Summary
Latest football news including transfer updates
Transfers: Aston Villa complete £50m deal for Everton's Onana & Arsenal nearing deal for Italy defender Calafiori
Gossip: Manchester City are looking at making a move for Eze
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See you next timepublished at 15:17 23 July
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We are going to continue our review of the Premier League summer on Thursday, when we will asses the three promoted sides and those that finished in the bottom half of the table last season.
Thank you for joining us today and taking part in the debate, with plenty of you expressing an opinion on whether the football calendar has reached saturation point.
Use the links on the summary points at the top of this page to view posts on the day's big stories, or click on the links below to read more:
- Leagues to sue Fifa over 'abuse of dominance'
- Arsenal nearing deal for Italy defender Calafiori
- De Bruyne 'isn't leaving' Man City - Guardiola
- 'I will make this guy shut his mouth' - Beto on 'haters'
Thanks.
West Brom fined and warned for crowd troublepublished at 15:11 23 July
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West Bromwich Albion
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Brom have been fined £30,000 and warned for misconduct after crowd trouble in their FA Cup fourth round match against rivals Wolves in January.
In the first match between the two sides in front of fans since 2012, play was suspended for 38 minutes after fighting erupted close to the area in the stands reserved for the players' families.
Missiles were also thrown by both sets of supporters following the visitors' second goal.
Albion managing director Mark Miles said: “The club remains resolute in itscondemnation of the unsavoury scenes which marred the Black Country derbyearlier this year.
“We accept the decision made by an FA Regulatory Commission and have alreadyimplemented procedural changes based on learnings from this game."
The summer so far - Crystal Palacepublished at 15:07 23 July
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Crystal Palace
Pre-season plans:
- 19 July: Crystal Palace 1-1 Charlton
- 27 July: Crawley v Crystal Palace, Broadfield Stadium (12:30)
- 1 August: Crystal Palace v Wolves, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis (01:00)
- 4 August: Crystal Palace v West Ham, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa (00:00)
- 11 August: Crystal Palace v Nantes, Selhurst Park (15:00)
Who've they signed?
- Daichi Kamada - midfielder - 27, signed on a free after his contract at Serie A side Lazio expired but he previously worked under Oliver Glasner at Eintracht Frankfurt.
- Chadi Riad - defender - 21, became Palace's first summer signing; the Morocco defender joining from Real Betis in a deal worth £12m plus £2m in add-ons.
Who are they linked with?
- TalkSPORT, external are reporting Crystal Palace are ready to bid £30m for 23-year-old Arsenal and England midfielder Emile Smith Rowe, after Fulham's bid has already been rejected.
- The Athletic, external have also reported that the Eagles have held initial talks with Marseille over signing 26-year-old Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr.
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get involved Get Involved - has the football calendar reached saturation point?published at 15:00 23 July
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There are definitely too many pre-season games played abroad. There is no need for it, it's just about the money, as usual. The expanded European competition is a joke, to be honest. There was nothing wrong with the four-teams-in-a-group format for the Champions League. The Premier League could reduce to 18 teams, but, again, that won't happen. And the League Cup could just be for the non-Premier League clubs. Just my thoughts.
Darren
Clubs complaining too many games, but at present most are abroad playing friendlies.Four, five or six games. I don’t get it!
Pete, West Country
The summer so far - West Hampublished at 14:55 23 July
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West Ham United
Pre-season plans:
- 15 July: Ferencvaros 2-2 West Ham, Sportstadion Langau, Kitzbuhel
- 20 July: Dagenham and Redbridge 0-1 West Ham
- 28 July: Wolves v West Ham, EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville (00:00)
- 4 August: Crystal Palace v West Ham, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa (00:00)
- 10 August: West Ham v Celta Vigo, London Stadium (15:00)
Who've they signed?
- Max Kilman - defender - 27, signed for the Hammers for £40m on a seven-year contract. The former Wolves captain will join up with his former boss Julen Lopetegui.
- Luis Guilherme - winger - 18, became Lopetegui's first signing for £25.5m from Palmeiras on a five-year contract.
- Wes Foderingham - goalkeeper - 33, joins West Ham from Sheffield United where he has been for the past four seasons.
