There has been plenty of transfer activity in the Championship in recent weeks. Despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the club’s finances and transfer restrictions imposed on them by the English Football League, Hull City have managed to freshen up their first team squad.
Three new faces have come through the door in Reda Laalaoui, Dillon Phillips and Semi Ajayi. The trio have travelled with the rest of the Tigers squad to Turkey for a warm-weather training camp as they continue their preparations for the 2025/26 season.
Derby County have been particularly active in the market, capturing four new players, while former Rams striker Emil Riis has switched allegiances, moving from Preston to Bristol City.
Birmingham City have made a notable acquisition, securing Tommy Doyle on loan from Wolves. They’ve also bolstered their ranks with the additions of Demarai Gray and Celtic star Kyogo Furuhashi.
Meanwhile, other clubs have also been making significant strides in the transfer market. Centre-back Nat Phillips has made a switch from Liverpool to West Bromwich Albion, following a loan spell at Derby County last season. The 28-year-old, who had a year remaining on his reported £65,000-a-week contract at Anfield, is understood to have cost an initial £1 million, potentially rising to £3m, reports Derbyshire Live.
Preston North End have secured the services of striker Daniel Jebbison on loan from Bournemouth, hoping to reignite his career. He was highly sought after for a loan move at this level last summer after joining Bournemouth from Sheffield United, but then saw limited action during a half-season stint with Watford.
Blackburn Rovers have snapped up former Leicester midfielder Sidnei Tavares from Portuguese side Moreirense, and new Bristol City manager Gerard Struber has recruited Plymouth Argyle midfielder Adam Randell.
Stoke City have so far welcomed winger Sorba Thomas, a one-time City target, from Huddersfield Town and agreed a new contract with Emre Tezgel. They’ve also bolstered their squad with the addition of Manchester City and former West Ham striker Divin Mubama.
Meanwhile, Southampton have made the most significant expenditure of the summer thus far, splashing out £7m on American forward Damion Downs. Here’s a rundown of all the transfers in the division this summer.
Championship transfers summer 2025
Birmingham City
Incoming: Taylor Gardner-Hickman (midfielder, Bristol City, £1.5m), Phil Neumann (centre-half, Hannover 96, free), Alfons Sampsted (right-back, undisclosed), Demarai Gray (winger, Al-Ettifaq, undisclosed), Bright Osayi-Samuel (right-back, Fenerbahce, free), James Beadle (goalkeeper, Brighton, loan), Tommy Doyle (midfielder, Wolves, loan), Bright Osayi Samuel (full-back, Fenerbache, free), Kyogo Furuhashi (striker, Rennes, undisclosed), Kanya Fujimoto (midfielder, Gil Vincente, free).
Outgoing: Grant Hanley (centre-half, released), Lee Myung-Jae (left-back, Daejeon Hana Citizen, free), Lukas Jutkiewicz (striker, retired), Romelle Donovan (winger, Brentford, £3.6m), Ayumu Yokoyama (forward, Genk, undisclosed), Brandon Khela (midfielder, Peterborough, undisclosed).
Blackburn Rovers
Incoming: Dion de Neve (winger, KV Kortrijk, £600,000), Sidnei Tavares (central midfielder, Moreirense, £1.7m), Ryan Alebiosu (KV Kortrijk, undisclosed).
Out: Joe Rankin-Costello (Charlton, undisclosed) Dilan Markanday (winger, Chesterfield, free), Jack Vale (forward, released), Zak Gilsenan (midfielder, Grimsby Town, free), Tom Bloxham (winger, released), Danny Batth (centre back, Derby County, free), Andi Weimann (forward, Derby County, free).
Bristol City
In: Yu Hirakawa (forward, Machida Zelvia, undisclosed), Adam Randell (central midfielder, Plymouth Argyle, undisclosed), Joe Lumley (goalkeeper, Southampton, free), Emil Riis (forward, Preston North End, free).
Out: Taylor Gardner-Hickman (midfielder, Birmingham City, £1.5m), Seb Palmer-Houlden (forward, Gillingham, undisclosed), Stefan Bajic (goalkeeper, released), Kal Naismith (utility, Luton Town, free), Ayman Benarous (midfielder, Plymouth, free), Nahki Wells (striker, Luton, free).
Charlton Athletic
In: Sonny Carey (midfielder, Blackpool, free), Thomas Kaminski (goalkeeper, Luton Town, undisclosed), Isaac Olaofe (forward, Stockport County, undisclosed), Amari’i Bell (left-back, Luton Town, free), Reece Burke (defender, Luton, undisclosed), Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers, undisclosed)
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).
