Sheffield United

Newcastle agree deal to sign William Osula from Sheffield United

Newcastle United have agreed a deal to sign William Osula from Sheffield United. Osula has been identified as player of interest to the North East club, and should everything go according to plan, the 20-year-old is expected to sign for Eddie Howe’s side. The Danish-born forward, who can play as a winger or through the middle as a lone striker, made 21 appearances last season as Sheffield United were relegated to the Championship after one season in the top flight. He made his first-team debut for the club in their 2023-24 Premier League opener against Crystal Palace. GO DEEPERHowe holds...

Callum Davis74

Business of Football: The £200m loan key to Everton's future, pointless World Cup bid books

Matt Slater35

Southampton complete Ben Brereton Diaz transfer from Villarreal

Colin Millar21

Premier League transfers: All the 2024 summer window deals

The Athletic UK Staff39

Premier League, EFL, FA, and WSL introduce code of conduct for gambling sponsorships

Colin Millar62

Leeds sign Jayden Bogle from Sheffield United on four-year deal

Leeds United have completed the signing Jayden Bogle from Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old right-back has signed a four-year contract, securing his future at Elland Road until the summer of 2028. Leeds said in a statement that everyone at the club “would like to welcome Jayden,” confirming he will join up with the rest of the squad on their pre-season training camp in Germany. The Athletic reported earlier this month that Leeds were interested in pursuing a deal for Bogle. They had been on the lookout for a right-back following the £40million ($51.9m)...

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The Transfer DealSheet: Latest on Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona and more

This is the weekly edition of The Transfer DealSheet, your place for everything transfers during the summer window

David Ornstein, Adam Leventhal and more136

Leeds interested in Jayden Bogle as Glen Kamara nears Rennes move

Leeds United are interested in signing Sheffield United right-back Jayden Bogle. The 23-year-old is in the final year of his contract after being handed a one-year extension this summer and Leeds are monitoring his situation. They are in the market for a right-back following the £40million ($51.9m) departure of Archie Gray to Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the window, with the 18-year-old playing the majority of his 44 league appearances last season there. Bogle joined Sheffield United from Derby County in 2020 on an initial four-year contract along with Max Lowe. The England under-20...

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The clubs that made England - and the players being inspired to follow them

The Athletic pays tribute to the clubs that made the squad and speaks to players from their old academies who are inspired by them

The Athletic UK Staff45

Iliman Ndiaye's transfer to Everton is a sign Sean Dyche wants to evolve in attack

Everton have been long-term admirers of the gifted and hard-working forward. He will bring a different dimension to Sean Dyche's team

Patrick Boyland and Mark Carey38

PSR. FFP. VAR. NFT. FFS. WTF. SOS. (Why being a fan became such a worry)

Spreadsheets and stressing about financial deadlines - is this what we want?

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Premier League writes to clubs over transfer rules before PSR accounting deadline

The Premier League has written to all 20 clubs to remind them of the rules over transfers following a number of deals that have been negotiated ahead of the June 30 accounting deadline. Clubs have until the end of this month to balance their books or risk being subject to sanctions related to the league’s profitability and sustainability regulations (PSR). A number of clubs are thought to be close to the PSR ceiling and have been working on ways to make themselves compliant ahead of the deadline. An agreement has been reached for Ian Maatsen to join Aston Villa from Chelsea for a fee...

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Nick Montgomery joins Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham staff as Matt Wells promoted

Nick Montgomery has joined Ange Postecoglou’s coaching staff at Tottenham Hotspur after being sacked as head coach of Scottish club Hibernian last month, while Matt Wells has been promoted to the club’s senior assistant coach. Montgomery, 42, missed out on the Edinburgh club’s target of a top-six finish in the Scottish top-flight and was dismissed after winning 12 of his 37 matches in charge. Montgomery — who made 398 first-team appearances for Sheffield United between 2000 and 2012 — previously spent two years in charge of Australian club Central Coast Mariners, whom he...

Jack Pitt-Brooke48

PSR-friendly homegrown transfer deals jar with the moral fabric of football

Clubs in the Premier League are making PSR-friendly moves, but this jars with what football should be

Peter Rutzler263

Which clubs are going to spend in this summer's transfer window?

The transfer market officially opened last week, but is likely to be in the doldrums for a while. Here's why, and what might unblock it

Philip Buckingham145

Which Premier League team has the toughest start to the 2024-25 season?

With the 2024-25 Premier League fixtures released, we analyse which clubs have the toughest - and easiest - opening sets of five games

Andy Jones98

Aston Villa's complex transfer deals: Big sale needed, Douglas Luiz and PSR issues to solve

Creativity in the transfer market has been key for Villa in recent windows - that will not change as Unai Emery bids to improve his squad

Jacob Tanswell and Gregg Evans63

The Transfer DealSheet: Latest on Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona and more

Welcome to the latest edition of The Transfer DealSheet, your weekly guide to what is happening in the Premier League and beyond

The Athletic UK Staff83

Football Manager secures deal for Premier League badges, kits, player faces

Sports Interactive, the makers of Football Manager (FM), has announced a licensing partnership with the Premier League. The 2025 edition will feature official logos, kits, badges and player faces for all 20 teams. The partnership will run for four years and bring a new element of personalisation for fans of the popular management simulation game. Miles Jacobson, studio director at Sports Interactive, said: “Since Football Manager’s inception, we have always wanted to work with the Premier League, and we’re delighted to announce that at last we are. “The partnership isn’t just about...

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How Kevin Blackwell ended up in the Polish second tier - and winning promotion

Former Leeds and Sheffield United boss says the crowd at Lechia Gdansk is unlike anything he has witnessed in England or beyond

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Premier League clubs won't vote on salary cap 'anchoring' idea at AGM amid opposition from PFA

The Premier League will not put its controversial “anchoring” proposal to a vote at its annual general meeting on Thursday after the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) made it clear it would fight the cost-control measure. A de facto hard salary cap, anchoring would limit the amount any club could spend on its first-team squad to five times the amount the bottom-placed team receives from the league in centralised media and sponsorship income. Aston Villa, Manchester City and Manchester United voted against the idea at a league shareholders’ meeting in April, with Chelsea...

Matt Slater70

Why are American sports stars buying stakes in English football clubs?

Super-rich American sports stars suddenly seem very interested in humble old English football clubs. Why?

Matt Slater104

Euros, Copa, transfers, tours and more - this summer on The Athletic

There's a lot going on in the coming months and our reporters will bring you in-depth coverage of the things you care about

Laura Williamson18

More than 40 people interviewed by FA inquiry into Maddy Cusack's death

English football's governing body has spoken to former team-mates at Sheffield United and Leicester City as well as players at Burnley

Daniel Taylor

West Ham to sign Sheffield United goalkeeper Wes Foderingham

West Ham United are close to agreeing a deal with goalkeeper Wes Foderingham. The 33-year-old will leave Sheffield United when his contract officially expiries at the end of June. Foderingham made over 100 league appearances during his four-year spell at Bramall Lane, having joined from Rangers in the summer of 2020. The former Swindon Town and Rangers goalkeeper played 30 times in the Premier League last season, but was unable to prevent the club from suffering relegation back to the Championship. New West Ham head coach Julen Lopetegui wants to sign an experienced third-choice goalkeeper...

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