Who are they linked with?
- Manchester United and West Ham are in competition to sign Morocco right-back Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich, who want about £19m for the 26-year-old, according to Sky Sports Germany., external
- Sky Sports , externalare reporting that West Ham could pursue a deal for Manchester United's 26-year-old English right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka if Mazraoui moves to Old Trafford.
- BBC Sport's Simon Stone said: "Every day it seems there are new rumours about players who might be joining West Ham. England defender Fikayo Tomori, who is currently at AC Milan, Leeds' Crysencio Summerville and Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran are the latest."
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Image source, Getty Imagesget involved Get Involved - has the football calendar reached saturation point?published at 14:51 23 July
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Tim: Sorry Ian (12:59) - that logic doesn't work. There is no rule on having to play any specific player, but all football is about competing to win. Clubs select the best players they can afford to produce and buy to do so. If they don't play those players they are less likely to win games, and if you make that a deliberate choice then you end up with fans losing interest because they are not doing everything they can to win, clubs losing their position in leagues, and it kicks off a downward spiral. Plus, most clubs cannot simply afford to buy bigger squads and pay the going wages to give players more time off. The answer is reducing the number of competitions clubs are forced to take part in.
The summer so far - Newcastle Utdpublished at 14:48 23 July
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Newcastle United
Pre-season plans:
- 27 July: Hull v Newcastle, MKM Stadium (14:00)
- 31 July: Urawa Red Diamonds v Newcastle, Saitama Stadium, Saitama (11:30)
- 3 August: Yokohama F. Marinos v Newcastle, National Stadium, Tokyo (13:00)
- 9 August: Newcastle v Girona, St James' Park (19:30)
- 10 August: Newcastle v Stade Brestois, St James' Park, (16:00)
Who've they signed?
- Miodrag Pivas - defender - 19, has arrived from Jedinstvo, who he helped win promotion to the Serbian Super Liga. He also had minutes playing in central midfield.
- Lewis Hall - defender - 19, made his move to St James' Park permanent after an impressive loan spell last season. The left-back signed for £28m plus £7m in possible add-ons.
- Lloyd Kelly - defender - 25, will join up with his old Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe. He is understood to gave penned a five-year contract.
Who are they linked with?
- Newcastle United have contacted Chelsea about the availability of 22-year-old England Under-21 winger Noni Madueke, according to Football Insider.
- HITC , externalare reporting that the Magpies are hoping to beat West Ham United and Juventus to the signing of France defender Jean-Clair Todibo, 24, after holding talks with Nice.
- As per, Tuttosport , externalNewcastle and Liverpool are among the clubs interested in Spain Under-21 defender Dean Huijsen, 19, but Juventus' £25.3m valuation could be a stumbling block.
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Image source, Getty Imagesget involved Get Involved - has the football calendar reached saturation point?published at 14:41 23 July
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James: Ian is correct. I work a full-time job - that doesn't mean that I'm there every day or for everything that happens. There's a wider team and people have days off for a reason. If that wasn't meant to be the case, teams would have squads of 11 players rather than the dozens, perhaps hundreds, that they actually do at all levels.
Reguilon and Gil left out to 'explore' moves elsewherepublished at 14:36 23 July
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Spanish full-back Sergio Reguilon and forward Bryan Gil have been granted permission not to travel, external on Tottenham's pre-season tour so they can "explore prospective transfer opportunities".
Reguilon, 27, spent the 2023-24 season away from north London on loan with Manchester United then Brentford, and Gil, 23, who joined the club in 2021 from Sevilla, has been linked with a move back to the Spanish top flight.
Rodrigo Bentancur, Giovani Lo Celso, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven have all been omitted from the squad due to their contributions at Copa America and Euro 2024. They will join up with the squad closer to the start of the season.
Image source, Getty Imagesget involved Get Involved - has the football calendar reached saturation point?published at 14:30 23 July
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What’s the risk of too many football games? Forget injuries, people will just become bored. Take a look at cricket. International cricket players often spend months away from home, resulting in meaningless fixtures against other countries to generate revenue. Nowadays, England cricket games (aside from the Ashes) are treated like friendlies by fans. Even the World Cup to some extent is not something people care about too much. Nothing is exciting when it happens all the time. And I’m a cricket fan!
