Transfer news and rumours today: Daisuke Yokota to Rangers, Freddie Potts departs West Ham

Rangers person reportedly reached a afloat statement for the signing of Hannover attacker Daisuke Yokota.

The Gers commenced their 2026-27 Scottish Premiership run with an uninspiring 1-1 gully astatine the basal of Dundee United connected the weekend, erstwhile Derek McInnes's broadside failed to impress.

The Glasgow-based nine person already made a fig of eye-catching signings this summer, including 1 of a South Africa international who travelled with Bafana Bafana for the World Cup.

Rangers person a large occupation connected their hands this word to drawback up with fierce rivals Celtic who won the Premiership past campaign, arsenic good arsenic keeping Hearts astatine bay aft they came truthful adjacent to a historical rubric victory.

According to German transportation specializer Florian Plettenberg, Rangers are closing successful connected the imperishable signing of Hannover leader Yokota, who provided 9 extremity contributions successful 30 Bundesliga 2 appearances past season.

The study claims that the Gers person reached a afloat statement for the talents of the 26-year-old, with the Scottish giants acceptable to wage an archetypal £3m positive add-ons successful a woody which besides contains a sell-on clause.

It is understood that Yokota is acceptable to alert retired to Scotland connected Tuesday (August 4) to implicit a afloat aesculapian and yet enactment pen to insubstantial connected a semipermanent declaration astatine the location of Rangers this summer.

West Ham corroborate Potts exit

Moving South of the border, West Ham United are preparing for a run successful the Championship for the archetypal clip successful 15 years aft placing 18th successful the Premier League past campaign.

It has present been confirmed that the Hammers are waving goodbye to midfielder Freddie Potts, who has decided to depart the East Londoners up of their gruelling twelvemonth successful England's 2nd tier.

The 22-year-old has secured a power to Belgian broadside Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee, with the Belgian Pro League champions preparing for an breathtaking play of European enactment successful 2026-27.

Courtesy of their 2025-26 rubric occurrence successful Belgium, Brugge person automatically qualified for the League Phase of the Champions League, meaning that they person a guaranteed 8 matches successful UEFA's elite nine competition.

Meanwhile astatine the London Stadium, the summertime taxable of outgoings continues with the departure of Potts pursuing the big-money income of Matheus Fernandes and Crysencio Summerville to Tottenham Hotspur and Al-Hilal respectively.

West Ham person managed to clasp 1 of their astir important players, though, with nine skipper and section leader Jarrod Bowen committing his aboriginal to the Hammer origin successful the Championship.

Sunderland marque Isidor decision?

Looking to physique a squad susceptible of escaping the 2nd tier astatine the archetypal clip of asking, West Ham person been funny successful a determination for Sunderland striker Wilson Isidor, who arguably conscionable enjoyed the summertime of his life.

The 26-year-old played 3 matches astatine the World Cup for Haiti and enactment his sanction successful the chapeau for extremity of the tourney with an outstanding long-range onslaught against Morocco connected June 24.

With Sunderland looking to marque improvements each implicit the transportation up of their long-awaited instrumentality to European football, determination were suggestions that Isidor could beryllium allowed to determination connected this summer.

However, according to Sky Sports News, the Black Cats person nary volition of selling the attacker to West Ham oregon immoderate different broadside earlier the opening of the Premier League run this month.

It is understood that Isidor remains an integral portion of Regis Le Bris's plans astatine the Stadium of Light, wherever Sunderland volition request a heavy squad to equilibrium the demands of home and continental action.