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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 26 Aug · 11:55
Man City to make offer for £120m-rated Fernandez
Manchester City are set to make an opening offer for priority midfield target Enzo Fernandez.
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Guardian — FootballWed, 26 Aug · 11:25
Manchester City confirm Bouaddi signing as Marmoush and González head out
Spurs to take Marmoush on loan with obligation to buy City agree £52m Nico González sale to Newcastle Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille for €95m (£81.4m) plus €5m, with the 18-year-old midfielder agreeing a five-year contract. Bouaddi’s arrival comes after City struck deals to l…
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 26 Aug · 10:18
Tottenham agree loan for Man City's Marmoush
Tottenham agree a loan deal to sign Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush, with an obligation to make the deal permanent for £60m next summer.
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Guardian — FootballWed, 26 Aug · 10:13
Football transfer rumours: Jean-Philippe Mateta to Aston Villa?
Today’s fluff is splashing out regardless Liam Delap may not have broken any records during his time with Chelsea but he is setting one on his way out the door. The England youth international is thought to be breaking Nottingham Forest’s transfer fee record with Oliver Glasner bringing him in for an expected £50m .…
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 26 Aug · 09:59
Newcastle sign Gonzalez from Man City for £52m
Newcastle United sign Manchester City midfielder Nico Gonzalez for a fee which could rise to £52m.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 26 Aug · 08:04
Liverpool's midfield is fragile - will they act in the window?
Liverpool's draw at Newcastle emphasised once again their midfield fragility but will they act in the market and bring in a defensive-minded player?
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 26 Aug · 07:41
Is Joao Pedro ready to break Chelsea's so-called number nine curse?
Joao Pedro took just 31 seconds to score his opening goal of the season - will the new number nine reach the 20 he scored last season while wearing the number 20 shirt?
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 26 Aug · 07:16
Taekwondo, stats and £1m record - the rise of Arsenal striker Smith
Olivia Smith's career has been in the limelight since she was 15 - but she had been preparing herself for it even before she was a professional footballer.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 26 Aug · 01:06
'Super proud' - Smith wins consecutive PFA young player of the year
Arsenal's Olivia Smith wants to "keep setting standards high" as she receives her second consecutive PFA young player of the year award.
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BBC Sport — FootballWed, 26 Aug · 00:12
'Truly honoured' - Shaw wins PFA player of the year award
Manchester City forward Khadija Shaw reacts to winning her second PFA player of the year award in three seasons.
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Guardian — FootballTue, 25 Aug · 23:30
De Zerbi hopes Sávio’s fresh start will help Spurs’ much-needed rebrand
After an unacceptable performance against Brentford, head coach still believes they can avoid sinking feeling this season What’s in a name? Quite a bit, judging by the discussion at Roberto De Zerbi’s Tottenham press conference on Tuesday, shortly after the club had completed the £75m signing of Savinho from Manches…
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BBC Sport — FootballTue, 25 Aug · 23:29
'I'm very proud of this' - Fernandes wins PFA player of the year
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes reacts to winning the men's 2026 PFA player of the year award.
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BBC Sport — FootballTue, 25 Aug · 23:02
'A huge award' - O'Reilly named PFA young player of the year
Manchester City and England full-back Nico O'Reilly says "it feels amazing" after receiving the 2026 PFA young player of the year award.
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BBC Sport — FootballTue, 25 Aug · 21:47
Fernandes and Shaw win PFA player of the year awards
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City forward Khadija Shaw win the Professional Footballers' Associations men's and women's player of the year awards.
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BBC Sport — FootballTue, 25 Aug · 20:06
Forest agree £50m deal for Chelsea striker Delap
Nottingham Forest have agreed a fee worth around £50m to sign Chelsea striker Liam Delap.
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BBC Sport — FootballTue, 25 Aug · 18:03
Man Utd's midfield spending is done - now for a left-back?
After spending £155m on three midfielders, now Manchester United must decide whether to try to buy a left-back
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Guardian — FootballTue, 25 Aug · 17:58
Manchester United confirm Carlos Baleba signing as midfield spend nears £150m
Cameroon international joins from Brighton He says United are the ‘club of my dreams’ Manchester United have completed the signing of the Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba in a deal worth up to £70m. The Cameroon international is the third midfielder to join this summer, after Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans. Bale…
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BBC Sport — FootballTue, 25 Aug · 17:55
Baleba completes £70m Man Utd move from Brighton
Manchester United sign Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba from Brighton in a £70m deal.
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Guardian — FootballTue, 25 Aug · 16:18
Football Daily | Two goals, some polish and a rebrand: City flip Sávio for quite the profit
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! We see Manchester City have managed to flip Savinho for quite the profit . Football Daily had previously assumed this sort of wheeler-dealing was restricted to the Dion-Dublin-adjacent property market, or the Harry-Redknapp-infused used car scene, but it seems we w…
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Guardian — FootballTue, 25 Aug · 14:07
Palmer purrs but Sánchez shaky as Chelsea start with a win | Football Weekly video
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jacob Steinberg and George Elek as Chelsea’s season starts with a win at Fulham Continue reading...
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Guardian — FootballTue, 25 Aug · 13:07
WSL academy teams to play in third tier after FA approves controversial plan
Four WSL academy teams will play in WNL from 2027-28 FA says move will raise standards and help young players Four Women’s Super League academy sides will play in tier three of the pyramid from the 2027-28 season after the controversial proposal was approved by the Football Association’s board. The change forms part…
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Man City to make offer for £120m-rated Fernandez

Manchester City confirm Bouaddi signing as Marmoush and González head out

Tottenham agree loan for Man City's Marmoush

Football transfer rumours: Jean-Philippe Mateta to Aston Villa?

Newcastle sign Gonzalez from Man City for £52m

Liverpool's midfield is fragile - will they act in the window?

Is Joao Pedro ready to break Chelsea's so-called number nine curse?

Taekwondo, stats and £1m record - the rise of Arsenal striker Smith

'Super proud' - Smith wins consecutive PFA young player of the year

'Truly honoured' - Shaw wins PFA player of the year award

De Zerbi hopes Sávio’s fresh start will help Spurs’ much-needed rebrand

'I'm very proud of this' - Fernandes wins PFA player of the year

'A huge award' - O'Reilly named PFA young player of the year

Fernandes and Shaw win PFA player of the year awards

Forest agree £50m deal for Chelsea striker Delap

Man Utd's midfield spending is done - now for a left-back?

Manchester United confirm Carlos Baleba signing as midfield spend nears £150m

Baleba completes £70m Man Utd move from Brighton

Football Daily | Two goals, some polish and a rebrand: City flip Sávio for quite the profit

Palmer purrs but Sánchez shaky as Chelsea start with a win | Football Weekly video

WSL academy teams to play in third tier after FA approves controversial plan