3 h. ago Nottingham Forest agree fee for Manchester City’s James McAtee

McAtee is Forest’s fourth signing of the summer as Nuno Espirito Santo looks to strengthen his squad

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14 h. ago Man City agree £30m fee as James McAtee secures Premier League move

Manchester City and Nottingham Forest have agreed a fee for James McAtee that will see the academy star depart

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5 d. ago Dael Fry header points Rob Edwards’ Boro revolution in right direction against Swansea

It is almost exactly 30 years since goals from Craig Hignett and Jan Åge Fjørtoft secured Middlesbrough a Premier League victory against Chelsea as they played their first game at a brand new Riverside Stadium. Even the presence of Ruud Gullit at sweeper in a visiting side featuring Mark Hughes in attack could not deny Boro a 2-0 win as an exciting decade peopled by, among other luminaries, Juninho, Fabrizio Ravanelli, Nick Barmby, Gareth Southgate, Gaizka Mendieta and Bolo Zenden dawned.Along the way Boro would reach three League Cup finals, winning one, while also losing FA Cup and, most excitingly, Uefa Cup finals. Not to mention bouncing back from a one-season second-tier sabbatical. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Hirst’s late penalty earns Ipswich draw with Birmingham in Championship opener

The last club to secure promotion from League One to the Premier League in successive seasons were ill-prepared for their sudden rise to the summit of English football; it was merely a happy accident of an excellent managerial feat. So it is no surprise that Kieran McKenna’s Ipswich are back in the Championship at the first opportunity.Should Birmingham City emulate Friday night’s opponents, they have no intentions of following the same path. Every bold statement to emerge from the club over the summer makes it abundantly clear that this period in the second tier is expected to be brief. Sights have been set high and, on the basis of this performance against opposition that took points off the likes of Chelsea, Tottenham and Aston Villa last season, it is easy to see why. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Everton seal £28m deal for Chelsea midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury

26-year-old playmaker signs five-year contract‘After seeing the ambitions, it felt like the right club’Everton have completed the signing of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Chelsea for a fee that could rise to £28m.The midfielder followed Enzo Maresca from Leicester to Chelsea last summer for £30m but was unable to secure regular Premier League football at Stamford Bridge. The 26-year-old started 14 of Chelsea’s 15 games in their triumphant Conference League campaign, scoring four goals and providing three assists. He also made five appearances at the recent Club World Cup won by Chelsea. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Liverpool transfer news: Reds make Alexander Isak decision as talks continue for wonderkid

Liverpool have been one of the busiest Premier League teams in the transfer window after already securing six signings but they want even more quality added to their squad in hopes of retaining the title

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