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Sunderland line up move to sign best Fulham player

According to Football Insider, Sunderland will join a number of Premier League clubs in the summer in the race to sign Fulham’s Harry Wilson.

The 28-year-old has been in fine form for Fulham this season, scoring nine goals and providing five assists in 28 appearances for Marco Silva’s side this season.

Naturally, that performance has attracted interest from a number of Premier League clubs and Sunderland are one of them.

With Wilson’s contract expiring at Craven Cottage at the end of the season, he is expected to explore a move to another club.

In the recently shut winter transfer window, Wilson was heavily chased by David Moyes’ Everton side but the Toffees failed to sign him, however, they still hold interest in the former Liverpool player.

Sunderland hold interest in Fulham’s Harry Wilson

Everton’s former chief Keith Wyness told Football Insider:

“He’s a very talented kid, but he’s getting on, he’s 28 now. So this is an important move for him as to where this goes.

“But I don’t see him moving. I’d thought he may have done something in January, but Fulham want to hang on to him just now. With Oscar Bobb coming in, that’s going to be competition as well up front. So let’s just see how this pans out for the second part of the season.

“But he’s another player that if he is going to be agitating for a move, expect him to hit some form as well. He’s scored some very good goals before, and he has got talent, and he will fit certain teams’ playing styles.

“Now, the one that came out of the blue for me when I talked to some of my contacts was Sunderland that were thinking about a possibility for Harry Wilson. I think he would fit their style of play very well and that’s one I’m not discounting to show some interest in the summer as well.”

Black Cats need more quality in the wide position

Harry Wilson of Fulham
Harry Wilson of Fulham (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Sunderland’s return to the Premier League has been admirable, but if there is one criticism of the current campaign, it’s a lack of ruthless efficiency from wide areas.

No Sunderland winger has scored more than 4 league goals this season. Wilson is currently outscoring their entire wide contingent combined.

It is easy to understand why they would be interested in a move for Wilson but they should be ready to face intense competition.

Wilson rejected Fulham’s latest offer in December, and having survived the January deadline, he holds all the cards.

“He needs to leave”: Sunderland ace told to leave “very intense” Premier League

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The four games Cristian Romero will miss after red card for Tottenham vs Man United

Cristian Romero’s red card for Tottenham in today’s game against Manchester United is a big blow as Spurs now play on with ten men, while they’ll also miss the defender for the next four games.

Romero was shown a straight red for a nasty challenge on Man Utd midfielder Casemiro, and it now means he’s set to miss some important fixtures for Tottenham, including the North London Derby vs Arsenal.

Spurs take on Newcastle next, with Romero out of that one, then Arsenal, and then games against Fulham and Crystal Palace.

If Romero wants to feel more involved, he could always look into how to buy Tottenham vs Newcastle tickets, because that’s the closest he’ll get to the action!

Cristian Romero to miss four games after foolish red card

Cristian Romero in action for Tottenham
Cristian Romero in action for Tottenham (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Spurs fans will no doubt be disappointed to miss an important player like Romero for so long, but there’ll also likely be a lot of anger there too.

Today’s incident follows the Argentine aiming a serious dig at his club on social media as he slammed the state of their squad and what he feels is an unacceptable lack of depth.

Romero has now only made that problem even worse with his foolish antics today, as that moment of madness means THFC will be even more stretched in their next four games.

Cristian Romero to miss Arsenal game

Interestingly, Romero will be out of the big game against Arsenal, which could end up giving the Gunners a big boost in the title race.

Arsenal have easier games than Manchester City as we edge closer to the run-in, but the trip to Spurs would have been one of their tougher tests.

Romero being out, however, changes the complexion of that slightly, no matter the jokes doing the rounds on social media right now…

Cristian Romero is now suspended for the north London derby.

Huge blow to Arsenal.

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) February 7, 2026

Romero might have had some poor moments for Tottenham, like this one, but he’s mostly been one of their most solid and reliable defensive performers, so it’s a big blow for them not to have him available against Arsenal.

