Incomings: 4 (€54m) Outgoings: 16 (€123.5m) Net Spend: +€69.5m Key Areas Addressed: ST, DM, RWB Positions Not Addressed: GK, LW depth Bargain Signing: Iván Fresneda (€9m) Biggest Coup: Viktor Gyökeres (€20m)   It has been a rollercoaster few years for Sporting Clube de Portugal. After ending a 19-year title drought in 2021, Sporting followed that…

Recently, Arsène Wenger stated that due to his concerns over what he deems a lack of specialist strikers in football, clubs should begin to establish dedicated ‘striker schools’. He told Miguel Delaney of The Independent, “I think it’s something that will be addressed. Now, after 15 years of age, we have to start specialisation and positional…

“Daft little ground, silly game, f*** off.”   These were the words used by Sky’s main correspondent Richard Keys in 2008 after a Scotland game in the Faroe Islands – harsh words, and one of the vast amount of leaked videos that would eventually lead to his sacking from the company in 2013. Not only…

A sense of worry, frustration, discontent, and unease has surfaced around Craven Cottage, as the loyal support of Fulham Football Club shares a common ground in the unknown. Following a transfer window that has seen star striker Aleksandar Mitrović depart for Al Hilal for a reported €52.6 million, reports of interest for 32-year-old Colombian striker…

When Luton Town won the Playoff final against Coventry City to earn Premier League status for the first time in their history, the focus quickly switched to questioning how on earth they were going to compete in the richest league in the world. Since then, Luton have strengthened, signing solid players who performed well in…

It all seemed to good to be true for Fatih Karagumruk. With an already strong Italian contingent at the club with the veteran, Emiliano Viviano, as goalkeeper and Andrea Bertolacci and Fabio Borini both making the move to Kara Kirmizi in recent memory, it seemed an Italian manager would make the move to the club…

Since their promotion to the Premier League for the 2018/19 Wolverhampton Wanderers have established themselves a solid top-flight side. The highs of their journey so far include European qualification under Nuno Espirito Santo and an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, but have Wolves been on the most discreet of downward spirals?   When the club…

During his 94 days in charge of Southampton Football Club, Nathan Jones did not mount a survival charge as the St. Mary’s faithful would have hoped but instead built a legitimate case for being the worst managerial appointment of the Premier League eta. His tenure was the 6th shortest in Premier League history, yet it…

Maybe the most ambitious club in Belgium right now, Royal Antwerp, the country’s oldest club, has its eyes set on the league title. In what is their sixth successive season in the Jupiler Pro League, The Great Old has had its own share of controversy of late, mainly over the hiring of Marc Overmars in…

When David Moyes was re-appointed as West Ham United manager on December 29th, 2019, it gave many a sense of déjà vu. Just a year and a half earlier, Moyes had left the club upon the expiry of his contract after guiding the club to safety in his single season at the helm. He took…