Loan

    Michael Mellon [Morecambe] Loan

    Will Norris [Portsmouth] Free

    Lukas Jensen [Lincoln] Free

    Luke McNally [Stoke] Loan

    Chelsea

    In

    Moises Caicedo [Brighton] £115m

    Romeo Lavia [Chelsea] £58m

    Christopher Nkunku [RB Leipzig] £52m

    Axel Disasi [Monaco] £38.5m

    Nicolas Jackson [Villarreal] £32m

    Robert Sanchez [Brighton] £25m

    Lesley Ugochukwu [Rennes] £24m

    Kendry Paez [Independiente del Valle] Undisclosed

    Dujuan Richards [Phoenix All Stars Academy] Undisclosed

    Angelo Gabriel [Santos] Undisclosed

    Alex Matos [Norwich] Undisclosed

    Diego Moreira [Benfica] Undisclosed

    Ishe Samuels-Smith [Everton] Undisclosed

    Out

    Kai Havertz [Arsenal] £65m

    Mason Mount [Manchester United] £55m

    Christian Pulisic [AC Milan] £20m

    Mateo Kovacic [Manchester City] £30m

    Ruben Loftus-Cheek [AC Milan] £15m

    Kalidou Kouilbay [Al-Hilal] Undisclosed

    Edouard Mendy [Al-Ahli] Undisclosed

    N’Golo Kante [Al-Ittihad] Free

    Cesar Azpilicueta [Atletico Madrid] Free

    Ethan Ampadu [Leeds] £7m

    Kepa Arrizabalaga [Real Madrid] Loan

    David Datro Fofana [Union Berlin] Loan

    Cesare Casadei [Leicester City] Loan

    Angelo Gabriel [Strasbourg] Loan

    Dujon Sterling [Rangers] Free

    Baba Rahman [PAOK] Free

    Derrick Abu [Released]

    Prince Adegoke [Released]

    Tiemoue Bakayoko [Released]

    Nathan Baxter [Bolton] Free

    Juan Castillo [Released]

    Bryan Fiabema [Released]

    Joe Haigh [Released]

    Henry Lawrence [Released]

    Sam McClelland [Released]

    Silko Thomas [Released]

    Ethan Wady [Released]

    Jayden Wareham [Released]

    Charlie Webster [Heerenveen] Loan

    Dion Rankine [Exeter] Loan

    Chelsea broke the British transfer record to sign Moises Caicedo from Brighton. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)Source: AFP

    Crystal Palace

    In

    Matheus Franca [Flamengo] £26m

    Jefferson Lerma [Bournemouth] Free

    Out

    Wilfried Zaha [Galatasaray] Free

    Rob Street [Cheltenham] Free

    Luke Plange [Carlisle] Loan

    James McArthur [Released]

    Luka Milivojevic [Released]

    Jack Butland [Rangers] Free

    Joshua Addae [Released]

    David Boateng [Released]

    Ryan Bartley [Released]

    Maliq Cadogan [Released]

    Reece Hannam [Stevenage] Free

    David Omilabu [Released]

    Daniel Quick [Released]

    Everton

    In

    Youssef Chermiti [Sporting Lisbon] £15m

    Ashley Young [Aston Villa] Free

    Arnaut Danjuma [Villarreal] Loan

    Jack Harrison [Leeds] Loan

    Out

    Ellis Simms [Coventry] £7m

    Yerry Mina [Released]

    Andros Townsend [Released]

    Niels Nkounkou [Saint-Etienne] Undisclosed

    Einar Iversen [Released]

    Isaac Price [Released]

    Tom Davies [Sheffield United] Free

    Harry Tyrer [Chesterfield] Loan

    Lewis Warrington [Plymouth] Loan

    Stanley Mills [Oxford] Loan

    Fulham

    In

    Raul Jimenez [Wolves] £5m

    Calvin Bassey [Ajax] Undisclosed

    Willian

    Out

    Aleksandar Mitrovic [Al Hilal] £50m

    Shane Duffy [Norwich] Free

    Kieron Bowie [Northampton Town] Loan

    Ibane Bowat [TSV Hartberg] Loan

    Luciano D’Auria-Henry [Cheltenham] Loan

    Joe Bryan [Millwall] Free

    Thorsteinn Antonsson [Released]

    Paulo Gazzaniga [Girona] Free

    Sonny Hilton [Released]

    Sylvester Jasper [Released]

    Neeskens Kebano [Al-Jazira] Free

    Ziyad Larkeche [QPR] Free

    Jonathon Page [Released]

    Steven Sessegnon [Released]

    Jean-Pierre Tiehi [Released]

    Raul Jimenez swapped Wolves for Fulham. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

