During the summer, Australian defender Lucas Herrington was of interest to several clubs, including Liverpool, Manchester United, Everton, and Newcastle United. Before he joined Hull City in August 2026, his situation was also monitored by Chelsea owners BlueCo and Manchester City parent company City Football Group. Barcelona continues to be interested in the 19-year-old, and German clubs Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig have also checked on him this season. Herrington, who has 8 caps for Australia, is under contract with Hull City until June 2031 and has a current Transfermarkt market value of €15.00m. His move to Hull City was for a reported fee of around €15M, potentially rising to €22M, after a €10M bid from FC Barcelona was allegedly rejected in June 2026.