For one thing, Tottenham fans will be desperate not to see their north London rivals winning the title, but this makes their task that bit harder.

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Has the Premier League’s TV Deal Made Mid-Table Clubs More Competitive Than Ever?

The Premier League’s 2025-29 deal was worth £6.7 billion. Have the vast sums paid to every top-flight team made the league more competitive, and how have they spent so far?

Summer 2025 spending

There wasn’t a clear pattern of mid-table clubs spending more, relative to the traditional bigger sides.

Fulham spent €44.5 million, a relative pittance in Premier League money. Kevin from Shakhtar was their biggest buy for €40m.

Crystal Palace won the FA Cup and finished one place behind Fulham in 12th. They spent €55.3m, with most of that going on Yeremy Pino.

Bournemouth did spend €138.1m, with Bafode Diakite their most expensive signing at €35m. Their €15m fee for Veljko Milosavljevic, a teenage centre back bought with future seasons in mind, highlighted how much the Premier League has grown. (It was only six seasons ago that Manchester United, who were aiming for a title, signed Dan James for a similar fee to compete for a position in the starting eleven. That same season, Newcastle signed Allan Saint-Maximin for a similar amount.)

These new players are playing to bigger audiences than ever, in large part because the UK is showing even more games on TV. Sky Sports and TNT Sports share an average seven games per weekend, with a typical gameweek having just three traditional 3pm kickoffs. These Saturday 3pm games are the only ones not allowed to be shown on domestic TV, with the UK the last country in Europe still applying the “3pm blackout”. 

This law does not apply to fans abroad in countries like the United States, where football fans regularly watch 3pm kickoffs on channels like NBC. If they travel to the UK, though, they have to use a tool like ExpressVPN to access their subscriptions.

The Premier League and EFL are reportedly in talks to end the 3pm blackout. The contracts do not expire until 2029 so any changes would likely take place from the 2029-30 season. The current Premier League rights is clouded in uncertainty as Netflix attempts to buy Warner Bros. Pictures, Television, and Games, along with DC Studios, HBO, and TNT Sports. The latter being part of Warner Bros Discovery’s umbrella of companies means that if the Netflix sale were to go through, Premier League fans could be watching games on Netflix.

Top six

Of the bigger clubs, Liverpool were the summer’s biggest spenders. €482.9m went on stars including Alexander Isak (€145m), Florian Wirtz (€125m), and Hugo Ekitike (€95m). They spent €46.9m on Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez, which meant the latter club’s net spend wasn’t quite as dramatic as it would have been (“only” €100.31m).

Chelsea had a typically active window, spending €339.15m and bringing in €332.25m. Joao Pedro, yet another purchase from Brighton and Hove Albion, was their biggest buy at €63.7m.

Arsenal finished second last season and were the summer’s next biggest spenders, with Martin Zubimendi (€70m), Eberechi Eze (€69.3m), Viktor Gyokeres (€66.9m), Noni Madueke (€56m), Christhian Mosquera (€15m), and Christian Norgaard (€11.6m) all arriving in the same window.

Aston Villa finished 6th last season but made a summer profit of €24.65m, with their only significant signing being Evan Guessand from Nice (€30m). They sold Jacob Ramsey to Newcastle for €45m.

Manchester United, a traditional “big six” team, finished 15th last season and attempted to make amends with a €250.7m outlay. It wasn’t enough for Ruben Amorim to keep his job but interim coach Michael Carrick may benefit from having Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbuemo, and Matheus Cunha to choose from, each costing over €70m.

Is the Premier League more competitive?

Spending has not always correlated with results in the Premier League, and this season is similar. Bournemouth started well but then dramatically dropped off and have looked relegation candidates for much of the season. Arsenal may be happiest with how their new signings have paid off: Zubimendi has made a strong midfield even better, Eze has given them more options and still has room to grow at 27 years old, and while Gyokeres (also 27) hasn’t had the smoothest of starts, Mikel Arteta has repeatedly said the striker will find his feet.