    Liverpool

    In

    Dominik Szoboszlai [RB Leipzig] £60m

    Alexis Mac Allister [Brighton] £35m

    Wataru Endo [Stuttgart] £16.2m

    Out

    Fabinho [Al-Ittihad] Undisclosed

    Jordan Henderson [Al-Ettifaq] £12m

    Rhys Williams [Aberdeen] Loan

    Calvin Ramsay [Preston North End ] Loan

    Sepp van den Berg [Mainz] Loan

    Fabio Carvalho [RB Leipzig] Loan

    Jakub Ojrzynski [Den Bosch] Loan

    Roberto Firmino [Al-Ahli] Free

    James Milner [Brighton] Free

    Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain [Besiktas] Free

    Naby Keita [Werder Bremen] Free

    Jack Bearne [Released]

    Liam Hughes [Released]

    Oscar Kelly [Released]

    Fidel O’Rourke [Released]

    Oludare Olufunwa [Released]

    Leighton Clarkson [Aberdeen] Undisclosed

    Harvey Davies [Crewe Alexandra] Loan

    Adam Lewis [Newport County] Loan

    Owen Beck [Dundee FC] Loan

    Anderson Arroyo [FC Andorra] Loan

    Luton Town

    In

    Tahith Chong [Birmingham] £4m

    Ross Barkley [Nice] Free

    Marvelous Nakamba [Aston Villa] Undisclosed

    Tim Krul [Norwich] Undisclosed

    Ryan Giles [Wolves] Undisclosed

    Mads Andersen [Barnsley] Undisclosed

    Chiedozie Ogbene [Rotherham United] Free

    Issa Kabore [Manchester City] Free

    Thomas Kaminski [Blackburn Rovers] Undisclosed

    Out

    Harry Isted [Charlton] Free

    Josh Neufville [AFC Wimbledon] Free

    Sonny Bradley [Derby] Free

    Henri Lansbury [Released]

    Fred Onyedinma [Rotherham United]

    Elliot Thorpe [Shrewsbury Town] Loan

    Jack Walton [Dundee United] Loan

    Joe Taylor [Colchester] Loan

    Manchester City

    In

    Josko Gvardiol [RB Leipzig] £77m

    Mateo Kovacic [Chelsea] £30m

    Spike Brits [AFC Wimbledon] Undisclosed

    Out

    Riyad Mahrez [Al-Ahil] £30m

    James Trafford [Burnley] £19m

    Shea Charles [Southampton] £15m

    lkay Gundogan [Barcelona] Free

    Carlos Borges [Ajax] £17.3m

    Terrell Agyemang [Middlesbrough] Free

    Alex Robertson [Portsmouth] Loan

    Finley Burns [Stevenage] Loan

    Rowan McDonald [Released]

    Benjamin Mendy [Released]

    Morgan Rogers [Middlesbrough] Undisclosed

    Kian Breckin [Wycombe] Loan

    Liam Delap [Hull City] Loan

    Callum Doyle [Leicester] Loan

    Gvardiol arrived to help bolster the City defence. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)Source: AFP

    Manchester United

    In

    Rasmus Hojlund [Atalanta] £72m

    Mason Mount [Chelsea] £55m

    Andre Onana [Inter Milan] £47m

    Jonny Evans [Leicester] Free

    Out

    Anthony Elanga [Nottingham Forest] £15m

    Alex Telles [Al Nassr] Undisclosed

    David de Gea [Released]

    Zidane Iqbal [Utrecht] £850,000

    Fred [Fenerbahce] Undisclosed

    Ethan Laird [Birmingham City] Undisclosed

    Ethan Galbraith [Leyton Orient] Free

    Issa Kaboure [Luton Town] Free

    Di’Shon Bernard [Sheffield Wednesday] Free

    Nathan Bishop [Sunderland] Undisclosed

    Will Fish [Hibernian] Loan

    Phil Jones [Released]

    Axel Tuanzebe [Released]

    Di’Shon Bernard [Released]

    Eric Hanbury [Released]

    Charlie Wellens [Released]

    Manni Norkett [Nottingham Forest] Free

    Newcastle

    In

    Sandro Tonali [AC Milan] £52m

    Tino Livramento [Southampton] £40m

    Harvey Barnes [Leicester] £38m

    Yankuba Minteh [Odense Boldklub] Undisclosed

    Out

    Chris Wood [Nottingham Forest] £15m

    Allan Saint-Maximin [Al-Ahli] Undisclosed

    Karl Darlow [Leeds] Undisclosed

    Matty Bondswell [Newport] Loan

    Yankuba Minteh [Feyenoord] Loan

    Jamal Lewis [Watford] Loan

    Kell Watts [Wigan] Loan

    Garang Kuol [FC Volendam]

    Max Thompson [Northampton] Loan

    Niall Brookwell [Released]

    Ciaran Clark [Released]

    Dan Langley [Released]

    Matty Longstaff [Released]

    Josh Stewart [Released]

