Arsenal have completed the £34m signing of Greece international Christos Tzolis, 24, from Club Brugge on a five-year contract. He joins as a replacement for Leandro Trossard and is Arsenal's third permanent summer transfer, arriving after the club missed out on Morgan Rogers.
Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers have each set a British transfer record in a month, reflecting the premium on young English midfielders. The analysis says rising Premier League revenues and homegrown rules help explain the prices.
Tottenham has signed French defender Alice Sombath from OL Lyonnes for a club-record fee, making her their sixth summer signing. Sombath, 22, previously won multiple titles with Lyonnes and expressed excitement for the competitive Women's Super League.
Chelsea announced the signing of French forward Melvine Malard from Manchester United on a four-year deal for approximately £850,000. Malard, who previously played under Chelsea coach Sonia Bompastor at Lyonnes, expressed her goal to win trophies with the club.
Tottenham have signed Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali for a club-record fee potentially reaching £100m. The 26-year-old joins Spurs for an initial £92.5m plus £7.5m in add-ons, following another significant signing, Mateus Fernandes.
Tottenham have signed midfielder Mateus Fernandes from West Ham for a club-record fee of £85m. The 21-year-old has spent two seasons in the Premier League with Southampton and West Ham.
Manchester City has agreed a British record £130m deal to sign midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest. The 23-year-old England international, currently at the World Cup, will undergo a medical in the US, having previously preferred City over Manchester United.
Venezia FC has sold Issa Doumbia to Sporting Lisbon for over €20 million plus bonuses, a club record. Doumbia, who joined in the 24/25 season, scored 10 goals and provided 6 assists in 63 appearances, helping Venezia win Serie B in 2025/26.
Expensive Germany playmaker showed only glimpses of his quality in the Merseyside derby win against EvertonAs Mohamed Salah’s farewell tour continues apace, Liverpool are desperately seeking new heroes but are still overly reliant on the veterans. The next generation has to take the team forward but it was the calmness of the Egyptian and Virgil van Dijk that secured a dramatic late victory in the tightest of Merseyside derbies.The summer’s recruitment was supposed to future-proof the Premier League champions but it has created a season of transition. One of the key arrivals was Florian Wirtz, bought for what was, briefly, a club record fee of £116m fee from Bayer Leverkusen. The costs of signing world-class players are always going to take the headlines but should soon be forgotten once the individual starts displaying his talents. Continue reading...
