Shirt numbers — they shouldn’t matter that much, but they do. From new signings taking iconic numbers to youngsters being given their first jersey for the senior team, there are always notable changes before a new season. Here, The Athletic’s Premier League writers analyse how shirt numbers have changed at your club, and their significance….
Mikel Arteta has challenged Arsenal to keep digging for gold as they prepare to start their latest bid for a first Premier League title since 2004 against revamped Manchester United on Sunday. Arteta’s side have finished as Premier League runners-up for the last three seasons, sparking criticism of their failure to get over the line…
Getty Images One of the biggest questions for the new Premier League season may surround whether Liverpool can win the league for a second consecutive season, but when looking at the entire league, who stacks up well? Newcastle’s summer has been nothing short of a disaster with Alexander Isak pushing for a transfer.Meanwhile, Arsenal are…
If you thought there has been an increase in Premier League-to-Premier League transfers, you could be forgiven. This summer, there have been numerous Premier League players who have moved clubs within England’s top flight, but the sense that intra-Premier League transfers are increasing is only a fallacy. At the time of writing, these moves have…
Two years after his controversial move from Liverpool to Saudi Arabia’s Al Ettifaq, Jordan Henderson is back in the Premier League. On Tuesday, Brentford announced the 35-year-old England international midfielder had joined them as a free agent, signing a two-year contract after Dutch side Ajax let him out early from a deal that ran until…
The summer can be a strange time for football fans. Showing my age here but, except in a major tournament year, summers used to be largely football-free from late May until the second half of August. You would pick up a newspaper in the UK and struggle to find much football coverage as sports such…
Jordan Henderson has officially made the move to Brentford as the English midfielder signed a two-year deal with the Premier League club following his year-long stint at Ajax. Brentford announced their transfer on Tuesday, July 15. The 35-year-old comes in as a replacement for the former captain, Christian Norgaard, who made the move to Arsenal…
The first videos and photos have dropped on social media. Bleep tests are being sweatily run. Pre-season has begun at most clubs across the Premier League. But the group of players taking part in testing on day one of pre-season at each of the division’s 20 teams are not always the same ones that pull…
Manchester United are pushing forward with determination to land Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo this summer. According to Sky Sports, the Red Devils are preparing an improved offer after their last bid came close to Brentford’s valuation. With the West London side understood to want £65 million, the focus now turns to the deal’s structure and conditions….
By SIMON JONES Published: 23:39 BST, 10 July 2025 | Updated: 23:39 BST, 10 July 2025 Nottingham Forest are primed to make an opening bid for Manchester City forward James McAtee as Morgan Gibbs-White heads to Tottenham. Forest have also lodged a bid for Brentford‘s Yoane Wissa but well below his valuation. Forest have already…