Premier League clubs have spent more on players this season than any other, figures released by Deloitte have revealed.
Spending in the January window was roughly £130million, taking the league s total for 2013-14 to £760m breaking the £700m barrier for the first time.
Manchester United signed Juan Mata for a club-record £37.1m in January s biggest move with Chelsea investing £12m of that into the signing of Kurt Zouma, although the Frenchman will remain with Saint-Etienne for the remainder of the season.
This year s total was well below the record for a January window, £225m in 2011, but a series of big-money moves earlier in the campaign have helped the overall figure.
Arsenal smashed their transfer record to sign Mesut Ozil for £42.5m, with Chelsea spen…
Manuel Pellegrini believes the mental scars of a poor 2017-18 season are to blame for West Ham s concerning start to the new Premier League campaign.
Thumped 4-0 at Liverpool last weekend, the Hammers slumped to a second loss as Bournemouth overturned a half-time deficit to win 2-1 at London Stadium on Saturday.
The hosts were thoroughly outplayed in the second half with a creaking defence causing particular concern for Pellegrini just two games into his tenure.
The former Manchester City boss has identified a lack of confidence as the issue and admitted last season, much of which was spent fighting against relegation, is weighing on his players minds.
Yes, I think so. That s one of the reasons why in the second half we changed so much and tried to keep …
According to Marca, European champions Real Madrid wanted to sign Edin Dzeko during the summer transfer window. The Bosnian forward, who has been a revelation in front of goal since moving to Roma back in 2016, was heavily linked with a move to Chelsea during the summer. Alas, it turns out that Real were also interested in the idea of signing him, with Dzeko even speaking to officials at the club about the possibility of making the move happen.
In the end, the 32 year old veteran decided to remain with the Italians for at least another season as he continues to thrive in the prime of his career. Dzeko often isn t viewed as a stereotypical goalscorer given his stature, but as he moves into the latter stages of his career, you could make the argument that he s one of the most und…
In-form Rasmus Hojlund’s early brace proved enough for Manchester United to edge past battling Luton after their electric start threatened to turn into a chastening Kenilworth Road collapse.
Erik ten Hag’s Red Devils have enjoyed an unbeaten start to 2024 and are hoping for a brighter future under Sir Jim Ratcliffe as the Ineos chairman prepares to officially become minority owner next week.
United racked up a fifth straight win in all competitions on Sunday but made hard work of their 2-1 victory against Luton after Hojlund had struck twice in the opening seven minutes.
The opener came just 37 seconds after kick-off and saw the 21-year-old replace Newcastle midfielder Joe Willock as the youngest player to score in six straight Premier League matches.
Liverpool’s injury crisis continues to deepen with forward Diogo Jota ruled out for “months”, while there is no return date pencilled in for midfielder Curtis Jones or goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
Jota and Jones were added to a list which now extends to nine senior players unavailable and is less than ideal with the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea to come on Sunday as the club continues to fight on four fronts.
“We have Diogo with a knee issue ruled out – it will obviously take months,” said manager Jurgen Klopp ahead of the midweek visit of Luton.
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“Not available are Ali (Alisson), muscle injury – we don’t know how long it takes but it will take some time to come back …
Former Liverpool winger Albert Riera has joined Championship outfit Watford on a short-term contract until the end of the season.
The 31-year-old signed for Udinese as a free agent on Monday, having cancelled his Galatasaray contract by mutual consent in January.
He will officially become a Udinese player on July 1, but the Spaniard has now moved to Watford in the short-term, who, like Udinese, are owned by the Pozzi family.
The Spaniard began his career in his homeland with Mallorca and has gone on to play for Bordeaux, Espanyol, Manchester City, Liverpool and Olympiacos.
Riera moved to Galatasaray in 2011, but made just four league starts for the Turkish champions this season.
His transfer to Watford remains subject to the club receiving international cle…
Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is being linked with a move to Manchester United in January
According to the Daily Mail, Manchester United boss David Moyes is looking at making a sensational move for Barcelona and Spain star Andres Iniesta.
The United boss believes that there is a rift between Iniesta and the Catalan giant’s hierarchy.
Unsettled
The midfielder is believed to be unsettled at the Nou Camp after talks over a contract renewal stalled.
The Spain internationals contract expires in 2015, but it is believed Iniesta wanted to extend his stay at the Catalan club for longer.
January
Manchester United are still lacking creativity in midfielder and it seems that David Moyes believes that he could have a realistic chance …
The biggest surprise package in the Bundesliga RB Leipzig look set to begin making preparations for the next season, which will see Germany’s outsiders play at the brightest stage next season together with Europe’s biggest sides.
With the Champions League place all but confirmed, the Red Bulls are eyeing reinforcements that will allow them to make their presence known at the biggest continental stage as well and German media outlet Bild has learned that Bundesliga runners-up have set their sights on Mitchell Weiser.
The 22-year-old Germany right-back, who can also operate on the wing is linked with an €11 million summer switch to the Red Bull Arena.
Weiser is the former Bayern Munich player who joined Hertha Berlin in 2015 after failing to break into the f…
Andres Iniesta insists Luis Enrique enjoys unequivocal backing from Barcelona s squad and hopes the head coach stays in charge at Camp Nou.
Luis Enrique is still to commit to Barca beyond the end of the current campaign and the 4-0 Champions League humiliation at Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month brought him under increased scrutiny.
A laboured 2-1 win over Leganes did little to lift the gloom, but a victory by the same scoreline – and again courtesy of a late Lionel Messi winner – at Atletico Madrid on Sunday briefly returned the defending champions to the top of LaLiga before Real Madrid s 3-2 comeback triumph at Villarreal in the late game.
Iniesta was part of the Barca XI that switched to an unfamiliar take on 3-4-3 at the Vicente Calderon, but main…
17:30 Hibernian vs Motherwell
While Hibernian might have found themselves slumped in the bottom half of the Premiership table when last season was brought to an early finish, few would have expected what has been a stellar start to life this time around. Keeping up what has been an extremely eye-catching start to the new campaign with a 1-0 win away at a returning Dundee United earlier in the week, Head Coach and one-time Sunderland boss Jack Ross has been rightfully filled with praise for his side. Along with opening up the new campaign with a deserved 2-1 win against Kilmarnock on home soil, Hibs have won each of their first three top-flight appearances and are enjoying their most fruitful Premiership patch since opening 2020. Really impressing with a thumping 4-1 win away at …