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Elliot Anderson and the Reality of PSR Transfers
Many eyebrows were raised at the end of June when a specific group of Premier League clubs began buying and selling players to each other just before the end of the football fiscal year. Chelsea, Aston Villa, Newcastle, Everton, and Nottingham Forest were all in jeopardy of breaching the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Regulations…
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The Japanese Houdini – How Daichi Kamada Can Help Take Crystal Palace to the Next Level
To the casual Premier League fan, Crystal Palace might be a far more boring team to support than the likes of Newcastle, Brighton, West Ham or Aston Villa: after all, they’ve finished no higher than 10th and no lower than 15th since returning to the Premier League in 2013. However, dig a little deeper and there…
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: How Does He Fit in at Chelsea?
It has been nothing short of a meteoric rise for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. The Nottingham-born midfielder began his career in Leicester’s academy in 2017 before making his first move on loan to Blackpool in the 2019/2020 season, registering 5 goal contributions in his first 10 games of senior men’s football and immediately standing out as a…
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What Will Noussair Mazraoui Bring to Manchester United?
Manchester United have finalised the signing of Bayern Munich’s Noussair Mazraoui as the club look to replace outgoing right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who has joined West Ham United. The reported €15m (plus €5m in add-ons) deal will see Mazraoui become the fifth player that United manager Erik ten Hag has brought to the club having previously…
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Will Osula: The Danish Gem Headed for Newcastle
Sheffield United’s Will Osula has put pen to paper with Premier League club Newcastle United as The Magpies have seen fit to spend £10 million plus a further £5 million in add-ons to bring Osula to Tyneside. Eddie Howe is clearly looking to the future with this deal and has seen some potential in Osula…
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Jørgen Strand Larsen: The Norwegian Talent Set to Shine in the Premier League
Norway has been developing in football at a very good pace. They’ve built their foundation by focusing on developing young prospects who now play at all the big clubs around Europe. Erling Haaland has won the Premier League Golden Boot for two consecutive seasons, and Alexander Sørloth finished as the runner-up in the 2023-24 La…
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Lloyd Kelly: Reunited at Last With Eddie Howe
Lloyd Kelly has had to grow up fast and trust his instincts to make it as a professional footballer. A product of the foster care system, the Newcastle defender could be forgiven for being guarded or withdrawn. Unconditional trust is a crucial part of any team dynamic, and Kelly, who can’t recall the last time…
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Amad, Antony, and Manchester United: Unpacking Erik ten Hag’s Complicated Love Triangle
Erik ten Hag was hardly the Luis Enrique or the Mauricio Pochettino the people wanted in 2022 after Ralf Rangnick left for Austria. Ten Hag wasn’t the high-profile name people usually associate with the United job. You think of Jose Mourinho, Sir Matt Busby, Sir Alex Ferguson – names reverently echoed in the halls of…
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The Perils of Mismanagement at the Highest Level | Leicester City’s Loss of Identity
For the traditional Premier League supporter, Leicester City is the club that defied belief during the competition’s 24th season – overcoming an assault from the perennial powerhouses to achieve the unthinkable. The title of domestic champions during that unforgettable 2015 -16 campaign is undoubtedly the pinnacle of their 140-year history, with Claudio Ranieri’s crew etching…
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Emile Smith Rowe: A New Beginning for One of Hale End’s Finest Products
After a 14-year spell at his boyhood club, highly rated English midfielder, Emile Smith Rowe has made the switch from North to West London to join Fulham in a club record deal that could rise to £34 million with add-ons. Smith Rowe is one of the success stories from Arsenal’s Hale End Academy, making his…
