In recent years, the English Premier League has dwarfed the Scottish Premiership in terms of spending. Even the teams near the bottom of the division can lure the best talent to England due to the money made from TV deals and matchday revenue which teams north of the border simply cannot match.

Even Rangers and Celtic, who have spent big money on players recently, are not able to keep up with the lavish spending that occurs in the Premier League.

As time goes on, this financial gulf will only continue to increase and, nowadays, players go to the Old Firm as a stepping stone to further their careers, either in England or abroad.

Despite this, both Rangers and Celtic have made some expensive signings over the previous 25 years and, with this in mind, we have delved into the top ten record signings in Scotland.

Rank

Player

From

To

Fee

Tore Andre Flo

Chelsea

Rangers

Arne Engels

Augsburg

Celtic

Odsonne Edouard

PSG

Celtic

Jota

Rennes

Celtic

Ryan Kent

Liverpool

Rangers

Christopher Jullien

Toulouse

Celtic

Michael Ball

Everton

Rangers

Jota

Benfica

Celtic

Cameron Carter-Vickers

Tottenham

Celtic

John Hartson

Coventry

Celtic

Chris Sutton

Chelsea

Celtic

Mikel Arteta

Barcelona

Rangers

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ByRoss Kilvington Oct 9, 2025 12 Mikel Arteta Barcelona to Rangers (£5.8m)

Mikel Arteta came through the academy at Barcelona, spending time on loan at PSG before moving to Rangers in 2002 for £5.8m.

He helped the club win the treble during his first season, and it was clear the Spaniard wouldn’t be in Scotland long. Indeed, he joined Everton in 2005 and spent the remainder of his career in the Premier League, going on to feature for Arsenal.

Of course, he is now in charge of the Gunners as he seeks to end their two-decade wait for a Premier League title this season.

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ByRoss Kilvington Nov 5, 2024 11 Chris Sutton Chelsea to Celtic (£6m)

Just a few weeks after taking charge, Martin O’Neill spent £6m to sign Chris Sutton from Chelsea, thus breaking the club’s transfer record in the process.

The Englishman formed a dynamic duo with Alan Shearer at Blackburn Rovers as they won the Premier League title in 1995, but his spell at Chelsea failed to produce much of a spark.

Overall, he spent five and a half seasons at Parkhead before returning to England to play for Birmingham City and Aston Villa. He can now be found on Sky Sports as a pundit for all things Scottish football.

10 John Hartson Coventry City to Celtic (£6m)

In a strange quirk, Rangers could have signed John Hartson the year before, but he failed a medical and the move was called off.

Fast-forward a year later and Martin O’Neill splashed out around £6m to bring the Welshman to Scotland. He spent five years at Celtic, winning numerous trophies and reaching the UEFA Cup final in 2003 before moving to England to finish off his career, spending time with West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City.

Hartson also played for Arsenal during the start of his career, but his best spell came north of the border.

9 Cameron Carter-Vickers Tottenham to Celtic (£6m)

After a successful loan spell at Parkhead during the 2021/22 season, Celtic forked out £6m to lure Cameron Carter-Vickers to the club ahead of the 2022/23 campaign.

Since then, the American defender has emerged as one of the key players in the squad as the club have won three Premiership titles on the bounce.

He recently signed a contract extension until 2029 and the £6m fee appears to have turned into a bargain.

8 Jota Benfica to Celtic (£6.4m)

Portuguese winger Jota’s first permanent arrival at Celtic in 2022 saw the club activate a £6.4m option-to-buy clause following his loan spell in the 2021/22 season.

After 27 goal involvements in 40 appearances, the Bhoys had seen enough to bring him in full-time. However, after delivering similar numbers a year later, he was off to the Saudi Pro League, with Celtic raking in a reported £25m.

7 Michael Ball Everton to Rangers (£6.5m)

Under Dick Advocaat, Rangers’ spending was extravagant, to say the least, and it culminated in the Gers spending £6.5m to sign left-back Michael Ball from Everton in 2001.

He was one of the most sought-after defenders in the country, but his spell at Rangers didn’t quite work out. An injury kept him out of the 2002/03 season, while he made just 71 appearances for the Light Blues.

