‘We are close to a deal’: Everton owner Farhad Moshiri responds to reports the Premier League club is up for sale January 25, 2023 Everton owner Farhad Moshiri says he is close to securing investment in the struggling Premier League club but insists he is not seeking a full sale. Fan unrest has grown as the Toffees have slipped into the relegation zone, costing manager Frank Lampard his job earlier this week. And the board have also been hit [...]
FA Cup fourth round in full and how to watch January 24, 2023 The fourth round of the FA Cup has been completed after Accrington Stanley beat Boreham Wood in extra time. The 1-0 result – which saw Tommy Leigh score a penalty in the 97th minute – completed the 32-team lineup for the fourth round of the Cup. Fixtures begin on Friday and conclude on Monday. The [...]
Chelsea, £400m of signings, long contracts and Financial Fair Play: Key questions answered January 21, 2023 Chelsea have raised eyebrows by spending close to £400m since Todd Boehly’s consortium bought the club last summer, including more than £100m in the January transfer window, but has it left the Premier League club in danger of breaking Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules? Why have they been signing players to unusually long contracts? And [...]
Newcastle United: Financial boost from Saudi takeover revealed in Deloitte Football Money League 2023 January 19, 2023 Newcastle United’s financial transformation under Saudi ownership is highlighted by their return to the Deloitte Football Money League, a ranking of the world’s richest football clubs. The Magpies returned to the top 20 for the first time in four years last season, following their takeover by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. [...]
World’s richest football clubs 2023: Manchester City retain top spot as Premier League clubs dominate Deloitte Football Money League – see the full ranking January 19, 2023 Manchester City have retained their status as the world’s richest football club, according to the latest edition of the Deloitte Football Money League, which underlines the dominance of the Premier League. Abu Dhabi-owned City topped the annual list, which is based on revenue in the 2021-22 season, for a second year in a row, ahead [...]
Barcelona refinancers preparing minority bid for Manchester United January 18, 2023 United States investor Sixth Street, who were behind the refinancing of both Real Madrid and Barcelona, are reportedly preparing a minority investment in Manchester United. On Tuesday, one of Britain’s richest men Sir Jim Ratcliffe entered the race to buy the Premier League outfit. Some suggest that a full purchase of the club could cost [...]
Ineos founder Ratcliffe ‘formally’ enters race to buy Manchester United January 17, 2023 Founder of Ineos and one of Britain’s richest men Sir Jim Ratcliffe has officially entered the race to buy Premier League club Manchester United. The current owners, the Glazer family, have appointed a merchant bank – believed to be the Raine Group – to take bids for the Manchester Club, which could fetch up to [...]
Why Manchester United’s revival under Ten Hag feels more sustainable – and that’s good news for fans and the Glazers January 16, 2023 Manchester United’s post-Sir Alex Ferguson era has been a story of decline on and off the field but it looked to have sunk to a nadir in August of last year. A 4-0 thrashing at Brentford, who were playing in the third tier when Ferguson bowed out in 2013, left United bottom of the Premier [...]
Manchester United at Davos: Why has the for-sale Premier League club set up shop at the World Economic Forum? January 16, 2023 Manchester United have insisted that the club’s pop-up venue at Davos is not designed to drum up interest among the world’s super-rich in a possible £8bn sale. United’s owners, the Glazer family, put them on the market in November and bankers are reported to have invited bids for minority or majority stakes by next month. [...]
Here’s how Chelsea’s £89m deal for Mykhailo Mudryk has inadvertently funded Ukraine’s war effort January 16, 2023 Less than a year after Chelsea’s owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned and forced to sell the club over his links to a Russian regime that had invaded Ukraine, the resistance is set for a £20m windfall as a result of the Blues’ latest signing, Mykhailo Mudryk. Mudryk’s former team Shakhtar Donetsk announced on Monday that [...]