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Andy Dalziel

Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he's not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.

Ozil paid loyalty bonus

Ozil paid loyalty bonus

Most of the club’s fans will greet the news with disbelief but Mesut Ozil was paid a £8 million loyalty bonus at the end of September. That is despite the fact that the Gunners would

Gilmour tipped for January move

Gilmour tipped for January move

Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour has been tipped for a loan move in January. The 19-year old had a breakthrough campaign at Stamford Bridge last season, and made 11 appearances for them in all competitions, before

Inter want Agüero

Inter want Agüero

Inter Milan want to sign Sergio Agüero when his contract expires next summer. The 32-year old Argentine is in the final year of his contract at the Etihad, and with the future of his compatriot

City outline reasons for failed García transfer

City outline reasons for failed García transfer

Manchester City have explained why a move for defender Eric García failed to go through on transfer deadline day. The 19-year old was the subject of an £18 million bid, the club where he began

Barcelona furious with Dembélé over failed United move

Barcelona furious with Dembélé over failed United move

Barcelona are furious with French striker Ousmane Dembélé after he turned down a deadline day to Manchester United. The Catalans wanted to move on the 23-year-old as part of their squad restructuring, and had hoped

Woodward blocked Haaland move

Woodward blocked Haaland move

Ed Woodward’s dealings – or lack of them - in the transfer market, has made him a very unpopular figure with the club’s fans. And they will scarcely be feeling more charitable towards the Executive

FIFA reveals drop in transfer spending

FIFA reveals drop in transfer spending

FIFA have released figures for the amount of money spent on clubs worldwide on summer transfers, and it has shown a sharp drop due to the pandemic.  The overall number of transfers was also down.

City considering Messi move next summer

City considering Messi move next summer

Manchester City are considering signing Lionel Messi on a free transfer next summer. The Argentine superstar was heavily linked with a switch to the Etihad in August, when he expressed his desire to leave Barcelona.

Mata linked with Saudi move

Mata linked with Saudi move

Manchester United’s Juan Mata is being linked with a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia. Now 32, the Spanish midfielder does not figure in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s plans at all, having fallen down the pecking order

Moses linked with Russia loan

Moses linked with Russia loan

Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses is being lined-up with a loan move to Spartak Moscow, provided that he passes a medical in the Russian capital first. The Nigerian still has a year left on his current