Championship clubs are preparing for a return to pre-season over the next few days with not all that many new faces set to be in place in time for Day One.
Centre-half Nat Phillips has completed a move from Liverpool to West Bromwich Albion this week after spending last season on loan at Derby County. The 28-year-old, who had a year left on a reported £65,000-a-week deal at Anfield, is believed to have cost an initial £1 million rising to £3m.
Preston North End have signed striker and one-time Rams target Daniel Jebbison on loan from Bournemouth, hoping they can help kickstart his career. He was a wanted man on loan at this level last summer after joining Bournemouth from Sheffield United but then barely featured during half-a-season with Watford.
Blackburn Rovers have signed former Leicester midfielder Sidnei Tavares from Portuguese club Moreirense and new Bristol City boss Gerard Struber has brought in Plymouth Argyle midfielder Adam Randell.
Otherwise the most recent confirmed news across the division has been about players leaving – Nakhi Wells at Bristol City and Lucas Anderson at Queens Park Rangers – or players staying, such as Rob Atkinson, who has signed a two-year deal at Portsmouth, Craig Forsyth, who has a two-year contract at Derby, and Mark Harris, who has put pen to paper at Oxford – without disclosing the length of the deal.
Stoke City have welcomed winger Sorba Thomas from Huddersfield Town so far while agreeing a new contract with Emre Tezgel. Over the next few weeks, Derby’s business is about to intensify in the coming weeks as John Eustace looks to reinforce his squad with the attacking areas a priority having landed Carlton Morris on Thursday.
In: Taylor Gardner-Hickman (midfielder, Bristol City, £1.5m), Phil Neumann (centre-half, Hannover 96, free), Alfons Sampsted (right-back, undisclosed), Ayumu Yokoyama, (KRC Genk, undisclosed)
Out: Grant Hanley (centre-half, released), Lee Myung-Jae (left-back, Daejeon Hana Citizen, free), Lukas Jutkiewicz (striker, retired), Romelle Donovan (winger, Brentford, £3.6m)
Blackburn Rovers
In: Dion de Neve (winger, KV Kortrijk, £600,000), Sidnei Tavares (central midfielder, Moreirense, £1.7m)
Out: Dilan Markanday (winger, Chesterfield, free), Jack Vale (forward, released), Zak Gilsenan (midfielder, released), Tom Bloxham (winger, released)
Contracts offered: Tyrhys Dolan (winger), Danny Batth (centre back), Andi Weimann (forward)
Option exercised: Ryan Hedges (winger)
Bristol City
In: Yu Hirakawa (forward, Machida Zelvia, undisclosed), Adam Randell (central midfielder, Plymouth Argyle, undisclosed), Joe Lumley (free)
Out: Taylor Gardner-Hickman (midfielder, Birmingham City, £1.5m), Seb Palmer-Houlden (forward, Gillingham, undisclosed), Stefan Bajic (goalkeeper, released), Ayman Benarous (midfielder, released), Kal Naismith (utility, Luton Town, free), Nahki Wells (striker, released)
In talks: Lewis Thomas (goalkeeper)
Charlton Athletic
In: Sonny Carey (midfielder, Blackpool, free)
Out: Thierry Small (left-back, Preston North End, free), Cheks Aneke (forward, released), Dean Bouzanis (goalkeeper, released), Aaron Henry (midfielder, released), Tennai Watson (wing-back, released)
Role change: Danny Hylton (now coach)
Coventry City
In: Miguel Angel Brau (left-back, Granada, free)
Out: Jamie Paterson (forward, Plymouth Argyle, free), Jack Burroughs (right-back, Northampton Town, free), Fabio Tavares (forward, Burton Albion, free), Ryan Howley (midfielder, released)
Options exercised: Jamie Allen (midfielder), Luke Bell (goalkeeper)
Derby County
In: Carlton Morris (undisclosed, Luton).
