Marko Arnautovic is a free agent after leaving Inter and his brother ruled out a series of options, including Rapid Vienna, while admitting he was ‘very close to Manchester United’ in 2022. The striker is now 36 years old, but has no intention of hanging up his boots just yet, even after his contract with…
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…
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…
The brass at La Liga outfit Villarreal are preparing to open talks with their counterparts at Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain, over the signing of Carlos Soler. That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, citing Estadio Deportivo, who have this weekend provided an insight into the situation. Advertisement It is common knowledge at this point that those…
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…
By KIERAN GILL Published: 18:55 BST, 30 June 2025 | Updated: 18:55 BST, 30 June 2025 Chelsea have not ruled out a move for West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus, who is also wanted by Tottenham, despite being set to splash more than £100million collectively on two other forwards in Joao Pedro and Jamie Gittens. However, 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…
By MATT BARLOW Published: 16:53 BST, 26 June 2025 | Updated: 17:35 BST, 26 June 2025 West Ham are preparing to compete with Wolverhampton Wanderers for Nice forward Evann Guessand but need to secure sales first and that could hasten the exit of Mohammed Kudus. Wolves are reported to be preparing an offer for Guessand,…
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…
By SIMON JONES Published: 00:09 BST, 20 June 2025 | Updated: 00:45 BST, 20 June 2025 Arsenal are believed to have discussed Mohammed Kudus at West Ham as a potential transfer target, as have Chelsea and Tottenham. The Gunners are keen to bolster their attacking ranks during the summer transfer window, with a number of…