Transfer window – every deal from Europe’s top five leaguesThe Rumour Mill: Rakitic to Manchester United?And feel free to email Tom or tweet @tomdaviesE17 12.57pm GMT
Into Ligue 1, and a sizeable deal reported from Lyon, who have signed the defensive midfielder Bruno Guimarães for €20m. AP reports that the 22-year-old Guimares has joined from the Brazilian club Athletico Paranaense until June 2024. 12.47pm GMT
A couple of nuggets of
Football League news: Cardiff have signed the Bournemouth defender Brad Smith on loan for the rest of the season. The
Australian international has been on loan at the MLS club Seattle since March. And Scunthorpe have sacked their manager, Paul Hurst, as the Iron flounder in the bottom half of League Two. What’s happened with Hurst? His Shrewsbury side of a couple of years ago were really highly regarded, but since his ill-fated Ipswich move nothing’s really worked for him.