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Who is Where? A Guide to EPL Completed Transfer
It is 15 days to the kick-off of the 2017/18 English Premier League, the world’s most followed domestic football league. The transfer market has been bubbling. Speculations and rumours are rife of players who have either changed clubs are suspected to be anticipating moves. In alphabetical order, we bring to you all completed moves as at the morning of Thursday July 27. The only English Premiership club without a new signing as at Thursday is Tottenham Hotspur.
1. AFC BOURNEMOUTH
ARRIVAL:
Asmir Begovic (Chelsea) £10m
Nathan Ake (Chelsea) £20m
Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) Free
Connor Mahoney (Blackburn) Free
DEPARTURE:
Ryan Allsop (Blackpool) Loan
Callum Buckley (Released)
Jake McCarthy (Released)
Matthew Neale (Released)
Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) Loan
- ARSENAL
ARRIVAL:
Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) £45m
Sead Kolasinac (Schalke) Free
DEPARTURE:
Marc Bola (Bristol Rovers) Loan
Stefan O’Connor (Newcastle) Free
Stefan O’Connor (Released)
Kristopher da Graca (Released)
Kostas Pileas (Released)
Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus) £10m
Chris Willock (Benfica) Undisclosed
Kaylen Hinds (Wolfsburg) Undisclosed
Takuma Asano (Stuttgart) Loan
Yaya Sanogo (Toulouse) Free
Glen Kamara (Dundee) Free
- BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
ARRIVAL:
Markus Suttner (Ingolstadt) Undisclosed
Mathew Ryan (Valencia) Undisclosed
Pascal Gross (Ingolstadt) Undisclosed
Josh Kerr (Celtic) Undisclosed
DEPARTURE:
Christian Walton (Wigan) Loan
David Stockdale (Birmingham) Free
Rob Hunt (Oldham) Undisclosed
Jordan Maguire-Drew (Lincoln) Loan
Elvis Manu (Genclerbirligi) Free
- BURNLEY
ARRIVAL:
Jonathan Walters (Stoke) £3m
Charlie Taylor (Leeds) Tribunal Fee
Jack Cork (Swansea) £10m
DEPARTURE:
Joey Barton (Released)
George Green (Released)
RJ Pingling (Released)
Christian Hill (Released)
Taofiq Olmowewe (Released)
Paul Robinson (Retired)
Michael Keane (Everton) £25m
Josh Ginnelly (Lincoln City) Loan
George Boyd (Sheffield Wednesday) Free
Michael Kightly (Southend) Free
Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf) Free
- CHELSEA
ARRIVAL:
Ethan Ampadu (Exeter) Undisclosed
Willy Caballero (Manchester City) Free
Tiemoue Bakayoko (AS Monaco) £39.7m
Antonio Rudiger (Roma) £34m
Alvaro Morata (Real Madrid) £60m
DEPARTURE:
Nathan Ake (AFC Bournemouth) £20m
Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) £17m
Asmir Begovic (AFC Bournemouth) £10m
Bertrand Traore (Lyon) £8.8m
Christian Atsu (Newcastle) £6.2m
Dominic Solanke (Liverpool) Compensation
Mukhtar Ali (Vitesse) Undisclosed
Bradley Collins (Forest Green) Loan
Charlie Colkett (Vitesse) Loan
Ike Ugbo (Barnsley) Loan
Jay Dasilva (Charlton) Loan
Kurt Zouma (Stoke) Loan
Lucas Piazon (Fulham) Loan
Marco van Ginkel (PSV Eindhoven) Loan
Ola Aina (Hull City) Loan
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) Loan
Tammy Abraham (Swansea) Loan
Todd Kane (Groningen) Loan
Alex Kiwomya (Doncaster) Free
John Terry (Aston Villa) Free
Alex Davey (Released)
- CRYSTAL PALACE
ARRIVAL:
Jairo Riedewald (Ajax) £7.9m
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) Loan
DEPARTURE:
Jonathan Benteke (Released)