    Isaac Westendorf [Released]

    Tonali scored on his Premier League debut for Newcastle. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

    Nottingham Forest

    In

    Chris Wood [Newcastle] £15m

    Anthony Elanga [Manchester United] £15m

    Manni Norkett [Manchester United] Free

    Ola Aina [Torino] Free

    Matt Turner [Arsenal] Undisclosed

    Out

    Will Swan [Mansfield] Undisclosed

    Braian Ojeda [Real Salt Lake] Undisclosed

    Sam Surridge [Nashville SC] Free

    Steve Cook [QPR] Undisclosed

    Jack Colback [QPR] Free

    Cafu [Rotherham] Free

    Josh Bowler [Cardiff City] Loan

    Oli Hammond [Cheltenham Town] Loan

    Josh Bowler [Cardiff] Loan

    Andre Ayew [Released]

    Jesse Lingard [Released]

    Jordan Smith [Released]

    Lyle Taylor [Released]

    Billy Fewster [Released]

    Alex Gibson-Hammond [Released]

    Ryan Hammon [Released]

    Nicky Hogarth [Released]

    Adnan Kanuric [Released]

    Lewis Salmon [Released]

    Sheffield United

    In

    Tom Davies [Everton] Free

    Anis Slimane [Brondby] Undisclosed

    Benie Traore [Hacken] Undisclosed

    Yasser Larouci [Troyes] Loan

    Auston Trusty [Arsenal] Undisclosed

    Vinicius Souza [Lommel SK] Undisclosed

    Out

    Sander Berge [Burnley] £12m

    Illiman Ndiaye [Marseille] Undisclosed

    Sander Berge [Burnley] Undisclosed

    George Broadbent [Doncaster Rovers] Undisclosed

    Jake Eastwood [Grimsby Town] Undisclosed

    Harry Boyes [Wycombe] Loan

    Jack O’Connell [Released]

    Billy Sharp [Released]

    Enda Stevens [Stoke] Free

    Kyron Gordon [Released]

    Tottenham

    In

    James Maddison [Leicester City] £40m

    Micky van de Ven [Wolfsburg] £34m

    Alejo Veliz [Rosario Central] £13m

    Ashley Phillips [Blackburn] £2m

    Manor Solomon [Shakhtar Donetsk] Free

    Guglielmo Vicario [Empoli] Undisclosed

    Dejan Kulusevski [Juventus] Undisclosed

    Out

    Harry Kane [Bayern Munich] £100m

    Harry Winks [Leicester] £10m

    Lucas Moura [Released]

    Jamie Bowden [Released]

    Kallum Cesay [Released]

    Malachi Fagan-Walcott [Released]

    Marqes Muir [Released]

    Maddison joined Spurs from Leicester. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

    West Ham

    In

    Edson Alvarez [Ajax] £34m

    James Ward-Prowse [Southampton] £30m

    Sean Moore [Cliftonville] Undisclosed

    Out

    Declan Rice [Arsenal] £105m

    Gianluca Scamacca [Atalanta] £21.5m

    Arthur Masuaku [Besiktas] £2m

    Nikola Vlasic [Torino] Undisclosed

    Kamari Swyer [Crawley Town] Loan

    Freddie Potts [Wycombe Wanderers] Loan

    Krisztian Hegyi [Stevenage] Loan

    Manuel Lanzini [Released]

    Brian Kinnear [Released]

    Mipo Odubeko [Released]

    Armstrong Okoflex [Released]

    Wolves

    In

    Boubacar Traore [Metz] £9.5m

    Matt Doherty [Atletico Madrid] Free

    Tom King [Northampton Town] Free

    Out

    Ruben Neves [Al-Hilal] £47m

    Nathan Collins [Brentford] £23m

    Conor Coady [Leicester] £8.5m

    Raul Jimenez [Fulham] £5m

    Ryan Giles [Luton Town] Undisclosed

    Jeong Sang-bin [Minnesota United] Undisclosed

    Hayao Kawabe [Standard Liege] Undisclosed

    Tyler Roberts [Doncaster] Loan

    Luke Cundle [Plymouth] Loan

    Dexter Lembikisa [Rotherham United] Loan

    Adama Traore [Released]

    Joao Moutinho [Released]

    Diego Costa [Released]

    Michael Agboola [Released]

    Lee Harkin [Released]

    Luke Matheson [Released]

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  • ‘Get me out of here’: Big warning as Wolves coach quits days before start of new EPL season

    ‘Get me out of here’: Big warning as Wolves coach quits days before start of new EPL season

    Julen Lopetegui has left his job as Wolves coach just days before the start of the Premier League season after reportedly being unhappy over the club’s recruitment policy.

    “Wolves and Julen Lopetegui have reached an agreement to part ways, ending the Spaniard’s nine-month reign as head coach at the club,” Wolves said in a statement on Tuesday.