A better spell came at Manchester City as he returned to full fitness, with Ball retiring in 2011.

6 Christopher Jullien Toulouse to Celtic (£7m)

Christopher Jullien became the second-most expensive signing in Celtic’s history when he joined in 2019 from Toulouse for a fee in the region of £7m.

He went on to play just 62 games for the Parkhead side before leaving in 2022 to join Montpellier, where he has emerged as a key player for the Ligue 1 side since his arrival.

5 Ryan Kent Liverpool to Rangers (£7.5m)

After a successful loan spell, Ryan Kent moved to Rangers in 2019 for £7.5m, which was the most the club had paid for a player in nearly 20 years.

It initially looked like money well spent, but a poor final season at Ibrox saw the winger leave for nothing when his contract expired in 2023. He moved to Fenerbahçe, but was released earlier this season after a fairly unproductive spell in Turkey. The winger is currently without a club.

4 Jota Rennes to Celtic (£8m)

After his Saudi move went sour, Celtic pounced on the opportunity to re-sign Jota, who had wound up at Rennes by the winter of 2025.

Jota’s inability to claim a regular place at Al-Ittihad left the winger no choice but to seek opportunities elsewhere, with Ligue 1 outfit Rennes offering him an escape route.

But with the same issues plaguing him somewhat in France, Celtic paid around £8m to bring him back to Parkhead in exchange for Kyogo Furuhashi, with Jota securing another league title since his return.

3 Odsonne Edouard PSG to Celtic (£9m)

Odsonne Edouard scored three goals against Rangers during his loan spell in the 2017/18 season, leading Celtic to splash out £9m on his signature that summer.

It was a club-record fee and the Frenchman shone at the club before making a move to Crystal Palace in 2021 for £14m. He has spent the previous three and a half seasons in the Premier League following his move from Parkhead, with Edouard currently on loan at Leicester City.

A half-century from Joe Clarke and 47 by Tom Moores saw Notts Outlaws launch their Vitality Blast campaign with a tight four-wicket win over Worcestershire Rapids at Trent Bridge.Seamer Luke Fletcher took a career-best five for 32 as the Rapids were restricted to 164 for nine in their 20 overs, before Clarke hit 52 from 34 balls and Moores clubbed three sixes in his 31-ball assault before Calvin Harrison hit the winning boundary with just two balls to spare.New Zealand big hitter Colin Munro, who spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons at New Road, began his third Blast campaign with the Rapids with 66 off 43 balls – his highest score in their colours.Otherwise, it had looked like a below-par display by the visitors after being asked to bat first, with Ben Cox’s 20 the next highest score, but with two wickets each from Brett D’Oliveira and Yorkshire loanee Matthew Waite the finish was closer than anticipated.Fletcher’s five-wicket haul came after his first three balls of the night had gone for four, six and six at the hands of Ed Pollock. Former England pace bowler Jake Ball, in his first match since last July after recovering from a stress fracture in the back, took two for 24 and skipper Dan Christian two for 22.Worcestershire had 56 runs on the board from their powerplay but lost a third wicket to the last delivery when a slow bouncer from Ball deceived Jack Haynes, who shaped to cut and succeeded only in nicking a catch to ‘keeper Moores. It meant that a dropped catch in the same over, when Haynes was put down at deep point, had cost only one run.The other casualties were Pollock, who attacked Fletcher in characteristic style with four-six-six as the Outlaws stalwart struggled to get his length right, only to hit a low full-toss straight into the hands of Alex Hales at mid-on. D’Oliveira was caught behind off Dan Christian in an attempted scoop.Rapids were 86 for three at halfway. Munro pulled six and cut for four off consecutive balls of Calvin Harrison’s leg spin and after Jake Libby skied Christian to mid-off a lot seemed to rest on the shoulders of the Kiwi.A big chance went begging when Moores missed a good stumping chance off Matt Carter when Munro was on 66, but in the event the error cost nothing as Munro top-edged a slow bouncer from Fletcher and was well caught at short third man, having hit seven fours and two sixes.Cox pinged a six over midwicket in the same over but fell two balls later attempting the same shot as the innings ended badly for the Rapids, who lost five wickets in the last four overs while adding only 28 runs, with Fletcher picking up two more in the final over.After the Outlaws lost Hales cheaply, Ben Duckett cleared the legside boundary twice in his 29 from 14 balls but after nonchalantly lofting the second of those sixes was caught at square leg attempting a repeat, rather throwing away the chance of a big score.At 66 for 2 from the powerplay, Notts were ahead, although they lost Samit Patel for four and Clarke too might feel he should have had more, going after D’Oliveira’s leg spin with fewer than 50 required in the 13th over and paying the price.A bad drop by Haynes at long on off D’Oliveira let Moores escape on 28 and though Moores and Steven Mullaney holed out off Matthew Waite in the penultimate over as the home side threatened to wobble at the death, Harrison found the boundary off Charlie Morris to see them home.

