Fulham pull away from move for Real Madrid's Garciapublished at 15:05 BST 23 July
15:05 BST 23 July
Nizaar Kinsella Football reporter
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Fulham have started exploring alternatives to Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Garcia.
The 22-year-old was one of the options outlined by Alvaro Arbeloa, who worked with him when interim manager at the La Liga giants as well as in his role in the academy at the Bernabeu.
However, Jose Mourinho is known to rate the striker highly and is keen to keep him in the Spanish capital.
It remains a key position Fulham wish to strengthen having seen Raul Jimenez leave on a free transfer to return to former club Wolves.
Fulham also pulled out of a deal to sign PSV Eindhoven striker Ricardo Pepi towards the end of last season.
Fulham reveal 2026-27 home kitpublished at 12:00 BST 23 July
12:00 BST 23 July
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Fulham have launched their new home kit for the 2026-27 season, which the Whites say is inspired the River Thames next to the stadium.
"Our historic white jersey features a unique pattern woven into the fabric of the shirt, inspired by the movement of the water created within the river beside our Craven Cottage home," said a Fulham club statement on the kit release.
The shirt is accompanied by black shorts and white socks with black and red accent trims, to create a "timeless look".
Ramsdale in, Robinson out? Your Fulham squad tweakspublished at 18:09 BST 22 July
18:09 BST 22 July
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We asked you to pick one player you would like to move on this summer and one realistic target you want Fulham to bring in before the transfer window shuts.
Here are some of your suggestions:
Tim: With Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez gone, we desperately need attacking reinforcements. Alvaro Arbeloa should use his Real Madrid connections to bring in Gonzalo Garcia or Franco Mastantuono. As much as I like Jedi, I'd move on Antonee Robinson while we can still get good money for him and we have a ready-made replacement in Ryan Sessegnon, who looks good to go as a left (wing) back.
Liam: We need a prolific striker, so Zian Flemming or Troy Parrott could be good fits. Rodrigo Muniz is a great guy, but he doesn't score goals. It's probably time to help him move on to a different club.
Rohan: We should buy Aaron Ramsdale. He will not want to play in the Championship and, really, Bernd Leno was poor last season. Ramsdale is a realistic and solid transfer we can make to improve our situation in goal.
Ben: Out: Sander Berge, hopefully to Manchester United for around £40m as rumoured. In: Joao Palhinha, bring him home for hopefully £28-30m with a net gain.
Sid: Joachim Andersen should be let go and we should sign another centre-back like Dan Ballard from Sunderland.
Neil: Joshua Zirkzee would be perfect for us. It would remind me of the type of signing Aleksandar Mitrovic was from Newcastle. I would propose a season-long loan, with an obligation to buy if he scores 15 goals.
'Merci, Fulham' - Diop departspublished at 14:24 BST 22 July
14:24 BST 22 July
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Fulham centre-back Issa Diop has signed a four-year deal to join promoted Ipswich Town after a four-year stint at Craven Cottage.
The 29-year-old, who featured in five of Morocco's matches at this summer's World Cup, joined Fulham from West Ham United in August 2022.
Diop went on to make 96 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring three goals and contributing one assist.
A club statement, external said the defender had "embodied professionalism, commitment and dependability" during his time in SW6.
"I would like to thank everyone at Fulham," Diop said. "I am grateful to have worked alongside such a great group of team-mates, coaches and staff every day.
"I would also like to thank the supporters for all of their backing during my time here - it always meant a lot to me.
"I'm proud of what we achieved and the memories we created, and I hope that Fulham continue to be successful.
Check your World Cup Predictor results - and start playing our new gamepublished at 08:26 BST 22 July
08:26 BST 22 July
Now the dust has settled on the 2026 World Cup, you can officially review your Predictor results for the tournament.
If you played more than four rounds, BBC Sport has done a deep dive into your predictions, tournament performance and compared you to other players.
Don't worry, though, Predictor isn't stopping at international tournaments! Pre-season has kicked off and there are plenty of friendlies and European qualifiers to keep us occupied before the new season gets under way.
So how do you fancy your chances of correctly predicting the scores for our six selected matches every week?
BBC Sport has launched a new weekly Predictor game to cover the 2026-27 season, allowing users to pick what they think will be the result from six fixtures from across the leagues.
There will usually be a Friday deadline and the game will also feature streaks, so make sure to build it into your weekly football habits.
If you're wondering how to play, here are a few easy steps:
Click on the link above to take you to the selections page.
For every match, you either choose a winning team or select a draw - once your prediction has been submitted you won't be able to change it, so be sure to pick carefully.
Then wait for the results to roll in to see how you have done.
Share your results with your friends and family.
Every consecutive round you play adds one to your streak, but if you miss a round then your streak will reset to zero.
Are transfer fees actually bigger now?published at 08:04 BST 22 July
08:04 BST 22 July
Mohamed Moallim BBC Sport Journalist
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The Premier League's financial landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade. Since 2016 total summer transfer spending has risen from £1.16bn to a record £3.19bn in 2025 – an increase of almost 175%.
On the surface, that suggests transfer figures are continuing to accelerate. Headline fees, though, tell only part of the story.
