SUPERSTAR TRADESMEN AND WINDOW PAINS February 1, 2011 THE Premier League is still catching its breath following the hysteria of Monday’s record-breaking £135m deadline day. But as the dust settles on a historic end to the January window, we look at the winners and losers. Who has injected fresh impetus into their flagging squad, and who looks likely to rue the business they [...]
Europe may prove Blues’ best chance February 1, 2011 NEVER mind their worries about qualifying for next season’s Champions League – Chelsea’s transfer window business has made them strong contenders to finally win the trophy in this campaign. The arrival of Fernando Torres in particular, and David Luiz, will rejuvenate Carlo Ancelotti’s squad at a time when they were also starting to show signs [...]
DEADLINE DAY DRAMA January 31, 2011 Chelsea land Torres and Luiz for £71m CHELSEA’S newest recruit Fernando Torres toasted his arrival at “one of the top clubs in the world” after completing a £50m move from Liverpool to become the most expensive signing ever by a British club. Torres last night clinched a five-and-a-half-year contract thought to be worth £175,000-a-week as [...]
Deadline day drama January 31, 2011 Reds tie up shock deal for £35m Carroll Liverpool make striker most expensive British footballer of all time and he’s joined by Suarez LIVERPOOL last night made Andy Carroll the most expensive British footballer of all time after they paid Newcastle an astonishing £35m for the services of the England striker. The St James’ Park [...]
Have European financial fair play rules gone out of the window? January 31, 2011 EUROPEAN chiefs may want clubs to start breaking even, but that did not stop a huge Premier League spree yesterday. With so-called Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules on the horizon, City A.M. asked Dan Jones, of Deloitte’s Sport Business Group, to explain. Q: Are clubs ignoring FFP rules? A: Liverpool are shipping out a high-wage earner [...]
Football clubs in record £215m transfer frenzy January 31, 2011 ENGLAND’S top football clubs last night defied the downturn by embarking on a record-breaking £215m transfer spending spree. Chelsea’s £50m signing of Fernando Torres and Liverpool’s £35m purchase of Andy Carroll were the day’s biggest deals as sides raced to recruit before the 11pm cut-off – their last chance to do business until the summer. [...]
Blues lose £68m – and that’s without yesterday January 31, 2011 CHELSEA’S £71m deadline-day splurge came as the club announced losses of more than £68m for last year. The Blues yesterday released their results, which had been expected last month, for the financial year ending June 2010, the season in which they won the Double. Despite their success they made an operating loss of £68.6m, slightly [...]
Clubs smash Jan records January 31, 2011 THE £215m spent by Premier League clubs before last night’s deadline set a new record for the January window – and fulfilled one of City A.M.’s predictions. More than £130m was spent yesterday alone – four times the entire sum shelled out in January 2010 and topping the previous best of 2008. Six deals topped £20m [...]
Redknapp pays the penalty January 30, 2011 Murphy eases Fulham through as Spurs boss says hopes of signing a striker look to be over FULHAM (4) vs TOTTENHAM (0) TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp admits he’s run out of time to bolster his side’s forward line with the addition of Newcastle’s Andy Carroll or Atletico Madrid’s Sergio Aguero. Redknapp watched Jermain Defoe and [...]
HAMMER BLOW Gardner strike sends Blues to Wembley January 26, 2011 BIRMINGHAM 3 vs WEST HAM 1 WEST HAM manager Avram Grant admitted his players were left devastated after Birmingham came from behind to deny the east London side a place in the Carling Cup final. Leading 2-1 from the first leg at Upton Park, Carlton Cole’s long-range effort put the visitors further ahead and was [...]