Over the last few years, transfer fees being paid for some of world football’s elite superstars have sky-rocked to levels never seen before. Super-rich clubs have forked out extortionate sums of money to secure the signatures of world-class players in a bid to win titles and elevate their stature in the footballing world. The rise had been constant over the …
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Arsenal have today welcomed defender Shkodran Mustafi and striker Lucas Perez to the Emirates and all of a sudden, things are looking far more positive for Arsène Wenger’s side. Shkodran’s arrival addresses the worrying lack of experience and quality at the back following the preseason injuries to Per Mertesacker and Gabriel, while up front, Perez adds yet another dimension to …
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The biggest and longest running transfer story of the summer has ended. Paul Pogba has returned to Manchester United. In his own words, he has “come home”. As news filters out on the particulars of the deal, one thing is for sure, Pogba is now the world’s most expensive footballer. Costing Manchester United at least £90 million, this eclipses the …
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The transfer saga regarding Paul Pogba’s move to Manchester United continues to dominate headlines, but the Juventus star doesn’t seem any closer to signing for the Premier League side. Enter Jose Mourinho. The newly-appointed United manager rarely entertains the media on transfer speculation but spoke briefly about Pogba following Wayne Rooney’s testimonial against Everton last night. While Mourinho didn’t clearly …
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Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger continues to bolster his side’s back line this transfer window with news of the acquisition of Norwegian teenage centre-back sensation, Eric Tobias Sandberg. Ever since the signing of Granit Xhaka early in the summer and the surprise signing of relative unknown Takuma Asano from Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Wenger has come a bit unstuck in his bid …
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Newly-appointed Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has laid bare his planned transfer market moves and they make for sweet reading for Chelsea supporters. The Italian, who has received extensive plaudits for his tutoring of the Italian national team at Euro 2016, has identified three players he hopes to bring to Stamford Bridge in the coming days as reported by the Express. …
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Juventus have reportedly joined the already congested race for Barcelona’s surplus-to-requirements midfielder Arda Turan. Already marked as a target by Premier League clubs Arsenal and Chelsea this week, Turan is quickly becoming one of Europe’s most sought after midfielders. This follows similar expressions of interest from Turkish sides Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray, his former club. According to Marca, the Serie A …
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Louis van Gaal’s dismal last season with Manchester United is certainly one to forget, but reports this week revealed the Dutchman did intend to salvage the season by bringing in more firepower. According to the Sunday Times, Van Gaal desperately attempted to sign an in-form striker during the January transfer window and Watford’s Odion Ighalo was his main target. Unsurprisingly, given …
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José Mourinho has taken Old Trafford by storm this summer, adding Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan to his new look Manchester United team. Now, as he looks to revamp Louis van Gaal’s dysfunctional squad, he plans to sell four big names to make room for his new signings. As part of Mourinho’s plans for United, the players to …
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Louis van Gaal has spent almost £250 million since he took over at Manchester United after the 2014 World Cup, but there has been next to no progress made. With Jose Mourinho expected to take over this summer, and chief executive Ed Woodward admitting the club will spend this summer – the clean-up operation will once again commence as United …
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