After a summer that saw Juventus plunder the best players from two title rivals, Serie A clubs are fighting back by inserting anti-Juventus clauses in new contracts. The just closed summer transfer window saw Juventus take arguably the best players from Roma and Napoli in the form of Miralem Pjanic and Gonzalo Higuain respectively. As […]
A year Real Madrid fans were furious at President Florentino Pérez for bumbling the David de Gea transfer saga, failing to sign Spanish No.1 because of fax machine issues. Fast forward 12 months and this summer’s transfer window was surprisingly quiet, especially with the impending transfer ban for both Atletico and Real Madrid. Real Madrid’s […]
Despite leading the Premier League in net transfer spend over the past five seasons, Manchester City’s transfer approach has had a rather slapdash feel to it. That is not the case this summer where Pep Guardiola can be as happy with his club’s business as José Mourinho is with his at Manchester United. Manchester City […]
Unlike in previous summers, Manchester United went with quality over quantity with the signings of Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba. Jose Mourinho wanted his transfer business done early and it was, unlike last years failed fax fiasco with Real Madrid and David de Gea. Man United Major Signings Paul Pogba Juventus […]
I am shocked at baffled at this transfer window for Liverpool. With all the teams ahead of them in the table strengthening this summer, Liverpool finished with a positive net spend! et that sink in for minute. In a summer of unseen riches for every Premier League club, with over £1B spent on transfers, Liverpool […]
Last week Antonio Conte was complaining about Chelsea’s lack of activity in the transfer market. Well the window has closed and after some last day shopping the Blues ended up spending £120m. The headline making deal was the return of David Luiz from PSG for £34m. Luiz gives Conte the option of playing a three-man […]
Arsenal fans spent the summer pleading with Arsene Wenger to splash the cash and spend the money on new players. When the transfer window slammed shut on Wednesday, Wenger had spent a record £89m, but the consensus from the fans was more blase than excitement. Arsenal Summer Signings: Granit Xhaka Borussia Mönchengladbach £35m; Shkodran Mustafi […]
There are some MLS sides that have no plan in place (hello New England Revolution) while someone like the LA Galaxy are always looking two or three steps ahead. The Galaxy have realized that midfielder Nigel de Jong is not worthy of a Designated Player place and the player is in talks with Turkish side […]
Diego Costa admits he was hoping to leave Chelsea this summer to rejoin Atletico Madrid and only a few details stopped the move from happening. The striker has had a great start to the season for Antonio Conte’s side, scoring late winners against West Ham United and Watford, but if he had his way he […]