Research by Kieran Maguire and colleagues at the University of Liverpool suggests some of the Premier League's earlier record signings represented even greater investments when measured against clubs' buying power at the time.
Using Premier League broadcasting revenues as an index, Alan Shearer's £15m move from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United in 1996 remains the league's biggest transfer relative to clubs' spending power. Rio Ferdinand's £29.1m move to Manchester United in 2002 and Juan Sebastian Veron's £28.1m arrival at Old Trafford in 2001 also rank above any of this summer's blockbuster deals.
The same model suggests Trevor Francis' £1m move from Birmingham City to Forest in 1979 – English football's first £1m transfer – would equate to about £173m in today's market.
That does not mean the fees paid for Morgan Rogers, Elliot Anderson and Sandro Tonali were modest. Rather, it reflects how dramatically Premier League revenues have grown, allowing clubs to spend sums that would once have been unimaginable.
When Jack Grealish became Britain's first £100m footballer when joining City from Villa in 2021, the transfer marked another turning point in the evolution of the market.
Only five years later, nine-figure deals are no longer viewed as extraordinary. They have become a familiar feature of Premier League transfer windows.
The next milestone may not be far away.
While no Premier League club has yet paid £200m for a player, football's financial ceiling continues to rise and the first transfer of that magnitude no longer feels beyond the realms of possibility.
Nelson attracting overseas interestpublished at 16:23 BST 21 July
16:23 BST 21 July
Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson is attracting interest from a number of overseas clubs with Benfica and Valencia among those monitoring his situation.
Nelson, 26, can leave the Emirates Stadium this summer with the attacker set to become a free agent at the end of next season.
He is understood to have turned down some Premier League interest, but is open to a move abroad this summer.
A move to Portuguese side Benfica could see Nelson reunited with their newly appointed manager Marco Silva, who has previously worked with him at Fulham.
Intriguingly, Fulham are among the English-based clubs interested in Nelson, which could see Silva go head-to-head for the winger's services just weeks after leaving Craven Cottage.
Nelson spent last season on loan at Brentford but has reported back for pre-season training with Arsenal.
Fulham announce ClickHouse as new front of shirt sponsorpublished at 11:32 BST 21 July
11:32 BST 21 July
Fulham have announced ClickHouse as their new front of shirt sponsor ahead of the home kit launch on Thursday, 23 July.
The global technology company, which specialises in real-time analytics, data infrastructure and AI applications, have agreed a multi-year partnership with the club.
Their branding will appear on the home, away and third kit for the 2026-27 season and around Craven Cottage.
Fulham's chief revenue officer, Jon Don-Carolis said: "ClickHouse is an ambitious, fast-growing technology company and as Fulham continues to invest in its long-term future, both on and off the pitch, this partnership reflects our shared commitment to innovation, progression and building meaningful connections with supporters around the world."
'Gentleman' Keegan will always be 'loved at Craven Cottage'published at 08:25 BST 21 July
08:25 BST 21 July
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We asked for your memories of former Fulham boss Kevin Keegan, who passed away on Monday at the age of 75.
Here are some of your comments:
John: Such sad news. He'll always be a true footballing great on the world stage and loved at Craven Cottage too. RIP.
Jeremy: In the early 2000s, Fulham went to Leigh in the FA Cup. Fulham had about 30 fans on coaches with the team. I live in Wigan, and was the only Fulham fan on the terrace. Fulham win 2-0 and at full-time Kevin Keegan and Chris Coleman come over to me, and say hello. They then signed programs for some Leigh fans, and a child's Leigh shirt. Two gentlemen.
David: He was brilliant at Fulham. I'm sure he initially was director of football and when we didn't get promoted he stepped in, and voila we got promoted.
Hugsfrommugs: So sad. I adored him as a kid. Didn't realise that was actually love until now.
Why are Premier League transfer fees soaring?published at 07:45 BST 21 July
07:45 BST 21 July
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Thirty-four years ago a £13m transfer caused national outrage in Italy.
When AC Milan signed Gianluigi Lentini from Torino in 1992 for a then world record fee, newspapers called the deal "obscene", while the Vatican's official newspaper described it as "an offence against the dignity of work".
Today that fee would barely register among the Premier League's biggest transfers.
These are not the only major deals. Tottenham also agreed an £85m move for West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes, Barcelona paid £69m to sign Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United, and Manchester United spent £50m on Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos.
It is the first transfer window in Premier League history to produce three £100m-plus signings - and there are still weeks to go before deadline day on 1 September.
During the 2025 summer window English top-flight clubs spent a record £3bn.
So why are transfer fees continuing to climb? Why are clubs paying record sums for players already playing in England? And why are more clubs willing to sell some of their biggest stars?
'Keegan would make you think you were the best player in the world'published at 19:02 BST 20 July
19:02 BST 20 July
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Former Fulham defender Rufus Brevett says the late Kevin Keegan made his players "feel a million dollars".
Brevett was signed by Keegan midway through his two-year spell as Cottagers boss in 1998, and the pair helped the club win the second division and clinch promotion to the Premier league.
