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  Manchester City have signed Northern Ireland goalkeeper Pierce Charles from Sheffield Wednesday on ‌a contract until 2031, the Premier League club said on Friday. The 20-year-old, who returns to City after previously spending time ⁠in the club's academy before joining Sheffield Wednesday, will spend the 2026-27 season on loan at Championship side Queens Park Rangers. "To be back at Manchester City is a very special and proud moment ‌both ⁠for me and my family," Charles said in a statement. "I know first hand what a special club ⁠City is and I am so excited about looking to the future." Charles made ⁠his senior debut for Northern Ireland in 2024 and has ⁠since won 12 caps for his country.

  Crystal Palace have signed Spain defender Oscar Mingueza on a four-year contract following his departure from La ‌Liga side Celta Vigo, the Premier League club said on Thursday. "I'm really excited to be here. It's an honour to join Crystal Palace and I can't ⁠wait to see you at Selhurst Park," Mingueza said in a statement. Born in Catalonia, Mingueza rose through Barcelona's famed La Masia academy, making 66 senior appearances after his debut in 2020 and helping the club win the Copa del Rey. The 27-year-old ‌arrives ⁠at Selhurst Park after making 147 appearances for Celta since joining the club in 2022 and brings significant top-level and European experience to ⁠new manager Pierre Sage's squad. A Spain international with four senior caps, Mingueza started in the 2025 ⁠UEFA Nations League final and was named in the Europa League Team of ⁠the Season in 2025-26 after helping Celta reach the quarter-finals.

Napoli have signed Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund from Manchester United on a permanent deal ‌for a 50 million euros ($58.08 million) fee after a successful loan spell, both clubs announced on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Hojlund scored 16 goals in 44 appearances ⁠across all competitions last season, helping Napoli win the Supercoppa Italiana and finish runners-up in Serie A. The forward joined United from Atalanta in 2023 and went on to score 26 goals in 95 appearances for the Premier League club. The forward joined United from Atalanta in 2023 and went on to score 26 goals in 95 appearances for the Premier League club. He was ‌also ⁠part of the United squad that lifted the FA Cup in May 2024, coming on as a substitute in the final ⁠against Manchester City at Wembley. Hojlund returned to Italy at the start of the 2025-26 campaign ⁠on a season-long loan. "Everyone at the club would like to wish Rasmus ⁠all the very best for the future," United said in a statement.

Newcastle United's England winger Anthony Gordon will have a medical in Barcelona on Thursday before a possible ‌80 million euro ($92.88 million) move to the Spanish champions, British media reported. Sky Sports television showed footage of the 25-year-old player boarding a private jet and said an ⁠announcement could come on Friday or at the weekend. Gordon has had the best season of his career, netting 17 times for Newcastle across all competitions including 10 goals from 12 games in the Champions League, and is in England's World Cup squad. Gordon stilas ⁠four years on his contract, according to media reports, after joining in January 2023 and signing a long-term extension in October 2024. But Newcastle ⁠have failed to qualify for European competition next season, finishing 12th in the Premier League. Newcastle manager ⁠Eddie Howe recognised this month that Gordon might have played his final game for ⁠the club after Bayern Munich expressed an interest, before Barcelona then s...