Coventry City
In: Miguel Angel Brau (left-back, Granada, free), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (right-back, Aston Villa, £3.5m).
Out: Jamie Paterson (forward, Plymouth Argyle, free), Jack Burroughs (right-back, Northampton Town, free), Fabio Tavares (forward, Burton Albion, free), Ryan Howley (midfielder, Bristol Rovers, free).
Derby County
In: Carlton Morris (forward, Luton Town, undisclosed), Danny Batth (centre-back, Blackburn Rovers, free), Richard O’Donnell (goalkeeper, Blackpool, free), Andreas Weimann (forward, Blackburn Rovers, free).
Out: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (winger, MK Dons, free), Tom Barkhuizen (forward, released), Sonny Bradley (centre-half, Lincoln, free), Tyrese Fornah (midfielder, released), Jeff Hendrick (midfielder, released), Rohan Luthra (goalkeeper, released), Erik Pieters (defender, released), Kemar Roofe (forward, released), Conor Washington (striker, released).
Hull City
In: Gustavo Puerta (midfielder, Bayer Leverkusen, £3m), Reda Laalaoui (central midfielder, FUS Rabat, £200,000), Semi Ajayi (centre-half, West Bromwich Albion, free), Dillon Phillips (goalkeeper, Rotherham, free).
Out: Xavier Simons (central midfielder, Bolton Wanderers, £300,000), Brandon Fleming (left-back, released), Callum Jones (midfielder, released), Nordin Amrabat (winger, Wydad Casablanca, free), Dogukan Sinik (winger, released), Timothee Lo-Tutala (goalkeeper, Doncaster Rovers, loan), Andy Smith (centre-back, Gillingham, undisclosed), Matty Jacob (defender, Reading, loan).
Ipswich Town
In: None
Out: Massimo Luongo (midfielder, released), Marcus Harness (midfielder, Huddersfield Town, free), Liam Delap (striker, Chelsea, £30m), Cameron Burgess (centre-half, Swansea City, free), Axel Tuanzebe (centre-half, Burnley, free).
Leicester City
In: None
Out: Daniel Iversen (goalkeeper, Preston North End, free), Danny Ward (goalkeeper, Wrexham, free), Jamie Vardy (striaker, released), Deniche Hill (winger, released), Arjan Raikhy (midfielder, released).
Middlesbrough
In: None
Out: Jonny Howson (midfielder, released), Anfernee Dijksteel (right-back, released), Zach Hemming (goalkeeper, Chesterfield, undisclosed).
Millwall
In: Max Crocombe (goalkeeper, Burton Albion, free), Josh Coburn (forward, Middlesbrough, £5m).
Out: Zian Flemming (attacking midfielder, Burnley, £7m), Shaun Hutchinson (centre back, released), Murray Wallace (centre back, free, Huddersfield Town), Duncan Watmore (winger, released), George Saville (midfielder, Luton Town, free), Liam Roberts (goalkeeper, Northampton Town, free), George Honeyman (midfielder, Blackpool, free), Aaron Connolly (striker, Leyton Orient, free).
Norwich City
In: Jacob Wright (defensive midfielder, Manchester City, £2.3m), Dan Grimshaw (goalkeeper, Plymouth Argyle, £600,000), Harry Darling (centre-half, Swansea CIty, free), Louie Moulden (goalkeeper, Crystal Palace, free), Jakov Medic (centre-half, Ajax, undisclosed), Vladan Kovacevic (goalkeeper, Sporting Libson, undisclosed), Mathias Kvistgaarden (striker, Brondby, £6.9m).
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: Brian de Keersmaecker (midfielder, Heracles Almelo, undisclosed), Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town, undisclosed)
Out: Josh McEachran (midfielder, Bristol Rovers, free), Joe Bennett (left-back, released, Max Woltman (forward, released), Ruben Rodrigues (midfielder, Vitoria, undisclosed), Stuart Findlay (centre-back, Hearts, loan), Idris El Mizouni (midfielder, Leyton Orient, undisclosed), Will Goodwin (striker, Colchester, loan).
Portsmouth
In: Adrian Segecic (winger, Sydney, undisclosed).
Out: Cohen Bramall (left-back, released), Tom Lowery (centre midfielder, released), Alexander Milošević (centre-half, released), Anthony Scully (striker, released), Kusini Yengi (striker, Aberdeen, free), Christian Saydee (forward, Wigan Athletic, undisclosed), Ryley Towler (defender, Lincoln, undisclosed).
