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 […]
Transfers
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 […]
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 […]
It might have seemed like a quiet January transfer window compared to previous ones, but when all was said and done, it was a record breaking one as Premier League spending in a single season has gone over £1B for the first time this term. Fueled by a massive TV contract, Premier league clubs spent […]
The New England Revolution have signed 23-year-old defender Sambinha on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal with an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the season. “Sambinha is a big, strong center back who impressed both myself and Jay during our recent trip to Lisbon,” Revolution general manager Michael Burns said. […]
If Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was worried about the Premier League’s spending power last summer, wait to he see what they do next year. Thanks to the global appeal of the Premier League, and the negotiating skills of Richard Scudamore, Premier League clubs are set to see the money they receive from their UK […]
According to a new report from FIFA, Premier League clubs spent £660m on international transfers last year, accounting for 25% of all money spent. After the Premier League, Italian clubs were the next biggest spenders overseas (£286m), followed by France (£253m), Spain (£192m) and Germany (£144m). The value in the transfer market must be in […]
For the first time in years, Manchester United have flexed their financial muscle and signed Chelsea star Juan Mata for a club record fee of The World Cup, Chammpions League and Europa Cup winner made no secret of why he signed for a “massive club” like United. “I would like to win the Premier League,” […]
Premier League teams spent £120m in January, double the total of January 2012. Still that is a long way way short of the record level of £225m in January 2011. Three clubs, Queens Park Rangers, Liverpool and Newcastle accounted for more than 50% of the total outlay this year. Deloitte’s Dan Jones said: “Premier League […]