The boy prophesied to be the next Frenkie de Jong made a mere 20 first-team appearances in the Eredivisie for Ajax before moving on to Newcastle United this summer. Sean Steur is 18. And once a credible Premier League club came calling, there was little the four-time European champions could do to hang on to … Read more
There is an argument that Chelsea are better at conducting transfers than they are at winning football matches. This summer’s window has done nothing to redress that balance. While rival fans mock and scoff at the volume of transfer activity at Stamford Bridge, the reality is they’re quite good at it. Xabi Alonso’s side have … Read more
If transfer windows are meant to reflect a football club’s long-term vision, Everton’s summer 2026 recruitment was a masterclass in panic, indecision and dysfunction. The Toffees’ window shows nothing less than a club all at sea: decades removed from their last trophy lift, and decades away from their next. After years of walking the financial … Read more
Arsenal Bringing in Christos Tzolis, Bruno Guimarães and Ezri Konsa was a strong start to the window but could Arsenal’s failure to sign a marquee attacker cost them in the long run? They began targeting Morgan Rogers before pivoting to Vinícius Júnior when the England forward went to Chelsea, only to end up disappointed when … 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
Key events On a day fuelled by a billion rumours, Dominic Booth has kindly boiled them down. Share Jacob Steinberg West Ham are closing on a loan deal for Nottingham Forest centre-back Morato. Soungoutou Magassa is still trying to find a way out of West Ham – Crystal Palace are interested in the former Monaco … Read more
Parma midfielder Oliver Sorensen, 24, has completed a medical in London before a loan move to Celtic. (Anthony Joseph, external) And PSV Eindhoven midfielder Joel van den Berg, 19, is in Glasgow to complete a move to Celtic worth £3.4m. (Anthony Joseph, external) Celtic are in talks with Wolves over a loan for former England … Read more
Key events Will Unwin Burnley defender Joe Worrall is closing in on a move to Championship rivals Wrexham after the clubs agreed a fee in the region for £2m. The centre-back has never become a regular at Turf Moor and is expected to sign a three-year deal with at the Racecourse Ground. Burnley could move … Read more
West Ham have got their Championship campaign underway as the Hammers look to bounce back from last season’s dire relegation campaign. Nuno Espirito Santos’ side finished the season in 18th place to end a 14-year stay in the top flight, a period which saw them regularly oscillate between European pushes and survival battles. Throughout this … Read more
Liverpool and Chelsea have entered a late-window battle to secure the signature of AS Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara. Both Premier League clubs are reportedly weighing up a move ahead of Tuesday’s transfer deadline. According to a report from Foot Mercato, both sides have registered interest in the 22-year-old Senegalese international as they scramble for late … Read more