Ben
Gray and Bergvall will travel to Asiapublished at 14:28 23 July
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Tottenham Hotspur
New arrivals Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall are heading to Japan and South Korea as part of the squad for these upcoming friendlies.
Bervall,18, came off in the first half of Spurs’ friendly against QPR due to injury but boss Ange Postecoglu said after the game he doesn’t think it is "anything significant".
Richarlison and Emerson Royal, who have both been linked with moves away from North London are also in the squad.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe summer so far - Tottenhampublished at 14:22 23 July
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Tottenham Hotspur
Pre-season plans:
- 17 July: Hearts 1-5 Tottenham
- 20 July: QPR 0-2 Tottenham
- 27 July: Vissel Kobe v Tottenham, National Stadium in Tokyo (11:00)
- 31 July: Team K League v Tottenham, Seoul World Cup Stadium (12:00)
- 3 August: Bayern Munich v Tottenham, Seoul World Cup Stadium (12:00)
- 10 August: Tottenham v Bayern Munich, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (17:30)
Who've they signed?
- Archie Grey, midfielder - 18, signed from boyhood-club Leeds on a six-year contract after agreeing a £40m deal.
- Lucas Bergvall, midfielder - 18, signed from Swedish side Djurgarden for an estimated £8.5m.
- Timo Werner, forward - 28. OK, technically not a new signing but Spurs agreed a new deal to extend Werner's loan from RB Leipzig for the season.
Who are they linked with?
- The Sun, external reported that Tottenham are aiming to beat Fulham to the signature of Manchester United's 27-year-old Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay.
- Sky Sports , externalalso reported that Tottenham are exploring a player-plus-cash deal for Aston Villa's former England Under-21 midfielder Jacob Ramsey with Giovani Lo Celso heading the other way.
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get involved Get Involved - has the football calendar reached saturation point?published at 14:15 23 July
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The main issue for me is the lack of coherence between decisions. FA Cup replays get scrapped but then other competitions like the Champions League and World Cup are expanded. It seems to be a money-grabbing exercise and there needs to be accountability taken for it. Make it make sense!
Matthew, Birtley
Full Chelsea squad to tour USpublished at 14:07 23 July
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Chelsea
Chelsea supporters should get to see summer signings Tosin Adarabioyo, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Renato Veigaand and Marc Guiu play in new manager Enzo Maresca's revamped side.
Some international players will join up with the squad at a later date, but English defender Trevoh Chalobah, 25, is one of those players who are available for selection but have not made the trip.
Here is Chelsea's 28-man squad picked for their tour of the United States:
Goalkeepers: Robert Sanchez, Marcus Bettinelli, Eddie Beach, Lucas Bergstrom.
Defenders: Reece James, Malo Gusto, Josh Acheampong, Wesley Fofana, Axel Disasi, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Ben Chilwell, Renato Veiga.
Midfielders: Carney Chukwuemeka, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Andrey Santos.
Forwards: Nicolas Jackson, Christopher Nkunku, Raheem Sterling, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Armando Broja, Tyrique George, Marc Guiu, Angelo.
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Chelsea supporter - loads of nice names coming in but we seriously need to start selling. We have already used two of six slots for loans while we still have Broja, Chalobah, Washington etc in the squad alongside Datro Fofana, who is not favoured. Hoping to still make over 100m euros (£84.2m) with sales from Lukaku, Chalobah, Datro Fofana, Ugochukwu and more.
Santos
The summer so far - Chelseapublished at 13:56 23 July
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Chelsea
Pre-season plans:
- 25 July: Chelsea v Wrexham, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara (03:00)
- 27 July: Chelsea v Celtic, Notre Dame Stadium, Indiana (21:00)
- 1 August: Chelsea v Club America, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (00:00)
- 3 August: Chelsea v Manchester City, Ohio Stadium, Columbus (22:30)
- 7 August: Chelsea v Real Madrid, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte (00:00)
- 11 August: Chelsea v Inter Milan, Stamford Bridge (15:00)
Who've they signed?