Mathieu Flamini (Released)
Ryan King-Elliott (Released)
Joe Ledley (Released)
Steve Mandanda (Marseille) £1.8m
Kwesi Appiah (AFC Wimbledon) Free
Luke Croll (Exeter) Free
Zeki Fryers (Barnsley) Free
Frazier Campbell (Hull City) Free
Corie Andrews (Released)
Randell Wiliams (Released)
Ben Wynter (Released)
- EVERTON
ARRIVAL:
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Undisclosed
Michael Keane (Burnley) £25m
Jordan Pickford (Sunderland) £25m
Davy Klaassen (Ajax) £23.6m
Henry Onyekuru (Eupen) £7m
Sandro Ramirez (Malaga) £5.25m
Josh Bowler (QPR) £1.5m
Natangelo Markelo (FC Volendam) Undisclosed
Boris Mathis (Metz) Undisclosed
Cuco Martina (Southampton) Free
DEPARTURE:
Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) £75m
Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona) £10.6m
Tom Cleverley (Watford) Undisclosed
Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) Undisclosed
Courtney Duffus (Oldham) Undisclosed
Delial Brewster (Chesterfield) Free
Russell Griffiths (Motherwell) Free
Conor McAleny (Fleetwood) Free
Josef Yarney (Newcastle) Free
Arouna Kone (Sivasspor) Free
Henry Onyekuru (Anderlecht) Loan
Tyias Browning (Sunderland) Loan
Matthew Pennington (Leeds) Loan
Jack Bainbridge (Released)
Michael Donohue (Released)
Tyrone Duffus (Released)
Connor Hunt (Released)
Josef Yarney (Released)
James Yates (Released)
- HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
ARRIVAL:
Steve Mounie (Montpellier) £11.44m
Tom Ince (Derby) £8.5m
Aaron Mooy (Manchester City) £8m
Laurent Depoitre (FC Porto) Undisclosed
Mathias Jorgensen (FC Copenhagen) Undisclosed
Jonas Lossl (Mainz) Loan
Kasey Palmer (Chelsea) Loan
Danny Williams (Reading) Free
DEPARTURE:
Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (Portsmouth) Loan
Joe Murphy (Released)
Flo Bojaj (Released)
Ronan Coughlan (Released)
Jamie Spencer (Released)
Sam Warde (Released)
Frank Mulhern (Released)
Owen Brooke (Released)
Harry Clibbens (Released)
Callum Elliott (Released)
Alfie Raw (Released)
- LEICESTER CITY
ARRIVAL:
Harry Maguire (Hull City) £17m
Vicente Iborra (Sevilla) £10.5m
Eldin Jakupovic (Hull City) £2m
Sam Hughes (Chester) Undisclosed
DEPARTURE:
Ron-Robert Zieler (VfB Stuttgart) £2.5m
Bartosz Kapustka (SC Freiburg) Loan
Marcin Wasilewski (Released)
Michael Cain (Released)
David Domej (Released)
Brandon Fox (Released)
Cedric Kipre (Released)
Matty Miles (Released)
Kairo Mitchell (Released)
- LIVERPOOL
IN
Mohamed Salah (Roma) £34m
Andrew Robertson (Hull City) £8m rising to £10m
Dominic Solanke (Chelsea) Compensation
DEPARTURE:
Kevin Stewart (Hull City) £8m
Lucas Leiva (Lazio) £5m
Andre Wisdom (Derby) Undisclosed
Ryan Fulton (Hamilton) Free
Tom Brewitt (Released)
Jake Brimmer (Released)
Jack Dunn (Released)
Madger Gomes (Released)
Kane Lewis (Released)
Adam Phillips (Released)
Alex Manninger (Retired)
- MANCHESTER CITY
ARRIVAL:
Douglas Luiz (Vasco da Gama) £10m
Danilo (Real Madrid) £26.9m
Ederson (Benfica) £34.7m
Bernardo Silva (AS Monaco) £43m
Kyle Walker (Tottenham) £50m
Benjamin Mendy (AS Monaco) £51m
DEPARTURE:
Nolito (Sevilla) £8m
Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield) £8m
Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) £4.5m
Olivier Ntcham (Celtic) £4m
Enes Unal (Villarreal) Undisclosed
Bruno Zuculini (Verona) Undisclosed
