Martin Macdonald

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Football Transfers Live Blog Editor with almost 10 years experience in producing up-to-the-minute live action around European football and beyond. Regular FootballCritic contributor.

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Premier League

Official: Newcastle sign Callum Wilson from Bournemouth

The English centre-forward joins the Magpies for a fee in excess of £20m following Bournemouth's relegation

  • 5 years
Premier League

Man City close to signing 'mini Messi' from Estudiantes

17-year-old Dario Sarmiento has caught the eye in Argentina despite only playing a small amount of games

  • 5 years
Premier League

Aymeric Laporte and Riyad Mahrez test positive for Covid

The Manchester City pair will now quarantine which will disrupt Pep Guardiola's preparations for the new season

  • 5 years
Nations League

Ibrahimovic labels Kulusevski omission versus France a 'f*cking joke'

The Milan attacker was less than happy that the talented Juventus winger was overlooked in favour of Sebastian Larsson

  • 5 years
Spain

Fati's self-confidence isn't normal - Luis Enrique

The Barcelona youngster enjoyed a record breaking weekend as he helped Spain to a 4-0 win against Ukraine

  • 5 years
Transfers

Darwin Nunez for €22m, and some more transfers you might have missed

An expensive Uruguayan is heading for Benfica while full-backs make big moves to the Premier League

  • 5 years
Bayern

Is Thiago reversing his decision to leave Bayern?

Hansi Flick is resigned to losing one of his star midfielders, with the Brazilian playing a key role in the recent Champions League triumph

  • 5 years
Premier League

Official: Everton sign Allan from Napoli

The Brazilian joins former manager Carlo Ancelotti, with the pair having worked together for the Partenopei previously

  • 5 years
Transfers

Official: Chelsea sign Kai Havertz from Leverkusen for €80m

The German wonderkid's fee could go as high as €100m including add-ons, making him one of the most expensive players ever

  • 5 years
Lionel Messi

'Bartomeu didn't keep his promise' - Messi confirms reluctant Barca stay

The Argentine has performed a u-turn and will now remain at the Camp Nou for another year after showdown talks

  • 5 years
Lionel Messi

Jorge Messi tells La Liga that €700m clause has expired and that his son is free to leave

Reports over the last few days suggestion that Lionel Messi could stay at Barcelona, but the Blaugrana are now back to fighting against his exit

  • 5 years
Primera Division

What Hazard will really cost Real Madrid

Due to a dispute with the club that trained the Belgian, Los Blancos could be set to pay much more than the initial €100m

  • 5 years
Premier League

Havertz leaves Germany squad to finalise Chelsea move

The Leverkusen forward is closing in on a big-money move to Stamford Bridge

  • 5 years
Premier League

Chelsea need to give Werner 'six months' to adapt to the Premier League

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink doesn't expect the German to bang in goals from the get-go at Stamford Bridge

  • 5 years
England

England need to start winning trophies - Foden

The Manchester City wonderkid received his first senior call up to the Three Lions squad last week

  • 5 years
Premier League

Alexis Sanchez: I was done with Man Utd after one day

The Chilean was desperate for a return to Arsenal right away, but ultimately stayed at Old Trafford for an unsuccessful spell

  • 5 years
La Liga

Griezmann on Messi saga: 'It's between him and the club'

The Argentine is close to departing Barcelona after being with the club for 20 years

  • 5 years
Premier League

City Football Group add 10th team to football club roster

The owners of Manchester City have purchased majority shares in Ligue 2 side, ESTAC Troyes

  • 5 years
La Liga

Modric warns Hazard he'll need to be firing at 100% next season

The Belgian suffered from a string of injuries and a lack of form in his debut season at the Santiago Bernabeu

  • 5 years
La Liga

Messi could actually stay at Barca, admits father

Prior to Thursday, it seemed inevitable that the Blaugrana captain was heading for the exit at the Camp Nou

  • 5 years
La Liga

Ramos wants Clasico rival Messi to stay at Barcelona

The Real Madrid captain hopes the Argentine superstar will remain at the Camp Nou as it is good for Spanish football

  • 5 years
La Liga

Real Madrid making it very difficult for me to leave - Bale

The Welshman is out of favour with Zinedine Zidane at the Santiago Bernabeu and could be set for a Premier League return

  • 5 years
Premier League

Confirmed: Man Utd sign Donny van de Beek from Ajax

The Dutch international has joined Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Old Trafford revolution on a four-year deal

  • 5 years
Ligue 1

Neymar tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of PSG season opener

The Brazilian is joined by Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes in having to quarantine ahead of the fixture versus Lens

  • 5 years
Transfers

Donny van de Beek: Ajax statistics in last three seasons

Looking for some answers into what kind of player Manchester United fans can expect to see at Old Trafford

  • 5 years