Hull City snapped up their first signing since the arrival of Sergej Jakirovic on Thursday when Reda Laalaoui arrived on a long-term deal from Fath Union Sport in Morocco. That was followed on Monday evening with the addition of goalkeeper Dillon Phillips on a two-year deal after picking up the free agent.
The Tigers are keen to get as much business done early in the window as possible, but they’re not the only ones already action in the transfer market.
As host of their rivals have concluded early deals with around half already getting busy in the early weeks of the summer, but things will hot up as we get closer to the start of pre-season and beyond.
Here’s a look at the movers and shakers across the Championship so far…
Birmingham City
In: Taylor Gardner-Hickman (midfielder, Bristol City, £1.5m), Phil Neumann (defender, Hannover 96, free)
Out: Grant Hanley (centre-half, released), Lee Myung-Jae (left-back, released), Lukas Jutkiewicz (striker, retired)
Blackburn Rovers
In: Dion de Neve (KV Kortrijk, undisclosed)
Out: Dilan Markanday (winger, released), Jack Vale (forward, released), Zak Gilsenan (midfielder, released), Tom Bloxham (winger, released)
Contracts offered: Tyrhys Dolan (winger), Danny Batth (centre back), Andi Weimann (forward)
Option exercised: Ryan Hedges (winger)
Bristol City
In: Yu Hirakawa (forward, Machida Zelvia, undisclosed)
Out: Taylor Gardner-Hickman (midfielder, Birmingham City, £1.5m), Seb Palmer-Houlden (forward, Gillingham, undisclosed), Stefan Bajic (goalkeeper, released), Ayman Benarous (midfielder, released), Kal Naismith (defender, Luton Town)
In talks: Nahki Wells (striker), Lewis Thomas (goalkeeper)
Charlton Athletic
In: Sonny Carey (midfielder, Blackpool, free)
Out: Thierry Small (left-back, Preston North End, free), Cheks Aneke (forward, released), Dean Bouzanis (goalkeeper, released), Aaron Henry (midfielder, released), Tennai Watson (wing-back, released)
Role change: Danny Hylton (now coach)
Coventry City
In:
Out: Jamie Paterson (forward, Plymouth Argyle, free), Jack Burroughs (right-back, Northampton Town, free), Fabio Tavares (forward, Burton Albion, free), Ryan Howley (midfielder, released)
Options exercised: Jamie Allen (midfielder), Luke Bell (goalkeeper)
Derby County
In:
Out: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (winger, MK Dons, free), Tom Barkhuizen (forward, released), Sonny Bradley (centre-half, released), Tyrese Fornah (midfielder, released), Jeff Hendrick (midfielder, released), Rohan Luthra (goalkeeper, released), Erik Pieters (defender, released), Kemar Roofe (forward, released), Conor Washington (striker, released)
In talks: Craig Forsyth (defender), Liam Thompson (centre midfielder)
Hull City
In: Gustavo Puerta (midfielder, Bayer Leverkusen, £3m), Reda Laalaoui (midfielder, Fath Union Sport,m undisclosed), Dillon Phillips (goalkeeper, free)
Out: Xavier Simons (midfielder, Bolton Wanderers, undisclosed),
Released: Brandon Fleming (left-back, released), Callum Jones (midfielder, released), Nordin Amrabat (winger, Wydad Casablanca, free), Dogukan Sinik (winger, released), Timothee Lo-Tutala (goalkeeper, loan)
Option exercised: Joao Pedro (striker)
Ipswich Town
In:
Out: Massimo Luongo (midfielder, released), Marcus Harness (midfielder, released)
Option exercised: Elkan Baggott (defender)
Contracts offered: Axel Tuanzebe (defender), Cameron Burgess (defender)
Leicester City
In:
Out: Daniel Iversen (goalkeeper, Preston North End, free), Danny Ward (goalkeeper, released), Jamie Vardy (striker, released), Deniche Hill (winger, released), Arjan Raikhy (midfielder, released)
Middlesbrough
In:
Out: Jonny Howson (midfielder, released), Anfernee Dijksteel (right-back, released)
Millwall
In:
Out: Zian Flemming (attacking midfielder, Burnley, £7m), Shaun Hutchinson (centre back, released), Murray Wallace (centre back, released), Duncan Watmore (winger, released), Aaron Connolly (winger, released), George Saville (midfielder, Luton Town, free)
In talksGeorge Honeyman (midfielder), Danny McNamara (right back), Liam Roberts (goalkeeper), George Evans (defender)
Options exercised: Billy Mitchell (midfielder), Joe Bryan (left back), Wes Harding (right back)
Norwich City
In: Jacob Wright (defensive midfielder, Manchester City, £2.3m), Dan Grimshaw (goalkeeper, Plymouth Argyle, £600,000)