Despite Amorim’s sacking, United look like they could climb back to the top five and potentially Champions League qualification this season. While it wouldn’t be quite as romantic as Fulham or Bournemouth competing with Real Madrid and co, it would suggest that the TV money helps teams stay competitive even after a huge underperformance.

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Transfer window 2026: Every done deal, including Man City signings & Arsenal exits

The transfer window is now closed, so we’ve rounded up every single done deal by all 20 Premier League clubs over the last month.

It wasn’t the most memorable January transfer window, but read on for every done deal as there were some major deals done by the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham.

For City, it was a pretty exciting window as Pep Guardiola moved to bring in Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth after his terrific form there in the last year and a half or so.

Meanwhile, Marc Guehi also made the move to the Etihad Stadium to fill the void left by the injured Josko Gvardiol, meaning that long-running saga came to an end a little earlier than expected, with his Crystal Palace contract only a few months away from expiring anyway.

For Arsenal, it was mostly a window of exits, as Ethan Nwaneri joined Marseille on loan, while Oleksandr Zinchenko left for a permanent move to Ajax.

Elsewhere, Conor Gallagher was a big name arrival back to the Premier League, with the former Chelsea midfielder leaving Atletico Madrid after a year and a half to join Tottenham.

Read on for our full list of done deals from this transfer window…

Arsenal

IN

None

OUT

Osman Kamara – Blackburn, undisclosed

Oleksandr Zinchenko – Ajax, undisclosed

Louie Copley – Crawley, loan

Ethan Nwaneri – Marseille, loan

Maldini Kacurri – Grimsby, loan

Aston Villa

Tammy Abraham in action for Aston Villa
Tammy Abraham in action for Aston Villa (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