    “The head coach and club acknowledged and accepted their differences of opinion on certain issues and agreed that an amicable end to his contract was the best solution for all parties.”

    Julen Lopetegui is leaving. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

    Former Spain and Real Madrid boss Lopetegui joined Wolves in November with the club bottom of the Premier League and helped them stay in the top flight.

    But he was said to be frustrated by their approach in the transfer market, with a number of first-team players departing this summer and few replacements found.

    Wolves have sold the likes of Ruben Neves, Conor Coady, Nathan Collins and Raul Jimenez and have only brought in two players on free transfers – Matt Doherty and Tom King.

    In his own statement Lopetegui said: “I wish Wolves and everybody at the club the very best of luck for the future, and thank them for the opportunity granted at the time to take charge of this wonderful club.

    “It has been an honour to enjoy this adventure. Also, of course, I want to thank the players, who have always given the maximum to achieve our objectives, and especially the fans that made me feel like one of them from the very first moment and have always been amazing to me, my staff and my family.”

    Sky Sports News reports Gary O’Neil is “under consideration” for the top gig at Wolves.

    Former Nottingham Forest player Lyle Taylor warned on BBC 5 Live Sport that the decision could have consequences on the state of the playing squad.

    “The players might have only found out half-an-hour ago. Usually that is how it’s done, through a group chat or WhatsApp… then there’s an embargo on it,” Taylor said.

    “I can guarantee you as soon as that message was sent out and received there would have been how many players on the phone to their agents going, ‘Get me out of here’. The one thing a player needs is consistency. If you’ve got, I’m not calling it a circus, but something perceived as a circus, going on above you that is so unsettling.”

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  • Champs bolster defensive ranks with stunning $150m coup: PL Done Deals

    Champs bolster defensive ranks with stunning $150m coup: PL Done Deals

    Manchester City have completed the signing of Croatia centre-back Josko Gvardiol on a five-year deal from RB Leipzig, the Premier League champions announced Saturday.

    No financial details were revealed but Pep Guardiola’s side are understood to have agreed a fee of €90 million ($AUD150 million) for the Croatia international.

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    Gvardiol, 21, has impressed in his two seasons at Leipzig which he joined from Dynamo Zagreb in July 2021.

    “I have always dreamed of one day playing in England and to be doing so now with Manchester City – after the season they have just had – is a real honour for me,” said Gvardiol of joining a team which won the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League last year.

    “Anyone who saw Manchester City play last season knows they are the best team in the world. To win the Treble says everything you need to know about the quality this team has.” Gvardiol becomes Man City’s second signing ahead of the 2023/24 campaign, following fellow Croatian international Mateo Kovacic.

    Gvardiol has signed for Manchester City. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

    “To be joining City is something very special for me and my family,” continued Gvardiol.

    “To have the chance to work with Pep Guardiola, too, will be amazing for me. “I know I am not yet the finished article and I am sure my game will progress under the best coach in football.

    “To be linking up with Mateo Kovacic will also be special. He’s a top footballer and I hope we can both help City achieve another successful season in 2023/24 and then beyond.” Capped 21 times for Croatia, Gvardiol made 87 appearances across two seasons for Leipzig winning back-to-back German Cups.

    He won two league titles with Zagreb before moving to the Bundesliga.

    PL DONE DEALS

    ARSENAL

    In

    Declan Rice [West Ham] £105m

    Kai Havertz [Chelsea] £65m

    Jurrien Timber [Ajax] £38m

    Out

    Granit Xhaka [Bayer Leverkusen] £21m

    Pablo Mari [AC Monza] £6m

    Nikolaj Moller [FC St. Gallen] Undisclosed

    Mazeed Ogungbo [Barrow] Undisclosed

    Ben Cottrell [NS Mura] Undisclosed

    Mauro Bandeira [Colchester United] Loan

    Auston Trusty [Sheffield United] Undisclosed

    Tom Smith [Colchester] Free

    Ainsley Maitland-Niles [Released]

    Matt Smith [Released]

    Joel Ideho [Released]

    George Lewis [Released]

    Tom Smith [Released]

    Zach Awe [Released]

    Kaleel Green [Released]

    Alexandar Kovacevic [Released]

    Tino Quamina [Released]

    Mathaeus Roberts [Released]

    Declan Rice moved to Arsenal for a British record fee. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

    ASTON VILLA

    In

    Pau Torres [Villarreal] £35m

    Youri Tielemans [Leicester] Free

    Moussa Diaby [Bayer Leverkusen] Undisclosed

    Out

    Marvelous Nakamba [Luton Town] Undisclosed

    Wesley [Stoke City] Undisclosed

    Morgan Sanson [Nice] Loan

    Kaine Kesler-Hayden [Plymouth Argyle] Loan

    Louie Barry [Stockport County] Loan

    Finn Azaz [Plymouth] Loan

    Ashley Young [Everton] Free

    Declan Frith [Released]

