Fulham have agreed a £30m deal to sign Southampton midfielder Shea Charles, with the Northern Ireland international set to sign a five-year contract at Craven Cottage once his medical and legal formalities are finalised. The move is part of a broader summer transfer window that has also seen Trevoh Chalobah leave Chelsea for Como, and several Championship players switch clubs, as Premier League and Championship sides continue to reshape their squads ahead of the new season.

Fulham will pay an initial £26m for Charles, plus £4m in add-ons, a fee said to have priced Leeds United out of the race; the 22-year-old is expected to become a midfield linchpin following Sasa Lukic's departure to Ipswich. Chalobah's move to Como is worth an initial £25.7m on a five-year deal, reuniting him with former Chelsea teammate Cesc Fàbregas. Elsewhere, Gustavo Hamer rejoined Coventry from Sheffield United for £6m plus add-ons, Idrissa Gueye signed for Saudi club Diriyah as a free agent, and Hull signed Swedish wing-back Elliot Stroud from Mjällby.