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Have Steve Cooper and Nottingham Forest justified their Premier League spending spree?

SOURCE: Photo There is a genuine feeling that Nottingham Forest boss, Steve Cooper, has been vindicated by the extreme overhaul of his playing squad after promotion to the Premier League. Many newly promoted clubs to the top flight often hand the players that got them there the chance to retain their Premier League status. However, that wasn’t the case with the East Midlands outfit, who were hellbent on making the most of their Premier League return after more than two…
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Centre backs and strikers: Why are these the main focus of transfer rumours for Manchester United?

Manchester United endured a difficult spell in the just concluded campaign, a sharp contrast to the previous season, when they finished in second place. Olé Gunner Solksjær had a poor run of games before being replaced by Ralf Rangnick, who struggled to get the team in decent playing shape. Overall, the 21/22 season was rife with inconsistencies and backroom drama comparable to a telenovela. However, Manchester United looks set to change the narrative in the new season, having commenced a…
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Are we done? The big transfers that could still happen this summer

The domestic leagues around Europe are kicking off once again. For the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Real Madrid, Dortmund and Barcelona, it was winning starts. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be a few more major additions to squads over the coming days. The transfer window is still wide open, and there’s been some heavy spending. But with the futures of a number of big stars up in the air, will we see more? The answer is…
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Why the Euro performances matter for club football

During and after every major international tournament there are many moves of players between clubs, and it would seem that many tournament performances serve to reawaken interest from major clubs, not least of which is the Premier League. It’s how Manchester United got Paul Pogba back - he starred in the 2016 Euros and subsequently became the club’s biggest signing. The movement of players after the big tournaments So, the 2020 Euros are at an end, and it’s interesting to…
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Summer transfer deals spark excitement across the Premier League

The summer transfer window created plenty of excitement for fans across the Premier League, with clubs splashing out eye-watering amounts of money once again. Top flight clubs spent £1.26 billion this summer, slightly less than £1.4bn that was paid out during the corresponding window in 2017. However, although the total spend wasn't as high as last year there have been some major signings, with the record transfer fee for a goalkeeper being broken twice in the past two months. Read…
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How the falling pound is affecting the Premier League

Ever since that eventful day in June 2016, when the UK voted to leave the EU, we’ve seen considerable volatility in a number of areas, not least in the value of sterling against all of the world’s other major currencies. At one stage it had lost 15% of its value against the US dollar and, as anyone who has travelled to Europe last summer will also know, you certainly don’t get as many euros to the pound as you used…
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The most expensive 11 Premier League transfers in summer 2017

English Premier League clubs finished their transfer spending on August 31st, resulting in the end of another hectic summer transfer window that saw top flight clubs shelling out almost £1.4bn on new talent. Some £210m of which was spent on deadline day, smashing the previous record for transfer fees spent on deadline day by £55m. (more…)
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Most expensive deadline day signings

Transfers often take a long time to complete with fees being negotiated for weeks before a compromise is met. There are however some cases where transfers are completed in a much shorter period of time, usually on deadline day. But with deadline day deals comes a premium price that must be paid. (more…)
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