Tanzanian striker Clara Luvanga has joined the Washington Spirit from Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr in a deal believed to be one of the most costly in the history of women’s football. The fee paid by the National Women’s Soccer League side has not been officially disclosed. Some are reporting it to be $2.3m, external (about … Read more
The Bucs can breathe a collective sigh of relief as rookie inside linebacker Caden Fordham, who was waived Tuesday, cleared waivers. That allows Tampa Bay to sign the North Carolina State product to its practice squad, a move that may come after the long weekend. Fordham was one of the standout performers for the Bucs … Read more
Manchester United have completed the signing of Mexico international Rebeca Bernal from Washington Spirit. The 29-year-old joins on a three-year contract on a deal believed to be worth up to £300,000. She can play in the centre of either defence or midfield and will become the first Mexican to feature in the Women’s Super League. … Read more
Everton are closing in on a dramatic deadline day loan deal for Manchester United striker Joshua Zirkzee after their proposed move for Monaco forward Folarin Balogun appeared to collapse. The Toffees had been on the verge of finalising a move for Balogun to spearhead their attack, but negotiations have ground to a halt following the … Read more
Aston Villa completed the signings of Ibrahim Mbaye and Taylor Harwood-Bellis on deadline day, with Unai Emery confident the club’s radical summer overhaul has left Villa in position to replicate their recent success. Villa, who have lost both of their Premier League games this campaign, have qualified for the Champions League in two of the … Read more
Aston Villa have completed the signing of 18-year-old Senegal winger Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris St-Germain for a fee of 55m euros (£47m). Mbaye scored three goals and provided two assists in 31 games in all competitions last season as PSG successfully defended their Ligue 1 and Champions League titles. The teenager appeared in all four … Read more
Elite football clubs splash out millions on their scouting efforts these days, gather reams of data and spend countless meticulous hours assembling their recruitment plans, yet somehow the final days of the transfer window remain a desperate scrap, for some, to recruit players. After an underwhelming start to the season and with a slightly threadbare … Read more
When Georgi Kinkladze arrived at Manchester City in the summer of 1995, the Georgian playmaker was one of Europe’s most promising young attacking talents. It didn’t take long for the former Dinamo Tbilisi midfielder to become a cult hero at Maine Road, with the signing coming just as the still-young Premier League was beginning to … Read more
Key events Speaking of transfer news, Liverpool have finalised a deal worth up to £123m for Bradley Barcola. The winger is scheduled to undergo a medical this weekend. Share Chelsea confirm Emiliano Martinez signing Chelsea have completed the £7.5million signing of Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa. The goalkeeper said: “I’m delighted to be at this … Read more
Jürgen Klopp might have found his ‘German Roberto Firmino’ as Liverpool beat Bayern Munich to sign the superstar In Liverpool’s preseason match against Strasbourg, Jürgen Klopp might have stumbled across a second Roberto Firmino. In 2020, the team surpassed Bayern Munich to re-sign him. Instead of spending too much time thinking about Liverpool’s loss to … Read more