Angus Gunn (Norwich) Loan
Ashley Smith-Brown (Hearts) Loan
Bersant Celina (Ipswich) Loan
Joe Hart (West Ham) Loan
Pablo Zabaleta (West Ham) Free
Willy Caballero (Chelsea) Free
Gael Clichy (Istanbul Basaksehir) Free
Joe Coveney (Nottingham Forest) Free
Jesus Navas (Released)
Bacary Sagna (Released)
Callum Bullock (Released)
Thomas O’Brien (Released)
Kane Plummer (Released)
- MANCHESTER UNITED
ARRIVAL:
Romelu Lukaku (Everton) £75m
Victor Lindelof (Benfica) £31m
DEPARTURE:
Wayne Rooney (Everton) Undisclosed
Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) £9.8m
Josh Harrop (Preston) Undisclosed
Regan Poole (Northampton) Loan
Dean Henderson (Shrewsbury) Loan
Sam Johnstone (Aston Villa) Loan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Released)
- NEWCASTLE UNITED
ARRIVAL:
Jacob Murphy (Norwich) £12m
Florian Lejeune (Eibar) £8.7m
Christian Atsu (Chelsea) £6.2m
Javi Manquillo (Atletico Madrid) £4.5m
Stefan O’Connor (Arsenal) Free
Josef Yarney (Everton) Free
DEPARTURE:
Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) £2m
Yoan Gouffran (Goztepe) Undisclosed
Florian Thauvin (Marseille) Undisclosed
Kevin Mbabu (BSC Young Boys) Undisclosed
Matz Sels (Anderlecht) Loan
Alex Gilliead (Bradford) Loan
Tom Heardman (Bury) Loan
Adam Armstrong (Bolton) Loan
Sean Longstaff (Blackpool) Loan
Vurnon Anita (Leeds) Free
Haris Vuckic (FC Twente) Free
Lubomir Satka (DAC 1904) Free
Sammy Ameobi (Bolton) Free
Steven Taylor (Released)
Jamie Cobain (Released)
Louis Johnson (Released)
Adam Laidler (Released)
Ben Pollock (Released)
Lewis Suddick (Released)
Jake Trodd (Released)
- SOUTHAMPTON
ARRIVAL
Jan Bednarek (Lech Poznan) Free
DEPARTURE:
Jay Rodriguez (West Brom) £12m
Jason McCarthy (Barnsley) Undisclosed
Lloyd Isgrove (Barnsley) Free
Olufela Olomola (Yeovil) Loan
Harrison Reed (Norwich) Loan
Harry Lewis (Dundee United) Loan
Ryan Seager (MK Dons) Loan
Cuco Martina (Everton) Free
Lloyd Isgrove (Released)
Harley Willard (Released)
Martin Caceres (Released)
- STOKE CITY
ARRIVAL:
Josh Tymon (Hull) Undisclosed
Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) Loan
Darren Fletcher (West Brom) Free
DEPARTURE:
Jonathan Walters (Burnley) £3m
Daniel Bachmann (Watford) Free
Shay Given (Released)
Liam Edwards (Released)
Harry Isted (Released)
Joel Taylor (Released)
George Waring (Released)
- SWANSEA CITY
ARRIVAL:
Roque Mesa (Las Palmas) £11m
Cian Harries (Coventry) £500k
Erwin Mulder (Heerenveen) Free
Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) Loan
DEPARTURE:
Jack Cork (Burnley) £10m
Bafetimbi Gomis (Galatasaray) £2.5m
Alex Samuel (Stevenage) Free
Liam Edwards (Hull) Free
Josh Vickers (Lincoln) Free
Liam Shephard (Peterborough) Free
Daniel James (Shrewsbury) Loan
Borja Baston (Malaga) Loan
Jordi Amat (Real Betis) Loan
Connor Roberts (Middlesbrough) Loan
Keston Davies (Yeovil) Loan
Franck Tabanou (Released)
Gerhard Tremmel (Released)
Marvin Emnes (Released)
Owain Jones (Released)
Tom Dyson (Released)
Tom Holland (Released)
- TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
ARRIVAL:
Nil
DEPARTURE:
Kyle Walker (Manchester City) £50m
Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke) £16.8m
Clinton Njie (Marseille) £8m
Luke McGee (Portsmouth) Undisclosed
Federico Fazio (Roma) Undisclosed
Connor Ogilvie (Gillingham) Loan
Filip Lesniak (Released)