نجح فريق برينتفورد في تحقيق فوز مثير على مضيفه نوتينجهام فورست بهدفين دون رد، في إطار منافسات الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وواجه نوتينجهام نظيره برينتفورد، ضمن منافسات الجولة الـ34 من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز على ملعب “سيتي جراوند”.

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في الشوط الأول ومع الدقيقة 44، أحرز كيفن شايد الهدف الأول لصالح برينتفورد مستغلاً تمريرة عرضية حاسمة من ناثان كولينز.

وأضاف يوان ويسا ثاني أهداف برينتفورد بحلول الدقيقة 70 من عمر الشوط الثاني، وذلك بعدما تلقى تمريرة حاسمة من مارك فليكين حارس برينتفورد.

وعجز لاعبو نوتينجهام فورست عن تقليص نتيجة المباراة، حيث فشلوا في خلق فرصة حقيقية على مرمى برينتفورد.

وبهذه النتيجة، ارتفع رصيد برينتفورد إلى النقطة 49 في المركز الحادي عشر في ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي، بينما تجمد رصيد نوتينجهام عند النقطة 60 في المركز السادس.

Arsenal are now tracking another young Turkish talent as they look to bolster Mikel Arteta’s attack in the transfer windows ahead, it has been reported.

Arsenal weighing up options in attack

Arsenal are believed to be on the hunt for fresh impetus in attack as they look to battle back from an underwhelming start to the Premier League season. The Gunners have struggled to find the net from open play this season and have become over-reliant on set-pieces, while Bukayo Saka is still tasked with much of the creativity and goalscoring.

Goalkeepers aside, the attack is the area that Mikel Arteta has spent the least money on so far during his time in north London, and there were signs last summer that he was ready to change that, with the likes of Nico Williams and Benjamin Sesko both linked with moves to the Emirates Stadium, while Alexander Isak remains a long-term target.

Initially signed as a midfielder, Kai Havertz has taken the mantle to lead the line for the Gunners, but despite an impressive goal return since moving to the no.9 spot there are concerns about his finishing, while in the wide areas there is little backup for Bukayo Saka or competition for Gabriel Martinelli, leading to plenty of speculation about incomings.

Mikel Arteta’s transfers by position (Permanent deals only)
Position	Players signed	Total cost
Goalkeepers	4	£59m
Defenders	11	£213m
Midfielders	7	£238m
Attackers	5	£128m

Another one of the names that appears regularly is that of Real Madrid talent Arda Güler. The Turkish youngster has struggled for gametime at the Santiago Bernabéu, and is reportedly free to leave on loan in January, something that has caught Arsenal’s attention as they look for more options in that area of the pitch. Now, they are also thought to be tracking his teammate.

Arsenal in race for £66m talent

That is according to Caught Offside, who report that Arsenal are one of four sides keeping tabs on Juventus teenage talent Kenan Yildiz as a potential option to strengthen their frontline.

The 19-year-old is another of Turkey’s young talents, and has linked up with Guler on several occasions for the national side. He was dubbed a “future star attacker” who is “ready to explode at senior level” by Football Analyst Ben Mattinson back in December 2023, and in the time since he has begun to deliver on that prediction, grabbing four goals and three assists so far this season for Juventus, his best senior return yet.

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That has caught the attention of several clubs including Arsenal, and the report claims that though Juventus do not want to sell their talented forward, an offer around the £66m mark would be enough to tempt them to cash in as they battle their own financial problems.

