Stoke have completed the signing of Kevin Wimmer from Tottenham for £18m, the 24-year-old Austria defender agreeing a five-year deal.
Mark Hughes, the Stoke manager, said: “Kevin is an undoubted talent and he will significantly add to the quality of the group of players at my disposal. We put a real emphasis on trying to enhance the defensive areas of the squad this summer and we feel that we have been able to do that.”
Wimmer becomes Stoke’s seventh signing of the transfer window. He strengthens their defensive options further following the arrivals of the Chelsea loanee Kurt Zouma and Porto centre-back Bruno Martins Indi.
“I had some really good conversations with the manager and they were important for me,” Wimmer said. “He is a very good manager and I like the way he approaches the game. His style of play suits the way I like to play too – he likes his defenders to be able to play out with the ball.”
Lyon, meanwhile, have completed the signing of the Spain Under-19 Pape Cheikh Diop from Celta Vigo for €10m (£9.4m). The midfielder had been tracked by Tottenham.
French champions Monaco have signed striker Stevan Jovetic from Italy’s Internazionale on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Montenegro international Jovetic joined Inter from Manchester City on a permanent basis in January after an 18-month loan spell at the Italian club.
The 27-year-old spent the latter half of last season on loan at La Liga side Sevilla, where he scored seven goals and provided five assists in 24 appearances for the Spanish club. French media reports say that Jovetic could replace Monaco’s young striker Kylian Mbappé, who is close to joining French league rivals Paris Saint-Germain.
Jovetic becomes Monaco’s ninth signing of the summer after the arrival of midfielders Youri Tielemans and Soualiho Meïté and defender Terence Kongolo.