    Hayden Lindley [Released]

    Arjan Raikhy [Released]

    Ruben Shakpoke [Released]

    Myles Sohna [Released]

    Jed Steer [Released]

    Brad Young [Released]

    Aston Villa broke their transfer fee record to snap up Moussa Diaby from Bayer Leverkusen. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

    BOURNEMOUTH

    In

    Justin Kluivert [Roma] Undisclosed

    Romain Faivre [Lyon] Undisclosed (sent on loan to Lorient)

    Hamed Traore [Sassuolo] £20m

    Milos Kerkez [AZ Alkmaar] Undisclosed

    Andrei Radu [Inter Milan] Loan

    Out

    Siriki Dembele [Birmingham] Undisclosed

    Jefferson Lerma [Crystal Palace] Free

    Jack Stacey [Norwich City] Free

    Ben Pearson [Stoke] Undisclosed

    Will Dennis [Kilmarnock] Loan

    Mark Travers [Stoke] Loan

    Junior Stanislas [Released]

    Josh Popoola [Released]

    Tarik Gidaree [Released]

    Matthew Burgess [Released]

    Christopher Francis [Released]

    Brooklyn Genesini [Released]

    BRENTFORD

    In

    Nathan Collins [Wolves] £23m

    Kevin Schade [Freiburg] £22m

    Mark Flekken [Freiburg] £11m

    Kim Ji-soo [Seongnam] Undisclosed

    Ethan Brierley [Rochdale] Undisclosed

    Ethan Laidlaw [Hibernian] Undisclosed

    Romeo Beckham [Inter Miami] Undisclosed

    Erion Zabeli [Oxford United] Free

    Out

    Pontus Jansson [Malmo] Free

    Daniel Oyegoke [Bradford] Loan

    Fin Stevens [Oxford] Loan

    Matthew Cox [Bristol Rovers] Loan

    Paris Maghoma [Bolton] Loan

    Tristan Crama [Bristol Rovers] Loan

    Ben Winterbottom [Welling] Loan

    Alex Gilbert [Middlesbrough] Free

    Paris Maghoma [Bolton] Loan

    Saman Ghoddos [Released]

    Tariqe Fosu [Released]

    Joel Valencia [Released]

    J’Neil Bennett [Released]

    Lachlan Brook [Released]

    Nico Jones [Released]

    Roco Rees [Released]

    Roy Syla [Released]

    Lucias Vine [Released]

    Collins moved from Wolves to Brentford. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images for Premier League)Source: Getty Images

    BRIGHTON

    In

    Joao Pedro [Watford] £30m

    Bart Verbruggen [Anderlecht] £16.3m

    Igor Julio [Fiorentina] £14.5m

    Jacob Slater [Preston North End] Undisclosed

    Mahmoud Dahoud [Borussia Dortmund] Free

    James Milner [Liverpool] Free

    Out

    Alexis Mac Allister [Liverpool] £55m

    Robert Sanchez [Chelsea] £25m

    Antef Tsoungui [Feyenoord] Undisclosed

    Taylor Richards [Queens Park Rangers] Undisclosed

    Aaron Connolly [Hull] Undisclosed

    Kjell Scherpen [Sturm Graz] Loan

    Abdallah Sima [Rangers] Loan

    James Beadle [Oxford United] Loan

    Marc Leonard [Northampton Town] Loan

    Jeremy Sarmiento [West Brom] Loan

    Carl Rushworth [Swansea] Loan

    Ed Turns [Leyton Orient] Loan

    Toby Bull [Released]

    Billie Clark [Released]

    Matthew Everitt [Released]

    Teddy Jenks [Forest Green] Free

    Todd Miller [Released]

    Sam Packham [Released]

    Haydon Roberts [Released]

    Casey Gabriel-Shann [Released]

    Jack Spong [Released]

    Fynn Talley [Peterborough] Free

    Lorent Tolaj [Released]

    Antef Tsoungui [Released]

    Ben Wilson [Released]

