Premier League clubs topped the spending charts this summer, with more than £1.15 billion paid out in transfer fees. That was more than Spain, Germany and French sides spent combined, But, despite that outlay, the overall spend was down on last year. The highest individual outlay was for Jack Grealish by Manchester City who was bought from Aston Villa for ...
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Mavropanos set for permanent Stuttgart switch
Greek centre back Dinos Mavropanos could be set to make his loan move from Arsenal to Stuttgart permanent. He joined the Bundesliga side on loan last season and helped them to a ninth place finish in the top tier of German football. That loan was extended for a further year in the summer, with the club whose Technical Director is ...
Read More »Chelsea defender still looking for loan move
Chelsea defender Malang Sarr was left in limbo after a loan move to Bundesliga side Greuther Furth fell through. The 22-year-old had even travelled to Germany to complete his medical and sign the paperwork with the Bundesliga club, but it proved to be all for nothing as the two clubs failed to reach an agreement on the terms of the ...
Read More »Tuchel to decide Hudson-Odoi
As deadline day looms, Thomas Tuchel has yet to decide what to do about Callum Hudson-Odoi. With the England winger struggling for game time in West London, he may yet be allowed to join Borussia Dortmund on loan. The Bundesliga side have made an approach for the 20-year old and now the manager has to decide what is best for ...
Read More »Chelsea priced out of Haaland move
Chelsea may have broken their transfer record to sign Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan. However, he was not their original main target as the man to lead their line season, with Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland top of their wish list at the start of the summer. Any hopes of making a deal for the Norwegian international though transpired when his ...
Read More »Chelsea linked with Barcelona teenager
Chelsea have been linked, along with RB Leipzig, with a move for Barcelona teenager Ilaix Moriba. The 18-year old came through the academy system in Catalonia and broke into the first-team last season, making 18 appearances in all competitions and scoring once. He has eight caps for Spain at under-17 level, but he has since switched his international allegiance to ...
Read More »Now Chelsea want Bellingham
Not content with having smashed their transfer record to re-sign Romelu Lukaku, Chelsea are eyeing a move for Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham. The 18-year old moved to the Bundesliga side for an initial fee of £25 million last summer, and made an immediate impact both in the Bundesliga and the Champions League. So good was his form that he was ...
Read More »Premier League trio battling for Swiss midfielder
Arsenal are set to battle neighbours Tottenham for Swiss international Denis Zakaria. And Everton may also be ready to throw their hat in the ring for the player who has indicated that he is ready to leave Borussia Monchengladbach. Zakari caught Covid at the end of July but has now been working hard to prove he is back to full ...
Read More »Injuries Ruined Their Career (Part Four)
The fourth instalment of the series looking at players whose careers were ruined by injuries. For Part One, please click here; for Part Two, please click here; and Part Three please click here. Jack Wilshere Jack Wilshere is still playing, and theoretically, could still go on to enjoy a major career in the game. But realistically he has unlikely ever ...
Read More »Injuries Ruined Their Careers (Part Two)
Contuining the series about players whose careers were either ended by injuries, or sho failed to realise their true potential because of them. For Part One, please click here. Owen Hargreaves Own Hargreaves was, by his own admission, one of the worst signings that Alex Ferguson made as Manchester United manager. But it was not meant to be that way ...
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