How Girona built a title-contending side for a pittance

Girona broke their transfer record last summer to sign Artem Dovbyk. The Ukraine striker joined for a €7.5 million fee from Dnipro-1. That’s around 7% of what Real Madrid paid to bring in Jude Bellingham. It’s not even 5% of the €160m transfer fee Barcelona forked out to make Philippe Coutinho their record signing in … Read more

‘Real bang for your buck’: Club appeals to Taylor Swift, Hollywood stars for investment

Jan 11, 2024, 03:46 PM ET Could one or more of Taylor Swift, Britanny Mahomes, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman invest in a Scottish Premiership club? Motherwell hope so. Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Scottish Premiership side Motherwell have gone viral following a video they released targeting Hollywood celebrities to invest in the club, a nod … Read more

Agent sees Spurs as stepping stone for Dragusin

The agent of Radu Dragusin sees Tottenham as a stepping stone to a bigger club. The former Genoa defender signed for Spurs on Thursday. Agent Florin Manea told Digisport: “I was looking at a picture from when we started together at Juve, I was looking at how skinny he was. “We are only at the … Read more

Eales discusses Howe and Ashworth futures at Newcastle.

Newcastle chief Darren Eales says manager Eddie Howe‘s job is safe. Eales spoke to a media pool yesterday, with Howe’s future discussed. He said, “Eddie has done a remarkable job. Sometimes you have to pinch yourself that we were 19th and fearing relegation and then, last season, for the first time in 20 years we … Read more

DONE DEAL: Genoa sign Tottenham defender Spence

Genoa have completed the signing of Tottenham defender Djed Spence. The fullback moves to Genoa on-loan for the remainder of the season with an option to buy. Spence passed his medical on Thursday ahead of signing terms. The permanent option is said to be set at €10m. The defender moves to Genoa after a loan … Read more

Dier joins Bayern from Spurs on initial loan deal

Bayern Munich have signed Tottenham defender Eric Dier on loan until the end of the season with an option to make the move permanent, the clubs announced Thursday. Bayern will pay a fee of between €2 million and €4m, depending on performances, to make the deal permanent, sources told ESPN. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, … Read more

Gambia team: Oxygen failed on AFCON flight

play Gambia’s national team suffer from ‘unacceptable’ travel conditions for AFCON (1:42)Gambia’s Saidy Janko posted footage of when their flight from Gambia to Ivory Coast for AFCON had to perform an emergency landing on his Instagram account. (1:42) Gambia head coach Tom Saintfiet has said his team avoided tragedy on Wednesday when the plane transporting … Read more

Ex-England boss Eriksson has terminal cancer

Jan 11, 2024, 03:30 AM ET Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, who coached the country’s ‘golden generation’ at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, has said he has cancer and might have less than a year to live “at best.” Eriksson told Swedish Radio P1 he discovered he had cancer after collapsing suddenly. He said … Read more

Man Utd Double winner Kanchelskis convinced Ten Hag facing axe

Manchester United Double winner Andrei Kanchelskis is worried about his old club. Kanchelskis expects Tottenham to beat United on Sunday. He told Odds.ru: “The team needs to start winning consistently and then confidence will appear. I don’t think changing the coach now will help. Conclusions will be made at the end of the season, where, … Read more

DONE DEAL: Borussia Dortmund confirm signing of Man Utd winger Sancho

Borussia Dortmund have confirmed the signing of Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho. Sancho returns to his old club on-loan without a purchase option. Dortmund confirmed the deal at midday on Thursday, their attempts to secure a permanent option were resisted by United. Between 2017 and 2021, Sancho played for Dortmund, having arrived from Manchester City. … Read more