By: Joe Hall

I'm a sports and sports business journalist with City A.M. Follow me for coverage of the industry behind sports and the money made by top athletes. I've provided expert commentary on sports business for both TV and radio, including the BBC World Service. My email is always open to tips and story ideas: joe.hall@cityam.com

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Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis says spending big money on transfers has become less important in achieving Premier League success

July 22, 2016

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has argued the ability to spend more money on transfers than your rivals is becoming less determinative of Premier League success. His comments may be interpreted as a playing down of fans' expectations for the club's transfer window ambitions this summer. Since signing Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka for £30m in May, Arsenal have failed [...]
Paul Pogba agent Mino Raiola “doesn’t give a damn” about Manchester United’s proposed world record £100m transfer fee

July 22, 2016

Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola says he is unfussed about the prospect of Manchester United breaking the world transfer record on the Juventus midfielder. The Premier League club are prepared to make former player Pogba football's first £100m man but Raiola, who also represents recent United acquisitions Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, says he only wants "the best for my [...]
Anniversary Games 2016: When to watch the 10 must-see events this weekend including Usain Bolt vs Adam Gemili and Jessica Ennis-Hill vs Katarina Johnson-Thompson

July 21, 2016

With the Rio Olympics only a fortnight away, stars of the Games past and future will roll into London this weekend to whet the athletics appetite at this year's Anniversary Games. Faces of 2012 including Usain Bolt, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah will look to reprise their feats from four years ago at the Olympic Stadium's annual nostalgia-inducing event. [...]
With Manchester United poised to smash the world record transfer fee on Paul Pogba, here’s how football reached the £100m mark

July 21, 2016

“Everyone's got to be concerned about the way fees are growing to astronomical proportions. My own opinion is that it will continue for some time yet but that, like the stock market and property market, it will eventually regulate itself.” So said Liverpool chief executive Peter Robinson in 1995 after signing Stan Collymore for a then [...]
Arsenal target Mauro Icardi affirms intention to stay at Inter Milan but admits “anything can happen” in football

July 21, 2016

Argentine striker Mauro Icardi has underlined his intention stay at Inter Milan despite reported interest in his signature from Arsenal. The 23-year-old has been the subject of transfer discussions between his agent and wife Wanda Nara and Arsenal, according to reports in the Italian press. Nara has travelled to London for negotiations with the Gunners who are still [...]
Mark Cavendish drops out of Tour de France after earning cool £44,000 in prize money

July 20, 2016

Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the Tour de France with five stages remaining but will still take home a cool €52,670 (£44,00) in prize money for his two and half weeks work. The 31-year-old is dropping out to focus on preparations for the Rio Olympics — where he hopes to win his first medal — which begins in [...]
More than 3m fewer people watched the Open on Sky this weekend than on the BBC last year

July 19, 2016

The first year of the Open Championship coverage on Sky endured a 77 per cent drop in viewing figures compared to the final broadcast on the BBC a year ago. Read more: I was destined to win Open Championship, claims victorious Henrik Stenson Last year's peak TV audience of 4.7m plunged to 1.1m last weekend despite the dramatic [...]
Barcelona extend Qatar Airways sponsorship for a further year as club wait for more lucrative deal

July 19, 2016

Barcelona have extended their shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways for a further season after failing to find a partner willing to match their €65m (£55m) per season asking price. The La Liga champions have had ties to the gulf state since 2010 when the Qatar Foundation became only the second shirt sponsor in its history [...]
Manchester United may have moved a step closer to signing Juventus’ Paul Pogba after offering midfielder massive annual salary

July 19, 2016

Paul Pogba's rumoured move to Manchester United may be a step closer to becoming reality after the Premier League club detailed the large salary they'd be prepared to pay the Frenchman. United have now told the Juventus midfielder's agent, Mino Raiola, they'll offer his client up to £11m a season, according to local reports. Last week Raiola had [...]
N’Golo Kante says opportunity of working with Chelsea manager Antonio Conte “too good to turn down” after completing £30m transfer from Leicester

July 16, 2016

N'Golo Kante claimed the opportunity to work with new Chelsea manager "was too good to turn down" after completing his £30m transfer to Stamford Bridge from Leicester. The French midfielder has signed a five-year contract with Chelsea for a bumper contract thought to be worth £150,000 a week. Chelsea targeted the 25-year-old after an impressive debut season in [...]

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