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Michael Owen tips Liverpool star for ‘player of the season’ despite claims he’s ‘forgotten his joy’ 10/09/2025

Michael Owen has claimed that there is no question about Florian Wirtz’s talent following scrutiny over the start to his Liverpool career. The Reds broke the British transfer record twice this summer, first doing so to sign the German in a deal worth £116.5million in June. Wirtz has shown signs of feeling the pace of […]

Barcelona isn’t the right choice for Marcus Rashford despite club rubbishing Manchester United return rumours 08/09/2025

Marcus Rashford made a mistake joining Barcelona because he won’t be given the game time to properly rebuild himself. That is the opinion of European football expert Andy Brassell, who argued that the Catalans can’t meet the England star’s needs. Rashford needs gametime to return to his top levelGetty Rashford showed flashes of quality but […]

‘Historic transfer’ – Polish side signed Arsenal graduate from Premier League team named biggest loser of summer window 08/09/2025

Leeds were named the big losers of this summer’s shopping spree – and it could be even worse as one transfer is eyeing history. talkSPORT Breakfast host Jeff Stelling argued the Whites have had the worst window, with one former star now hoping to become a household name abroad. talkSPORT host Stelling did not hold […]

‘Not worth it’ – Newcastle told they overspent on Alexander Isak replacement 07/09/2025

Bayern Munich’s honorary president, Uli Hoeness, has delivered a scathing swipe at Newcastle over the signing of Nick Woltemade. The Bundesliga champions were heavily interested in the German striker prior to his club-record £69million move to the Magpies. Newcastle replaced Isak with Woltemade The deal eclipsed the £63m Newcastle forked out to sign Alexander Isak in 2022, […]

‘Mbappe calls me every two hours’ – Liverpool star opens up on Real Madrid transfer interest 07/09/2025

Liverpool contract rebel Ibrahima Konate has joked that Kylian Mbappe calls him every two hours over a move to Real Madrid. The defender has entered the final year of his deal at Anfield and can sign a pre-contract agreement with overseas clubs in January. Konate is close friends with France teammate MbappeGetty The 26-year-old has […]

Ranking the biggest transfer market value losers from £70m trialist to ‘qualified failure’ 07/09/2025

Premier League clubs splashed a whopping £3 billion on transfers this summer – but not every player has proved value for money. The summer window saw Liverpool break the British transfer record twice in what has increasingly become an oversaturated market. It’s been a difficult 2025 for some of Europe’s best talents Liverpool paid above Isak’s […]