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Your support makes all the difference.This summer's transfer window could be one of the most exciting ever with some of world football's biggest names set for moves.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Alexis Sanchez, Kylian Mbappe and Alvaro Morata are just a handful of big-name players tipped for a move this summer, with the likes of Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger and Antonio Conte all eager to bolster their squads ahead of the new season.
Rather impressively, a number of clubs have already set about their business early. Manchester City are the summer’s early pace setters, having already signed both Bernardo Silva and Ederson, while Mohamed Salah recently joined Liverpool in a £34.3m move from Roma.
Arsenal finally completed the club record deal for Alexandre Lacazette to go with left-back Sead Kolasinac while Everton are the other big spenders so far in the window, signing Michael Keane for a club-record £30m and Sandro Ramirez to add to Jordan Pickford from Sunderland for £30m and Ajax’s Davy Klaassen for £23.6m.
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Huddersfield Town have signed their ninth player in the current transfer window with defender Scott Malone joining the Premier League side from Fulham.
The 26-year-old played in 42 matches last season in his first and only season at Fulham with his impressive performances earning him a spot in the Championship Team of the Year.
Fulham finished sixth in the league and reached the play-off semi-finals, where they lost to Reading.
"Scott is a good physical presence and is a very capable defender, plus he adds a lot going forward," manager David Wagner told the club website.
"He shows good football intelligence to time his forward runs and can setup goals for teammates and scoring them himself."
Atletico Madrid forward Fernando Torres has signed a one-year contract keeping him in the Spanish capital through to June 2018.
"I am delighted to stay here for another year," the 33-year-old Torres, who joined Atletico aged 11 and has made 294 appearances for them, told the club website.
After making his first-team debut in 2001, the striker went on to become captain before joining Liverpool in 2007.
Spells with Chelsea and AC Milan followed before the twice European Championship and 2010 World Cup winner returned to Atletico in 2015.
Norwich midfielder Graham Dorrans has arrived in Glasgow to complete a move to Rangers.
The 30-year-old Scotland international flew into Glasgow on Wednesday night after the English Championship club accepted a bid from Ibrox.
The midfielder's arrival is a ray of light for Rangers fans after a bleak 24 hours which saw them crash out of Europe, see winger Barrie McKay depart in an initial £500,000 deal and also suffer defeat in the Supreme Court.
Burnley have completed the signing of highly-rated Leeds left-back Charlie Taylor on a fur-year deal.
How will Manchester United line up with Romelu Lukaku then?
We've had a look at just that below:
Arsenal are yet to reveal what squad number club record signing Alexandre Lacazette will wear - but a closer look at the squad can offer a few clues.
Jose Gimenez appears to have handed Manchester United a transfer boost by admitting he 'dreams' of a move to the Premier League.
The 22-year-old has been on Jose Mourinho's radar for a while and this will no doubt come as music to his ears.
However, Gimenez also admits he loves life at Atletico Madrid and would be happy to stay for the rest of his career.
"I dream of playing in the Premier League because the games are very even. I would like to go [to England] but if Atletico makes me a lifetime contract I will stay," he told Direct TV.
"Atletico taught me a lot of things since the day I arrived to the club. I'm privileged to be here. I take with calmness the rumours about offers and I always speak about it with my agents."
↵Liverpool are chasing £70million-rated Naby Keita as one of Jurgen Klopp's top targets this summer.
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Stoke to bid £12m for Delph
Stoke City are preparing a £12m offer for Fabian Delph, according to The Telegraph.
Pep Guardiola does not see Delph in his plans for the next season.The England international managed to feature just 24 times during his two-year spell at Manchester City.
Stoke will face competition from West Brom,who also monitor Delph's situation.
The Potters are said to have stepped up in their pursuit for the signature of the 27-year-old player in the last 48 hours, and now are favourites to land the midfielder.
Juventus to join Lemar race
Juventus are ready to fight with Arsenal for the signature of Monaco's Thomas Lemar, according to Metro.
Lemar remains Arsenal's top transfer target after signing another French international - Alexandre Lacazette - yesterday.
Juventus eye double swoop as they monitor situation of both Lemar and Djibril Sidibe from Monaco.
The French champions, however, remain reluctant to sell their forward, setting £80m price tag on Lemar hoping it will put potential buyers off.
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