#football-transfer

#football-transfer

Michail Antonio is set to sign a short-term deal with Qatar's AlSailiya before his return to club football following a near-fatal car crash. The former West Ham striker had been training with Charlton Athletic and held exploratory talks with the Championship club over a pay-as-you-play deal. But the 35-year-old is poised to sign for Qatari Stars League club AlSailiya until the end of their season, which has six games left.

The Cherries have paid a reported fee of £24.7million to bring the winger to the Vitality Stadium from Vasco da Gama. Rayan, 19, sparkled last year with Vasco, scoring 20 goals in 57 games in all competitions, while he has also performed well for Brazil's youth teams. Bournemouth hope he can replace Semenyo, who joined Manchester City earlier this month for £64m.

Sutton United have signed Hartlepool United's Grenada international winger Jermaine Francis for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old, who has won 15 international caps for the Caribbean nation, is the 10th new player to join the club since Chris Agutter took over as head coach in October. Francis, who has also had spells at Braintree and Chelmsford, scored three goals in 22 National League appearances for Hartlepool after joining them last summer.

The forward, who is on the verge of joining Manchester City, provided yet another telling contribution for the Cherries when he struck in the final few minutes against Tottenham to end his side's 11-match run without a Premier League win. It was his 10th goal of the season and arguably one of his most memorable - certainly in terms of the context of the match and how dramatic the strike was, and to complete the magical moment it also came on his 26th birthday.

There's clearly a few who give him grief for moving onto bigger and better things. You don't leave Liverpool to join many other clubs because they're obviously one of the biggest clubs in the world, but when you get the chance to go to Real Madrid, you're almost obliged to try your trade there and see if you can do it in a different country at another fantastic club.

Some signings are better received by fans than others, as is well known, but it is questionable whether any new addition has been at the end of such an outpouring of anger as Dynamo Kyiv's acquisition of Vladislav Blanuta. The 23-year-old Moldovan-Romanian striker joined last week for 2.6m (2.3m) from FC U Craiova and the transfer had barely been made public before it transpired that he had shared content by a Russian propagandist on TikTok, to the fans that made him pro-Putin.

Leon Bailey is on the verge of completing a loan move to AS Roma, with a loan fee of €2 million and a buy option clause of €22 million.

"I'm happy to be here, and very excited," said Tchatchoua. "The Premier League is one of my dreams, and with the history of the club, this is my conviction."

Milan is delighted to announce the permanent signing of Zachary Christopher Athekame from BSC Young Boys. The Swiss defender has signed a contract with the Club until 30 June 2030.

"For players of that calibre to leave on a free, it's a problem for us unfortunately. It needs a new contract or a conclusion of some kind."

Ruben Amorim praised Benjamin Sesko's abilities, stating, "He has the characteristics that we needed... good at running the channels and he is good on the ball."

"I'm very happy to sign a new contract. I think everybody knows that for me, this is my team, my club, my city - so it's a special moment."

"Milan announces the permanent signing of footballer Ardon Jashari from Club Brugge. The Swiss midfielder has signed a contract with the Rossoneri until 30 June 2030."

Jakub Kiwior, a key player for Arsenal, has been linked with a summer exit, but the club may offer him a new contract and pay rise.

Rumarn Burrell, the 24-year-old striker, has signed with Queens Park Rangers after a successful year with Burton Albion, where he scored 11 goals to avert relegation.