According to Teamtalk, a number of Premier League clubs, namely Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Chelsea, are interested in signing Marco Senesi this summer. Juventus and Napoli have shown interest as well, as have Atletico Madrid. Chelsea are believed to have already held talks with the player’s camp, but the Bournemouth defender is […]
According to Teamtalk, a number of Premier League clubs, namely Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Chelsea, are interested in signing Marco Senesi this summer. Juventus and Napoli have shown interest as well, as have Atletico Madrid. Chelsea are believed to have already held talks with the player’s camp, but the Bournemouth defender is […]
According to Teamtalk, a number of Premier League clubs, namely Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Chelsea, are interested in signing Marco Senesi this summer. Juventus and Napoli have shown interest as well, as have Atletico Madrid. Chelsea are believed to have already held talks with the player’s camp, but the Bournemouth defender is […]
We’ve got a list of every free agent who’ll be on the market this summer as they come towards the ends of their contracts with Premier League clubs.
There’ll surely be plenty of teams out there looking to snap up some free agents, and this summer will see some exciting opportunities emerging, with big names about to be out of contract.
Manchester United veterans Harry Maguire and Casemiro will surely have clubs chasing them, while Liverpool could say goodbye to both Ibrahima Konate and Andrew Robertson.
Liverpool fans – after the saga with Trent Alexander-Arnold last summer, how big a blow would it be to also see Konate run down his contract? Can you see him signing a new deal or is it too late now? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Former Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has aimed a brutal dig at his old club whilst revealing some signings he wasn’t given during his time in charge.
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Speaking on this week’s episode of The Overlap, the Australian tactician did not hold back as he insisted Spurs are not a big club.
Watch below as Postecoglou explained how he felt Tottenham needed proven Premier League players like Bryan Mbeumo, Pedro Neto, Antoine Semenyo, and Marc Guehi, but the club wouldn’t deliver them due to restrictions on the wages they could offer…
"They're not a big club!" ?
Ange Postecoglou gives his verdict on Spurs’ current situation after the sacking of Thomas Frank! ? pic.twitter.com/5SpXGhAKpI
Postecoglou has clearly been left unimpressed by Tottenham, hitting out at their club motto “to dare is to do” when they behave in almost the complete opposite way.
Ange Postecoglou aims dig at Tottenham over transfer policy
“What are they trying to do? They’ve built an unbelievable stadium, unbelievable training facilities, but when you look at the expenditure, particularly in the wages structure, they’re not a big club,” the 60-year-old said.
Ange Postecoglou reacts during Tottenham vs Brighton (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
“I saw that, because when we were trying to sign players, we weren’t in the market for those players.
“There’s certain players that we … I mean, at the end of my first year when we finished fifth, for me, okay, how do you go from fifth to really challenging? Well, we had to sign Premier League ready players.
“But finishing fifth that year didn’t get us in the Champions League, so we ended up signing Dom Solanke, who was, absolutely I was really keen, I really like him, and three teenagers.
“I was looking at Pedro Neto, and Mbeumo, and Semenyo. Marc Guehi. If we’re going to go from fifth to there, that’s what the other big clubs would do in that moment.”
He added: “You know, when you walk into Tottenham, what you see everywhere is ‘to dare is to do’ – it’s everywhere. And yet their actions are almost the antithesis of that.”
Ange Postecoglou’s mixed record at Tottenham
THFC fans will likely have mixed memories of Postecoglou’s reign, as he failed to build on a promising start in north London.
Despite playing some ambitious and attack-minded football at times, Postecoglou’s Spurs side seemed tactically naive a lot of the time, and they went from fifth to 17th in the table in the space of one year.
Still, Postecoglou also delivered the club the Europa League trophy after an impressive 1-0 win over Manchester United in last season’s final, which was some achievement considering the tricky circumstances he was working in.
Postecoglou returned to Premier League management with Nottingham Forest earlier this season, but didn’t last long as he suffered an awful record of six defeats and two draws from just eight games in charge.
Chelsea have been linked with a few defenders in recent times and my understanding is they have a growing interest in Bournemouth centre-back Marcos Senesi.
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As first reported via the Daily Briefing, the Blues are considering the experienced Argentine as a summer target as he’s set to be available on a free transfer.
We know Chelsea pushed really hard to sign Jeremy Jacquet in January, only to be beaten to the Rennes defender’s signature by Liverpool in a deal which will go through in the summer, so naturally they’re hunting for alternatives.
Marcos Senesi attracting Chelsea transfer interest
Marcos Senesi in action for Bournemouth (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
The 28-year-old is not a typical Chelsea target, with this current ownership so often prioritising investing in young talents for the future, with Jacquet’s profile making him a more obvious fit.
Still, I’ve also previously reported that Chelsea targeting Harry Maguire as the hierarchy recognise a need for a more experienced Thiago Silva-esque character to come into this squad.
While Senesi has certainly not had anything like the kind of career someone like Silva has had, it perhaps still makes sense that there’s a growing openness from the west London club to move for someone like him if an opportunity to do a deal for free arises.
There have not yet been any formal talks or offers made to Senesi, who is fully focused on doing his best for Bournemouth until the end of the season, but all sources I’ve spoken to expect that he won’t be signing a new contract with the Cherries.
Marcos Senesi has a host of transfer suitors
As well as Chelsea, Senesi also has admirers from elsewhere in the Premier League, with Crystal Palace mentioned as being particularly keen as they look to fill the void left by Marc Guehi after his move to Manchester City.
“Senesi won’t be short of opportunities to stay in the Premier League,” one source said. “Chelsea are exploring that option, as are Crystal Palace, Everton, and Brighton. Juventus also registered an interest in January and could look at him again.”
It remains to be seen which club will make Senesi the most tempting offer, but his fine form at Bournemouth has clearly impressed a lot of teams, and his departure will be a blow for Andoni Iraola and co.
Chelsea will likely continue to look at top young talents again as well, but it will be interesting to see how much they prioritise a market opportunity like Senesi, and if they also consider other names to blend their youthful squad with at least a few more experienced options as well.
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 likeExpressVPN to access their subscriptions.
The Premier League and EFL are reportedly in talks to end the3pm blackout. The contracts do not expire until 2029 so any changes would likely take place from the 2029-30 season. The currentPremier 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.
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 (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
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