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Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers has signed a new long-term contract, the Cherries announced on Monday. The 20-year-old made a bright start to his senior Bournemouth career when he kept an impressive clean sheet on his debut against Tottenham on May 4. His only other appearance last season proved more troublesome, with Eddie Howe’s men losing…

Stoke have signed defender Tommy Smith from Huddersfield for an undisclosed fee. The 27-year-old right-back has agreed a three-year contract and is Stoke’s seventh signing since the end of last season. Smith made over 200 appearances in all competitions during a six-year spell with the Terriers, including 15 in the Premier League last season. “Tommy has…

The Giallorossi are keen on signing the Belgium international on a cut-price deal, with less than a year remaining on his contract. Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the Serie A side’s representative Franco Baldini, a former Spurs sporting director, will hold talks with the club and try and negotiate a transfer fee significantly lower than…

The centre-back appeared set for a move to the Emirates Stadium until Spurs made a late push to hijack the deal last week. RMC Sport reports that the Gunners have matched their rivals’ bid in the last few hours, leaving the Ligue 1 side with much to consider. Spurs met Saint-Etienne officials on Saturday to…

An alliance formed by a band of influential Arsenal supporters calling for “better leadership” of the club insist they have not launched another campaign calling for owner Stan Kroenke to leave but for changes to be made at the highest level. A total of 16 signatories from across supporters’ organisations, fanzines and blogs published a…

The Bernabeu outfit have already spent big during the close season on recruiting Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic and Ferland Mendy. Seven players have already departed on permanent or loan deals, but Zinedine Zidane still has a 30-man squad at his disposal with another three – Casemiro, Fede Valverde and Eder Militao – yet to arrive…

Joselu has left Newcastle to join Alaves, the Premier League club announced on Monday afternoon. The 29-year-old moved to St. James’ Park from Stoke in 2017 but found first-team opportunities hard to come by. A former Spain Under-21 international, Joselu hit seven goals in 52 appearances for the Magpies but featured just 17 times across…

Steven Gerrard has vowed to continue demanding more of his Rangers squad after watching them thrash Marseille 4-0 at Ibrox. Daniel Candeias returned to the Light Blues line-up after being left out of the squad for Tuesday’s Europa League win over St Joseph’s to hit a stunning first-half double against the French giants. Connor Goldson…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has not ruled out dipping into the transfer market for a left-back to cover Andy Robertson. The departure of Alberto Moreno at the end of the season has left the manager with the Scotland captain as first choice, with midfielder James Milner capable of filling in. Concern has been raised as…

Jim Goodwin admits St Mirren are still five players short after seeing his new side slump to defeat on his return to Paisley. The former Alloa boss has inherited a squad from Oran Kearney with only 14 recognised first-team players. The threadbare nature of his line-up was exposed on the Irishman’s first competitive game in…