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• Aston Villa still spending despite restrictions

  01-09-2026 15:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Aston Villa have committed to spend about £280m in Unai Emery's summer rebuild.The arrivals of Ibrahim Mbaye and Taylor Harwood-Bellis on deadline day shows they are continuing to spend big.They have broken their transfer record twice with the arrivals of forwards Johan Manzambi (£52m) and Nicolas Jackson (£65m), so cannot plead poverty.If all clauses and add-ons are triggered, Villa would be pushing £300m this summer, despite needing to sell to comply with
  
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• How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur live: Stream, TV, team news, prediction

  02-09-2026 16:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Winless sides collide at the City Ground on Saturday when Tottenham Hotspur visit Nottingham Forest.Spurs have yet to collect a point under Roberto De Zerbi this Premier League season despite a summer of big spending in North London, having lost to Newcastle United in Week 2 following a listless debut versus Brentford.MORE — Nottingham Forest v Tottenham HotspurForest, meanwhile, lost Premier League and League Cup outings to Leeds before taking a point from Liverpool at Anfield to give new
  
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• Leicestershire spinner Trevaskis set to leave club

  02-09-2026 16:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Leicestershire off-spinner Liam Trevaskis will leave the club at the end of the season.The 27-year-old left-hander has spent the past three campaigns at Grace Road and was a member of the squad which won promotion to County Championship Division One last year.He joined from Durham in 2024 on a three-year deal and has represented the club in all three formats."Liam has been a great character to have around the dressing room and we thank him for everything he has given to Leicestershire," director
  
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• FEATURE Bundesliga Matchday 3: The Top 5 Standout Performers

  02-09-2026 16:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FEATURE Bundesliga Matchday 3: The Top 5 Standout PerformersMatchday 3 brought absolute anarchy to the 2. Bundesliga! In an unprecedented, goal-crazed weekend featuring four separate matches with seven or more goals scored, defences took a complete back seat to pure offensive fireworks. Here are the five standout players who defined the action amidst the chaos…Mohamed Alì Zoma (Nuremberg)Zoma is simply unstoppable right now. Nuremberg’s star forward put on another masterclass
  
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• Late-night transfer fallout sparks Chelsea-Monaco row

  02-09-2026 16:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lamine Camara (left) and Folarin Balogun (right) will not be moving to the Premier League from Monaco [Getty Images]One source with connections to both Chelsea and Monaco said the clubs had "played with fire and got burned".Indeed, the late-night transfer drama that involved Folarin Balogun, Everton, Monaco, Lamine Camara and Chelsea saw all parties lose out.Camara - a 22-year-old Senegalese international midfielder - had been a target for Chelsea as they prepared for the £125m sale of Enz
  
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• Mheuka ready to 'thrive' under Celtic pressure

  02-09-2026 16:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]New striker Shumaira Mheuka "can't wait to score at Celtic Park" after joining on loan from English Premier League side Chelsea.The 18-year-old has come through the youth ranks at Stamford Bridge but has made nine first team appearances for the London club. The striker, who joins Celtic on a year-long loan deal, can't wait to get started. "It's amazing," he told club media."Walking in, I could feel the echo and the surround sound of the stadium. You almost feel the history as you w
  
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• How the Premier League’s greed could soon become its drastic downfall

  02-09-2026 16:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  For all the eyebrows raised at the headline prices in another record-breaking Premier League transfer window, some club executives were more surprised at the way certain deals were structured.And they weren’t excited. They were shocked, and concerned.A number have talked about proposals where the buying club would actually pay nothing this season, but meet instalments over the next few years. The prospective sellers, of course, could still account for the sale at full price.It is just one
  
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• Transfer round-up: Have the Tigers done enough?

  02-09-2026 16:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Hull City, Ipswich Town and Coventry City have all invested significantly this summer in their respective bids to retain their Premier League status.The three clubs have spent a combined total of about £400m, with Ipswich breaking Sunderland's £160m record for the most money spent by a newly promoted club in the Premier League by £11m.But it is the Tigers that have been the most active during the summer transfer window, signing 18 players in this window - six of t
  
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• Matos 'really happy' with options after busy window

  02-09-2026 16:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Vitor Matos has declared himself "really happy" with Swansea City's transfer business after the Welsh side rounded off a busy summer window by signing Jeremy Monga.Manchester City teenager Monga's loan move was confirmed on Wednesday morning but had been finalised before Tuesday's transfer deadline.The winger became Swansea's 10th new addition since the end of last season, with Stephen Welsh, Tom Iorpenda, Stephen Eustaquio, Elijah Just, Moussa Yeo, Joseph Opoku and Ros
  
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• 'When Millwall lose, they get a pasting'

  02-09-2026 16:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  "They don't lose often but when they do lose, they seem to get a bit of a pasting unfortunately."Millwall fan and journalist Alex Grace is not far wrong.A 5-1 humbling at Southampton on Saturday was a first loss of the Championship season for the Lions - and just a 20th defeat in 72 league games since Alex Neil took over as boss in December 2024."It does seem to be when the wheels come off, they can come off quite badly for whatever reason," Grace told BBC Radio London.Of those 20 league losses
  
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• Celtic sign keeper Johnstone & striker Mheuka on loan

  02-09-2026 16:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Johnstone has Premier League experience with Wolves, West Brom and Crystal Palace [Getty Images]Celtic have completed loan deals for former England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and teenage striker Shumaira Mheuka.Johnstone, 33, arrives from Wolverhampton Wanderers and will provide competition for Finland international Viljami Sinisalo at the Scottish champions.Mheuka, 18, has extended his contract at Chelsea until 2031, having made nine outings for the London club already.Four of those came in the 2
  
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• Will Man Utd move for Hall?

