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Manchester City confirm Allan signing for initial £32.1m Palace sell Muñoz to Forest and poised to sign Ahanor Nick Woltemade is close to a loan move from Newcastle to Juventus, a year after arriving at Newcastle in a club record £69m deal from Stuttgart. The gifted Germany forward has struggled to impose himself am…

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Manchester City complete the signing of winger Allan Elias from Palmeiras in a deal worth up to £34.2m.

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Manchester City winger Jeremy Monga is set for a season at Swansea City, who will allow Finland international Leo Walta to join Los Angeles on loan.

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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire is backing Marcus Rashford to make a big impact at the club this season.

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Atlético say they will not allow Barcelona to buy Álvarez Jesus poised for Barça and Martinelli for Al-Hilal Arsenal are running out of time to persuade Julián Álvarez to join them from Atlético Madrid after agreeing to sell Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus and Fábio Vieira in deals collectively worth more than £70…

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Manchester City complete the signing of Bayer Leverkusen and Germany defender Carlotta Wamser on a four-year deal.

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With millions of club shirts going to waste every season, a radical recycling rethink is needed When Joanna Czutkowna buried a Manchester United jersey, a cotton T-shirt and a wool-cotton jumper in her Lancashire farm and dug it up a year later, the video went viral. The T-shirt had disappeared, apart from the seams…

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Today’s chatter is talking about its dreams again Elite football clubs splash out millions on their scouting efforts these days, gather reams of data and spend countless meticulous hours assembling their recruitment plans, yet somehow the final days of the transfer window remain a desperate scrap, for some, to recru…

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Manchester United have completed the signing of Mexico international Rebeca Bernal from Washington Spirit.

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Wrexham, who are yet to keep a clean sheet this season, are moving to sign 29-year-old centre-back Joe Worrall from Championship rivals Burnley.

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Newcastle players look revitalised, Liverpool’s curious transfer strategy and a worrying start for Palace Amid the concerns at Manchester United, one player unquestioned is Senne Lammens. The goalkeeper produced some important first-half saves against Ipswich to keep his side in the game in difficult circumstances.…

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Match of the Day pundit Shay Given commends Leeds United's second-half tactical shift after Dominic Calvert-Lewin struck late to salvage a 1-1 draw with Brentford.

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Match of the Day pundit Shay Given praises Chelsea's flying wing-backs, backing Xabi Alonso's side to win the Premier League title using a three-at-the-back system.

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Match of the Day pundits Ellen White and Shay Given discuss the refereeing controversy at Old Trafford whereby a loophole allowed a Harry Maguire handball to stand as a Jacob Greaves own goal.

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Match of the Day pundit Ellen White labels Bruno Fernandes "unbelievable", after the midfielder's hat-trick in Manchester United's 5-2 comeback win against Ipswich Town.

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Arsenal manager says dropping players ‘affects wellbeing’ Serie A allows 25-player matchday squads and La Liga 23 Arsenal have asked the Premier League to increase the size of matchday squads, with Mikel Arteta saying the current system is detrimental to player welfare. Top‑flight clubs can name 20 players for games…

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Spurs turn attention to Christian Pulisic, Liverpool and Everton show interest in Stuttgart winger Jamie Leweling, and Crystal Palace want to keep Dean Henderson after Nottingham Forest bid.

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For all the new signings, it is still captain Bruno Fernandes who sets the standard at Manchester United, writes Simon Stone.

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Ipswich Town manager Gary O'Neil questions the handball rule after a loophole allowed Harry Maguire's handling offence to stand as a Jacob Greaves own goal.

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Manchester United manager Michael Carrick is "really pleased" with his team as Bruno Fernandes' hat-trick inspires a 5-2 comeback win over Ipswich Town, following last weekend's opening-day defeat.

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Bruno Fernandes scores a hat-trick as Manchester United overcome an early scare to beat Ipswich Town 5-2 at Old Trafford.

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