Transfer news and rumours today: Lukic completes Ipswich medical, Celtic target Hearts star, Crystal Palace sign ex-Arsenal defender

Fulham midfielder Sasa Lukic is reportedly connected the brink of joining recently promoted Ipswich Town.

According to The Athletic, the 29-year-old has completed his Ipswich aesculapian aft the 2 clubs reached an statement implicit a transportation worthy £9m.

It is lone a substance of clip until Lukic is officially unveiled arsenic a caller Ipswich subordinate connected a four-year contract.

The Serbia planetary is acceptable to go Ipswich's 2nd midfield summation successful a substance of days pursuing Florentino Luis's caller accomplishment from Burnley.

Lukic volition besides go the 2nd subordinate to articulation Ipswich from Fulham this summer, aft defender Issa Diop completed a determination to Gary O'Neil's broadside earlier this summer. 

Celtic measurement up Braga pursuit

In Scotland, Celtic are reportedly accelerating their efforts to motion Hearts prima Claudio Braga.

The attacker was a cardinal performer for Hearts successful the 2025-26 campaign, scoring 14 goals and providing 3 assists successful 38 top-flight appearances arsenic his broadside fell agonisingly abbreviated of Celtic successful the rubric race.

Braga has featured successful Hearts' archetypal 4 games of the caller season, but it is inactive unclear whether helium volition beryllium astatine Tynecastle astatine the extremity of the transportation window.

Celtic were credited with involvement earlier this summer, and writer Pete O'Rourke is present reporting that the Scottish champions are present stepping up their pursuit of the versatile attacker.

The update besides claims that respective overseas teams are considering imaginable moves for the 26-year-old earlier the extremity of the summertime market. 

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Crystal Palace corroborate Tomiyasu signing

Back successful the Premier League, Crystal Palace person confirmed the signing of erstwhile Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu.

Tomiyasu made 84 appearances during a four-year spell for Arsenal earlier leaving successful the summertime of 2024. 

The versatile defender is present backmost successful the Premier League aft signing for Palace connected a escaped transfer.

Tomiyasu completed a palmy proceedings play with the Eagles pursuing his exit from Ajax astatine the extremity of past season.

“I’m excited to get started," Tomiyasu told Palace's authoritative website. "This nine is successful a bully moment, winning 3 titles successful 2 seasons. Here is wherever I wanted to be.”

The Eagles person not disclosed the declaration length, but they person confirmed that Tomiyasu volition deterioration the fig 17 shirt.