Crystal Palace are seeking to beat Aston Villa to the signing of Club Brugge defender Joel Ordonez. Villa turned their attention to the Ecuadorian international after being unable to reach an agreement with Southampton over Taylor Harwood-Bellis. However, Palace have entered negotiations with the Belgian club for Ordonez, who has been on the Selhurst Park […]
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Maz Farookhi is joined by French football specialist Julien Laurens and German football analyst Rafa Honigstein for this week’s Euro Leagues discussion. The panel examines a difficult period for Julian Alvarez at Atletico Madrid and considers whether Barcelona’s apparent withdrawal could give Arsenal an opportunity to sign him. The conversation then turns to Jamal Musiala’s […]
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Barcelona made the first approach in May, when reports indicated that negotiations had begun over a possible deal for Alvarez. However, continuing a familiar trend, Atletico firmly stated that they had no intention of allowing Alvarez to join Barcelona. That month, the Madrid club published several sharp social media posts ridiculing Barcelona’s pursuit of the […]
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Although the complete list of qualifiers has not yet been settled, most of the clubs expected to be placed in pot one are already known. Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, AC Milan, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos, Real Sociedad and Marseille are set to occupy seven of the nine positions in pot one. The side defeated in the Champions […]
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Coventry City have completed the signing of Jamaican central defender Ethan Pinnock from Brentford for an undisclosed sum, believed to be approximately £6m., external The 33-year-old arrived from Barnsley in 2019 and went on to play 216 matches for the Bees, contributing 12 goals. The defender had entered the last year of his agreement with […]
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Uefa is expected to withdraw its warning that it could boycott Fifa tournaments after receiving guarantees that Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell World Cup stakes to private investors will not be revived. The issue is due to be considered when Uefa’s executive committee meets in Monaco on Thursday. Earlier this month, European football’s governing body […]
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Manchester City’s financial outlook changed after they completed the signing of Ayyoub Bouaddi on Wednesday. Sales involving Savio, Tijjani Reijnders, Rodri, James Trafford, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake have brought in a combined 278.5m euros. The addition of Bouaddi has increased City’s total expenditure to 273.7m euros, meaning the club currently has a transfer surplus […]
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Uefa appears ready to withdraw its threatened boycott of international competitions after securing firm assurances that the world governing body will not revive Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell interests in the World Cup. European teams are now expected to receive permission to take part in the forthcoming Women’s Under-20 World Cup and later tournaments. This […]
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Manchester City have completed the signing of Moroccan midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille for £85.6m. The 18-year-old has agreed a five-year contract, pending international approval. City will pay an initial £81.4m, with a further £4.2m available through add-ons. Enzo Maresca’s team pursued Bouaddi following the departures of central midfielders Rodri, who joined Barcelona for £65m, […]
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Since arriving from Frankfurt, Marmoush has registered 16 goals in 62 matches across all competitions for City. Eight of those goals came during his 36 outings in the 2025-26 season, although his involvement in the Premier League declined significantly. He made just eight league starts and accumulated roughly 700 minutes, which was less playing time […]
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