It is added that alongside Arsenal, “Manchester United, Aston Villa and Borussia Dortmund” are also keen as well as Liverpool, with several Premier League scouts having been to watch the Turkish youngster in action in recent weeks.

The former Bayern Munich youngster is capable of playing on either flank or through the middle, though Thiago Motta has used him largely on the left side of attack at Juventus.

That versatility could make him a perfect addition for Arsenal, though they will have to shell out a significant fee to land him.

The U.S. star is mired in low points for club and country, but he's the player best equipped to lift his teams out of them

There's a moment in Christian Pulisic's documentary series in which he wonders aloud if he'll ever have . Ahh, the metaphorical , the thing that separates the good from the great. Sometimes it's an obsession, sometimes it's willpower, sometimes it's belief, but whatever is, the truly great ones must have it.

Even at this stage of his career, even with all of the skill and success he's shown since arriving on the scene as American soccer's most talented teenager, Pulisic can't help but wonder: does he have and, if not now, will he ever?

"I'm playing at a high level right now with some of the best in the world, but I feel like to stay on that level and to reach that level, you have to have this level of confidence that sometimes I feel like I miss," Pulisic said in the eponymous "PULISIC" docuseries on Paramount+. "I don't know, I don't have that constant cocky confidence that some of the best have, and that's the next step. That's the next step to get to the top."

Once again, Pulisic finds himself in the crosshairs in terms of confidence and, perhaps just as importantly, his ways of trying to inspire it in others. His approach as a leader has been a talking point, particularly when assessing the U.S. men's national team's recent unexpected losses to Panama and Canada in the CONCACAF Nations League.

And then, over the weekend, with Milan's season on the line, Pulisic's bold decision to let Santi Gimenez take a penalty ultimately cost his team while, once again, raising questions about his leadership. Is Pulisic as ruthless as he needs to be? And if he never finds that ruthlessness – if he fails to transition that confidence into cockiness – can he reach the highest levels of this sport?

Such a discussion requires nuance, but it's one that Pulisic himself seems to be having internally, even as his club struggles and Serie A and, from a national team perspective, the 2026 World Cup beckons.

GettyPulisic's leadership style

When Pulisic spoke to GOAL in February, he reflected on many topics, including his personality. He's an introvert, he admits, and, as he's gotten older, he's become more at peace with that. That's one of the reasons he wanted to make a documentary: to offer a glimpse into who he is as both a player and a person.

"I think with time, and with experience as well, it's definitely gotten easier in a lot of ways," he told GOAL. "I'm used to it now. I don't put as much pressure on myself. It doesn't weigh on me or make me feel like it's some burden that I need to have because I am who I am in the soccer world.

"I don't feel that I need to carry some kind of weight to show people that I need to be a certain way all the time. I don't really feel that. I'm pretty, pretty calm. I'm pretty happy with where I'm at and where I've come in life."

Pulisic, he can admit now, has never been that "rah-rah" type of leader. He isn't prone to screaming or shouting. He's the type to lead by example, to drive things forward on the pitch with his play and let that do the talking. His play has spoken plenty this season for Milan, including 15 goals and seven assists in all competitions.

It's a leadership style that many respond to, but not necessarily one that some fans admire. They look for outward showings of passion, and they are rarely found with Pulisic. It's a criticism that followed Lionel Messi for much of his career, too, due to his own introverted nature on and off the field.

It's the reason why Pulisic doesn't always wear the captain's armband for the USMNT, and why he likely won't be challenging for that Milan anytime soon – even if the legendary Zlatan Ibrahimovic, one of the most outgoing personalities this sport has ever seen, has challenged him to step up and be counted on.

“He’s known for being Captain America, yeah, But he doesn’t like to be called Captain America," Ibrahimovic said in the documentary. "He doesn’t maybe see himself like a superhero. He’s playing low profile and with his feet on the ground, but you are Captain America. I don’t give a s** what you say, you are. If that’s more pressure on you, I don’t care. It’s his own fault – if you weren’t so good, we wouldn’t ask anything from you”.