    BURNLEY

    In

    James Trafford [Manchester City] £19m

    Dara O’Shea [West Brom] £7m

    Luca Koleosho [Espanyol] £2.6m

    Zeki Amdouni [Basel] Undisclosed

    Jordan Beyer [Borussia Monchengladbach] Undisclosed

    Lawrence Vigouroux [Leyton Orient] Undisclosed

    Michael Obafemi [Swansea] Undisclosed

    Nathan Redmond [Besiktas] Free

    Jacob Bruun Larsen [Hoffenheim] Loan

    Out

    Ashley Barnes [Norwich] Free

    Lewis Thomas [Harrogate] Free

    Bailey Peacock-Farrell [AGF Aarhus] Loan

    Michael Mellon [Morecambe] Loan

    Will Norris [Portsmouth] Free

    Lukas Jensen [Lincoln] Free

    Luke McNally [Stoke] Loan

    CHELSEA

    In

    Christopher Nkunku [RB Leipzig] £52m

    Axel Disasi [Monaco] £38.5m

    Nicolas Jackson [Villarreal] £32m

    Robert Sanchez [Brighton] £25m

    Lesley Ugochukwu [Rennes] £24m

    Kendry Paez [Independiente del Valle] Undisclosed

    Dujuan Richards [Phoenix All Stars Academy] Undisclosed

    Angelo Gabriel [Santos] Undisclosed

    Alex Matos [Norwich] Undisclosed

    Diego Moreira [Benfica] Undisclosed

    Ishe Samuels-Smith [Everton] Undisclosed

    Out

    Kai Havertz [Arsenal] £65m

    Mason Mount [Manchester United] £55m

    Christian Pulisic [AC Milan] £20m

    Mateo Kovacic [Manchester City] £30m

    Ruben Loftus-Cheek [AC Milan] £15m

    Kalidou Kouilbay [Al-Hilal] Undisclosed

    Edouard Mendy [Al-Ahli] Undisclosed

    N’Golo Kante [Al-Ittihad] Free

    Cesar Azpilicueta [Atletico Madrid] Free

    Ethan Ampadu [Leeds] £7m

    David Datro Fofana [Union Berlin] Loan

    Dujon Sterling [Rangers] Free

    Baba Rahman [PAOK] Free

    Derrick Abu [Released]

    Prince Adegoke [Released]

    Tiemoue Bakayoko [Released]

    Nathan Baxter [Bolton] Free

    Juan Castillo [Released]

    Bryan Fiabema [Released]

    Joe Haigh [Released]

    Henry Lawrence [Released]

    Sam McClelland [Released]

    Silko Thomas [Released]

    Ethan Wady [Released]

    Jayden Wareham [Released]

    Charlie Webster [Heerenveen] Loan

    Dion Rankine [Exeter] Loan

    Nkunku is Chelsea’s big-money signing this summer. (Photo by Mike Stobe / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)Source: AFP

    CRYSTAL PALACE

    In

    Jefferson Lerma [Bournemouth] Free

    Out

    Wilfried Zaha [Galatasaray] Free

    Rob Street [Cheltenham] Free

    Luke Plange [Carlisle] Loan

    James McArthur [Released]

    Luka Milivojevic [Released]

    Jack Butland [Rangers] Free

    Joshua Addae [Released]

    David Boateng [Released]

    Ryan Bartley [Released]

    Maliq Cadogan [Released]

    Reece Hannam [Released]

    David Omilabu [Released]

    Daniel Quick [Released]

    EVERTON

    In

    Ashley Young [Aston Villa] Free

    Arnaut Danjuma [Villarreal] Loan

    Out

    Ellis Simms [Coventry] £7m

    Yerry Mina [Released]

    Andros Townsend [Released]

    Niels Nkounkou [Saint-Etienne] Undisclosed

    Einar Iversen [Released]

    Isaac Price [Released]

    Tom Davies [Released]

    Harry Tyrer [Chesterfield] Loan

    Lewis Warrington [Plymouth] Loan

    Stanley Mills [Oxford] Loan

    FULHAM

    In

    Raul Jimenez [Wolves] £5m

    Calvin Bassey [Ajax] Undisclosed

    Willian

    Out

    Shane Duffy [Norwich] Free

    Kieron Bowie [Northampton Town] Loan

    Ibane Bowat [TSV Hartberg] Loan

    Joe Bryan [Millwall] Free

    Thorsteinn Antonsson [Released]

    Paulo Gazzaniga [Girona] Free

    Sonny Hilton [Released]

    Sylvester Jasper [Released]

    Neeskens Kebano [Al-Jazira] Free

    Ziyad Larkeche [QPR] Free

    Jonathon Page [Released]

    Steven Sessegnon [Released]

    Jean-Pierre Tiéhi [Released]

    LIVERPOOL

    In

    Alexis Mac Allister [Brighton] £35m

    Dominik Szoboszlai [RB Leipzig] £60m

    Out

    Fabinho [Al-Ittihad] Undisclosed

    Jordan Henderson [Al-Ettifaq] £12m

    Rhys Williams [Aberdeen] Loan

    Calvin Ramsay [Preston North End ] Loan

    Sepp van den Berg [Mainz] Loan

    Fabio Carvalho [RB Leipzig] Loan

    Roberto Firmino [Al-Ahli] Free

    James Milner [Brighton] Free

    Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain [Released]

    Naby Keita [Werder Bremen] Free

    Jack Bearne [Released]

    Liam Hughes [Released]

    Oscar Kelly [Released]

    Fidel O’Rourke [Released]

    Oludare Olufunwa [Released]

