It’s been a long summer of activity in the transfer market, and now we come to the final 24 hours, deadline day. The window remains open for Premier League clubs to sign players until 7pm BST today, and many clubs and players are still looking to finalise deals. Here, The Athletic rounds up where we…
Trent Alexander-Arnold is experiencing the most turbulent year of his career. After two decades with Liverpool, the right-back joined Real Madrid in June. The Spanish giants could have signed him for nothing as a free agent when his contract expired at the end of that month, but instead paid €10million (£8.4m; $11.4m) to get him…
Juventus are seemingly close to bolstering up the front-line as the Bianconeri are set to seal the purchase of Lille winger Edon Zhegrova. Journalist Fabrizio Romano reports, via TuttoJuve, that the Italian giants have reached an agreement with the French outfits for a fee superior than €20m in order to obtain the services of the 26-year-old attacking-minded player….
The rich are getting richer, as Liverpool have reportedly agreed a Premier League record transfer fee for Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak. It’s not Newcastle’s $202 million asking price but it’s not far away, either — Sky Sports says Liverpool are paying a fixed fee of nearly $170 million for the playmaking Swede. Sky says…
German national team coach Julian Nagelsmann knows that Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich can be a lighting rod for criticism. but the manager thinks that just comes with the territory for a player like the midfielder. ”He is a player who polarizes, both through his style and his ambition. Ambition is something that not everyone…
At the Champions League draw in Monaco this week, UEFA hosted European soccer officials and marketing executives from the United States with a radical plan on their minds. A Spanish proposal for Barcelona and Villarreal to play an official La Liga game in Miami on Dec. 20 is moving toward a decision by UEFA leaders…
David Brooks (Bournemouth): He won’t show up on stats but on the pitch on the day against Tottenham Brooks was the best player by a country mile. A thorn in Spurs’ side all day, causing all sorts of problems. If other players’ finishing was better, he could have had two assists. A really good player…
That’s according to market insider Matteo Moretto, who points towards Christantus Uche as the player in question. The name of versatile midfielder/attacker Uche has proven a prominent one in the headlines surrounding Getafe for some time now. This comes after word was forthcoming that, owing to ongoing financial constraints, the Azulones would likely be forced…
NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament, which used to be her roadblock. The way Pegula is playing at this U.S. Open, it may be just another stop on the way back to the final. Pegula rolled into the last eight by routing fellow American Ann Li…
Pep Guardiola is looking forward to welcoming former Manchester City pair Kevin De Bruyne and Leroy Sane back to the Etihad Stadium in the upcoming UEFA Champions League campaign. City kick off their UEFA Champions League group-stage campaign with a tricky test against Napoli at the Etihad Stadium on September 18, with City’s Kevin De…