That's not to say that Pulisic doesn't have moments of overt emotion. But he generally keeps it check. Despite his general reluctance, Pulisic has always faced the media after USMNT setbacks, and he was out there again following the Nations League mess. After a number of prominent former U.S. players questioned the passion of the current squad, Pulisic stepped up and spoke.

"I promise that it's not through lack of effort," he said after the loss to Canada. "We want this so bad. I want this team to be successful so bad. So do the guys in the locker room. We're trying."

Pulisic, since he arrived on the scene, has been tasked with being the spokesman when things go wrong, the one to face the music. Yet he hasn't always had a knack for it. It's something that icon Thierry Henry reflected on during the Nations League, offering his own perspective on the American's way of leading.

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When Henry speaks, you should probably listen. There's a reason former players flock to him for advice. There's a reason he's still beloved by a generation of fans that never even saw him play. And there's a reason Panama's Cecelio Waterman hopped on the broadcast set and into Henry's arms after burying the game-winning goal against the USMNT.

As Waterman put it, Henry was his idol, and that's because Henry had everything. Arguably, his best attribute, though, is that he always understood how to think about the game and – now, in his role as a broadcaster – how to convey those thoughts.

So when Henry offers his thoughts on Pulisic's ability to lead, they come from a place of authority.

"Christian Pulisic is a good player – very good player – and for the first time, is playing week-in, week-out, and delivering in a good team in Europe," Henry said on CBS. "But you also have to stop that narrative that maybe he's not that type of leader. Stop, don't force him to be that. He is a technical leader, but is he that enforcer type of leader? [Gennaro] Gattuso wasn't [Andrea] Pirlo, Pirlo wasn't Gattuso, if you know what I mean. That doesn't mean he's not the best in this team as a player."

And as Henry put it, that should be enough.

"He is very good at a lot of things, but he doesn't have maybe that type of leadership, and it's OK, right?" Henry said. "Stop making him something that he is not because when it comes to that, you're going to highlight his weaknesses. Concentrate on what he can do. He's a very good player."

Part of Pulisic's personality that isn't always discussed is his ability to relate to his teammates. Many players who make up the USMNT have grown up with him, been on the journey with him throughout it all. He's not the type to confront them in anger, but he does tend to hold them accountable.

“I don’t think he wasn’t willing to embrace it, I think we just labeled a 17-year-old the next big thing,” said Pulisic's longtime friend and 2022 World Cup captain Tyler Adams. “I mean, you had to give the kid some time to kind of grow and mature.”

Even so, sometimes even well-meaning efforts to uplift teammates up can backfire.

AFPA gift gone awry

Following Milan's 2-1 loss to Napoli last weekend, everyone wanted an explanation. Down 2-0, Milan had been awarded a penalty, and the chance was handed to newcomer Santi Gimenez. It was saved, and it ultimately proved decisive as Milan's comeback fell one goal short.

For much of the season, Pulisic has been Milan's penalty taker. He's made 11 of the 12 he's taken in his senior career. So why, then, was Gimenez handed the ball?

“There are three players who train to take them," Milan boss Sergio Conceicao explained to DAZN. "Pulisic left it to him to give confidence to Gimenez, who hasn't scored for a while and, at that point, it's not up to me to decide. However, this means that the dressing room is united, there is frustration because in my opinion we didn't deserve this outcome.”

On the surface, Pulisic's decision is admirable. It is a form of leadership and, more importantly, of empathy. It was a selfless call to help build up a new teammate, but also a forward-thinking one. If Gimenez can get going, Milan will be better for it, and Pulisic was no doubt thinking that when he opted to give the Mexican star a chance to see the ball hit the back of the net.

However, there's a time and place for that – and down 2-0 to Napoli wasn't it. With Milan's season on the brink, what the Rossoneri needed was someone to step up and seize the moment. They weren't winning and, as things stand, this team isn't in a good place. In that moment, Milan needed ruthlessness and accountability. Pulisic instead opted for empathy and selflessness.

By putting his teammate first, Pulisic didn't put his team first.

Milan needed a goal at that moment. Milan needed him.