    Leighton Clarkson [Aberdeen] Undisclosed

    Harvey Davies [Crewe Alexandra] Loan

    Adam Lewis [Newport County] Loan

    Owen Beck [Dundee FC] Loan

    Anderson Arroyo [FC Andorra] Loan

    Dominik Szoboszlai adds plenty of quality to Liverpool’s midfield. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

    LUTON TOWN

    In

    Tahith Chong [Birmingham] £4m

    Marvelous Nakamba [Aston Villa] Undisclosed

    Ryan Giles [Wolves] Undisclosed

    Mads Andersen [Barnsley] Undisclosed

    Chiedozie Ogbene [Rotherham United] Free

    Issa Kabore [Manchester City] Free

    Thomas Kaminski [Luton Town] Undisclosed

    Out

    Harry Isted [Charlton] Free

    Josh Neufville [AFC Wimbledon] Free

    Sonny Bradley [Derby] Free

    Henri Lansbury [Released]

    Fred Onyedinma [Rotherham United]

    Elliot Thorpe [Shrewsbury Town] Loan

    Jack Walton [Dundee United] Loan

    MANCHESTER CITY

    In

    Josko Gvardiol [RB Leipzig] £77m

    Mateo Kovacic [Chelsea] £30m

    Spike Brits [AFC Wimbledon] Undisclosed

    Out

    Riyad Mahrez [Al-Ahil] £30m

    James Trafford [Burnley] £19m

    Shea Charles [Southampton] £15m

    lkay Gundogan [Barcelona] Free

    Carlos Borges [Ajax] £17.3m

    Terrell Agyemang [Middlesbrough] Free

    Finley Burns [Stevenage] Loan

    Rowan McDonald [Released]

    Benjamin Mendy [Released]

    Morgan Rogers [Middlesbrough] Undisclosed

    Kian Breckin [Wycombe] Loan

    Liam Delap [Hull City] Loan

    Callum Doyle [Leicester] Loan

    MANCHESTER UNITED

    In

    Mason Mount [Chelsea] £55m

    Andre Onana [Inter Milan] £47m

    Jonny Evans [Leicester] Free

    Out

    Anthony Elanga [Nottingham Forest] £15m

    Alex Telles [Al Nassr] Undisclosed

    David de Gea [Released]

    Zidane Iqbal [Utrecht] £850,000

    Ethan Laird [Birmingham City] Undisclosed

    Ethan Galbraith [Leyton Orient] Free

    Issa Kaboure [Luton Town] Free

    Di’Shon Bernard [Sheffield Wednesday] Free

    Nathan Bishop [Sunderland] Undisclosed

    Will Fish [Hibernian] Loan

    Phil Jones [Released]

    Axel Tuanzebe [Released]

    Di’Shon Bernard [Released]

    Eric Hanbury [Released]

    Charlie Wellens [Released]

    Manni Norkett [Nottingham Forest] Free

    Mason Mount moved from Chelsea to Manchester United. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

    NEWCASTLE UNITED

    In

    Sandro Tonali [AC Milan] £52m

    Harvey Barnes [Leicester] £38m

    Yankuba Minteh [Odense Boldklub] Undisclosed

    Out

    Chris Wood [Nottingham Forest] £15m

    Allan Saint-Maximin [Al-Ahli] Undisclosed

    Karl Darlow [Leeds] Undisclosed

    Matty Bondswell [Newport] Loan

    Jamal Lewis [Watford] Loan

    Kell Watts [Wigan] Loan

    Niall Brookwell [Released]

    Ciaran Clark [Released]

    Dan Langley [Released]

    Matty Longstaff [Released]

    Josh Stewart [Released]

    Isaac Westendorf [Released]

    NOTTINGHAM FOREST

    In

    Chris Wood [Newcastle] £15m

    Anthony Elanga [Manchester United] £15m

    Manni Norkett [Manchester United] Free

    Ola Aina [Torino] Free

    Out

    Will Swan [Mansfield] Undisclosed

    Braian Ojeda [Real Salt Lake] Undisclosed

    Sam Surridge [Nashville SC] Free

    Jack Colback [QPR] Free

    Cafu [Rotherham] Free

    Oli Hammond [Cheltenham Town] Loan

    Josh Bowler [Cardiff] Loan

    Andre Ayew [Released]

    Jesse Lingard [Released]

    Jordan Smith [Released]

    Lyle Taylor [Released]

    Billy Fewster [Released]

    Alex Gibson-Hammond [Released]

    Ryan Hammon [Released]

    SHEFFIELD UNITED

    In

    Anis Slimane [Brondby] Undisclosed

    Benie Traore [Hacken] Undisclosed

    Yasser Larouci [Troyes] Loan

    Auston Trusty [Arsenal] Undisclosed

    Out

    Illiman Ndiaye [Marseille] Undisclosed

    George Broadbent [Doncaster Rovers] Undisclosed

    Jake Eastwood [Grimsby Town] Undisclosed

    Harry Boyes [Wycombe] Loan

    Jack O’Connell [Released]

