Last year, Chelsea entered into a hefty deal with two days of their 2023-24 accounting period remaining. For £200million ($274m), Chelsea FC Holdings, the company which houses the club’s operations, sold Chelsea Football Club Women Limited (CFCW) to Blueco 22 Midco Limited, a fellow subsidiary of Blueco 22 Limited, the club’s parent company. In doing…
Sunderland are reportedly closing in on the club-record £30.3million signing of Strasbourg and Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra. They’re not messing around after returning to the Premier League, having beaten fellow promoted club Leeds United to the youngster’s signature. Not only would this be a record deal for the Black Cats, it would also become the…
Being successful in the transfer market isn’t all about putting your money where your mouth is — you also need to be a dab hand at selling a player or two. Perhaps more crucial than ever before in the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) era, generating funds from player trading can go a…
Igor Jesus, one of the breakout stars of the Club World Cup, celebrates his goals by imitating a character from a Japanese cartoon. Team-mates at youth level called him Sapinho — Little Frog — because he used to leap around when playing in goal. As a kid, he spent his weekends at a market stall…
Timothy Weah and Samuel Mbangula did not hide their frustration on social media as Igor Tudor dropped them for a game against Manchester City. The Juventus wingers are not even on the bench for the final Club World Cup group stage game today. Advertisement Follow live updates from Juventus-Manchester City here. Mbangula and Weah react…
Reports in Italy claim that Nottingham Forest have opened discussions with Juventus in an attempt to sign attackers Timothy Weah and Samuel Mbangula for surprisingly low fees, and that the players are ‘open’ to the move, but why are the Bianconeri prepared to entertain offers of just €23m for the pair? Why Juventus are willing…
Jordan Henderson has been a key player for Ajax since joining the club in 2024 The midfielder, 35, could leave the club for free due to a clause in his contract LISTEN to Whistleblowers: Are Arsenal fans right to feel they’ve been aggrieved by the fixtures? By LEWIS STEELE Published: 07:45 BST, 24 June 2025…
Published 17:20 22 Jun 2025 GMT+1 Xabi Alonso and Real Madrid will make a decision on transfer for high-profile Premier League target Xabi Alonso has reportedly been offered a new signing who is on the radar of a number of Premier League clubs. Real Madrid have already added to Alonso’s defensive strength this summer, spending…
We might only just be coming around to the end of the first week of the transfer window, but already fans of clubs — and managers — will be desperate to see business being done. But which position does each Premier League side need to prioritise this window? Where, if necessary, should the bulk of…
Jor Dropping Brazilian giants Flamengo will be hoping Jorginho haunts his old side, Chelsea, when the two meet at the Club World Cup tonight. The 33-year-old Italy international returned to the country of his birth following his release from Arsenal. His move to Flamengo ended a 15-year stint in European football; however, the midfielder is…