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West Ham have reportedly beaten Crystal Palace to the signing of 27-year-old centre-back Igor Julio from Brighton, with the former Fiorentina and RB Salzburg player set to join for the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign. Brighton signed Igor Julio for 17 million euros in 2023, and he has played 37 times in the Premier League for his club.
Bournemouth have contacted Sevilla with regard to a move for French centre-back Loic Bade, currently playing in La Liga with Sevilla andandnbsp;Jhon Lucumi, the Colombian centre-back at Serie A club Bologna.andnbsp;Lucumi has been in excellent form since his arrival from Belgian side Genk in 2022 and is valued at around 22 million, whilst Bade has recently made his French national team debut and would likely command a fee in excess of 35 million euros.
Aston Villa are reportedly keen on landing Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson on a season-long loan agreement.
Brentford have been in contact with Bournemouth with regard to the availability of Burkina Faso forward Dango Ouattara, as the 23-year-old player could be allowed to depart the Cherries for a fresh challenge. At times last season, Ouattara looked unplayable, but toward the end of the campaign manager Andoni Iraola dropped the former Lorient man and now his future could lie elsewhere.