Transfer news and rumours today: Fulham closing in on £25m deal for Championship star, Leon Bailey heading for Premier League move

Fulham are reportedly closing successful connected a woody for Southampton midfielder Shea Charles.

There has been a big of speculation surrounding Charles' aboriginal this summer, with a fig of clubs believed to beryllium funny successful the 22-year-old.

Manchester United person antecedently been linked with Charles, portion Leeds United are said to person had astatine slightest 3 offers for the midfielder turned down.

According to the London Evening Standard, Fulham are present advancing connected a deal, with Alvaro Arbeloa's broadside acceptable to triumph the contention for the midfielder.

The study claims that the Premier League outfit volition wage astir £25m for Charles, who has scored six goals and registered 2 assists successful 76 appearances for Southampton successful each competitions.

Last season, Charles managed six goals and 2 assists successful 38 appearances for the Saints, including 3 goals and 2 assists successful 31 Championship matches.

Charles' declaration with Southampton is owed to expire adjacent summer.

Hull 'closing in' connected determination for Villa's Bailey

Meanwhile, Hull City are reportedly closing successful connected the signing of Aston Villa's Leon Bailey.

The 28-year-old made the determination to Villa from Bayer Leverkusen successful 2021, and helium has represented the nine connected 163 occasions successful each competitions, scoring 23 goals and registering 25 assists.

Bailey spent the archetypal fractional of past play connected indebtedness astatine Roma, providing 2 assists successful 11 appearances,  earlier returning to Villa successful January owed to the club's wounded problems.

There has been a big of speculation surrounding Bailey's aboriginal of late, with Hull emerging arsenic the favourites to unafraid his signature.

According to writer Ben Jacobs, Hull are present successful precocious discussions implicit a woody for the Jamaica international, who is acceptable to stay successful the Premier League.

The guardant scored 16 goals and registered 18 assists successful 123 appearances for Villa successful England's apical flight, and helium would boost a Hull squad looking to debar relegation from the Premier League.

Sunderland 'make contact' implicit Catamo move

Elsewhere, Sunderland person reportedly been successful interaction implicit a imaginable determination for Sporting Lisbon attacker Geny Catamo during this summer's transportation window.

The 25-year-old has scored 21 goals and registered 15 assists successful 137 appearances for Sporting successful each competitions, including 8 goals and 5 assists successful 47 matches past term.

According to A Bola, Sunderland person been successful interaction with Sporting to registry their involvement successful signing the guardant earlier the extremity of the summertime market.

The study claims that the Portuguese nine privation Catamo's afloat merchandise clause to beryllium paid if helium is to leave, with that fig lasting at €60m (£51.4m).

Catamo has gained Champions League acquisition during his clip astatine Sporting, scoring doubly and registering 3 assists successful 19 appearances successful the competition.

Villa, Fulham, Burnley and Everton person besides antecedently been credited with an interest.