Former MK Dons star Dele Alli has been released by Italian side Como after 9 months at the club.

The move to release Dele from his deal sees him cut short a stay with the side from northern Italy, who he had joined in January on a free transfer.

Dele made just one appearance for Como, coming on as a late substitute in a match against AC Milan in March, only to be sent off after 10 minutes on the pitch.

His exit was confirmed on transfer deadline day, with Dele free to pursue another opportunity as a free agent.

The decision comes in acknowledgment of limited opportunities for Dele at a Como team managed by former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas. Como signed 11 players in the summer window, as well as loaning in an extra 5 for 16 deals overall.

In a club statement, Como said, “Como 1907 and Dele Alli have agreed to a mutual termination of his contract.

“Dele is keen to secure regular playing opportunities and, as he was not part of the club’s immediate plans, both parties felt it was the right decision to part ways ahead of the transfer window closing.

“The club thanks Dele for his time at Como and wishes him the very best for the future.”

Dele had joined Como after being released by Everton at the end of the 2023/24 season, although he had not made a full appearance in his final campaign with the Toffees.

The midfielder had begun his career with MK Dons, having broke through from academy to first team as a teenager and scored 24 goals in 88 appearances with the club before leaving to join Spurs in 2015.

Luton Town have made two further signings with the arrivals of Joe Gbodé and Ali Al-Hamadi.

The two arrivals bring Luton up to 4 deadline day incomings after the previously announced arrivals of Shayden Morris and Ethon Archer, with the deals seeing Gbodé and Al-Hamadi becoming Luton’s 13th and 14th new signings of the 2025 summer transfer window.

Gbodé has joined for an undisclosed fee from Gillingham, while Al-Hamadi has signed on loan with an obligation to buy from Ipswich Town. Luton have confirmed the deal for Al-Hamdi would see the obligation triggered if certain criteria are met.

The news brings an end to incomings at Luton in a busy window, with Matt Bloomfield attempting to renovate his squad to aim for an instant return to the Championship after last season’s surprise relegation.

Former Gillingham striker Gbodé, 20, was a graduate from the Gills’ academy, and made a first-team breakthrough with the Kent-based club last season, scoring 3 times in 39 appearances in all competitions. He had also scored one in Gillingham’s first 5 appearances of the new season.

Bloomfield told the official Luton website that he was impressed by Gbodé after seeing him play for Gillingham against Luton in a pre-season friendly, and was keen to bring him to the club.

He said, “Joe’s a young man who we have kept tabs on since the end of last season and who we played against this pre-season.

“I know the managerial team at Gillingham very well and they have had nothing but good things to say about Joe’s talent and how high is ceiling is.

“He’s one for the future but we’re looking forward to having him in and around the group.”

Al-Hamadi has been confirmed by Luton as their final signing of the 2025 summer transfer window, with the winger/striker joining from Ipswich.

The 23-year-old Iraqi international scored 27 in 48 appearances for AFC Wimbledon after joining the South London-based club from Wycombe Wanderers in 2023.

After impressing with AFC Wimbledon, Al-Hamadi made a move to Ipswich in 2024, where he helped the Tractor Boys earn promotion to the Premier League.

Although Al-Hamadi would make 11 Premier League appearances for Ipswich last season, becoming the first Iraqi player to play in the post-1992 top flight in the process, he struggled for game time, with Al-Hamadi spending the second half of last season on loan at Stoke City.

Bloomfield spoke of his excitement to bring Al-Hamadi to Luton, describing him as an exceptional arrival to bring to the club.

He said, “I’m really excited about this one. I’ve been a long-time admirer of his, and it’s a real signing of intent, especially having seen the way he’s developed over the past couple of years.

“He’s an incredible man, someone who is comfortable in himself and isn’t afraid to speak his mind. As a player, he’s got pace and power and wants to get in behind and score goals.

“His game really kicked on at Wimbledon and since moving to Ipswich, he’s played with some really top players which has improved his all-round game. He’s currently working back to fitness from a slight calf injury, but we’re really looking forward to him being a big part of our future.”

Luton Town have confirmed the deadline day departures of Mark McGuiness, Cauley Woodrow and Tom Holmes.

