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Caicedo is proof of new Arsenal obsession as Liverpool transfer brilliance revealed

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Over the past decade, two current Premier League clubs have spent most of their money on Liverpool players. Moises Caicedo is typical of Arsenal’s new focus. Since the start of the 2012/13 season, which clubs are sending the most money by Premier League outfits? Arsenal love giving Brighton cash, albeit not quite enough to secure …

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Newcastle, Spurs linked with £100m Chelsea flop; Guendouzi back to England?

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Chelsea could use Romelu Lukaku in a part-exchange deal for a top European striker while West Ham and Aston Villa are set to battle it out for a former Arsenal midfielder. LUKAKU’S FUTURE UP IN THE AIRRomelu Lukaku is back on loan at Inter Milan this season after a turbulent 2021-22 campaign with Chelsea. It …

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Every Premier League club’s most improved player of the season

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Leeds would be entirely fucked without their most improved player and there are no prizes for guessing Manchester United’s. We’ve also picked our biggest slumps. Arsenal – Granit XhakaPeople say footballers are in their prime when they’re around 28. It’s the point where they have the most experience while their physical condition is still somewhere …

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Every Premier League club’s slump of the season features nine England internationals

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The Premier League’s Golden Boot winner and the best goalkeeper of 2021-22 feature among the greatest slumps of the season. This lot, by contrast, have turned things around. Arsenal – Takehiro TomiyasuThe Japan international was among Arsenal’s top performers last season, particularly at the start of the campaign, but has seen his game time limited …

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Chelsea exodus begins with £17.5m signing to take step down; Aston Villa, Everton new frontrunners for classy Blues forward

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Chelsea are on the cusp of sending a £17.5m summer recruit down a division on loan, while Aston Villa and Everton have emerged as the primary candidates to sign a forward whose days at Stamford Bridge are numbered, per reports. An inevitability of Chelsea splashing the cash this month was always going to be a …

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The January transfer window: Analyzing 20 years of results (on the pitch)

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The year 2003 saw a revolution in the English transfer market. That summer, Chelsea — recently acquired by Roman Abramovich — purchased 13 players in a spree that marked the start of a new Premier League was. While six months earlier, the league had its first experience of the FIFA-imposed January transfer window. No longer …

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Manchester United and Tottenham lead the way in 2000-minute club as fixtures mount

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The already daft 2022/23 fixture list is hitting its daftest point of all with cup commitments and the imminent return of European football making for a heady brew. Manchester United, for instance, have been playing every four games (at best) since returning to post-World Cup Premier League action on December 27 and will continue playing …

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What every Premier League club wants in the January transfer window before it slams shut

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The winter transfer window closes in less than a week and everyone in the Premier League is sniffing around the market. Whether it’s Arsenal looking to add firepower to their title charge or teams like Everton and Bournemouth looking to stave off relegation, we can expect more business to be done over the next six …

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Aston Villa are reborn under Emery but can he restore them to (relative) greatness?

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Aston Villa have been transformed under Unai Emery, but is it fair to say that all they had to in order to improve was ‘get a better head coach in’? This sort of revival is a hefty reason why clubs change managers as regularly as they do. Since his arrival at the start of November, …

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