Out: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (winger, MK Dons, free), Tom Barkhuizen (forward, released), Sonny Bradley (centre-half, Lincoln, free), Tyrese Fornah (midfielder, released), Jeff Hendrick (midfielder, released), Rohan Luthra (goalkeeper, released), Erik Pieters (defender, released), Kemar Roofe (forward, released), Conor Washington (striker, released)
Contract extended: Craig Forsyth (defender)
In talks: Liam Thompson (centre midfielder)
Hull City
In: Gustavo Puerta (midfielder, Bayer Leverkusen, £3m), Reda Laalaoui (central midfielder, FUS Rabat, £200,000), Semi Ajayi (centre-half, West Bromwich Albion, free), Dillon Phillips (goalkeeper, Rotherham, free)
Out: Xavier Simons (central midfielder, Bolton Wanderers, £300,000), Brandon Fleming (left-back, released), Callum Jones (midfielder, released), Nordin Amrabat (winger, Wydad Casablanca, free), Dogukan Sinik (winger, released), Timothee Lo-Tutala (goalkeeper, Doncaster Rovers, loan)
Option exercised: Joao Pedro (striker)
Ipswich Town
In:
Out: Massimo Luongo (midfielder, released), Marcus Harness (midfielder, Huddersfield Town, free), Liam Delap (striker, Chelsea, £30m), Cameron Burgess (centre-half, Swansea City, free)
Option exercised: Elkan Baggott (defender)
Contracts offered: Axel Tuanzebe (defender)
Leicester City
In:
Out: Daniel Iversen (goalkeeper, Preston North End, free), Danny Ward (goalkeeper, released), Jamie Vardy (striker, released), Deniche Hill (winger, released), Arjan Raikhy (midfielder, released)
Middlesbrough
In:
Out: Jonny Howson (midfielder, released), Anfernee Dijksteel (right-back, released), Zach Hemming (goalkeeper, Chesterfield, undisclosed), Josh Coburn (undisclosed, Millwall)
Millwall
In: Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough, undisclosed)
Out: Zian Flemming (attacking midfielder, Burnley, £7m), Shaun Hutchinson (centre back, released), Murray Wallace (centre back, released), Duncan Watmore (winger, released), Aaron Connolly (winger, released), George Saville (midfielder, Luton Town, free), Liam Roberts (goalkeeper, Northampton Town, free)
In talks: George Honeyman (midfielder, Blackpool free)), Danny McNamara (right back), George Evans (goalkeeper)
Options exercised: Billy Mitchell (midfielder), Joe Bryan (left back), Wes Harding (right back)
Norwich City
In: Jacob Wright (defensive midfielder, Manchester City, £2.3m), Dan Grimshaw (goalkeeper, Plymouth Argyle, £600,000), Harry Darling (centre-half, Swansea CIty, free), Louie Moulden (goalkeeper, Crystal Palace, free), Jakov Medic (Ajax, undisclosed), Vladan Kovacevic (Sporting Lisbon, undisclosed)
Out: Jonathan Rowe (winger, Marseille, £14m), Angus Gunn (goalkeeper, released), Onel Hernández (winger, released), Jacob Sørensen (centre midfielder, released), Jonathan Tomkinson (centre back, released), Archie Mair (goalkeeper, released), Lewis Shipley (centre back, released)
Oxford United
In:
Out: Josh McEachran (midfielder, released), Joe Bennett (left-back, released, Max Woltman (forward, released), Ruben Rodrigues (Vitoria, undisclosed)
Portsmouth
In: Adrian Segecic (winger, Sydney, undisclosed)
Out: Cohen Bramall (left-back, released), Tom Lowery (centre midfielder, released), Alexander Milošević (centre-half, released), Anthony Scully (striker, released), Kusini Yengi (striker, released), Christian Saydee (forward, Wigan Athletic, undisclosed)
Preston North End
In: Daniel Iversen (goalkeeper, Leicester City, free), Jordan Thompson (midfielder, Stoke City, free), Pol Valentin (right-back, Sheffield Wednesday, free), Thierry Small (left-back, Charlton Athletic, free), Daniel Jebbison (striker, Bournemouth, loan)
Out: Emil Riis (striker, released), Freddie Woodman (goalkeeper, released), Kian Best (defender, released), Kian Taylor (defender/midfielder, released), Patrick Bauer (centre back, released), Ryan Ledson (centre midfielder, Huddersfield Town, free), Leyton Stewart (forward, FC Thun, free)
Contracts offered: Ched Evans (striker, coaching role), Josh Seary (right back), Kacper Pasiek (left wing back)
Contract extended: Robbie Brady (left midfield/defence)
Queens Park Rangers
In: Karamoko Dembele (attacking midfielder, Stade Brestois, undisclosed), Amadou Mbengue (Reading, free).