IN

Tammy Abraham – Besiktas, £18.2m

Alysson – Gremio, £10m

Brian Madjo – Metz, undisclosed

Leon Bailey – Roma, loan recall

Douglas Luiz – Juventus, loan

OUT

Louie Barry – Stockport, loan

Samuel Iling-Junior, Pisa, loan

Ben Broggio – Falkirk, loan

Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba – West Brom, loan

Evann Guessand – Crystal Palace, loan

Aidan Borland – Swindon, loan

Sil Swinkels – Chesterfield, loan

Donyell Malen – Roma, loan with £21.6m obligation to buy

Finley Munroe – Middlesbrough, undisclosed

Kane Taylor – Oldham, loan

Yasin Ozcan – Besiktas, loan

Bournemouth

IN

Fraser Forster – unattached, free

Alex Toth – Ferencvaros, £13m

Christos Mandas – Lazio, loan

Rayan – Vasco da Gama, £30.3m

OUT

Julian Araujo – Celtic, loan

Antoine Semenyo – Man City, £64m

Noa Boutin – Salisbury, loan

Romain Faivre – Auxerre, undisclosed

Brentford

IN

Kaye Furo – Club Brugge, £8.7m

OUT

Frank Onyeka – Coventry, loan

Iwan Morgan – Shrewsbury Town, loan

Michael Olakigbe – Swindon, loan

Myles Peart-Harris – Oxford, undisclosed

Yunus Emre Konak – Oxford, loan

Matt Cox – Shrewsbury, loan

Chanse Headman – Harrogate, undisclosed

Gustavo Nunes – Swansea, loan

Paris Magoma – Norwich, undisclosed

Brighton

IN

Pascal Gross – Borussia Dortmund, £1.2m

Caylan Vikcers – Barnsley, loan recall

OUT

Brajan Gruda – RB Leipzig, loan

Tommy Watson – Millwall, loan

Jeremy Sarmiento – Middlesbrough, loan

Eiran Cashin – Blackburn, loan

Do-young Yoon – Dordrecht, loan

Facundo Buonanotte – Leeds, loan

Jacob Slater – Harrogate, loan

Ibrahim Osman – Birmingham, loan

Burnley

IN

James Ward-Prowse – West Ham, loan

OUT

Hannes Delcroix – Lugano, undisclosed

Joseph Bevan – Dundee, undisclosed

Luca Koleosho – Paris FC, loan

Brad Grant – released

Joe Bevan – Dundee, undisclosed

Michael Obafemi – Blackpool, loan

Chelsea

IN

Mamadou Sarr – Strasbourg, loan recall

Caleb Wiley – Watford, loan recall

Kiano Dyer – Volendam, loan recall

Yisa Alao – Sheffield Wednesday, undisclosed

OUT

David Datro Fofana, Strasbourg, loan

Aaron Anselmino – Strasbourg, loan

Yahya Idrissi – AC Milan, undisclosed

Frankie Runham – Ipswich, loan

Raheem Sterling – released

Leo Castledine – Middlesbrough, undisclosed

Facundo Buonanotte – Brighton, loan recall

Facundo Buonanotte of Chelsea celebrates scoring against Lincoln City
Facundo Buonanotte of Chelsea celebrates scoring against Lincoln City (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Crystal Palace

IN

Evann Guessand – Aston Villa, loan

Brennan Johnson – Tottenham, £35m

Hindolo Mustapha – Nurnberg, loan recall

Danny Imray – Blackpool, loan recall

OUT

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi – Stoke, loan

Tayo Adaramola – Sheffield Wednesday, loan

Romain Esse – Coventry City, loan

Naouirou Ahamada – Auxerre, undisclosed

Luke Browne – Notts County, undisclosed

Marc Guehi – Man City, £20m

Owen Goodman – Barnlsey, loan

Luke Browne – Notts County, undisclosed

Everton

IN

Harrison Armstrong – Preston, loan recall

OUT

Martin Sherif – Port Vale, loan

Elijah Campbell – Port Vale, loan

Francis Okoronkwo – Doncaster, loan

Harry Tryer – Cardiff, undisclosed

Will Tamen – Tranmere, loan

Roman Dixon – Stockport, loan

Fulham

IN

Oscar Bobb – Man City, £27m

OUT

Aaron Loupalo-Bi – Walsall, loan

Adama Traore – West Ham, undisclosed

Luke Harris – Wycombe, loan

Leeds United

In

Facundo Buonanotte – Brighton, loan

Out

Jack Harrison – Fiorentina, loan

Harry Gray – Rotherham, loan

Liverpool

IN

James McConnell – Ajax, loan recall

Owen Beck – Derby, loan recall

Mor Talla Ndiaye – Amitie FC, undisclosed

OUT

Calum Scanlon – Cardiff, loan

James Norris – Shelbourne, undisclosed

James Balagizi – Forest Green, loan

Manchester City

Antoine Semenyo lining up for Manchester City
Antoine Semenyo lining up for Manchester City (Photo by Lewis Storey/Getty Images)