Out: Jonathan Rowe (winger, Marseille, £14m), Angus Gunn (goalkeeper, released), Onel Hernández (winger, released), Jacob Sørensen (centre midfielder, released), Jonathan Tomkinson (centre back, released), Archie Mair (goalkeeper, released), Lewis Shipley (centre back, released)
Oxford United
In:
Out: Josh McEachran (midfielder, released), Joe Bennett (left-back, released, Max Woltman (forward, released)
Portsmouth
In:
Out: Cohen Bramall (left-back, released), Tom Lowery (centre midfielder, released), Alexander Milošević (centre-half, released), Anthony Scully (striker, released), Kusini Yengi (striker, released)
Preston North End
In: Daniel Iversen (goalkeeper, Leicester City, free), Jordan Thompson (midfielder, Stoke City, free), Pol Valentin (right-back, Sheffield Wednesday, free), Thierry Small (left-back, Charlton Athletic, free)
Out: Emil Riis (striker, released), Freddie Woodman (goalkeeper, released), Kian Best (defender, released), Kian Taylor (defender/midfielder, released), Patrick Bauer (centre back, released), Ryan Ledson (centre midfielder, Huddersfield Town, free), Leyton Stewart (forward, FC Thun, free)
Contracts offered: Ched Evans (striker, coaching role), Josh Seary (right back), Kacper Pasiek (left wing back)
Contract extended: Robbie Brady (left midfield/defence)
Queens Park Rangers
In:
Out: Kenneth Paal (left-back, released), Harry Murphy (midfielder, released)
In talks: Jimmy Dunne (defender), Morgan Fox (defender), Jack Colback (midfielder), Lucas Andersen (winger)
Sheffield United
In:
Out: Harry Boyes (left-back, released)
In talks: Rhian Brewster (striker)
Option triggered: Jack Robinson (defender)
Sheffield Wednesday
In:
Out: Stuart Armstrong (centre midfielder, released), Ben Hamer (goalkeeper, released), Ryo Hatsuse (left back, released), Michael Ihiekwe (centre back, Blackpool, free), Marvin Johnson (winger, released), Pol Valentin (right back, Preston North End, free), Mallik Wilks (winger, released), Sam Reed (left-back, Altrincham, free)
Contracts offered: Barry Bannan (centre midfielder), Akin Famewo (centre back), Callum Paterson (midfield/attack)
Options exercised: Anthony Musaba (winger), Michael Smith (centre forward), Josh Windass (forward)
Southampton
In: Joshua Quarshie (defender, Hoffenheim, undisclosed)
Out: Sam Amo-Ameyaw (midfielder, Strasbourg, undisclosed), Derrick Abu (defender, released), Adam Lallana (midfielder, released), Joe Lumley (goalkeeper, released), Lewis Payne (defender, released), Kyle Walker-Peters (right-back, released)
Stoke City
In: Sorba Thomas (winger, Huddersfield Town, undisclosed)
Out: Jordan Thompson (centre midfielder, Preston North End, free), Lynden Gooch (full back/winger, released), Michael Rose (centre back, released), Enda Stevens (left-back, released)
Contract offered: Emre Tezgel (striker)
Option exercised: Lewis Baker (centre midfielder)
Swansea City
In: Zeidane Inoussa (winger, BK Hacken, undisclosed), Bobby Wales (forward, Kilmarnock, compensation), Ricardo Santos (centre-half, Bolton Wanderers, free)
Out: Joe Allen (centre midfielder, retired), Kyle Naughton (right-back, released), Cyrus Christie (right-back, released), Kristian Pedersen (left-back, released), Jon McLaughlin (goalkeeper, released), Maliq Cadogan (winger, released)
Contract offered: Harry Darling (centre-half)
Option exercised: Cameron Congreve (midfielder)
Watford
In: Nathan Baxter (goalkeeper, Bolton Wanderers, free), Marc Bola (left-back, Samsunspor, free), Hector Kyprianou (defensive midfielder, Peterborough United, free)
Out: Angelo Ogbonna (centre-half, released), Aidan Coyne (centre-half, released), Luigi Gaspar (defensive midfielder, released)
West Bromwich Albion
In:
Out: Semi Ajayi (centre-half, released), Grady Diangana (winger, released), John Swift (midfielder, released), Reece Hall (right-back, released), Fenton Heard (attacking midfielder, released), Josh Shaw (left-back, released)
Wrexham
In: Steven Fletcher (striker, released), Mark Howard (goalkeeper, released), Josh Adam (centre midfielder, released), Jordan Davies (centre midfielder, released), Brad Foster (goalkeeper, released), Sam Dalby (striker, Bolton Wanderers, free)
Out: Sam Dalby (forward, Bolton Wanderers, free)
Contract offered: Callum Edwards (right winger)
Option exercised: Aaron James (centre-half)
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