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#football-transfers

A medical is used to assess the overall health and fitness of a potential signing, as well as identifying any underlying medical issues they may have. There is no legal requirement for players to have a medical before a transfer, but they do help a club to decide whether to complete a signing. A medical test can take as long as six hours, and includes:

Hoffenheim have made an enquiry to sign 20-year-old Scottish forward Rory Wilson from Aston Villa on a loan deal with a buy option clause of 6m. (Fabrizio Romano on X), external In addition to an official bid from Hoffenheim, a number of clubs in England, Norway and Sweden have made enquiries about Aston Villa's Scotland Under-21 forward, Rory Wilson. (Sky Sports), external

Sterling was hailed as a marquee signing when he joined Chelsea in the summer of 2022 but there was no place for him inside the tent by the time an agreement was finally reached to end his 325,000-a-week contract by mutual consent on Wednesday. The decline has been sad to watch. There was excitement when Sterling became the first player to join Chelsea after the Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital takeover.

Hibernian have rejected an offer from Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona for striker Kieron Bowie. The 23-year-old joined the Scottish Premiership club in summer 2024 and has now played 52 times for the Easter Road side, scoring 15 times. Kirkcaldy-born Bowie, who won his first two Scotland caps last year, started his career with local club Raith Rovers before moving south to the Premier League with Fulham in 2020.

Image source, Shutterstock Notts County have signed forward Lee Ndlovu for an undisclosed fee from fellow League Two club Barnet. Ndlovu, 31, has agreed an 18-month contract with the Meadow Lane outfit, who have the option to add another year on. The Zimbabwe-born forward scored 10 goals in 42 appearances for the Bees after joining from Boreham Wood 12 months ago as he helped them win the National League.

Former Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo is set to return to Barcelona on loan from Al-Hilal until the end of the season. The 31-year-old passed a medical at Barca on Monday and is set to officially be announced on Tuesday. Cancelo spent the 2023-24 season on loan from City with Barcelona, having spent the previous six months with German side Bayern Munich. In his first spell with Barcelona, he made 42 appearances across all competitions, scoring four goals and setting up five more.

Even so, I did very well at Tottenham. They were very tough on me, and the chairman, Daniel Levy, made it crystal clear in our first meeting [that] there was absolutely no chance they would let me go. After that, I carried on as if nothing had happened. I knew it would be complicated; both clubs are in London, and there's a rivalry. I wanted to go, even though I knew it was going to be very difficult.

Among those clubs, Manchester United were initially seen as serious contenders. According to reports, Ruben Amorim had expressed admiration for Lewandowski's professionalism and experience. Amorim viewed the Polish striker as an ideal short-term addition, someone who could still perform at a high level while also mentoring United's younger attacking talents. However, the final decision was taken out of Amorim's hands.

The 19-year-old playmaker has impressed with the Dutch outfit, and the two Premier League clubs are keen on securing his services, as per TBR. They have done well to bring in talented young players in recent seasons, and Smit would be another future investment for them. He has all the tools to develop into a top-class playmaker with the right guidance.

I was prepared to go to Tottenham but from the moment Arsenal came, it was always going to be them.

The 18-year-old striker joined Manchester City from PSG, and he is highly rated in the game. The African is expected to develop into a future star, and Liverpool will be disappointed to have missed out on him. Clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona were keeping tabs on his situation as well. However, Manchester City managed to win the race for him.

Manchester United are interested in signing Eduardo Camavinga from Real Madrid, according to Fichajes. Chelsea and Newcastle United are also reported ot be interested in the France international defensive midfielder, who can also operate as a left-back. Madrid reportedly value Camavinga at £70 million. The 22-year-old has been on the books of the Spanish and European powerhouse since 2021 and has won the La Liga title twice and the Champions League on two occasions with Los Blancos.

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Yoane Wissa was about to realise a dream by moving to the Premier League. But in July 2021, a month before he joined Brentford from Lorient, it very nearly turned into a living nightmare. Wissa was attacked at his home, with acid thrown in his face. He could have lost his sight. It could have ended his career. A woman was later convicted of the attack, and of attempting to kidnap his daughter, and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

You'll never guess who's hiding behind the question marks (Image credit: Getty Images) The Champions League returns for another season next week with 36 teams getting the League Phase underway. Each side will be vying for European glory this season, although that looks very different to some teams compared to others. Former winners will be keen to get their name on the trophy again, whilst other sides keen to make it through to the knockout stage, perhaps for the first time.

"We rejected a higher offer from Newcastle for Leoni. But plans have changed with Liverpool," he began.

West Ham have reached an agreement worth more than £40 million to sign Southampton midfielder Mateus Fernandes. The 21-year-old Portuguese talent has been given the green light to travel to London and undergo his medical ahead of the move. If completed, Fernandes would become the Hammers' third most expensive signing in history, behind Sebastien Haller (£45m) and Lucas Paqueta (£51m).