There was another penalty incident this season, one that was far more selfish. Back in October, under prior coach Paulo Fonseca, Milan fell to Fiorentina after both Tammy Abraham and Theo Hernandez demanded to take penalties. They both missed, leading Fonseca to blast his team for not giving the ball to Pulisic while also criticizing the American for not demanding the ball.

“Our penalty taker is Pulisic," he said. "I don't know why the players changed their minds. I spoke to him and said that it must not happen again.”

It did happen again, though. Pulisic's generosity was punished. Even so, it was a sign of leadership – albeit one that didn't work out in the end.

ImagnA chance to save the season

Pulisic, more than anyone, knows that this all ebbs and flows. When he spoke to GOAL in February, he was riding something of a high. Mauricio Pochettino had recently arrived and energized the USMNT. Milan, fresh off a Super Cup trophy, were looking ahead to the Champions League and a Serie A push.

The wheels have fallen off since then. The USMNT fell flat during the Nations League, putting the team into a new level of doubt with the World Cup on the horizon. Pulisic and his teammates have come under fire as a result, with fans, media and former USMNT players taking aim at this current team for a perceived lack of passion and effort.

Milan have arguably been worse. They fell to Feyenoord in the Champions League to get knocked out of Europe, and their hopes of returning to any European competition next season hang by a thread. They currently sit ninth in the league, five points behind sixth-place Roma and nine points behind fourth-place Bologna, who occupy that vital Champions League spot.

That dream seems dead at this point, and Milan's best opportunity to make it into Europe may just be the Coppa Italia. Up next is a two-legged semifinal clash with Inter, and those two games will likely define Milan's season.

Milan will certainly need Pulisic, and they'll need him at his best. This season, Milan have generally gone as far as Pulisic can carry them. It's something he can do on the field, even if he doesn't love talking about it much before or after.

That's Pulisic's style. He won't go down as an all-time great captain, but he can still be a great teammate, one that does what he can to help lift those around him. It won't always work, but nothing ever does.

As Henry said, you can't make him something he isn't and, with that in mind, it's worth acknowledging what Pulisic is: a damn good player that, leadership notwithstanding, will likely be the difference between success and failure for both his club and his country.

Leeds United can be fairly content with their position in the Championship table heading into the second half of the season, with Daniel Farke’s side sat in first place.

Their goal heading into the 2024/25 campaign was automatic promotion, having lost in the play-off final last year, and they are currently on course to achieve that.

However, they are only one point clear of Sheffield United and Burnley in second and third, which means that they are only one more slip up away from potentially being in the play-off positions.

As you can see in the highlights above, Leeds could have been three points clear of their rivals after the weekend if they had not let a 3-1 lead against Hull slip in the last ten minutes.

The Whites know that they will need to be better at seeing out games in the coming months if they want to avoid dropping down into the play-offs, which is what happened last season.

Farke and his recruitment team could look to use the January transfer window, which opened for business last week, to bolster the squad ahead of the promotion run-in.

Leeds eyeing January additions

According to the Daily Mail Online, Leeds are serious about dipping into the market to ensure that they have a team that is ready to get automatic promotion over the line in the second half of the campaign.

The report claims that a centre-back, a full-back, a midfielder, and a striker are all on the agenda for the Whites, who could make up to four signings before February’s deadline, as they look to leave Farke with plenty of options to choose from across the park.

There is no mention of any targets Leeds have in the first three positions, although reports from elsewhere have seen them linked to Hoffenheim forward Mergim Berisha, central defender Ben Godfrey, and Nottingham Forest outcast Andrew Omobamidele.

The Daily Mail Online does, however, reveal that Maccabi Tel Aviv striker Dor Turgeman and Aston Villa youngster Louie Barry are both on the club’s radar as potential forward additions.

Leeds, however, appear set to miss out on a transfer for Barry as Alan Nixon, via his Patreon, has reported that Derby County are closing in on a deal to sign the attacker.

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It was claimed that the Rams could win the race for his signature because they can offer him guaranteed game time week-in-week-out, which would not be the case if he were to join one of the top sides – including Leeds – in the Championship this month.

It is a shame that the West Yorkshire outfit are unlikely to strike a deal for the former Barcelona and West Brom youngster, as he enjoyed a strong first half of the season.