  02-09-2026 16:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]As 23:00 BST ticked by on 1 September and the suspicion became reality, many Manchester United fans thought the same thing – what about a left-back?Since the 2025-26 season ended, and United's summer transfer strategy started to be debated, it seemed obvious the club would move to address a perceived weakness in Michael Carrick's squad.Luke Shaw is their only senior orthodox left-back. He started all 38 Premier League games last season, which given his previous injury record was pheno
  
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• How to watch Ipswich Town vs Liverpool live: Stream, TV, team news, prediction

  02-09-2026 16:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andoni Iraola's Liverpool are unbeaten and winless, and hope to pick up three points for the first time this season when they visit newly-promoted Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Friday.The Reds rallied twice to take a point at Newcastle United on Opening Day, then repeated the feat in Week 2 when Nottingham Forest visited Anfield.MORE — Ipswich Town v LiverpoolIpswich beat Sunderland in Week 1 but couldn't handle Manchester United away from home, and enter this game with three points unde
  
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• Borussia Dortmund receive injury boost after star defender returns to training

  02-09-2026 16:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Borussia Dortmund receive injury boost after star defender returns to trainingBorussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck has taken to the training field for the first time since sustaining an ankle injury at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 26-year-old centre-back suffered an injury in Germany’s second group game against Ivory Coast back in June. After the injury, his World Cup adventure ended, and he couldn’t take part in preseason or the opening games of the season for his club. The
  
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• Camara deal collapsing 'part of the game' - Monaco sporting director

  02-09-2026 16:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Monaco sporting director Thiago Scuro has explained why Chelsea's Deadline Day move for Lamine Camera collapsed, and how it was affected by Everton's failed move for team-mate Folarin Balogun.The Ligue 1 side had made it clear keeping the midfielder was "our priority" despite approaches by "several clubs" over the summer and Chelsea, "always testing and trying".However, the Blues' interest stepped up after they agreed to sell Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City."I've been speaking to
  
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• Enzo Fernandez aims parting shot at Chelsea after finally getting Manchester City move

  02-09-2026 16:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Enzo Fernandez took a parting shot at Chelsea by claiming he had always dreamed of being at a club as big as Manchester City. The World Cup winner equalled the British transfer record when he joined City for £125m on deadline day.The Argentina midfielder had moved to Chelsea in January 2023 for £107m and helped them win the Club World Cup. But while Chelsea have won the Champions League twice as often as City, they did not compete for the Premier League title in Fernandez’s tim
  
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• Celtic loan goalkeeper Johnstone and striker Mheuka

  02-09-2026 16:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Johnstone has Premier League experience with Wolves, West Brom and Crystal Palace [Getty Images]Celtic have completed loan deals for former England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and teenage striker Shumaira Mheuka.Johnstone, 33, arrives from Wolverhampton Wanderers and will provide competition for Finland international Viljami Sinisalo at the Scottish champions.Mheuka, 18, has extended his contract at Chelsea until 2031, having made nine outings for the London club already.Four of those came in the 2
  
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• Why City wanted to bring in Fernandez

  02-09-2026 16:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]When Enzo Maresca was appointed as Pep Guardiola's replacement in June, the Italian apologised to his former club Chelsea for the "disruption" caused by his mid-season departure.Senior City sources had told BBC Sport at the time that they held no ill feeling towards Chelsea and that the now-resolved contractual dispute was between the Stamford Bridge club and Maresca.And that has played out in this deal happening.The manager was the key factor in this blockbuster deal with Maresca
  
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• Balogun 'not feeling comfortable' led to Everton move collapsing

  02-09-2026 16:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Monaco sporting director Thiago Scuro has explained that Folarin Balogun's Deadline Day move to Everton collapsed because "at the last moment, the player decided not to sign".Issues with the medical meant Everton and Monaco renegotiated the initial £40m deal for the 25-year-old striker but Balogun had a change of heart and walked away after both clubs signed a deal sheet before the transfer window closed at 23:00 BST."Clearly, we were open to discussing and finding a transfer
  
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• Transfer round-up: Have Town done enough?

