Rangers have bolstered their wide options with the arrival of Kim Min-su from Girona for an undisclosed fee. The South Korean, 20, has signed a four-year contract, with the option of a further year, becoming Rangers’ 12th signing of the summer. The Ibrox outfit have been chasing new wingers, with Kim joining Djeidi Gassama, Findlay … Read more
Arsenal are readying themselves to potentially let go of a player who only joined this summer. The Gunners have been measured during the transfer window, adding Ezri Konsa to the defence, Bruno Guimaraes to the midfield and Christos Tzolis to the attack, with Julian Alvarez targeted as the marquee buy of the window. But it’s … Read more
Enzo Maresca has said Manchester City are aiming to add “one or two captains” before the transfer window closes on Tuesday night. This summer, City’s squad has lost the leadership and experience of Bernardo Silva, Rodri, John Stones and Nathan Aké. Maresca has nominated Rúben Dias and Erling Haaland as captains, but wants to add … Read more
Tottenham Hotspur are still in the market for another striker, with one Bundesliga star targeted. This summer has been the busiest in N17 for some time, with Jan Paul van Hecke, Sandro Tonali, Matheus Fernandes and Savio signed for a combined £300 million, and Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi both joining on free transfers. But … Read more
“Can Liam play for the biggest clubs in the country, the biggest clubs in the world? He certainly can. I fully believe that.” The words of McKenna when Delap began to be linked with a raft of top-flight teams towards the end of 2024-25. The son of former Derby County defender Rory ultimately opted for … Read more
Liverpool are closing in on a £120m deal for Bradley Barcola after a breakthrough in talks with Paris Saint-Germain. Barcola has been Liverpool’s main transfer target all summer only for PSG’s £145m valuation to prove a significant hurdle. However, further negotiations on Thursday night ended in an outline agreement being reached over a compromise fee. … Read more
How much can you remember about the Premier League one decade ago? This FourFourTwo quiz will put you through your trivia paces on all things top-flight in 2016-17. In the summer of 2016, English football was reeling from Leicester City’s shock Premier League title win. The Foxes couldn’t quite match that achievement and 2016-17 was … Read more
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 3rd (NB: this is not necessarily Suzanne Wrack’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 3rd Prospects After a decade of domestic domination and the high of a domestic treble in 2024-25, last season’s one trophy – the League Cup – was not up to Chelsea’s usual … Read more
Gonzalez had a close relationship with Rodri and long humbly recognised that only a select number of players can start in his position at clubs bidding to challenge for the biggest honours. Rodri was that man at Manchester City under Guardiola and, following the midfielder’s move to Barcelona, new manager Enzo Maresca has signed Ayyoub … Read more
Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at the Bernabéu on Wednesday in their first home match since the return of José Mourinho as head coach. Mbappé put Madrid ahead in the 40th minute before Luka Sucic levelled four minutes later, but the France forward restored the hosts’ lead on … Read more