Tom McDermott (Released)
Joe Muscatt (Released)
Charlie Owens (Released)
Zenon Stylianides (Released)
- WATFORD
ARRIVAL:
Will Hughes (Derby) £8m
Tom Cleverley (Everton) Undisclosed
Daniel Bachmann (Stoke) Free
Kiko Femenia (Alaves) Free
DEPARTURE:
Mario Suarez (Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng FC) Undisclosed
Dennon Lewis (Crawley) Loan
Rene Gilmartin (Colchester) Free
Mathias Ranegie (Released)
Ola Adeyemo (Released)
Charlie Bannister (Released)
Ogo Obi (Released)
Rhyle Ovenden (Released)
- WEST BROMWICH ALBION
ARRIVAL:
Jay Rodriguez (Southampton) £12m
Yuning Zhang (Vitesse) Undisclosed
Ahmed Hegazi (Al Ahly) Loan
DEPARTURE:
Darren Fletcher (Stoke) Free
Sebastien Pocognoli (Standard Liege) Free
Yuning Zhang (Werder Bremen) Loan
Daniel Barbir (Released)
Zachary Elbouzedi (Released)
Callam Jones (Released)
Jack Rose (Released)
Andre Wright (Released)
- WEST HAM UNITED
ARRIVAL:
Javier Hernandez (Bayer Leverkusen) £16m
Pablo Zabaleta (Man City) Free
Joe Hart (Man City) Loan
DEPARTURE:
Enner Valencia (Tigres) £5m
Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough) £4m
Havard Nordtveit (Hoffenheim) Undisclosed
George Dobson (Sparta Rotterdam) Undisclosed
Reece Oxford (Borussia Monchengladbach) Loan
Stephen Hendrie (Southed) Free
Sam Howes (Released)
Sam Ford (Released)
Kyle Knoyle (Released)
Sam Westley (Released)
Alvaro Arbeloa (Retired)
Mamelodi Sundowns and Ulsan HD had targeted their Group F opener as their best chance to get a win on the board at the Club World Cup, with Brazil’s Fluminense and German side Borussia Dortmund expected to advance from Group F.
South Africa’s Sundowns took all three points with a 1-0 win over the South Koreans and went top of the group after Fluminense drew 0-0 with Dortmund.
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
African and Asian teams are not expected to make much of an impact at the new-look 32-team Club World Cup so points are like gold dust for the likes of the Sundowns and Ulsan.
KEY QUOTES
Miguel Cardoso, Mamelodi Sundowns coach: “We prepared tactically and strategically very well, and then we found a commitment between everybody. I think it was clear we made a very wonderful first half. It was important that we could keep the pace and not stray from the game plan in the second half, so that we could score a second goal that for little details or little centimetres, we could not do.”
Kim Pan-gon, Ulsan HD head coach: “We had targeted this game to win because we understand the other two teams in the group, Fluminense and Borussia Dortmund, are favourites. Our players gave their best efforts in this game and we’re very proud of their efforts. Now we need to recover quickly for the next game.”
-Reuters
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With a year until Mexico makes history as the first three-time World Cup host, the dream of a spectacular showcase is colliding with the practical challenges of modernising the iconic Azteca Stadium for global soccer’s premier event.
Beneath the imposing silhouette of Mexico’s football cathedral – where Pele dazzled with Brazil in 1970 and Maradona’s ‘hand of God’ propelled Argentina to glory in 1986 – construction crews tackle the formidable task of bringing one of the sport’s most storied venues into the 21st century.