"It's a massive, massive shock. I was absolutely devastated," Brevett told BBC Radio London on the news Keegan has died aged 75.
"He signed me for Fulham. I was at Queens Park Rangers and had just been relegated to the second division.
"Anyone who knew Kevin Keegan, he was very very passionate and he was a winner. When he rang me to try and sign me I literally turned round on the motorway and drove to Craven Cottage to meet him.
"Straight away I thought, 'I want to play for this guy'."
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"He would make you feel a million dollars and make you think you were the best player in the world," Brevett added.
"He used to tell me, 'you're the best left-back in this league and the league above - go out there and show it.'
"I would go out onto the grass with my chest out, thinking I was absolutely the best player in the world. He had the aura about him. He was someone you didn't want to let down.
"He was an incredible football player but as a manager, he's definitely up there - he was fantastic."
Former Fulham manager Keegan dies aged 75published at 16:26 BST 20 July
16:26 BST 20 July
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Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan has died at the age of 75, seven weeks after he revealed he had been diagnosed with stage four cancer.
One of English football's most decorated players, Keegan enjoyed spells at Scunthorpe United, Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton and Newcastle during an illustrious playing careeer.
The two-time winner of the Ballon d'Or later went on to manage Newcastle, Fulham, England and Manchester City.
What are your favourite memories of Keegan? Were you fortunate enough to meet him during his time at Craven Cottage?
'Mentality gives you the best chance of winning' - Arbeloa published at 14:51 BST 15 July
14:51 BST 15 July
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Fulham's new head coach, Alvaro Arbeloa, has given his first interview since joining the west London side.
Arbeloa, who previously spent five months in charge of Real Madrid, has spoken of how "happy and really proud" he is to have made the move to Craven Cottage.
"When I spoke with the owners and people at the club, I felt ambition, honesty and real desire to improve. This club has everything it needs to make the next step so I'm ready to work and make it happen," the Spaniard said.
On the club's transfer strategy, Arbeloa added: "If we want to be ambitious we need to sign players who can improve the squad. We lost some good players from last season so we need to replace them. We need to bring in quality players, the sooner they arrive is important because we have the first game in six weeks.
"Fulham is one of the oldest English football clubs, I want to respect that history and try to write the next chapter.
"I want a team with a clear identity. I want to see a team that plays with courage and personality. We want to be an offensive team, brave with the ball and aggressive when we lose it and ready to attack. We need to show that passion and ambition every game and show everything that we have.
"At Real Madrid I learnt winning is about a standard that you set every day, it's about mentality, self-demand, hard work and discipline. Mentality gives you the best chance of winning.
Looking ahead to the new season, the new boss said: "I think the Premier League is the best League in the world, I enjoyed it as a player so I'm looking forward to this new chapter as a coach.
"I want to build something special, a supporter can be proud of, if they are proud of me I think I will be successful."
When the World Cup finishes, the football continues on BBC Sportpublished at 07:13 BST 14 July
07:13 BST 14 July
When the World Cup ends, regardless of who wins, we'll still have loads of great content every day as we build up to the new Premier League season.
We're already working on some exciting new things for 2026-27.
As well as all the fallout and reaction to the tournament, we'll quickly shift back towards club football, with pre-season coverage and all the latest transfer gossip and stories.
BBC Sport and teams across BBC Nations and Regions cover all 20 Premier League sides and we have dedicated club reporters, who will be travelling to bring you behind-the-scenes insights from pre-season tours.
We'll also have live pages for selected pre-season matches, as well as in-depth features and storytelling, giving you the latest updates before the new campaign.
Once the World Cup ends, some of the standout players will be hot property in the transfer market, with top clubs chasing their signatures.
We'll also have our daily transfer gossip column, wrapping up all the rumours from across the football world.
For fans of World Cup Predictor, a new weekly game will be launching immediately after the tournament, with five fixtures a week to predict the outcomes of. You'll be able to build up your streaks and share your results with friends and family.
Our quizzes will also continue to be available to play so you can test your knowledge of the beautiful game.
Our new Shorts tab in the BBC Sport app will be the home of sport videos with content throughout the week from your club, including explainers, pundit analysis, interviews and behind-the-scenes content. We'll also be starting to include more reaction from fans so you can see the latest hot takes and debate the biggest talking points from your club.
Live pages are going to get bigger and better with more interactive elements, more conversation and improved functionality. They'll have BBC Radio 5 Live audio commentaries for the Premier League and Champions League, as well as live video for FA Cup.
Remember, the best way to get all of this content is to download the BBC Sport app and follow your favourite teams and sports using the My Sport tab.
Once you've set this up, you'll have quick access to those pages at the top of your Home tab and we'll be able to serve you better, more personalised, experiences in future.
And when following your Premier League team, from the start of the 2026-27 season you'll also get Live Notifications, which give you score updates directly on your phone's lock screen during a match.
Gossip: Fulham agree deal for 16-year-old winger Renniepublished at 08:27 BST 13 July
08:27 BST 13 July
Fulham have agreed to sign Celtic winger Erskine Rennie, 16, with the Scottish academy product set to cost £100,000 in compensation. (Sky Sports), external
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