The Anatomy of a Failed Transfer 1: Ross Barkley

http://gty.im/686611482 To the bafflement of virtually everyone, 23-year-old Ross Barkley remains an Everton player. Everton and Chelsea agreed a fee of £35m for the midfielder who is in the final of his contract. Personal terms were quickly agreed with Barkley travelling...

Swansea Land Extraordinary Renato Sanches Loan Deal

http://gty.im/835206964 Swansea City pulled off the coup of the transfer window with the signing of Bayern Munich midfielder Renato Sanches on a season-long loan deal. The 20-year-old will arrive at the Liberty Stadium when he complete his international duty with...

Chelsea Land Giroud in £18m Deal

http://gty.im/912399162 Less than 24 hours after he came off the bench in Arsenal's 3 - 1 defeat at Swansea, Olivier Giroud has signed for Chelsea, reports the Evening Standard. With Pierre-Emerick Obameyang, 28, moving to Arsenal from Dortmund earlier today and...

Nordin Amrabat Joins Leganes From Watford, Signs Season-Long Loan Deal

http://gty.im/830762826 Nordin Amrabat ended his Premier League stint and returned to the country where he lived his best years as a professional. According to several reports, the 30-year-old versatile forward has joined Deportivo Leganes on a a season-long loan from Watford,...

Everton Preparing Twin Strike On Barcelona

http://gty.im/993672292 Everton are set for a busy transfer deadline day with Andre Gomes their latest target according to the Daily Mail. Talks are ongoing with Barcelona over Colombia international Yerry Mina, 23, while Bernard, the former Brazil international, arrived at the...
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(Not Really A) Gossip Column: Which Deals Got Completed During Deadline Day?

Friday, 31st August 2018 Spanish La Liga: Alejandro Galvez left SD Eibar to join Rayo Vallecano. Former Manchester United winger Bebé has also joined the Vallecas side. Sevilla have made (possibly) one of the best signings in LaLiga this summer...
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Deadline Day Gossip Column: Lee Seung-Woo, Andre Gomes, Mustafi, Rafinha, Mbappe, Mitroglou, Emre Can,...

Thursday, 31st August 2017 Lee Seung-Woo, once held up as one of the brightest prospects at Barcelona's La Masia academy, has joined Italian side Hellas Verona for €1.5 million. ESPN Andre Gomes has been linked with a move to Juventus, but the...

Real Madrid To Make Sanchez Move Next Summer

http://gty.im/841362520 While everyone’s attention turned toward Manchester City as Alexis Sanchez’s deadline day destination, the Sunday Express claims that Arsenal offered the 28-year-old Chilean striker to Real Madrid while no-one was looking. The Bernabeu would be an attractive destination for Sanchez...

Dortmund Exercise Alcacer Option With €28m Deal

http://gty.im/1090624200 Borussia Dortmund exercised their option to turn the loan deal for Paco Alcacer into a permanent move reports Reuters. After moving to the Bundesliga leaders last summer, 25-year-old Alcacer is proving an astute signing with 12 goals in 14 appearances,...

Ronaldo to United? Not Quite As Far-Fetched As It Sounds

http://gty.im/841399762 Cristiano Ronaldo was on the verge of a sensational Old Trafford return this summer only to be denied at the last-minute when Kylian Mbappe, 18, rejected a move to the Bernabeu, according to the Sunday Times. Ronaldo’s shadow looms large...