Louie Barry's form this season

The 21-year-old starlet spent the first half of the 2024/25 campaign on loan with Stockport County in League One and showcased his attacking qualities week-in-week-out for the third division outfit.

Barry caught the eye of Leeds, as well as Derby and others, because of his impressive goalscoring output whilst playing out wide on the left or through the middle for Stockport, contributing with 15 goals in 23 appearances in the league.

24/25 League One

Louie Barry

Appearances

23

Goals

15

Big chances missed

6

Big chances created

5

Assists

2

Dribbles completed per game

2.3

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, the English gem rarely missed a ‘big chance’ to find the back of the net but was not as prolific when it came to creating chances for his teammates to score.

Barry, however, has yet to prove that he can step up and do it in the Championship, after just five months of strong performances in the third tier of English football, and it remains to be seen whether or not he will be able to translate his attacking threat over to the second division.

Leeds can, now, move on from the Aston Villa youngster by focussing their efforts on signing the other forward on their radar this month – Dor Turgeman.

Why Leeds should sign Dor Turgeman

Firstly, the 21-year-old star, who is reportedly available for a fee of around £4m this month, would arrive on a permanent deal and come in as a long-term option for Farke, whereas Barry would only have been a short-term fix.

Turgeman, who was described as “very exciting” by The Rangers Journal’s Kai Watson, still has plenty of time left to develop and hone his skills, at the age of 21, and could be a project player for the manager to work on over the years to come.

The Israel international’s form for Maccabi Tel Aviv so far this season also suggests that he could come in as a strong addition to the German head coach’s squad to bolster his attacking options ahead of the second half of the campaign.

Whilst, like Barry, he has not played in the Championship before, Turgeman has played at a higher level in the Europa League this term and contributed with one goal and one ‘big chance’ created in four starts, after three goals in four matches in the qualifying stage.

This shows that the potential is there for him to impact games against high-quality opposition, whilst the young gem, who Maccabi Tel Aviv manager Zarko Lazetić described as “a beast on the pitch”, has also been a star in domestic football for his club.

24/25 Israeli Premier League

Dor Turgeman

Starts

9

Goals

6

Big chances missed

2

Conversion rate

22%

Big chances created

7

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, Turgeman has contributed with an impressive 13 goals and ‘big chances’ created in nine league games in the Israeli Premier League so far this term.

These statistics show that he has racked up ten goals in 17 starts in all competitions, to go along with his eight ‘big chances’ created, which speaks to the kind of quality he can provide in the final third.

Therefore, Farke and Leeds could forget all about Barry by landing a £4m deal for Turgeman, who could offer a greater quality on the pitch – given his European exploits – whilst also coming in as long-term, permanent, solution for the club.

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Offspinner picks up two economical wickets and shares in matchwinning stand against Sparks

ECB Reporters Network11-Jun-2022

Charlie Dean claims the key wicket of Eve Jones in the final•Getty Images

Southern Vipers 110 for 4 (Bouchier 32, McCaughan 30*) beat Central Sparks 109 for 8 (A Jones 27, Dean 2-19) by six wicketsEngland off-spinner Charlie Dean took two wickets and took part in a match-winning partnership with Ella McCaughan as Southern Vipers won a maiden Charlotte Edwards Trophy title at Northampton.A solid bowling performance from Vipers restricted Sparks to just 109 for eight in their 20 overs despite Amy Jones’ 27. There was a tangible sense of deja vu at Wantage Road as Sparks repeated their semi-final performance earlier this afternoon, losing wickets at regular intervals and limping into three figures.Maia Bouchier contributed a fluent 32 in the run-chase before Dean (7) played the supporting role in a 41-run stand with McCaughan who struck a run-a-ball 30 to take Vipers to victory.The victory means Vipers, unbeaten all season, have added the T20 trophy named after their coach Charlotte Edwards to their cabinet after winning back-to-back 50-over titles in the last two years.Related