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), Daniel Jebbison (striker, Bournemouth, loan),Odel Offiah (defender, Brighton, above £1m).
Out: Emil Riis (striker, Bristol City, free), Freddie Woodman (goalkeeper, Liverpool, free), Kian Best (defender, released), Kian Taylor (defender/midfielder, released), Patrick Bauer (centre back, released), Ryan Ledson (centre midfielder, Huddersfield Town, free), Layton Stewart (forward, FC Thun, free), Theo Mawene (midfielder, Brentford, undisclosed), Jack Whatmough [defender, Huddersfield, undisclosed).
Queens Park Rangers
In: Karamoko Dembele (attacking midfielder, Stade Brestois, undisclosed), Kealey Adamson (right-back, Macarthur, undisclosed), Kwame Poku (winger, Peterborough, undisclosed), Jaylan Pearman (midfielder, Perth Glory, undisclosed), Amadou Mbengue (centre-back, Reading, undisclosed).
Out: Kenneth Paal (left-back, released), Harry Murphy (midfielder, released), Murphy Cooper (goalkeeper, Barnsley, loan).
Sheffield United
In: Ehije Ukaki (centre-half, KV Kortrijk, undisclosed), Tyler Bindon (defender, Nottingham Forest, loan).
Out: Harry Boyes (left-back, released), Vinicius Souza (midfielder, Wolfsburg, undisclosed).
Sheffield Wednesday
In: None
Out: Anthony Musaba (Samsunspor, undisclosed fee), 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, Pendikspor, free), Sam Reed (left-back, Altrincham, free), Joey Phuthi (winger, Eastbourne Borough, free).
Southampton
In: Joshua Quarshie (defender, Hoffenheim, undisclosed), Damion Downs (striker, FC Koln, £7m).
Out: Sam Amo-Ameyaw (midfielder, Strasbourg, undisclosed), Adil Mohamed (goalkeeper, Al-Nasr, undisclosed), Derrick Abu (defender, Valenciennes, free), Adam Lallana (midfielder, retired), Joe Lumley (goalkeeper, Bristol City, free), Lewis Payne (defender, released), Kyle Walker-Peters (right-back, released), Paul Onuachu (forward, Trabzonspor, undisclosed), Kamaldeen Sulemana (midfielder, Atlanta, undisclosed), Juan Larious (defender, Cultural Leonesa, loan), Ollie Wright (goalkeeper, Southampton, loan).
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Stoke City
In: Sorba Thomas (winger, Huddersfield Town, undisclosed), Maksym Talovierov (defender, Plymouth, undisclosed), Divin Mubama (striker, Man City, loan), Aaron Cresswell (West Ham, free)
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), Niall Ennis (forward, Blackpool, free).
Swansea City
In: Zeidane Inoussa (winger, BK Hacken, undisclosed), Bobby Wales (forward, Kilmarnock, compensation), Ricardo Santos (centre-half, Bolton Wanderers, free), Cameron Burgess (centre-half, Ipswich Town, free), Ethan Galbraith (midfielder, Leyton Orient, undisclosed).
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), Harry Darling (centre-half, Norwich City, free), Mykola Kukharevych (striker, Slovia Bratislava, undisclosed).
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), James Abankwah (centre-half, Udinese, loan), Vivaldo Semedo (striker, Udinese, undisclosed).
Out: Angelo Ogbonna (centre-half, released), Aidan Coyne (centre-half, released), Luigi Gaspar (defensive midfielder, released), Francisco Sierralta (centre-half, Auxerre, £1.5m), Michael Adu-Poku (winger, Barrow, loan), Myles Roberts (goalkeeper, Walsall, loan).
West Bromwich Albion
In: Nat Phillips (centre-half, Liverpool, £3m), Jack Bray (forward, Harrogate Town, undisclosed), Aune Heggebo (striker, SK Brann, undisclosed).
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), Reyes Cleary (forward, Barnsley, undisclosed).
Wrexham
In: Ryan Hardie (forward, Plymouth Argyle, £700,000), Danny Ward (goalkeeper, Leicester City, free).
Outs: Steven Fletcher (striker, released), Mark Howard (goalkeeper, released), Josh Adam (centre midfielder, released), Jordan Davies (centre midfielder, released), Brad Foster (goalkeeper, Ross County, free), Sam Dalby (striker, Bolton Wanderers, free), Will Boyle (centre-half, Shrewsbury Town, free), Luke McNicholas (goalkeeper, Forest Green Rovers, undisclosed), Paul Mullin (forward, Wigan Athletic, loan).
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