Contracts should run until seasons end, says FifaDeals agreed for next season will be delayed by Covid-19 Fifa has approved the extension of player contracts until seasons are able to finish, with the coronavirus pandemic also seeing transfer window da…
Today’s fluff is hoping for a miracle We start with news that Mikel Arteta may be set for a summer spent wrestling with clubs in La Liga who want to make off with his strikers. Not only will the Arsenal manager have to fend off burly folk from Barcelon…
Today’s fluff has teeth, white and clean Pep Guardiola is already working out how to wrestle the Premier League title away from champions-elect Liverpool next season – and he’s figured that he needs a midfield tyro with experience of bossing a game aga…
Today’s tittle-tattle has got five on itIt’s been 125 days since José Mourinho took over as Tottenham manager. Let’s see how he’s getting on. Oh. Oh boy. Dear me. Oh wow. Mourinho will have had a rough night’s sleep, those Spurs pyjamas itching him ter…
Today’s fluff wants a project to match its ambitionsAdam Lallana has been in and around the Liverpool team for what seems like decades, though in recent times he’s been more “around” than “in”, which has encouraged Leicester to think he might be worth …
Today’s tittle-tattle is back in the garageAs we all wait with interest to see how Manchester City fare in their bid to get their two-year ban from European competition overturned by the court of arbitration for sport, representatives of various player…
Croatian has spent last two seasons on loanPasalic never played competitively for ChelseaMario Pasalic is poised to make a permanent move to Atalanta from Chelsea in the summer after the Italian side agreed to take up the €15m (£12.5m) option to buy th…
Today’s rumours are feeling fancyA penny for the thoughts of the Manchester City players and staff on their way into training today. Perhaps they feel too attached to the club, or their contract, to think about leaving. Maybe Kevin De Bruyne isn’t real…
Forward’s contract due to expire this summerInter have offered €3m-a-year deal to 2025Manchester United’s Tahith Chong is seriously considering an offer to join Internazionale this summer. The 20-year-old’s contract is due to expire in June and Inter a…
Initial fee for winger is €40m and he will join on 1 JulyChelsea had hoped to sign Morocco international in JanuaryAjax have agreed a €40m (£33.6m) deal, potentially rising to €44m, to sell Hakim Ziyech to Chelsea in the summer.The 26-year-old will com…
Ziyech part of Frank Lampard’s reshaping of attacking optionsChelsea tried to sign 26-year-old Moroccan in JanuaryChelsea have reached an agreement in principle with Ajax to sign Hakim Ziyech at the end of the season for €40m (£33.6m) plus add-ons.Fran…
• Clubs vote for 2020 summer window to shut on 1 September• For the past two years window has shut on eve of seasonThe Premier League has voted to revert to the same summer transfer window as Europe’s other major leagues after two years of going it alo…
Lifelong Manchester United fan Odion Ighalo describes his love for the team after joining as a striker on loan until the end of the season. Ighalo grew up a fan of United and said he used to watch Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke play for the club on TV in N…
Top-flight clubs spent a combined £230m in the 2019 winter transfer window, the second-highest total ever.Bruno Fernandes and Takumi Minamino’s moves to Manchester United and Liverpool respectively grabbed the headlines, but what about the transfers th…
From Watford’s diamond in the rough to Real Madrid’s next great Brazilian, we look at the most exciting talent to cross the AtlanticExequiel Palacios (Argentina). River Plate to Bayer Leverkusen“I liked playing against Boca because we always beat them,…
Manchester United scrambled around for a striker and Sheffield United broke their transfer record while Chelsea and Liverpool kept their powder dryMikel Arteta knew he would have limited wriggle room in his first transfer window as manager so was happy…
• Failure to bring in an attacker leaves manager frustrated• Olivier Giroud to remain at club until end of seasonFrank Lampard made no attempt to hide his frustration after Chelsea’s search for a new forward ended in failure. He warned that the lack of…
