Jack Grealish announced his return with the perfect sound bite: 'Every time I see an Everton fan, it's just pure love.' But come 2pm this Sunday, he may have a very different perspective.
New striker Shumaira Mheuka "can't wait to score at Celtic Park" after joining on loan from English Premier League side Chelsea. The 18-year-old has come through the youth ranks at Stamford Bridge but has made nine first team appearances for the London club. The striker, who joins Celtic on a year-long loan deal, can't wait to get started.
Hull City, Ipswich Town and Coventry City have all invested significantly this summer in their respective bids to retain their Premier League status. The three clubs have spent a combined total of about £400m, with Ipswich breaking Sunderland's £160m record for the most money spent by a newly promoted club in the Premier League by £11m. In fact, only Aston Villa (2019-2020), Nottingham Forest (2022-23), Sunderland (2025-26) and Ipswich (this summer) have spent more in Premier League history.
Vitor Matos has declared himself "really happy" with Swansea City's transfer business after the Welsh side rounded off a busy summer window by signing Jeremy Monga. Manchester City teenager Monga's loan move was confirmed on Wednesday morning but had been finalised before Tuesday's transfer deadline. The winger became Swansea's 10th new addition since the end of last season, with Stephen Welsh, Tom Iorpenda, Stephen Eustaquio, Elijah Just, Moussa Yeo, Joseph Opoku and Ross Stewart arriving on permanent deals and Tiago Parente and Jensen Seelt joining on loan.
When Enzo Maresca was appointed as Pep Guardiola's replacement in June, the Italian apologised to his former club Chelsea for the "disruption" caused by his mid-season departure. Senior City sources had told BBC Sport at the time that they held no ill feeling towards Chelsea and that the now-resolved contractual dispute was between the Stamford Bridge club and Maresca. The manager was the key factor in this blockbuster deal with Maresca keen to reunite with his former Chelsea skipper.
Ipswich Town, Hull City and Coventry City have all invested significantly this summer in their respective bids to retain their Premier League status. The three clubs have spent a combined total of about £400m, with Ipswich breaking Sunderland's £160m record for the most money spent by a newly promoted club in the Premier League by £11m. In total, Ipswich have signed 14 players, including Chuba Akpom and Cedric Kipre, whose deals became permanent upon promotion to the Premier League.
Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City have all invested significantly this summer in their respective bids to retain their Premier League status. The three clubs have spent a combined total of about £400m, with Ipswich breaking Sunderland's £160m record for the most money spent by a newly promoted club by £11m. The Sky Blues have signed 11 players, 10 permanent and one on loan - while five have left on season-long loans.
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