Bournemouth pushing for Lille’s Bafodé Diakité to replace PSG-bound Illia Zabarnyi

  • Zabarnyi poised to leave for Paris in £61m deal

  • West Ham expected to sign Leicester’s Hermansen

Bournemouth are pushing to sign the Lille centre-back Bafodé Diakité as a replacement for Illia Zabarnyi, who is poised to join Paris Saint-Germain. Zabarnyi is expected to join PSG in a deal worth almost €70m (£61m), with talks over add-ons ongoing.

Zabarnyi’s anticipated departure would mean Bournemouth will have generated more than £150m this summer, with fellow defenders Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen joining Liverpool and Real Madrid respectively.

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Barcelona ditch Marc-André ter Stegen as captain over medical dispute

  • Club’s financial plans hit by feud over injury status

  • Ronald Araújo to step up from vice-captain

Barcelona stripped Marc-André ter Stegen of the captaincy on Thursday as a feud escalated between the Germany goalkeeper and the club over his injury status amid attempts to register signings.

The defending La Liga champions signed the 24-year-old goalkeeper Joan García from cross-city rivals Espanyol last month, with the club probably expecting to sell Ter Stegen, 33, to make space in their wage bill for García and the Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford.

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‘Palestinian Pelé’ killed in Israeli attack in southern Gaza

Palestine Football Association says Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, died during attack on people waiting for humanitarian aid

A footballer known as the “Palestinian Pelé” has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza, according to the Palestine Football Association (PFA).

Suleiman al-Obeid was killed on Wednesday when Israeli forces attacked civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, the PFA said.

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Transfers – August 2025

Check out the significant signings and departures in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, EFL and Women’s Super League.

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