Medhi Benatia has successfully completed a switch away from the Allianz Arena after agreeing personal terms with the Italian champions Juventus. The loan spell - which cost £2.5 million- will be for the entire season with the additional option of a permanent transfer for £14.3 million over the next two years. The Moroccan makes his
Chelsea have officially confirmed that they have reached a mutual agreement with Leicester City for the transfer of defensive midfielder N’Golo Kante. Although the fee remains undisclosed as both clubs are yet to release the official figures, Sky Sports sources reveal that the deal cost slightly in excess of £30 million. The 25-year old was
Moussa Sissoko has been one of the most underrated players in the whole of the Euro 2016, as the player did exceptionally well for his French national side as it can be now seen by his hefty price tag. It is now reported that freshly relegated side Newcastle United’s boss Rafael Benitez looks to keep
There have been talks and rumors at length about Paul Pogba’s future: on whether he will stay in Juventus or opt for a move back to Old Trafford or the Santiago Bernabeu. Pogba inelegantly left Manchester United in 2012 after falling out with the then manager Sir Alex Ferguson, but the 23-year old has gone
Olivier Giroud had a European Championship campaign so outstanding — he was the second-joint top scorer — that it has prompted transfer requests from an array of European heavyweights. Although Arsenal have turned down the interested parties’ advances, he cannot, as evidenced by the 2015/16 campaign, wholly shoulder Arsenal’s striking responsibility. A striker is the
Southampton have completed the signing of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Bayern Munich for a reported fee of £12.8 million. The news was revealed on Monday by Les Reeds- the Club’s Executive Director of Football- after the 20-year old midfielder finally put pen to paper, inexplicably ending all speculations. His move away from the Allianz Arena has
Last season (2015/2016) in the Premier league Jordon Ibe played 27 times, only scoring 1 goal and getting 2 assists. For a team like Liverpool who are trying to get back on track under Jurgen Klopp and to establish themselves as a top four side again, the club needs players who can produce on a daily
After taking over at Manchester City and getting his inaugural summer’s transfer business off to a start with the signings of Celta Vigo’s Nolito and Borussia Dortmund’s Ilkay Gundogan, as well as FC Ufa’s teenage attacking midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko, Pep Guardiola’s focus will now surely move to his defence. The 41 goals City shipped last
Liverpool have reportedly accepted a bid from Bournemouth for winger Jordon Ibe, according to reports by BBC Sport. The bid - which is seemingly along the lines of £15 million - will see the 20-year old become the most expensive signing for the Cherries. This move will reportedly cost £5 million more than they paid
Former Barcelona and Manchester United goalkeeper Victor Valdes has completed a switch to Premier League newcomers Middlesbrough, as revealed during an interview by head coach Aitor Karanka. The move is as unprecedented as it is unlikely given the rarity in which big name signings join newly promoted Premier League sides. After a seven year hiatus,
Newcastle hit rock bottom when they were relegated from the Premier League. With the club having no option but to offload its star players, for them to gain playing time in top flight football English clubs like Liverpool and Tottenham have reportedly shown interest in their playmaker Georginio Wijnaldum. Wijnaldum is reportedly set to leave
Days after confirming interest from the Liga BBVA, Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas verified on July 1 that he had reached an agreement with Barcelona over the sale of highly-coveted defender, Samuel Umtiti. He is Barcelona’s second signing of what should be a quiet summer for the club. Background In the wake of Marc
Steve Mandanda signing for Crystal Palace is one of the steals of the summer. The 31 year old, formerly linked with Chelsea has finally made his move to the Premier League, and will surely be a worthy signing. As for his age, being a goalkeeper means he still has a few years at the top
Arsenal have already made two signings despite the transfer window being open for less than a week. Hours after Arsenal confirmed their second signing Takuma Asano from J1 League, ESPN Brazil published a report linking them with a move for teenage striker Gabriel Barbosa, who has allegedly been attracting interest from Fiorentina and a host
Leicester City are in advanced talks and could seemingly confirm the signing of CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa in the coming days. Reports from Moscow- according to BBC Sport- suggest that the Premier League champions are set to sign the Nigerian international for an undisclosed fee which will supposedly be a club record- more than
With the Arsenal fan base crying out for Gonzalo Higuains and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyangs, Arsene Wenger has signed a relative nobody in Takuma Asano from J1 League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Although the announcement has been received with mixed reactions, the manager has been quick to label him as “one for the future”. Whilst his words clearly
Former Swansea City striker Michu is set for an emotional return home to join his beloved hometown club Real Oviedo. The forgotten man spent much of last season at nearby Langreo who play in the Tercera (fourth tier) division in the Spanish league. Michu suffered injuries whilst with Swansea and despite being loaned out to
Perhaps the most talked about transfer in Italy this summer has been that of Miralem Pjanić who ended his 5 year association with Roma in favour of joining rivals Juventus. It has left fans of the capital club furious but it’s not hard to see why Pjanic came to the conclusion that his future was
With the transfer window officially open, teams have already began bringing in reinforcements in order to avoid the deadline day commotion. Albeit few and far between, some one of the best deals are acquired through free transfers: which entails agreement of personal terms with the player without the club’s involvement. Here are three of the
Antonio Conte will be in charge at Chelsea after his Euro stint coming to a close, with his Italy side impressing so far at the tournament grabbing a fine 2-0 victory over holders Spain in their wake. Given the ex-Juventus manager’s love of the 3-5-2 formation, attention has now turned to who he might buy
Sadio Mane looks set to be Jurgen Klopp’s latest recruit, as both Liverpool and Southampton have settled for a £34 million transfer fee (via Sky Sports). This means that Mane will be Liverpool’s second most expensive transfer fee, behind Andy Carroll (£35m) and ahead of Christian Benteke (£32.5m). However, the most important question: is
With Tottenham signing Victor Wanyama from Southampton, concerns are growing that Nabil Bentaleb could be heading for the White Hart Lane exit door this summer. The Algerian had a disappointing campaign where he barely featured for the club and could be further down the pecking order next term if he stays put. His demise was
Arsene Wenger surprisingly admitted earlier this summer that he would bring in at least three more signings before the transfer window slams shut on August 31. Having brought down only Granit Xhaka so far, he is now rumoured to be eyeing transfers for many a world-beater such as Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Medhi Benatia. With the
Arsenal look set to have their most active transfer window in numerous years as Arsene Wenger attempts to find the formula needed to end the club’s Premier League title drought and be more competitive in Europe. One player linked to the club is Bayern Munich’s Mario Gotze. The man who scored the decisive goal in
At a time when clubs used money they earned to spend big on players, in 2010 Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea FC for £140 million and has spent £2 billion in 10 years at Chelsea. Now Chelsea are more concerned on selling for the most and by succeeding in the big money sales of David Luiz,