Dean Huijsen’s £50m move to Real Madrid was agreed and confirmed before the campaign had even concluded, with another key defender in Milos Kerkez completing a £40m switch to Liverpool last month.

Their long-serving head coach Thomas Frank has departed for Tottenham after seven years in charge, while star forward Bryan ...

Philip Billing and Romain Faivre were on target as the Cherries began their pre-season with a 2-1 victory over Black Knight FC stablemate.

The Premier League side came away 2-1 winners in a behind closed doors friendly match against David Gray’s men.