Out: Kenneth Paal (left-back, released), Harry Murphy (midfielder, released), Lucas Andersen (winger, released), Murphy Cooper (goalkeeper, Barnsley, loan)
Contract extended: Jimmy Dunne (defender)
In talks: Morgan Fox (defender), Jack Colback (midfielder)
Sheffield United
In: Ehije Ukaki (centre-half, KV Kortrijk, undisclosed)
Out: Harry Boyes (left-back, released)
In talks: Rhian Brewster (striker)
Option triggered: Jack Robinson (defender)
Sheffield Wednesday
In:
Out: Stuart Armstrong (centre midfielder, released), Ben Hamer (goalkeeper, released), Ryo Hatsuse (left back, released), Michael Ihiekwe (centre back, Blackpool, free), Marvin Johnson (winger, released), Pol Valentin (right back, Preston North End, free), Mallik Wilks (winger, released), Sam Reed (left-back, Altrincham, free)
Contracts offered: Barry Bannan (centre midfielder), Akin Famewo (centre back), Callum Paterson (midfield/attack)
Options exercised: Anthony Musaba (winger), Michael Smith (centre forward), Josh Windass (forward)
Southampton
In: Joshua Quarshie (defender, Hoffenheim, undisclosed)
Out: Sam Amo-Ameyaw (midfielder, Strasbourg, undisclosed), Adil Mohamed (goalkeeper, Al-Nasr, undisclosed), Derrick Abu (defender, released), Adam Lallana (midfielder, released), Joe Lumley (goalkeeper, released), Lewis Payne (defender, released), Kyle Walker-Peters (right-back, released)
Stoke City
In: Sorba Thomas (winger, Huddersfield Town, undisclosed)
Out: Jordan Thompson (centre midfielder, Preston North End, free), Lynden Gooch (full back/winger, released), Michael Rose (centre back, released), Enda Stevens (left-back, released), Niall Ennis (Blackpool, undisclosed).
Contract extended: Emre Tezgel (striker)
Option exercised: Lewis Baker (centre midfielder)
Swansea City
In: Zeidane Inoussa (winger, BK Hacken, undisclosed), Bobby Wales (forward, Kilmarnock, compensation), Ricardo Santos (centre-half, Bolton Wanderers, free), Cameron Burgess (centre-half, Ipswich Town, free)
Out: Joe Allen (centre midfielder, retired), Kyle Naughton (right-back, released), Cyrus Christie (right-back, released), Kristian Pedersen (left-back, released), Jon McLaughlin (goalkeeper, released), Maliq Cadogan (winger, released), Harry Darling (centre-half, Norwich City, free), Mykola Kukharevych (striker, Slovia Bratislava, undisclosed)
Option exercised: Cameron Congreve (midfielder)
Watford
In: Nathan Baxter (goalkeeper, Bolton Wanderers, free), Marc Bola (left-back, Samsunspor, free), Hector Kyprianou (defensive midfielder, Peterborough United, free)
Out: Angelo Ogbonna (centre-half, released), Aidan Coyne (centre-half, released), Luigi Gaspar (defensive midfielder, released), Francisco Sierralta (centre-half, Auxerre, £1.5m)
West Bromwich Albion
In: Nat Phillips (centre-half, Liverpool, £3m)
Out: Semi Ajayi (centre-half, released), Grady Diangana (winger, released), John Swift (midfielder, released), Reece Hall (right-back, released), Fenton Heard (attacking midfielder, released), Josh Shaw (left-back, released)
Wrexham
In:
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