Roster-building and navigating the soccer transfer market is arguably the hardest part of the game. You sit in an office all day, eagerly awaiting scarce scouting reports of rising prodigies and well-known stars. When you finally land on a good player, you run it past practically everyone in the club; the manager, board of directors, […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe is staying at Paris Saint-Germain and Erling Haaland is on his way to Manchester City, but plenty more big-name stars are on the market as the summer transfer window opens in Europe. AFP Sport highlights five names to follow in the coming weeks: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) After eight prolific […]

Paris (AFP) – The summer transfer window officially opens in England on Friday with Premier League clubs again set to splash the cash while the futures of a selection of out-of-contract stars dominate headlines on the continent. Clubs in England will have a period of almost 12 weeks, until September 1, to strengthen their squads, […]

So far, the 2021 summer transfer window has been extraordinary. Who would have imagined that Messi and Ronaldo would move clubs within just a few weeks of each other, as well as many of the huge transfer signings. And now it all comes down to this. Tuesday, August 31 is the final day of the […]

With the season more than halfway over, rumors are starting to swirl as supporters fantasize about the potential future superstars that could be coming to their club. This article examines the top defenders and midfielders in Europe under the age of 24, who have a good chance of being bought this summer. Defenders Ryan Sessegnon […]

Haarlem (Netherlands) (AFP) – Dressed in a T-shirt and jeans or tracksuit and trainers, it is easy to mistake Mino Raiola for just another chubby beer-loving football fan rather than the razor-sharp mind who dominates the world transfer market. Raiola, whose Italian roots and love of pasta is highlighted by his family's pizza restaurant, masterminded […]

London (AFP) – Paul Pogba's proposed transfer from Juventus to Manchester United moved a step closer to being finalised on Sunday when the two clubs confirmed the Frenchman would have a medical at Old Trafford. The fee for the transfer is expected to exceed £100 million ($130.4 million, 117.7 million euros), making it a new […]

For the truly passionate soccer fan (you know, those of us who feel we actually have a stake in our favorite squad), the transfer market can bring about anxiety, anger, frustration and confusion at one extreme, pure delight bordering on ecstasy at the other. For the neutrals, it’s a time to fulfill the guilty pleasure […]