Transfers
Player buying / selling / loan deals.
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Martinelli snubs Arteta in farewell post after £60m Al-Hilal move as Alvarez rejects City return
Gabriel Martinelli completed his £60m move to Al-Hilal without mentioning Mikel Arteta in his farewell post, while Julian Alvarez rejected a late approach from Manchester City to pursue a move to Barcelona instead.
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Van Dijk hails Gakpo as 'massively important' after failed Manchester City move
Cody Gakpo came close to joining Manchester City in the final days of the transfer window, even approving the switch, before the deal collapsed. Virgil van Dijk says the Dutch forward remains crucial to Liverpool after two assists in Friday's win over Ipswich.
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Manchester United academy striker Louie Bradbury joins Stoke City on permanent deal
Manchester United have confirmed 17-year-old academy forward Louie Bradbury has left Old Trafford to join Championship side Stoke City on a permanent two-year contract, with an option for a further 12 months.
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Alonso hails Rogers as 'key player for seven years' ahead of Chelsea's clash with Arsenal
Xabi Alonso has praised Morgan Rogers's blistering start at Chelsea — a goal and an assist in two games — after the Blues paid £117m to beat Arsenal to the England midfielder's signature in July.
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Ramsdale confirmed as Southampton's fourth-choice keeper after failed summer exit
Aaron Ramsdale has been officially confirmed as Southampton's fourth-choice goalkeeper after failing to secure a move away before the transfer deadline. Manager Tonda Eckert named Daniel Peretz as his number one, leaving the 28-year-old former Arsenal stopper with no clear path to first-team football.
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Gabriel Jesus joins Barcelona on cut-price deal after Arsenal ACL nightmare
Gabriel Jesus has completed a move from Arsenal to Barcelona on a three-year contract worth up to €15 million, accepting a significant wage cut to seal a transfer he described as a lifelong dream.
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Rennes Reject Fulham's €40M Offer and Keep Aït Boudlal
Despite a proposal of approximately €40 million from Fulham, Stade Rennais refused to sell Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal during the summer transfer window. Sporting director Loïc Désiré justified this decision as a sign of confidence in the 20-year-old Moroccan defender.
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Carrick hints Dorgu could solve Man Utd's left-back problem without a transfer
Manchester United spent nearly £150m this summer but left-back remains a concern. Manager Michael Carrick has suggested winger Patrick Dorgu could fill the role, describing the Danish youngster as 'almost like a new signing' after injury kept him sidelined.
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From Estonian third division backpacker to Brighton's £22m Premier League striker
Promise David, 25, thought the approach from Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise was a scam when it arrived two years ago. The Canada international had been drifting through Europe playing football when data scouts plucked him from obscurity — and he has now joined Brighton in a deal worth up to £22m.
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Benhattab leaves FC Nantes for Montpellier, signed until 2029
Franco-Algerian attacking midfielder Yassine Benhattab, 23, has been permanently transferred from FC Nantes, bottom of Ligue 2, to Montpellier, where he has signed until 2029.
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How Wasserman Pushed Newcastle to Overpay for Bamba to Fund Abline Transfer
According to journalist Romain Molina, the Wasserman agency allegedly convinced Newcastle to spend €40 million for Aladji Bamba — double his estimated value — to enable Monaco to finance the purchase of Matthis Abline from Nantes for €30 million.
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Everton weigh free-agent moves for Vardy and Martial after chaotic summer window
Everton are considering free agents Jamie Vardy and Anthony Martial to plug an attacking void left by a summer window in which deals for Folarin Balogun and Joshua Zirkzee both collapsed and Iliman Ndiaye was sold to Manchester City.
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Martinez switches to No 1 at Chelsea and offers to sign shirts for fans caught by the change
Emiliano Martinez has swapped from No 26 to the No 1 jersey at Chelsea after Robert Sanchez's departure to Como. As a goodwill gesture, the Argentine goalkeeper has offered to personally sign any No 26 shirts already purchased by supporters.
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Manchester United academy striker Louie Bradbury joins Stoke City on two-year deal
Stoke City have signed 17-year-old Manchester United academy forward Louie Bradbury on a permanent two-year contract, with an option for a third year. The Wales youth international scored ten goals in 26 appearances for United's Under-21s.
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Gboho leaves Toulouse for Coventry three days after transfer window closes
Yann Gboho's transfer from Toulouse FC to Coventry City was officially confirmed on Friday, three days after the summer transfer window closed. The Franco-Ivorian winger joins the promoted English side for over €15 million.
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Genesio relieved after keeping Paixao, who nearly signed for Sunderland
At a press conference ahead of the Paris FC match, Bruno Genesio confirmed that retaining Igor Paixao was an absolute priority and said he was relieved by a summer transfer window he judges as "less bad" than feared.
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Man City's £129m bid to hijack Arsenal's pursuit of Alvarez reportedly rebuffed without reply
Manchester City are reported to have made a £129m offer to Atletico Madrid for Julian Alvarez in the final days of the summer window, only for the Argentine to decline without even responding, leaving him at Atletico until at least January.
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Harwood-Bellis omitted from Aston Villa's Champions League squad days after £25m move
Taylor Harwood-Bellis completed a £25 million transfer from Southampton to Aston Villa on deadline day, but the central defender has been left out of the club's 23-man Champions League squad due to a registration restriction.
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Barcelona shatter their own transfer record to sign WSL's most expensive export Kerolin Nicoli
Barcelona have signed Brazilian forward Kerolin Nicoli from Manchester City for £1.25m — a fee that breaks the WSL's all-time export record and more than doubles the Spanish club's previous transfer ceiling.
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Maresca confirms Fernandez will not captain Man City despite £125m arrival from Chelsea
Enzo Maresca has revealed that £125m signing Enzo Fernandez will not be part of Manchester City's leadership group this season, with Ruben Dias named captain ahead of Erling Haaland, Marc Guehi and Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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