    Billy Sharp [Released]

    Enda Stevens [Stoke] Free

    Kyron Gordon [Released]

    TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

    In

    James Maddison [Leicester City] £40m

    Manor Solomon [Shakhtar Donetsk] Free

    Guglielmo Vicario [Empoli] Undisclosed

    Dejan Kulusevski [Juventus] Undisclosed

    Out

    Harry Winks [Leicester] £10m

    Lucas Moura [Released]

    Jamie Bowden [Released]

    Kallum Cesay [Released]

    Malachi Fagan-Walcott [Released]

    Marqes Muir [Released]

    England international James Maddison moved to Tottenham. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)Source: AFP

    WEST HAM UNITED

    In

    Sean Moore [Cliftonville] Undisclosed – joining U21 squad

    Out

    Declan Rice [Arsenal] £105m

    Arthur Masuaku [Besiktas] £2m

    Kamari Swyer [Crawley Town] Loan

    Freddie Potts [Wycombe Wanderers] Loan

    Krisztian Hegyi [Stevenage] Loan

    Manuel Lanzini [Released]

    Brian Kinnear [Released]

    Mipo Odubeko [Released]

    Armstrong Okoflex [Released]

    WOLVES

    In

    Boubacar Traore [Metz] £9.5m

    Matt Doherty [Atletico Madrid] Free

    Tom King [Northampton Town] Free

    Out

    Ruben Neves [Al-Hilal] £47m

    Nathan Collins [Brentford] £23m

    Conor Coady [Leicester] £8.5m

    Raul Jimenez [Fulham] £5m

    Ryan Giles [Luton Town] Undisclosed

    Jeong Sang-bin [Minnesota United] Undisclosed

    Hayao Kawabe [Standard Liege] Undisclosed

    Tyler Roberts [Doncaster] Loan

    Dexter Lembikisa [Rotherham United] Loan

    Adama Traore [Released]

    Joao Moutinho [Released]

    Diego Costa [Released]

    Michael Agboola [Released]

    Lee Harkin [Released]

    Luke Matheson [Released]

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  • Goalkeeper boots ‘longest goal ever’ to leave football stunned

    Goalkeeper boots ‘longest goal ever’ to leave football stunned

    Football fans have celebrated a rare length of the field goalkeeper goal after Argentinian goalkeeper Leandro Requena scored what some are calling the longest strike in football history.

    Requena plays for Chilean top-tier side Cobresal and his goal rubbed salt in the wound as his side already lead 2-0 in the 77th minute against Colo-Colo.

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    Kicking from the edge of the six-yard box, the goalkeeper cleared the everyone but his opposing number, with the ball bouncing just in front of him and then bouncing over his head.

    Colo-Colo’s Brayan Cortes was well out of the box and tried to head it as he couldn’t handle the ball, chasing in vain, as it slowly bounced into the back of the net to make it 3-0. The game finished 3-1.

    The commentators gave the traditional drawn out “GOAL!” scream as the Cobresal players swamped the goalkeeper.

    It may be even better for Requena whose kick reportedly went 101m (110 yards).

    The Guinness World Record is currently 96.01m from Newport County goalkeeper Tom King in 2021.

    Requena revealed after the match the club would be applying for the record.

    “I asked Juan Silva, the club’s manager, if the request for the record application was really going to be made and he told me ‘obviously yes’,” Requena told Radio Bio Bio.

    “So now we are waiting for what is needed to verify what the distance really was. (Silva) did tell me that the ANFP (Chilean Football Federation) called him to check the measurements of the field, which is 150 meters and a bit.

    “If so, since the area is five meters, it would be logically over 100. The truth is that I am happy with all this, more than anything personally, but also for the institution, for Chilean football. Going down in history with an event like this makes me happy.”

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    He added he believed the location played a part in the kick with Cobresal’s stadium Estadio El Cobre at over 2200m above sea level.

    To put it in perspective, the peak of Australia’s tallest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko is 2228m above sea level.

    “I wanted to take the kick quickly as we have done so many times at altitude, to try to catch the rival off guard and it came out a little stronger than normal,” Requena told Radio Bio Bio.

    “The first thing I did as soon as the ball left my foot was hold my head because there were two players in a clear position to counter-attack and I realised that it had gone long.

    “When I saw the bounce made it difficult for Brayan and it went past him, I thought the ball could go in.”

    Football fans on social media were left in awe by the incredible strike, with one writing on Twitter: “This is absolutely wild.”

    Another exclaimed: “Incredible goal kick.”

    And a third added: “Wow congrats to goalie Leandro Requena — the longest goal in soccer history.”

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