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Five million euros for a year, and what that price says Davide Frattesi is a Lazio player. Inter made it official on Saturday, and it is a loan rather than a sale, with the Rome club paying five million euros for the privilege. The number is the story. Inter spent far more to take him…

One million euros, and everything stalls One million euros. That is all that stands between Benoit Badiashile and Napoli right now. On Thursday it looked finished. Fabrizio Romano reported that Chelsea and the Italian club had shaken hands on a loan: 3 million guaranteed, another million in add-ons, wages covered by Napoli, a buy option…

Seven words that changed the transfer window “We’ll see, and we’ll think about the future.” Victor Osimhen said it on Friday night, shirt still soaked, minutes after scoring twice in Galatasaray’s 2-2 draw with Corum. Asked directly about Arsenal, the Nigerian did not deny anything. He started carefully. “There are always rumours during transfer windows.”…

Jarrod Bowen, the Championship’s ultimate luxury The Championship kicked off on Friday, and it has picked up a player who has no real business being there. Jarrod Bowen is staying at West Ham despite relegation. The Hammers captain will now be playing outside the top flight for the first time since 2019-20 and his spell…

Deportivo, Racing Santander and Malaga are back in La Liga after long absences, and each of them brings a player worth the ticket price.

Ten thousand simulations, and no League Two club clears 31% for automatic promotion. Grimsby edge it. Tranmere carry the heaviest relegation risk.

Arsenal meet Manchester City in Cardiff on Sunday. History says the side that loses the Community Shield has the better claim on the Premier League title.

Jude Bellingham scored seven times for England at the World Cup and just eight in a whole club season. Mourinho’s Madrid may hinge on which version turns up.

Five matches. Thats all it takes to tell. Thirty-four Premier League seasons. Sixteen newly promoted sides have picked up at least eight points from their first five games. None of them went straight back down. Not one. Sunderland had eight last year. Leeds had seven. Both finished comfortably clear of trouble, seventh and 14th. Burnley,…