- Caleb Wiley - defender - 19, has joined on a six-year deal for a fee of about £8.5m from Atlanta United. The club has an option of a further year. He is in the USA squad for the Paris Olympics.
- Tosin Adarabioyo - defender - 26, has swapped one part of west London for another. The Manchester City academy product joined from Fulham on a four-year deal.
- Omari Kellyman - midfielder - 18, joined from Aston Villa in a deal worth up to £19m. He also plays for England's Under-20s.
- Marc Guiu - striker - 18, had a release clause of only 6m euros, which Barcelona tried to renegotiate with a new deal - but he joined Chelsea instead on a five-year contract. He scored two goals in seven games for Barca's first team.
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - midfielder - 25, was signed by his former boss Enzo Maresca for £30m on a six-year deal. He shone for Maresca's Leicester in their title-winning season.
- Renato Veiga - defender/midfielder- 20, has joined from Basel on a seven-year deal for a fee of £12m. He can play in central defence, at left-back or in midfield.
- Estevao Willian (for next season) - winger- 17, will join Chelsea from Palmeiras for an initial £29m.
Who are they linked with?
- According to L'Equipe, external, Chelsea have reportedly approached RC Lens to sign 21-year-old striker Elye Wahi after the Blues' failed approach for the Frenchman last summer.
- BBC Sport's Nizaar Kinsella reported that goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, who spent much of last season injured, is expected to remain. Villarreal goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen and Valencia's Giorgi Mamardashvili are believed to have admirers at Stamford Bridge.
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Dan, Manchester: Re Matt, Birmingham 12:47 BST - yes we are not elite footballers playing around the globe, but the majority get paid over £50,000 per week! And 60 games a season is an average of six games a month. I get less than £50,000 a year and work an average of 20-23 days a month. No comparison for me, sorry.
Should Casemiro and Amrabat stay at Old Trafford?published at 13:47 23 July
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Manchester United
On the latest episode of The Devils' Advocate podcast, BBC Radio Manchester's Gaz Drinkwater ponders the future of Casemiro:
"It looks like he's going to stay but I don't think he should be playing every week. It was so obvious, especially towards the end of last season, that he was shattered.
"If he wants to come in every now and then, I'm all for it so he can keep his legs [fresh] but I'd rather him be replaced. Manuel Ugarte [who United have been linked to] is a defensive midfielder and I think we'll go and get him. I've got real confidence in this new set-up where we are linked to players and then we go and actually get them.
"If Casemiro can play half of the games that he did last season then we might actually get more out of him because he's not going to be shattered.
On Sofyan Amrabat, who was on loan at United last season, Drinkwater added: "I want to keep him because of the money it's going to take to get someone else."
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I’ve said it before, in the old days squads were small and there were no substitutions. Now everyone has 30+ players and five substitutes a game, surely it is just about managing resources better? Sir Alex Ferguson was a master of choosing when he needed Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs and when he thought Darren Fletcher and John O’Shea could fill in when they were younger.
Doug, London
Image source, Getty ImagesThe summer so far - Man Utdpublished at 13:36 23 July
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Manchester United
Pre-season plans:
- 15 July: Manchester United 0-1 Rosenborg, Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
- 20 July: Manchester United 2-0 Rangers, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
- 28 July: Manchester United v Arsenal, SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles (01:00)
- 1 August: Manchester United v Real Betis, Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego (05:00)
- 4 August: Manchester United v Liverpool, Brice Stadium, Columbia (00:30)
- 10 August: Manchester City v Manchester United, Community Shield, Wembley (15:00)
Who've they signed?
- Leny Yoro - defender - 18, from Lille until 2029 in a deal worth 62m euros (£52.18m), with 8m euros (£6.73m) in add-ons. The Frenchman made 44 appearances in all competitions for the Ligue 1 side and reached the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League.
- Joshua Zirkzee - striker - 23, from Bologna in a £36.5m deal. He scored 14 goals across 58 appearances in all competitions for the Serie A club over two seasons.
Who are they linked with?
Fabrizio Romano, external reports Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte, 23, has agreed personal terms with Manchester United, who continue to negotiate a deal with Paris St-Germain.
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