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Premier League paradox: midfielders are more and more expensive, yet more and more mediocre
Enzo Fernández and Sandro Tonali had big-money summer moves, but can they hold a candle to past greats?

Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 13: Tottenham Hotspur
After a record equalling finish last season and a summer recruitment strategy that has turned heads can Spurs push into the top four?

Walsh caps Champions League progress for Chelsea despite Real Sociedad grind
Keira Walsh scored at a corner to earn Chelsea a 1-0 win against Real Sociedad in San Sebastián and settle a hard-fought tie

‘A commodity’: Ismaïla Sarr’s agent wants respect for African players in transfer deals
Diomansy Kamara says African players feel like “a commodity’ after Crystal Palace turned down an approach from Liverpool for their forward

Premier League money has lost all meaning amid chaotic spectacle of excess
The transfer window has broken all rational rules and limits, leaving us to marvel and, ultimately, pick up the bill

Deadline-day shambles leaves Everton and David Moyes fighting the odds again
From accepting a bid for Armstrong to Balogun walking away, TFG has shown an amateurish and unambitious approach

Balogun pulled out of Everton move over handling of his medical, claim Monaco
Thiago Scuro, Monaco’s chief executive, has suggested Everton are responsible for the collapse of Folarin Balogun’s deadline-day move, while also defending his club’s decision not to sell Lamine Camara to Chelsea

Richarlison could still leave Tottenham as Trabzonspor weigh up bid for striker
Richarlison is the subject of firm interest from Trabzonspor and could move there from Tottenham before the closure of the transfer window in Turkey on Friday night

Premier League transfer talking points: three things we learned from the data
After record spending in the transfer market, England’s top clubs have widened the gap to their European counterparts