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Written by Chris Weatherspoon
Chris Weatherspoon As the clock ticked onward and football’s pseudo-transfer deadline approached, Aston Villa executives were worried. It was late June last year and, needing a deal before their accounting period ended to stave off fears of a rules breach, the man they were resting their hopes on was over 5,000 miles away with a […]
Written by Mark Critchley and Laurie Whitwell
Mark Critchley and Laurie Whitwell The story behind Manchester United’s first signing since the departure of Dan Ashworth as sporting director points to why Jason Wilcox has ultimately replaced him as the club’s most senior football executive. After learning that Ayden Heaven had met Eintracht Frankfurt officials during the winter transfer window, Wilcox arranged for […]
Written by Colin Millar and Chris Weatherspoon
Colin Millar and Chris Weatherspoon Може да има два месеца, докато сезонът на Висшата лига 2025-26 във Висшата лига не започне, но излизането на списъка с мачове доведе до апетита на феновете в дивизията. Състои се от 38 кръга мачове за девет месеца, като всеки отбор играе своите 19 съперници веднъж у дома и веднъж, […]
Written by Dan Kilpatrick
Dan Kilpatrick Сезонът на Висшата лига 2025-26 ще започне в петък, 15 август, с шампионите Ливърпул, домакин на Борнмут на Анфийлд. Отборът на Арне Слотот вдигна титлата във Висшата лига в първия си сезон, отговарящ за Мърсисайд и защитата му ще започне с посрещането на страната на Андони Ираола за началната игра. Първият мач от […]
Written by The Athletic UK Staff
The Athletic UK Staff Imagine it is early April. You are sitting in a recruitment meeting for a Premier League or top European club. A whiteboard is covered with names. Plans for the summer transfer window are afoot. Who are the best options in each position? What is their contract situation? What would each player […]
Written by The Athletic UK Staff
The Athletic UK Staff Welcome to the third edition of The Athletic’s Transfer DealSheet for the summer 2025 transfer window. Our team of dedicated writers, including David Ornstein, will take you inside the market to explain the deals being worked on. The mini-window ahead of the Club World Cup closed last Tuesday, but the regular […]
Written by The Athletic UK Staff
The Athletic UK Staff Florian Wirtz is rocking up at Liverpool this summer in what is a club-record deal for the new Premier League champions. The 22-year-old attacker will sign a five-year contract at Anfield and his transfer could be worth up to £116million ($157.7m) to Bayer Leverkusen, the German team he is leaving. Liverpool […]
Written by Laurie Whitwell
Laurie Whitwell Earlier this year, The Athletic asked Manchester United subscribers what they would like to read. Olumuyiwa S, Rob M and Vaageesh T were among those to suggest pieces about what former academy players are up to now, and we have since begun a series about Life after Manchester United. The first piece was an interview with Charlie […]
Written by The Athletic UK Staff
The Athletic UK Staff Welcome to the second edition of The Athletic’s Transfer DealSheet for the summer 2025 transfer window. Our team of dedicated writers, including David Ornstein, will take you inside the market to explain the deals being worked on in this window, which began earlier this month due to the special window for […]
Written by Tom Williams
Tom Williams Had things panned out differently last summer, Adrien Rabiot might have spent this season playing for Manchester United. United have been long-term admirers of the tousle-haired French midfielder and made the latest in a long line of approaches to him last year following the end of his five-year spell at Juventus. But instead, […]
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