Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of highly-rated Dutch striker Zepiqueno Redmond following the expiry of his contract at Feyenoord.

The 19-year-old forward arrives at Villa Park after coming through the youth ranks at the Eredivisie club, where he made his senior breakthrough and featured in last season’s Champions League knockout stages against AC Milan and Inter Milan.

Redmond recently helped the Netherlands win the European Under-19 Championship and is regarded as one of the country's brightest young prospects.

He becomes the latest addition to Unai Emery’s squad ahead of the 2025–26 campaign as Villa continue to build for domestic and European competition.

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While Arsenal appear close to finalising a trio of key signings, the club’s transfer activity is far from over, with several attacking targets also firmly on their radar.

According to Florian Plettenburg of Sky Sports, external, the north London club are interested in acquiring the services of Chelsea forward Noni Madueke.

This pursuit follows earlier summer links with other high-profile forwards, including Real Madrid’s Rodrygo and Crystal Palace’s talismanic attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze.

Both players offer versatility and technical quality that could complement Arsenal’s current frontline and add depth across the attacking positions.

RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko and Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres have also been linked as potential options to lead the line.

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Arsenal are making significant strides in the transfer market as they look to strengthen their squad ahead of the 2025–26 Premier League season. The Gunners are close to securing deals for three important additions: Christian Norgaard, Kepa Arrizabalaga, and Martin Zubimendi.

Christian Norgaard

BBC Sport revealed last week that the two Premier League clubs had agreed a fee, believed to be up to £15m inclusive of add-ons, for the Denmark midfielder. And Brentford Director of Football Phil Giles, on Monday, confirmed captain Christian Norgaard is close to joining Arsenal.

"We have been in conversations with Arsenal for the last week to 10 days – as it stands it hasn't been completed yet but it is heading in that direction," Giles told BBC Sport.

Kepa Arrizabalaga

Arsenal are set to complete the signing of Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga this week.

The 30-year-old has a £5m release clause after adding an extra year to his contract last summer before a successful loan spell at Bournemouth.

Arsenal needed a new number two goalkeeper after opting against signing Neto, who spent last season on loan at Emirates Stadium from Bournemouth, on a permanent basis.

Martin Zubimendi

Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi is set to have a medical before completing a switch to Arsenal.

Well-placed sources have confirmed to BBC Sport that all the relevant documents in relation to the Spain international's switch to the Emirates have been signed, with the deal entering its closing stages.

The transfer is subject to a successful medical that Arsenal are in the process of organising.

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Arsenal have been eerily quiet on the transfer front in general.

That vacuum is current being filled by gossip and conjecture, but we are being assured that it should be a case of when, not if, the north London club announces some new signings...

While the players on that list are now officially out of contract, some of the clubs have not confirmed their departures.

Arsenal, for example, have not said midfielder Thomas Partey has left the club.

The club could still be trying to tie the Ghana international down to a new deal, while he is also reportedly, external the subject of interest from Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus.

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BBC Sport reporter

Everton lead the list of free agents, with seven players from last season's squad out of contract as of today. Many of those played a significant amount of football last season.

Elsewhere, newly-promoted Burnley have five players out of contract, as do West Ham.

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Right, here's a reminder that today is 1 July, which is officially 'free agent day' as most contracts issued by football clubs expire on 30 June.

Here's a look at the latest list of free agents who have been, or at least were set to be released by Premier League clubs:

Arsenal: Thomas Partey

Aston Villa: Kortney Hause

Brentford: Josh Dasilva, Ben Mee

Brighton: N/A

Bournemouth: N/A

Burnley: Ashley Barnes, Josh Brownhill, Michael Obafemi, Nathan Redmond, Jonjo Shelvey

Chelsea: Lucas Bergstrom

Crystal Palace: Joel Ward

Everton: Asmir Begovic, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Idrissa Gueye, Michael Keane, Joao Virginia, Ashley Young