The stakes are magnified as the ‘Santa Ursula colossus’ will host the tournament’s opening match, a global spectacle that will focus the world’s attention on Mexico from day one.
Renovations will expand the stadium’s capacity from 87,000 to 90,000, with upgrades centred on meeting FIFA standards through new changing rooms, enhanced hospitality zones, revamped VIP areas and additional seating in spaces previously occupied by boxes and lounges.
While government officials and football administrators envisioned the project as a symbol of national pride, the renovation process has eroded trust between developers, local residents and other stakeholders.
Stadium administrators announced in February that they had secured a 2.1 billion peso ($110.19 million) credit line from local financial group Banorte – along with a controversial new name: Estadio Banorte.
FIFA regulations mean the stadium will be referred to as “Estadio Ciudad de Mexico” during the World Cup, yet the rebranding has sparked a fierce backlash from some fans, who view it as sacrificing football heritage for commercial interests.
HARSH REALITY
The backlash over the stadium’s new name represents only one facet of the mounting tensions. Box and suite holders – some with relationships spanning decades – have threatened legal action after FIFA announced it would commandeer their seats during the tournament, overriding established contracts.
One member of the Mexican Association of Box Holders has already filed a legal challenge to defend access rights.
Beyond the stadium walls, frustration runs equally deep. Residents of Santa Ursula and surrounding neighbourhoods fear that promised infrastructure improvements like pedestrian bridges and transit lines will fail to address fundamental issues including inadequate lighting, water shortages and persistent traffic congestion.
“We’re not the stadium’s backyard,” one local resident told Expansion Politica. “But we’re always treated that way.”
By contrast, Guadalajara and Monterrey, Mexico’s other two host cities, face fewer obstacles.
Guadalajara’s 48,000-seat stadium, opened in 2010, has already hosted major events including the 2011 Pan American Games, while Monterrey’s 53,500-capacity venue, inaugurated in 2015, needs only minor upgrades – primarily new turf and a pitch ventilation system.
“We’ll install a system to ventilate and oxygenate the pitch before replacing the grass,” said Alejandro Hutt, Monterrey’s Host City Manager. “That will be an important legacy from the World Cup and beyond.”
As construction continues, Javier Aguirre’s Mexico squad are building towards a crucial summer, with a Gold Cup title defence ahead and friendly matches against Turkey this week, followed by Japan and South Korea in September.
After failing to advance beyond the group stage at Qatar 2022 – their worst World Cup performance since 1978 – Mexican fans crave more than just a well organised tournament. They want to see Mexico break the ‘fifth-game‘ curse and reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 1986, the last time they were World Cup hosts.
-Reuters
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All contenders are now known for this year’s President Federation Cup grand finale, following Saturday’s elimination of Edo Queens and Ibom Angels in the women’s semi-finals.
Multiple-winners Rivers Angels saw off the stiff challenge of Ibom Angels of Uyo 1-0 in Aba, while Nasarawa Amazons bumped Edo Queens 2-0 in Ayingba.
Cup holders Rivers Angels, who have won the competition nine times, will have their hands full against 2005 and 2019 champions Nasarawa Amazons of Lafia.
In the men’s competition, Abakaliki FC of Ebonyi are getting set to tackle Kwara United FC in the final.
Results of Semi Finals (Women)
- Rivers Angels (Rivers) 1-0 Ibom Angels (Akwa Ibom)
- Edo Queens (Edo) 0-2 Nasarawa Amazons (Nasarawa)
Results of Semi-Finals (Men)
- Abakaliki FC (Ebonyi) 0-0 Ikorodu City (Lagos) – Abakaliki FC win 5-4 on penalties
- Kwara United (Kwara) 1-0 Rangers Int’l (Enugu)
WOMEN’S FINAL
- Rivers Angels vs Nasarawa Amazons
MEN’S FINAL
- Abakaliki FC VS Kwara United
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