Good morning and welcome to The Sportsman's LIVE transfer blog, where we will have you covered for all the biggest transfer stories that break throughout the day. One of the main talking points this morning is that Arsenal are progressing with their deal to sign Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City while the Gunners are also still in talks with Leeds United over a deal for Raphinha.
And there is sure to be more to come throughout the day. Stay with us you won't want to miss it.
Juventus have threw in the towel, they are no longer chasing Angel Di Maria's signature.
Nick Pope signs for Newcastle on a 4-year deal from Burnley.
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Paul Pogba will return to Juventus on a free transfer.
Pogba will be in Italy in two weeks. Juve sold him for €100m six years ago - now he's back for free.
FIFA has approved 26-man squads for this year's World Cup, allowing teams to bring three more players than usual.
FIFA have approved a 26-man squad for the upcoming World Cup. Usually sides would only be allowed 23. 🏆
Despite their domestic success, Celtic find themselves WAY off Rangers. Meanwhile United have got some catching up to do and things are odd as even in Spain between Barcelona and Madrid.
@AFCAjax was the most successful team, followed by @RangersFC. They collected more points than Man City, PSG and Bayern!
#RangersFC #Ajax
'The Pogmentary' did not go down well with fans, here are just some of the cut-throat reviews of Paul Pogba's new documentary...
This is sensational. Kevin Prince Boateng has signed a new deal with Hertha Berlin.
Do they just take young Arsenal rejects now?
The Gunners are open to loaning the left-back.
(Source: @Santi_J_FM)
Brighton are looking into Rangers' Glen Kamara as a replacement for Yves Bissouma who left for Tottenham.
Brighton 'target' Glen Kamara as potential Yves Bissouma replacement
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Richarlison was on a one-man rescue mission last season at Goodison Park.
The Everton star's form certainly caught the eye of some of the big guns in Europe...
Sheffield United duo Oli McBurnie and Rhian Brewster have been charged for their part in the unsavoury scenes in the play-off semi-final defeat against Nottingham Forest.
#SUFC 🔴
The fee is in the region of £10m.💰
He's set to join for £17.5million - a club record fee!
Enzo's set to sign a contract valid for the next five years.
The announcement reads: Christopher #Nkunku stays! #RBLeipzig and the Bundesliga player of the 2021/22 season agreed to prematurely extend the contract, which ran until 2024, by two years until 2026.
He will also have a €60mil release clause in his new deal.
#RBLeipzig und der Bundesliga-Spieler der Saison 2021/22 einigten sich, den bis 2024 datierten Vertrag vorzeitig um zwei Jahre bis 2026 zu verlängern 🤝
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The midfielder has signed a four-year deal with the Baggies.
- The counts of crimes by year were calculated per capita (per 10,000 people) based on the capacity of each stadium (e.g., number of crimes / capacity * 10,000). This weights the data so it accounts for larger stadiums, by Odds-Comparison.com.
1. Fratton Park, Portsmouth (7.94)
2. Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (7.62)
3. Stamford Bridge, Chelsea (7.56)
4. The Den, Millwall (7.51)
=5. St Andrew's, Birmingham City (7.44)
=5. Turf Moor, Burnley (7.44)
7. Molineux, Wolves (6.91)
=8. Loftus Road, QPR (6.63)
=8. Elland Road (6.63)
10. St James' Park, Newcastle (6.38)
The season will begin as Vincent Kompany's side travel to Huddersfield live on Sky Sports.
AFC Wimbledon v Gillingham
Bradford City v Doncaster Rovers
Carlisle United v Crawley Town
Harrogate Town v Swindon Town
Leyton Orient v Grimsby Town
Northampton Town v Colchester United
Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra
Salford City v Mansfield Town
Stockport County v Barrow
Sutton United v Newport County
Tranmere Rovers v Stevenage
Walsall v Hartlepool United
Accrington Stanley v Charlton Athletic
Bristol Rovers v Forest Green Rovers
Cambridge United v Milton Keynes Dons
Cheltenham Town v Peterborough United
Derby County v Oxford United
Ipswich Town v Bolton Wanderers
Lincoln City v Exeter City
Morecambe v Shrewsbury Town
Plymouth Argyle v Barnsley
Port Vale v Fleetwood Town
Sheffield Wednesday v Portsmouth
Wycombe Wanderers v Burton Albion
Check out the opening day fixtures for the Championship season to be played across the weekend beginning 29th July.
Blackburn vs QPR
Blackpool vs Reading
Cardiff vs Norwich
Huddersfield vs Burnley
Hull vs Bristol City
Luton vs Birmingham
Middlesbrough vs West Brom
Millwall vs Stoke
Rotherham vs Swansea
Sunderland vs Coventry
Watford vs Sheffield United
Wigan vs Preston
