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Burnley midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu, 22, is close to a move to Turkish giants Galatasaray. The deal is likely to be a loan-with-obligation-to-buy for a fee of £22m. (Fabrizio Romano), external

You can find more of Friday's EFL gossip here.

Preston North End have made an ambitious attempt to sign the versatile Northern Ireland international Justin Devenny from Crystal Palace, though the 22-year-old is also admired by Leicester City and Southampton. (Lancashire Post), external

Wolves have reportedly identified Aston Villa attacker Lewis Dobbin, 23, as a potential summer transfer target, with Middlesbrough and Southampton also linked with the English former Preston loanee. (Lancashire Post), external

For more transfer news and rumours, read Thursday's full gossip column here.

Record signing Alfie Devine is a benchmark of what Preston North End's ambitions are, according to the club's former goalkeeper Alan Kelly.

The midfielder has signed a five-year contract after moving from Tottenham to Deepdale having been on loan last season, scoring eight goals in 45 Championship appearances.

The fee is undisclosed but the club have said it is "almost three times" what they paid for Portsmouth forward Callum Lang in February, which was reported to be around £2m.

"He's someone all Preston fans were looking to see back and for the club to pay a reported £6m, everyone will be delighted with that," said Kelly, who now works as a summariser for BBC Radio Lancashire.

"There were a lot of teams after him because of his quality, so to go out and get him, it sets a benchmark and what they're prepared to spend."

Preston were third in the Championship table in mid-December before going on to finish 14th and Kelly believes they and Devine will be targeting a big improvement next season.

"Alfie Devine is someone the team can be built around and I think he warrants that sort of money and could be worth even more moving forward so it's a win all round for the player, club and the fans," he said

"He'll have the drive of having been at a Premier League club like Spurs and will want to take Preston there - he'll have aspirations and dreams and signing for the club means he's been told they can come to fruition."

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We started with 49 EFL players at the World Cup but only four have survived to reach the quarter-finals with their respective teams.

England could face three of them with Watford goalkeeper Egil Selvik and defenders David Moller Wolfe (Wolves) and Sondre Langas (Derby County) part of the Norway squad which has broken new ground by reaching the last eight.

Selvik, 28, has played one game at the tournament so far, a 4-1 defeat by France in their final group game, while Moller Wolfe, 24, has started four of their five matches.

Langas, 25, like Selvik has had just the one outing, also against France.

Norway meet England in Miami on Saturday, 11 July (KO 22:00 BST).

Burnley forward Zeki Amdouni appeared as an extra-time substitute for Switzerland in their last 16 win over Colombia on Tuesday night, going through 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw.

That was the 25-year-old's third appearance of the tournament, all of which have been from the bench and he will hope to feature in their quarter-final tie against Argentina in Kansas City on Sunday, 12 July (02:00 BST).