Defender McGuiness has made a full exit to join Championship side Sheffield United, with the 24-year-old joining the Blades for an undisclosed fee.

The move makes him the second to move from Kenilworth Road to Bramall Lane in the late stages of the transfer window, with Tahith Chong having joined the Blades last week.

Meanwhile, Woodrow and Holmes both make loan moves to League One clubs. Woodrow has signed for early strugglers Wycombe Wanderers, while Holmes has agreed a deal to join Rotherham United.

The moves came on a busy transfer deadline day at Luton, who also announced the quadruple signing of Shayden Morris, Ethon Archer, Joe Gbodé and Ali Al-Hamadi.

McGuiness was the highest profile exit, with the 24-year-old leaving a year after joining the Hatters from Cardiff City.

Sheffield United have confirmed McGuinness has signed a four year contract at Bramall Lane after moving for an undisclosed fee.

The deal came on a very busy day for the Blades, who have signed four players, including former Hatter Chiedozie Ogbene, who joined the South Yorkshiremen on loan from Ipswich Town.

In his time at Kenilworth Road, McGuinness had scored 3 times in 44 appearances for the club, seven of which had come this season before his deadline day exit.

Luton manager Matt Bloomfield told the club’s website that he was happy to work with McGuinness and wished him well.

He said, “Mark is an incredible man who I wish nothing but success. The integrity he has shown, and the way he has conducted himself this summer with some interest, is a mark of who he is and what he stands for.

“We’re disappointed to lose him but it’s a great move for him and wish him nothing but the best.”

Striker Woodrow makes a second loan move away from Luton in 2025, having spent the second half of last season with Blackburn Rovers.

The deal to send the 30-year-old to Wycombe is a season-long loan arrangement, with the deal seeing him join a Chairboys side yet to win a match so far in League One this season.

Woodrow was one of four deadline day loan signings to arrive at Adams Park, alongside the signings of Bristol City’s Sam Bell, Donnell McNeilly from Chelsea and Niall Huggins of Sunderland.

The striker had joined Luton in 2022, returning to a club where he had played at academy level. He scored 6 goals in 77 appearances.

Luton Town said, “He heads to Adams Park with the best wishes of all at Kenilworth Road.”

Meanwhile, 25-year-old defender Holmes has signed for Rotherham in what was the Millers’ only deadline day arrival.

The defender joined Luton in January 2024 from Reading, spending the remainder of that campaign with the Berkshire club.

Holmes made 20 appearances after making his full move, but struggled for game time after the departure of Rob Edwards, with the defender spending the second half of last season on loan with Belgian side Dender.

Northampton Town made it back-to-back victories after a 1-0 win over Leyton Orient in East London.

Sam Hoskins scored his first goal of the season to win the match for the Cobblers, who beat Leyton Orient at their ground for the second season in a row.

Victory means that Kevin Nolan’s side have picked up 7 points from their first 6 games of the new season, though the win sees them build on last week’s maiden success when they beat Exeter.

Northampton began brightly, with last weekend’s scorers Ethan Wheatley and Max Dyche thwarted with early opportunities before a mad scramble in the home side’s box at a corner ended up in a foul being given against Northampton when it looked like they had done just enough to force the ball over the line.

The home side did maintain a threat, however, with Leyton’s Diallang Jaiyesimi denied by Northampton keeper Lee Burge.

After that initial flurry, however, the game became less of a quality spectacle, with Northampton looking likelier to do something positive without creating a multitude of opportunities.

This pattern continued in the second half until Northampton landed a breakthrough a few moments before the hour mark. The visitors worked the ball out to Tyrese Fornah on the left flank, and his cross picked out Hoskins to run onto it and finish.

Leyton Orient had their best attacking moments in the final stages as they sought an equaliser, with Burge making stops to thwart Demetri Mitchell, Aaron Connolly and Josh Koroma.

But it was ultimately a successful defensive display by the Cobblers, who were able to close out the match and take their first away points of the new season.

Northampton now have a two week break from action after their match at Reading next weekend was postponed due to international call-ups. The Cobblers are next in action on September 13, when they welcome Blackpool to Sixfields.