Alvaro Morata is now Chelsea s record signing and the most expensive Spanish player in history after completing a £70million switch from Real Madrid.
The 24-year-old striker will be charged with filling the void left by Diego Costa s expected departure at Stamford Bridge.
Centre-back Antonio Rudiger and midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko have also arrived for big money from Roma and Monaco respectively to bolster Antonio Conte s title defence.
Lavish spending in the Roman Abramovich era is nothing new at Stamford Bridge, but, as the list below shows, a weighty fee is no guarantee of success in west London.
1. Fernando Torres (£50m) MISS
Chelsea s club-record swoop for Torres in January 2011 provoked anger on Merseyside, but Liverpool neve…
Wayne Rooney has told Manchester United s superstars to show some bottle and prove they care as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fights to keep his job at Old Trafford.
United s record goalscorer Rooney said the 5-0 Premier League defeat to rivals Liverpool on Sunday wasn t easy to watch , as the Red Devils suffered their worst humiliation of Solskjaer s reign.
Rooney felt it was jarring to see a lack of effort and application from too many players as Jurgen Klopp s impressive visitors ran riot in Manchester.
United have three crunch games ahead, with Premier League fixtures against Tottenham and Manchester City either side of a Champions League trip to Atalanta.
Those are widely seen as games that will either seal Solskjaer s fate, or see him earn a lifeline, but R…
Romelu Lukaku sent his support to Christian Eriksen after setting Belgium on their way to a 3-0 victory Russia in their Euro 2020 opener on Saturday.
Lukaku s Inter team-mate Eriksen is awake in hospital and undergoing tests after collapsing during Denmark s encounter with Finland in Copenhagen earlier in a traumatic second day of the tournament.
Red Devils record goalscorer Lukaku said Chris, I love you into a television camera following his opening goal in the Group B match at Saint Petersburg Stadium.
Thomas Meunier scored Belgium s second in the first half and the impressive Lukaku added a late third as the top-ranked side in the world moved level on points with Finland, 1-0 winners over Denmark in a game that resumed following encouraging news on E…
Germany fans thanked Mats Hummels, Thomas Muller and Jerome Boateng prior to Wednesday’s friendly against Serbia after Joachim Low said they were no longer in his plans.
Head coach Low shocked German football earlier this month when he announced the three Bayern Munich players were to step aside at international level.
The experienced trio all played an important role in Germany s 2014 World Cup triumph, but following an embarrassing title defence in Russia last year that saw them dumped out in the group stage, followed by a dismal Nations League campaign, Low opted to make radical changes.
Many have come out in support of the ostracised trio, criticising Low for publicly ending their careers for the national team instead of just dropping them, while the p…
LaLiga s hopes of staging domestic matches abroad have taken another blow after a Spanish court ruled all league games must take place in Spain.
The Spanish top flight and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) have been contesting a legal battle for three years over proposals to take matches to the United States.
Back in 2018, LaLiga signed a 15-year agreement with multinational media, sports and entertainment company Relevent, with the aim being to promote the division in North America.
That partly revolved around LaLiga matches taking place in Miami, Florida – the first such occasion was supposed to be a game involving Barcelona and Girona in early 2019, but the Blaugrana pulled out citing a lack of support for an idea that attracted widespread critici…
According to AS, Manchester City still consider Real Madrid midfielder Isco to be a priority as they look towards potential signings in the January transfer window. This news comes hot on the heels of Isco himself revealing that he isn’t particularly interested in leaving Real in the January transfer window, with it seeming like City have a task on their hands to try and change his mind.
Pep Guardiola is said to have been a fan of his for quite some time, but as is usually the case, they aren’t alone in that regard.
Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea have all been linked to him, too, although not quite as strongly as City.
The 26 year old first joined Real back in 2013 from Malaga, and while he’s always been a pretty popular figure at the Berna…
Sarina Wiegman hailed England s start in their 2-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland, but wanted to see more goals as her side closed in on qualification for Euro 2025.
Alessio Russo rounded off a fine team move while Georgia Stanway scored from the penalty spot as the Lionesses took all three points in the Group A3 clash at Carrow Road.
After France beat Sweden by the same scoreline, Wiegman s side require just a point against the Swedes in Gothenburg on Tuesday to secure their place at the finals.
Although, the Lionesses margin of victory could have been greater as they enjoyed just under two-thirds of the possession, but converted just two of the 16 chances they created, while Julie Russell struck a stoppage-time consolation for the visitors.
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“No news. Everything is in the same place as months ago”.
Those are the words of Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino, who has provided an ‘update’ of sorts on Christian Eriksen. The Danish attacking midfielder has been linked with a move way from Spurs for what feels like forever, and it’s certainly interesting to note that there’s no official update on his status even after all this time.
Eriksen has 18 months left on his current contract with a series of clubs being interested in his signature, including Real Madrid who already have ex-Spurs stars Luka Modric and Gareth Bale on the books.
The 26 year old first joined Tottenham back in 2013, when he made his multi million pound move from Dutch side Ajax. Since then he’s been able to esta…
Marc Overmars has ended speculation linking him with a return to Arsenal by extending his contract at Ajax through to June 2024.
The Gunners are searching for a technical director and reportedly turned attention to their former winger after missing out on Monchi, who opted to reunite with Sevilla following a spell at Roma.
Overmars appeared to be a strong alternative, having overseen the emergence of Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong and more since being appointed director of football at Ajax in 2012.
The 45-year-old spent three seasons with the Gunners during his playing career and represented Netherlands at two World Cups.
There are still plenty of challenges at Ajax and I m having a good time here, said Overmars.
We are taking steps with bo…
David de Gea feels Spain are in great shape to compete for the World Cup title, with his country travelling to Russia full of ambition.
Spain demolished Argentina 6-1 in March and are considered one of the leading contenders for glory in Russia, coach Julen Lopetegui able to select from a deep well of talent.
De Gea was in Spain s squad for the last World Cup but did not get on the pitch, with Iker Casillas and Pepe Reina taking the gloves during a shock group-stage exit.
Spain won the 2010 tournament and De Gea believes Lopetegui s men can compete for the Jules Rimet Trophy again.
We are in great shape. We ve got a great squad and we are going there with a lot of hope and desire and we are really excited about what s ahead, the Manchester United goalke…