Republic of Ireland attacker Troy Parrott has joined Dutch Eredivisie side Excelsior Rotterdam on loan from Tottenham Hotspur for the season.
The 21-year-old Dubliner spent the 2022/23 campaign on loan at Preston North End, scoring four goals in 34 appearances for the Championship club.
He's had previous loan spells at MK Dons, Ipswich Town and Millwall but Parrott has yet to break through at Spurs, where he's been since 2017.
The departure of Harry Kane to Bayern Munich does not appear to have nudged Parrott up the pecking order, with boss Ange Postecoglou happy for the former Belvedere FC man to head elsewhere in search of regular minutes.
He will hope for a fruitful spell overseas now to help keep him in the Ireland fold. Parrott has 20 senior caps and four goals to his name.
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— Megan Connolly (@MeganConnolly4) August 24, 2023
Another Ireland international, Megan Connolly, has signed for newly promoted Women's Super League side Bristol City.
Connolly was a free agent leaving Brighton and Hove Albion at the end of last season.
The midfielder, who played every minute of the the Girls in Green's World Cup campaign in Australia, said: "It feels great to be here. I’ve heard great things about the team and the culture within the group which was a really big thing for me because it can be quite hard to find such strong togetherness. We’re going to be fighting for every result next season so having that is so important."
"I’m going to try my best to be a leader like I showed at Brighton. I always want to be a good team player and an asset to the group to help in whatever way I can and push the others onwards."
Corkman Cathal Heffernan - a Republic of Ireland Under-19 international - has completed his move to Newcastle United from AC Milan.
Heffernan moved to Milan from the Cork City academy early last year. He had impressed on trial in pre-season friendlies for the Toon's Under-21 side and joins fellow Irish underage international, goalkeeper Reece Byrne, at St James' Park after the latter was signed from Bohemians.
Heffernan is hoping to make his mark at his new club and told the Newcastle website: "It's surreal to join such a big club like Newcastle. It's definitely a club that is on the rise and with a lot of history. During the last week, I've been so excited to get started and I'm now looking forward to a big season ahead.
"The first thing I noticed when I arrived on trial was the lads were really welcoming and I just want to carry that on into the season, getting to know them more. The people of Newcastle are also really nice, too.
"I have become a much better defender during my time at AC Milan and I learnt so many things to improve my game during my two seasons in Italy which should stand me in good stead for the future.
"The goal, when playing Academy football, is to try and break into a first-team as quick as you can and, hopefully, I can do that at Newcastle United."
Manchester City have completed the £55.5m (€64m) signing of Belgium winger Jeremy Doku [above] from Rennes.
The 21-year-old has signed a five-year deal with the treble winners to become their third major signing of the summer transfer window.
City had an offer for the player accepted earlier this week and formalities have been completed over the past couple of days.
Doku said: "This is a great day for me, both personally and professionally. Manchester City are the best team in world football, so to be joining them is something very special for me and my family.
"I am a young player with so much learning and improving to do. Working with [manager] Pep [Guardiola] and his staff, and playing alongside these world-class players, will make me a much better player. I feel sure of that.
"Watching City last season was amazing. To win the treble is the hardest thing in football and they did it. You cannot imagine how exciting it is to be joining this team. I cannot wait to get started. Hopefully I can make the fans happy."
Doku came through the youth ranks at Anderlecht before joining Rennes in 2020.
Noted for his pace, he made his international debut in 2018 and featured at both Euro 2020 and last year's World Cup.
Doku's arrival follows those of Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic earlier in the summer.
The club have also been linked with moves for midfielders Matheus Nunes and Eberechi Eze, of Wolves and Crystal Palace respectively, but have not commented on the speculation.
Going the other way is Aymeric Laporte who has completed his move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr.
The Saudi Pro League outfit are understood to have paid a fee of £23.5m (€27.4m) for the 29-year-old Spain defender, who has spent the past five-and-a-half years at the Etihad Stadium.
Laporte follows former City team-mate Riyad Mahrez to the Middle East country after the Algerian joined Al-Ahli earlier in the summer transfer window.