  02-09-2026 16:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Ipswich Town, Hull City and Coventry City have all invested significantly this summer in their respective bids to retain their Premier League status.The three clubs have spent a combined total of about £400m, with Ipswich breaking Sunderland's £160m record for the most money spent by a newly promoted club in the Premier League by £11m.In total, Ipswich have signed 14 players, including Chuba Akpom and Cedric Kipre, whose deals became permanent upon promotion to th
  
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• Real Madrid continue to bet on teenage defender after deadline day exit links

  02-09-2026 16:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid continue to bet on teenage defender after deadline day exit linksAfter being a matter of complete silence throughout the summer transfer window, the future of Joan Martinez burst onto the scene on deadline day as it came to light that the player could leave the club.Out of the blue, word broke out that Valencia were making a sudden push to incorporate the talented Real Madrid defender into their team in what was a rather shocking development.The sudden news threw the player’s f
  
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• Owners facing fan mutiny - McNulty

  02-09-2026 16:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Everton's shambolic end to the transfer window has resulted in open revolt from supporters that places fierce scrutiny on owners The Friedkin Group and chief executive Angus Kinnear.The last straw for fans already infuriated by the controversial proposed sale of home-grown youngster Harrison Armstrong to Nottingham Forest - the deal was eventually blocked by Everton's board in the face of the toxic reaction from the fanbase - was the bungled final day before the window closed.Folar
  
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• Smaller but stronger - Fray on Glasner's Forest squad

  02-09-2026 16:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Nottingham Forest negotiated a total of five incomings over the summer transfer window.Two players came in on free transfers; Xaver Schlager, who Oliver Glasner very much wanted, and Steven Benda, who has strengthened the goalkeeping cover a little bit - but there have also been some big money signings.The club has spent £22m on Daniel Munoz, a potential club-record £50m on Liam Delap and £34m on Ousmane Diomande. All of which are players Glasner wanted. All of wh
  
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• Hearts sign teenage winger Benjaminsen

  02-09-2026 16:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Hearts have signed Faroese winger Aron Benjaminsen from Vikingur Gota for an undisclosed fee.Benjaminsen, 18, has signed a four-year deal at Tynecastle and becomes the club's 12th summer signing.He scored seven goals and chipped in with a further seven assists in 19 league appearances for Vikingur this season and could make his Hearts debut against Hibernian in Thursday night's Edinburgh derby.Benjaminsen was in the Skala academy in the Faroe Islands before moving to Norway with Kr
  
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• Bees squad 'looks really strong' - Giles

  02-09-2026 16:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Brentford Director of football Phil Giles says Keith Andrew's squad "looks really strong" after the club's summer transfer window.The Bees maintained the vast majority of the core of the team that finished ninth last season, and made five new signings.Jannik Schuster, Jaidon Anthony, Callum Wilson, Mamadou Sangare and El Hadji Malick Diouf all arrived during the window, while only Frank Onyeka, Ethan Pinnock and Jordan Henderson departed from the senior group.It follows a summer of
  
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• Woodman fury at Bromley's 'soft underbelly'

  02-09-2026 16:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manager Andy Woodman says his new signings have to get "into the Bromley way" quickly and has accused his squad of showing a "soft underbelly".His comments came after the Ravens' 27-game unbeaten home league record was emphatically ended by a 5-0 loss against Leyton Orient on Tuesday.They had also been beaten 7-2 at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday, making it 13 goals conceded in four matches since promotion to League One.It has been a harsh reality check for a Ravens side that took four points f
  
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• How to watch Manchester City vs Coventry City live: Stream, TV, team news, prediction

  02-09-2026 16:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Table-leading Manchester City seek to extend their perfect start to the season when newly-promoted Coventry City visit the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.Man City have opened the Premier League season with wins over Bournemouth and Crystal Palace, and now Enzo Maresca puts his 2-0 record on the line against Coventry.MORE — Manchester City v Coventry City'Cov' are looking for a first point of their Premier League season having lost to Arsenal and upstarts Hull City.They've yet to score and have
  
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• Transfer round-up: Have the Sky Blues done enough?

  02-09-2026 16:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City have all invested significantly this summer in their respective bids to retain their Premier League status. The three clubs have spent a combined total of about £400m, with Ipswich breaking Sunderland's £160m record for the most money spent by a newly promoted club by £11m. The Sky Blues have signed 11 players, 10 permanent and one on loan - while five have left on season-long loans.Their total expenditure is £126m,
  
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• Revealed: Leweling’s attitude irritated all parties in failed Roma deal, German attacker kept changing decisions

  02-09-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Revealed: Leweling’s attitude irritated all parties in failed Roma deal, German attacker kept changing decisionsA new report by Filippo Biafora of Il Tempo further explains the situation behind Jamie Leweling’s failed Roma transfer.The German attacker of Stuttgart appeared very close to a move to the Italian capital.However, the player ultimately turned down the Giallorossi.Biafora suggests that Leweling’s constant indecisiveness led to the irritation of intermediaries and the
  
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• Real Madrid’s 2026 summer window: Analysing spending, sales and total net spend

  02-09-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid’s 2026 summer window: Analysing spending, sales and total net spendReal Madrid’s 2026 summer transfer window was defined by two very different numbers: €228 million spent and €215 million raised from player sales.Beginning with the former, the headline arrival was Yan Diomande, who cost €125m and accounts for more than half of Madrid’s spending. But the club’s business did not stop there. Marc Cucurella arrived for €55m, Carlos Es
  
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