Chelsea’s collapse against Brighton & Hove Albion last April may eventually be remembered as a decisive moment. That embarrassing defeat hastened Liam Rosenior’s departure and prompted the Stamford Bridge leadership to reassess its plans, resulting in Xabi Alonso’s arrival, a revised recruitment approach, the JP Morgan attacking trio and Robert Sánchez losing his position as […]
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Barcelona are nearing an agreement to sign Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus in a deal valued at £8.6m (10m euros). Negotiations for the Brazilian are reportedly at an advanced point. Although several details still need to be settled, the move is likely to be finalised before Tuesday’s transfer deadline. Napoli had also expressed interest in Jesus, […]
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The sons of a police officer who died in a road collision on Teesside will serve as mascots and lead Manchester United onto the pitch for Sunday’s Premier League fixture against Ipswich at Old Trafford. PC Matthew Blades, whom United described as a “proud Red”, regularly attended matches at Old Trafford. The club will honour […]
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Hamburg are close to reaching an agreement to sign Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira for 10 million euros (£8.6 million). The London club are working to secure the 26-year-old’s departure before the transfer window closes on Tuesday. There is increasing confidence at Emirates Stadium that an agreement will be finalized with the German club. Vieira played […]
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Cardiff City prospect Axel Donczew has moved to Arsenal, joining the club’s latest group of first-year scholars. The 16-year-old attacking midfielder attracted attention last October after becoming the youngest player to represent Cardiff’s senior side, although Noah Anyadike surpassed that record in August. Cardiff stated that they offered Donczew terms to continue progressing through their […]
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Swedish side Djurgardens have reached an agreement to recruit Boreham Wood winger Abdul Abdulmalik for a National League record sum reportedly worth more than £1.5m. The transfer of the 23-year-old surpasses the previous record for an English fifth-tier player, established in 2012 when Leicester City signed Jamie Vardy from Fleetwood Town for £1m. Following the […]
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Chelsea have confirmed the arrival of Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. The 33-year-old, who had been seeking a transfer away from Villa during the past two summers, has now secured his departure in a £7.5m deal and agreed a three-year contract at Stamford Bridge. The Argentina international, a 2022 World Cup winner and two-time recipient […]
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Hull City have reached an agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt for winger Jean-Matteo Bahoya. The 21-year-old is reportedly willing to make the switch and has received approval to complete a medical in East Yorkshire ahead of Tuesday’s transfer deadline. The France Under-21 player, previously associated with a number of Premier League teams, has recorded seven goals […]
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Bundesliga debutants Elversberg made a memorable start to life in Germany’s top division by claiming a remarkable 3-2 home win against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. Lukas Petkov and Cole Campbell found the net within a minute of one another, giving Elversberg a two-goal advantage before 10 minutes had been played. David Mokwa added a third […]
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Michael Carrick has dismissed claims that Manchester United’s opening-day loss at Hull proved the entire team was in disarray, describing that conclusion as “easy and lazy”. United produced a lacklustre performance in the 2-0 defeat. Carrick was subsequently asked whether captain Bruno Fernandes and Belgium skipper Youri Tielemans had provided enough leadership to influence the […]
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