London (AFP) – Ardene Wenger insisted Tuesday there was no chance he would jeopardise Arsenal's financial stability with lavish spending on new players during the rest of the January transfer window. Monday saw Alexis Sanchez leave the Emirates for Old Trafford in a high-profile swap deal, with Manchester United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan coming the other way. […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United narrowly pipped Real Madrid to remain the top revenue-generating club in the world as Premier League sides underlined their growing financial clout, Deloitte's "Money League" report said Tuesday. It is the 10th time United have topped Deloitte's list, with revenue in 2016/17 of 676 million euros ($828 million, £593 million) […]

London (AFP) – Aaron Lennon said he has a lot of football left in him after joining Burnley from Premier League rivals Everton for an undisclosed fee on Tuesday. The 30-year-old made 77 appearances for the Merseyside club but the arrival of former Arsenal star Theo Walcott at Everton last week appears to have reduced […]

London (AFP) – Ryan Giggs says Alexis Sanchez is a ready-made "superstar" who can give Manchester United a lift as they bid to chase down Premier League rivals Manchester City. Sanchez on Monday sealed a move to United from Arsenal in a swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, saying he was "thrilled to be joining the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United narrowly pipped Real Madrid to remain the top revenue-generating club in the world as Premier League sides underlined their growing financial clout, Deloitte's "Money League" report said Tuesday. It is the 10th time United have topped Deloitte's list, with a revenue in 2016/17 of 676 million euros ($828 million, £593 […]

Montreal (AFP) – Algerian international midfielder Saphir Taider joined Montreal Impact from Serie A team Bologna, the Major League Soccer outfit announced. The France-born Taider, who turns 26 next month, has 42 caps for Algeria, including two at the 2014 World Cup. Bologna's chairman Joey Saputo is also the owner of the Impact. The move […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Brazilian Douglas Costa scored the only goal as champions Juventus kept in hot pursuit of leaders Napoli with a 1-0 win against Genoa on Monday. Napoli stayed top after the first game following the winter break when Dries Mertens ended a long goal drought in a 1-0 victory at Atalanta on […]

Santiago (AFP) – Chileans welcomed the end of the Alexis Sanchez transfer saga Monday after he announced he had become a Manchester United player and commentators expressed pride at his huge salary. Top newspapers revelled in the fact that Alexis' move to the Red Devils, on a reported £500,000 ($695,000, 567,000 euros) weekly pre-tax pay […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool's progress towards securing a Champions League spot was halted by the Premier League's bottom club and a single goal by Alfie Mawson on Monday as Liverpool's defensive frailties returned. Jurgen Klopp's side, with £75 million centre-back Virgil van Dijk making his away debut, were seeking to extend their unbeaten […]

London (AFP) – Alexis Sanchez said Monday he was "thrilled to be joining the biggest club in the world" as he moved to Manchester United from Arsenal in a swap deal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The 29-year-old Chile striker, who came close to joining Manchester City last summer, has signed what is believed to be a […]

Paris (AFP) – Brazilian midfielder Lucas Moura has said he is "gutted" at being frozen out at Paris Saint-Germain, in an interview published by L'Equipe on Monday. Lucas had been a highly-rated target for Manchester United when he opted to join PSG from Sao Paulo in 2013 but he has fallen down the pecking order […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona midfielder Rafinha will join Inter Milan on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy, the Spanish club announced on Monday. In a statement, Barcelona revealed Inter "have an option to purchase the player for 35 million euros ($43m) plus 3 million euros in variables, which must […]

London (AFP) – Belgian playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has signed a contract extension with Manchester City keeping him at the club until 2023, the Premier League leaders said on Monday. The 26-year-old attacking midfielder has been one of the stars of the season so far with City manager Pep Guardiola even describing him as "one […]

London (AFP) – Henrikh Mkhitaryan will have his work cut out to reverse Arsenal's flagging fortunes, after joining the Gunners from Manchester United on Monday in a swap deal that saw Alexis Sanchez move in the opposite direction. The 29-year-old had a difficult spell under Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford, but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger […]

London (AFP) – Alexis Sanchez said he was "thrilled to be joining the biggest club in the world" as he completed his move to Manchester United from Arsenal on Monday. The 29-year-old Chile international will reportedly become the highest-paid player in Premier League history following the deal which sees Henrikh Mkhitaryan heading in the opposite […]