Articles by Ciaran McCarthy

"They are a young, exciting team who last year probably lacked experience winning, more than anything.

The elite striker is being tracked by both Arsenal and Chelsea, and seems to have made his mind up on returning to England

The club will have to sell to buy big assets, and the 'huge bids' they may receive could certainly help one of their biggest transfers go through

United will have to fork out £100million for the defender, in a move which would break three separate transfer records

The defender has decided his time is up at Chelsea, and Pochettino won't stand in his way, and will allow him to leave via any means

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has curiously cleared a path for Tottenham to sign the centre-back, despite Manchester United interest in him

Chelsea will look to sign a midfielder if they do sell the star, and Tottenham will use that to their advantage in negotiations by offering a sacrifice

Manchester United's initial valuation of the flop has been revealed, and the report will leave Erik ten Hag rather red-faced

The defender's value is said to be around £13million, attracting 'slightly less posh' Premier League sides, but no longer Liverpool

The centre-back has the 'experience and quality' necessary to strengthen the defence and fill the void United expect Varane to leave

The Whites 'could be willing' to go back on their summer stance and cash in on the star who is 'desperate' to be playing first-team football again

The Liverpool man is 'open to a shock return' to his Fulham and his club could allow that to happen as they're ready to send him back out

The Aston Villa man is the 'number one transfer target' for Arsenal in 2024, while Man City are 'very keen' on snaring him despite a price tag north of £100m

"They are going to find it difficult to keep hold of him past the summer window. Maybe even the January window…BIG bids will come in."

"A soccer player who has speed, who has the ability to shoot, tries to shoot at goal quite unchallenged – and hits the thing 15 meters over the goal. He is really completely talentless. I feel sorry for that in my heart."

United have offered the flop to Barcelona along with another struggling Red Devil for a 'totally ridiculous' cost that'll see them lose money

A move to Arsenal would be just reward for the striker's recent outings, and would show he's got the mettle to bounce back from a tough period

Paul Robinson believes Liverpool pulled off "one of the signings of the season" with the star who's matching another new superstar

Having another option at the back will be useful for Liverpool given the injury to Joel Matip and a couple of other players struggling for fitness

Mohamed Salah is seen as an Arab 'icon' which means he'll be an 'exception' to the slowing of spending done by the Saudi Pro League after the summmer

The Serie A side rejected a £21.5million offer as they believe they can 'get more', with Chelsea moving into position to pay it

Real feel it 'will be difficult' to obtain Bellingham's services at any time if a Premier League side get there first, so they may need to rush through a transfer

City's demands lasy summer could be a sign of things to come, with the likes of Newcastle and Tottenham potentially being forced to succumb to them

While it's suggested plucking the star from a City 'feeder' club could be to the detriment of Girona, the owners are likely to lean towards City and cater to their needs

Manchester City paid in the region of £100million to Villa for Jack Grealish in 2021. However, they no longer need that kind of money, and will put their foot down to any offers

Fabrizio Romano has dropped his patented here we go, signifying the move will in fact go ahead ofter uncertainty arose during the talks

"I feel that is a gamble because he would be coming into the hardest league in the world. How many times have we seen someone rip it up in another country only to struggle in the Premier League?"

Brentford are one of a number of sides following the Italian striker, including Serie A sides Genoa and Fiorentina

"I’m really happy because I think to be here at this club is a big joy for me, so I’m really happy for this opportunity and it’s a pleasure."

Although they did enjoy that Girona dismantled Barcelona, Real have not been convinced that they need to make the signing, giving Arsenal a clear run