Fulham: Tom Cairney, Kenny Tete, Carlos Vinicius

Leeds United: Sam Byram, Junior Firpo, Josuha Guilavogui

Liverpool: N/A

Manchester City: Scott Carson

Manchester United: Christian Eriksen, Victor Lindelof

Newcastle United: Jamaal Lascelles, Jamal Lewis, John Ruddy, Callum Wilson

Nottingham Forest: Wayne Hennessey, Harry Toffolo

Sunderland: N/A

Tottenham Hotspur: Fraser Forster, Sergio Reguilon, Alfie Whiteman

West Ham: Michail Antonio*, Vladimir Coufal, Aaron Cresswell, Lukasz Fabianski, Danny Ings

Wolves: Craig Dawson, Nelson Semedo

* Antonio has not played since breaking his leg in a serious car accident in December. West Ham said in June he would be listed as a free transfer for the purposes of Premier League procedure and his "unique situation" meant no formal decision would be made until the time was "right and appropriate".

Marcus Rashford scored four goals and weighed in with nine goal contributions in total in 17 appearances for Aston Villa last season.

The forward showed glimpses of brilliance in his loan spell at Villa Park and was even preferred over Ollie Watkins in the club's Champions League quarter-final second leg win over Paris St-Germain.

The Midlands club, however, chose not to activate their option to buy Rashford for £40m.

In a statement on Monday, Villa confirmed Rashford would return to parent club Manchester United.

"Marco Asensio, Marcus Rashford and Axel Disasi each joined Villa in February on loan deals until the end of the 2024/25 season," said Villa.

"Everyone at Aston Villa would like to thank each of the players for their efforts and amazing commitment to the club and wish them all the very best for the future."

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Man Utd fans frustrated... Nottingham Forest fans frustrated... Although, Man Utd fans, at least you've signed Matheus Cunha for £62.5m. Forest's business so far amounts to a one-year contract extension for Willy Boly.

Here's a reminder of that Ruben Amorim news conference...

There are, however, obstacles in the way of any move involving Rashford leaving Manchester United.

This is what our chief football news reporter Simon Stone said in May:

The player's camp do not believe current United head coach Ruben Amorim wants to restore the player to his squad, while minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has previously spoken about his frustration at some of the team's highest earners not being on the pitch.

The simple truth is if Rashford sticks to his guns over his wages – and his United contract does not run out until 2028 - very few clubs in the world could afford him.

It means United have to offer an incentive to negotiate a sale, through a reduced fee or offering to pay a portion of his wages or both.

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According to the Athletic's David Ornstein, external, Marcus Rashford is prioritising a move abroad if he is to leave Man Utd this summer.

Ornstein says the Premier League club want to sell the 27-year-old forward, who is also open to another loan move or swap deal if the right opportunity arises.

German publication Sport Bild, external say Bayern Munich are interested in signing him and that Rashford "fits Bayern's profile perfectly".

There was no love lost between Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim and Marcus Rashford before the forward's loan move to Villa Park.

Speaking in January, Amorim suggested he'd rather give a place on the bench to his 63-year-old goalkeeping coach instead of Rashford because of a perceived lack of effort.

Their relationship is likely to need some repair if Rashford is to don the red shirt of United again.

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Marcus Rashford last night officially returned to Manchester United following the conclusion of his short-term loan at Aston Villa.

The 27-year-old forward joined Villa in January after a challenging first half of the season at Old Trafford.

During his time at Villa Park, Rashford made 17 appearances across all competitions, scoring four goals and providing six assists.

United's players return to training on Monday before their first pre-season game against Leeds United in Sweden on Saturday, 19 July.

Rashford has, however, been linked with a permanent move away from Old Trafford, or potentially another loan, while latest reports suggest the England international would prefer to join a foreign club rather than remain in the Premier League.

More to follow.

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Junior Firpo was offered a new deal but couldn’t reach an agreement with Leeds United and is now expected to join Spanish side Real Betis.

Leeds United have confirmed that Junior Firpo has left the club following the end of his contract.

The 28-year-old joined Leeds from Barcelona in the summer of 2021 and has been a key figure on the left side of the pitch ever since. Over four years, Firpo made 119 appearances for the Whites.

Last season, Firpo played 35 games as Leeds won the Championship and secured promotion back to the Premier League. He provided 10 assists and scored four goals, including a memorable strike at Bramall Lane and a final goal in the 6-0 win over Stoke City that confirmed promotion.

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