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Forty million euros, and a bet on a winger who took the long way round Forty million euros. That is what Arsenal have decided Christos Tzolis is worth, and the number says as much about the club as it does about the player. The Gunners confirmed the deal on Thursday, ending weeks of noise around…

Transfer talk : Aston Villa have never forgotten Alejandro Garnacho Sometimes a deal only gets done at the second attempt. Aston Villa had already tried to lure Alejandro Garnacho before his move to Chelsea. Twelve months on, the club have come back for more and finally landed the Argentine winger on loan, proof his name…

France : with Zidane, Les Bleus start a new chapter Fourteen years is a lifetime in international football. By finally moving on from Didier Deschamps, the French Football Federation is not just changing the face in the dugout. It is preparing to kick off a new era with Zinedine Zidane, whose appointment should be made…

Forty-seven minutes. That was all it took. Antoine Griezmann did not ease his way into Major League Soccer. He announced himself. On his first competitive night in an Orlando shirt the Frenchman scored, set the tone, and walked off having buried any question about why the club chased his signature so hard. Orlando won 4-0…

A back injury that could swallow William Saliba’s whole summer Some injuries sting twice over, once for the pain and once for the timing. Saliba’s is one of those. It landed at the very worst moment, right in the eye of the storm. Thirty minutes. That was the France defender’s entire evening before he was…

Southampton hold their breath as the FA turns on Tonda Eckert Peace never sticks around for long at St Mary’s. Barely a few weeks after the club tried to draw a line under a wretched end to last season, Spygate has flared up again, and this time the heat is not only on the club.…

Chelsea smash the English record, landing Morgan Rogers for 138 million euros Arsenal thought they had this one wrapped up. Chelsea had other plans. The Blues have confirmed the capture of Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for a jaw-dropping 138 million euros, a fee that makes him the second most expensive Englishman ever behind Alexander…

Malang Sarr leaves Lens for Neom SC and a Saudi Pro League reunion The paperwork is done. Neom SC confirmed on Tuesday that Malang Sarr has joined them, ending the defender’s spell as a free agent. The 27-year-old had been without a club since his RC Lens contract ran out in June. Two solid years…

Real Madrid switch course and go all in for Rodri, with Mourinho nodding it through Six months ago the answer was no. Florentino Perez had waved away any idea of chasing Rodri, and that looked like that. Not anymore. Madrid have reversed the call and are ready to do whatever it takes to prise Manchester…