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Premier League spending money it hasnt got When Deloitte drops its annual football finances report, everyone pretends to read the numbers with a straight face. Not this time. The figures released on Wednesday are brutal, and they hit the richest league on the planet right between the eyes. In a single season, the combined pre-tax…

Transfer news: Daley Blind is back at Ajax for a third spell, with a one-season deal signed Daley Blind is heading home. According to Mike Verweij at De Telegraaf, the 36-year-old Dutch defender is set to join Ajax for a third time in his career on a one-season contract with an option to extend. Blind…

Ten million euros, add-ons included, for a full-back who already knows the dressing room FC Barcelona are close. Joao Cancelo is heading back to Catalonia, and the people who track the club’s business say the last pieces are nearly in place. Sport reports that talks with Al-Hilal have reached an advanced stage, and Portugal crashing…

Transfer talk: Meslier close to signing for Arsenal, a fresh start after seven years at Leeds Illan Meslier is set for a fresh start at Arsenal. According to The Athletic, the 26-year-old keeper, who has been out of contract since leaving Leeds at the end of the season, is close to joining the Gunners. Meslier…

Arbeloa gets a Premier League lifeline at Fulham after his Madrid misfire Six months. That is how long Alvaro Arbeloa’s stay in the Real Madrid dugout lasted, and he is already back in work. The 43-year-old has signed a three-year deal to manage Fulham, tying him to the west London club through 2029. He takes…

Transfer market: Greenwood has said yes to Roma, but there is still a gap to close between the clubs Mason Greenwood has made his choice. The Marseille forward has decided to join Roma, drawn in by Gian Piero Gasperini’s project and the chance to play in the Champions League. According to reports in Italy, the…

Liam Rosenior officially in the Paris FC dugout Done, signed, sealed, official. Liam Rosenior is the new Paris FC head coach. The Englishman, who arrived quietly in Paris last Thursday, took time to tour the Orly training centre before putting pen to paper. It is a two-year deal, plus an option for a third, with…

Transfer talk: Everton back the future with Tyrique George At 20, plenty of players are still trying to work out where they fit. Tyrique George has found a fresh start. After six months at Everton on loan, the young England winger has now left Chelsea for good and joined the Toffees on a permanent deal.…

A new chapter at 32 There are careers that read like maps. Sebastien Haller has just added a box few would have pencilled in on the globe. At 32, the Ivory Coast striker is turning his back on Europe and the familiar grass of its stadiums to start over in Asia. Next stop Hiroshima, next…