Summer transfer 2015 window in five graphs – Manchester City enjoy FFP easing, Southampton come out quids in, Manchester United biggest sellers September 2, 2015 Deadline day came and went with as much talk about players' errant tweets and superclubs' tardiness as any big money moves even if the Premier League continued to increase its spending. In total clubs spent around £820m* on 158 new players this summer. But where did the money go and how was it spent? Here's [...]
Manchester United’s Anthony Martial deal will take Premier League summer transfer window spend to record level September 2, 2015 Premier League clubs will today set a new record for summer transfer window spending, after Manchester United agreed a £36m deal for Monaco teenager Anthony Martial yesterday. Read more: Manchester United and Manchester City account for over a third of all Premier League transfer spend Clubs had already shelled out around £730m – fractionally short of [...]
Papy Djilobodji: Reigning Premier League champions Chelsea move to address defensive worries September 2, 2015 Chelsea are poised to address their defensive worries with the surprise signing of unheralded Senegal international Papy Djilobodji from French club Nantes. The 26-year-old centre-back, who has 12 caps, is expected to complete a £2.7m transfer today after the off-form Premier League champions failed to prise top target John Stones from Everton. Djilobodji is in [...]
Arsenal exit transfer window with lowest spend for 11 years September 2, 2015 Arsenal have recorded their lowest summer spend for 12 seasons after failing to add to the signing of Petr Cech before the transfer window closed this evening. Read more: Wenger at odds with Mourinho over spending Fans hoping for new players were left disappointed after a quiet deadline day for the Gunners ended without Arsene [...]
Could Manchester United chiefs sue? Lawyers explain how deals like the David De Gea transfer take place – and can fall apart September 2, 2015 MANCHESTER UNITED AND REAL MADRID ARE ARGUING OVER THE FORMALITIES OF THE FAILED DEAL. SURELY FORMALITIES ARE JUST THAT? Since 2002, in general, Fifa rules have restricted international transfers to two annual windows determined by each relevant football association. Crucially, one needs to look at the window of the buying club to determine whether a [...]
US Open 2015: Konta’s surge in form continues as Robson suffers exit September 2, 2015 British No2 Jo Konta continued her mesmerising form by thrashing American wildcard Louisa Chirico in the first round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows yesterday. World No97 Konta, who came through three rounds of qualifying, wasted little time in dispatching Chirico 6-3, 6-0 to record only the second grand slam victory of her career, [...]
Lancaster set to trial first-choice centre pairing September 2, 2015 England head coach Stuart Lancaster is set to run the rule over his expected first-choice centre pairing for the Rugby World Cup after naming Brad Barritt in his side to face Ireland in the QBE International at Twickenham on Saturday. Barritt has shrugged off the calf injury which has ruled him out of England’s previous [...]
Deadline Day 2015: Summer transfer window round-up September 2, 2015 West Ham led the last-minute recruitment yesterday on a transfer deadline day light on late big-money deals but heavy with recrimination – and which still managed to set a new spending record for the summer window. The Hammers beat the evening deadline to make four signings – striker Nikica Jelavic and winger Michail Antonio plus [...]
Manchester United retaliate as Real play De Gea blame game September 1, 2015 Manchester United hit back at Real Madrid last night after they pointed an accusatory finger at the Premier League side following the collapse of goalkeeper David de Gea’s £29m transfer due to the alleged late arrival of paperwork. United said the club felt “compelled” to clarify the situation, and contested Real’s suggestion that the breakdown [...]
Manchester pair top of Premier League for summer spend September 1, 2015 MANCHESTER clubs led the way in flexing the Premier League’s financial muscle this summer as they accounted for more than a quarter of the top-flight’s total outlay. Manchester City spent more than £140m on attracting big-money stars such as Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Otamendi, while United splashed out close to £100m on [...]