{"id":292503,"date":"2025-07-26T05:36:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T05:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/292503\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T05:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T05:36:14","slug":"middlesbrough-dream-signing-sheffield-united-lose-race-ipswichs-5m-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/292503\/","title":{"rendered":"Middlesbrough dream signing, Sheffield United lose race, Ipswich&#8217;s \u00a35m demand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The 2025\/26 Championship season is now less than two weeks away, and the transfer business has begun to pick up.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City remain under embargoes, and Birmingham City\u2019s business has slowed.<\/p>\n<p>But there are still plenty of clubs looking to make a splash in the market before the season officially kicks off.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/tag\/middlesbrough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middlesbrough<\/a> are working on their first signings of the summer, while there\u2019s plenty more business in our latest <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/tag\/championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Championship<\/a> transfer round-up.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2189278954-1024x617.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Edwards during Luton Town vs Stoke City\" class=\"wp-image-31558\" \/>Photo by David Rogers\/Getty ImagesMiddlesbrough transfer updates include dream signing<\/p>\n<p>Boro have completed their first signing of the summer, and another deal is thought to be close.<\/p>\n<p>We provided a <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/transfers\/middlesbrough-close-to-seven-figure-signing-they-have-been-following-for-over-a-year-plus-alfie-jones-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middlesbrough transfer update<\/a> recently, with it our understanding that Abdoulaye Kante is on his way to the Riverside Stadium, over a year after the Teessiders started following the player.<\/p>\n<p>As well as Kante, Boro are still pushing for a Callum Brittain deal.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/news\/middlesbrough-will-keep-pushing-for-rob-edwards-dream-signing-but-its-not-going-to-be-easy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rob Edwards could get a dream signing<\/a>, with Middlesbrough expected to \u2018keep pushing\u2019 to sign Alfie Doughty from his former club, Luton Town.<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United lose transfer race<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/tag\/sheffield-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheffield United<\/a> failed to win promotion in 2024\/25 and, after sacking Chris Wilder, have set about revamping their squad ahead of another Premier League push.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is one player the Blades will not be signing this summer, as we have already revealed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/news\/mls-side-beat-sheffield-united-and-wrexham-to-sign-special-premier-league-star-as-deal-agreed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado Rapids are signing Rob Holding<\/a> after the MLS club fended off competition from Sheffield United and Wrexham.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225367738-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"Ruben Selles looks on during Sheffield United vs York City in pre-season\" class=\"wp-image-41266\" \/>Photo by Tony King\/Getty ImagesIpswich Town\u2019s \u00a35m demand<\/p>\n<p>After suffering relegation to the Championship, <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/tag\/ipswich-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ipswich Town<\/a> quickly lost one of their star players, selling Liam Delap to Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Another big name could leave, with it previously being said that <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/transfers\/ipswich-town-ace-disappointed-as-35m-transfer-to-premier-league-club-falls-through\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brentford had a \u00a335m bid for Omari Hutchinson rejected<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our transfer expert Graeme Bailey has since told <strong>EFL Analysis<\/strong> that <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/transfers\/brentford-still-desperate-to-land-omari-hutchinson-from-ipswich-town-as-5m-hurdle-becomes-clear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brentford need to pay closer to \u00a340m<\/a> to land the Tractor Boys\u2019 star.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025\/26 Championship season is now less than two weeks away, and the transfer business has begun 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