IN

Sverre Nypan – Middlesbrough, loan recall

Antoine Semenyo – Bournemouth, £64m

Max Alleyne – Watford, loan recall

Marc Guehi – Crystal Palace, £20m

OUT

Kalvin Phillips – Sheff Utd, loan

Justin Oboavwoduo – Juventus, undisclosed

Stefan Ortega – Nottingham Forest, £500,000

Jahmai Simpson-Pusey – Cologne, loan

Emilio Lawrence – Luton, loan

Claudio Echeverri – Girona, loan

Jaden Heskey – Sheffield Wednesday, loan

Oscar Bobb – Fulham, £27m

Stephen Mfuni – Watford, loan

Manchester United

IN

Toby Collyer – West Brom, loan recall

Sonny Aljofree – Notts County, loan recall

Ethan Wheatley – Northampton, loan recall

Elyh Harrison – Shrewsbury, loan recall

Habeeb Ogunneye – Newport, loan recall

Joe Hugill – Barnet, loan recall

Harry Amass – Sheffield Wednesday, loan recall

OUT

Ethan Wheatley – Bradford City, loan

Sam Mather – Kayserispor, undisclosed

Harry Amass – Norwich, loan

Joe Hugill – Kilmarnock, undisclosed

Newcastle United

IN

None

OUT

Antonio Cordero – Cadiz, loan

Ben Parkinson – Falkirk, undisclosed

Joe Brayson – Morpeth Town, loan

Joe White – Bradford, loan

Harrison Ashby – Bradford, loan

Nottingham Forest

IN

Stefan Ortega – Manchester City, £500,000

Lorenzo Lucca – Napoli, loan

OUT

Esapa Osong – Fleetwood, loan

Arnaud Kalimuendo – Eintracht Frankfurt, loan

Josh Powell – Fleetwood, loan

Jamie McDonnell – Oxford Utd, undisclosed

Jack Thompson – Barrow, loan

Sunderland

IN

Jocelin Ta Bi – Maccabi Netanya, undisclosed

Melker Ellborg – Malmo, £3.4m

OUT

Adil Aouchiche – Schalke, undisclosed

Patrick Roberts – Birmingham, undisclosed

Leo Hjelde – Sheffield United, loan

Anthony Patterson – Millwall, loan

Timothee Pembele – Le Havre, loan

Jay Matete – MK Dons, undisclosed

Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi – Shrewsbury, loan

Jake Waters – Spennymoor Town, loan

Dan Neil – Ipswich, loan

Aji Alese – Portsmouth, loan

Ben Middlemas – Swindon, undisclosed

Joe Anderson – Barrow, undisclosed

Tymur Tutierov – Exeter, loan

Arthur Masuaku – Lens, loan

Tottenham

Conor Gallagher in action for Tottenham
Conor Gallagher in action for Tottenham (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

IN

Conor Gallagher – Atletico Madrid, £34m

George Abbott – Wycombe, loan recall

Alfie Dorrington – Aberdeen, loan recall

Mason Melia – St Patrick’s Athletic, undisclosed

Souza – Santos, £13m

OUT

George Abbott – Mansfield Town, loan

Alfie Dorrington – Salford City, loan

Herbie James – Cardiff City, undisclosed

Brennan Johnson – Crystal Palace, £35m

Kota Takai – Borussia Monchengladbach, loan

Manor Solomon – Fiorentina, loan

Jamie Donley – Oxford, loan

Oliver Irow – Mansfield, loan

Min-hyeok Yang – Coventry City, loan

Damola Ajayi – Doncaster, loan

Dane Scarlett – Hibernian, loan

Yusuf Akhamrich – Bristol Rovers, loan

West Ham

IN

Pablo Felipe – Gil Vicente, £20m

Taty Castellanos – Lazio, £25.2m

Keiber Lamadrid – Deportivo La Guaira, loan

Adama Traore – Fulham, undisclosed

OUT

Lucas Paqueta – Flamengo, £36.5m

Guido Rodriguez – Valencia, undisclosed

Niclas Fullkrug – AC Milan, loan

Luis Guilherme – Sporting, £17.5m

Krisztian Hegyi – MTK Budapest, loan

Callum Marshall – Bochum, loan

George Earthy – Bristol City, loan

Junior Robinson – Boreham Wood, loan

Andy Irving – Sparta Prague, undisclosed

Kaelen Casey – Leyton Orient, loan

James Ward-Prowse – Burnley, loan

Emeka Adiele – FC Utrecht, undisclosed

Wolves

IN

Pedro Lima – Porto, loan recall

OUT

Fer Lopez – Celta Vigo, loan

Alfie Pond – Crewe, loan

Ki-Jana Hoever – Sheffield United, loan

Marshall Munetsi – Paris FC, loan

Fletcher Holman – Swindon, undisclosed

Temple Ojinnaka – Shrewsbury, loan

Tawanda Chirewa – Barnsley, loan

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