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Dean struck early, clean bowling Sparks skipper Eve Jones for six in the second over. Two overs later Sparks lost their second when Issy Wong (2) drilled Freya Kemp hard to mid-on where Bouchier took a well-judged leaping catch.Amy Jones has been in ominous form in this competition and Vipers thought they had their prize wicket when the England captain was on nine, only for Adams to put down a catch at mid-off off the bowling of Anya Shrubsole. Jones then rubbed salt in the wound, hitting her former England teammate for four in the same direction as Sparks finished the powerplay on 36 for two.Jones had advanced to 27 when she fell attempting one big shot too many, with Bouchier taking an excellent tumbling catch.at mid-on off Dean.Abi Freeborn (18) looked to be positive, coming down the pitch to drive Dean through extra cover for four to bring up Sparks’ 50 in the tenth over but fell shortly afterwards. Chasing a width ball from Georgia Elwiss she was stumped by some smart glovework from Carla Rudd. When Ami Campbell was run out six balls later by Danni Wyatt, Sparks were 61 for five and threatening the second batting collapse of the day after their nailbiting semifinal win.Sarah Glenn (16) went on the attack in an attempt to give Sparks something to defend. She uppercut Bell square for four and slog swept Dean over fine leg for consecutive boundaries. Her downfall came when she drilled a ball from Adams straight back to the bowler. Adams then brilliantly ran out Emily Arlott in the same over after diving to stop the ball off her own bowling. to leave Sparks on 93 for seven.Gwen Davies (12) was the eighth wicket to fall, run out by Bouchier before Davina Perrin hit the final ball of the innings for four over extra cover to close on 109 for eight.Wong removed the dangerous Georgia Adams without scoring early in the chase when Eve Jones took a well-judged catch diving forward at short cover.England T20 opener Wyatt took three boundaries from Grace Potts’ first over but was dropped at midwicket off the same bowler on eight. Sparks were grateful that the mistake did not prove more costly as Wyatt was soon caught at midwicket off Arlott for 20 (10 balls) to leave Vipers 37 for two.Bouchier struck Wong high over deep midwicket for four and cut Arlott square for another boundary, but otherwise was content to knock the ball around as she took Vipers to 50 for two at the end of the powerplay.Turning to spin for the first time, Sparks made an immediate breakthrough when Glenn trapped Elwiss in front, but Bouchier continued on her way, pulling Glenn away for four, and scoring all around the wicket. Her innings came to an end though after a full and straight delivery from Arlott knocked back middle stump. It left Vipers on 72 for four needing 38 to win off the final ten overs.McCaughan reverse-swept Glenn for four while a wide from Potts which flew away for four eased the pressure further. McCaughan sealed the win by pulling Wong for four through square leg. A pacy Arlott was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets.

Brathwaite, Campbell and Blackwood all chip in with handy knocks as West Indies end the day 106 runs ahead

Associated Press26-Jun-2022West Indies started the second Test 167 runs behind Bangladesh and finished it 106 runs ahead, at the Daren Sammy Stadium on Saturday.Allrounder Kyle Mayers led the turnaround with a chanceless and unbeaten 126 runs, easily the highest score by either side after two days.In reply to Bangladesh’s sub-par 234, West Indies moved from 67 without loss overnight to 340 for 5 at stumps.West Indies, who won the Antigua Test in just over three days, were well on course to clinch the short series.After captain Kraigg Brathwaite scored 51 and contributed a century opening stand with John Campbell, Mayers stopped a mini-collapse with Jermaine Blackwood, and cruised on with Joshua Da Silva. Da Silva was 26 not out after facing 106 balls.Brathwaite and Campbell, from a shared 67 overnight, reached 100 together in the first hour, including a seven-ball over by Shoriful Islam.But Shoriful ended the partnership when he nicked Campbell’s glove and dismissed him for 45.Brathwaite brought up his 27th Test fifty from 105 balls, but added only one more run when he missed offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz and was bowled.In the next over, Khaled Ahmed got Raymon Reifer and Nkrumah Bonner to play on to their stumps.Three wickets in two overs energised Bangladesh and sent a warning call to West Indies, but Mayers and Blackwood conceded nothing else before and after lunch. Blackwood played an anchor role, and Mayers gradually opened up to reach his fifty off 75 balls.Their partnership was worth 116 just after tea when Blackwood misread Mehidy and was out leg before on 40 from 121 balls.Mayers turned cautious again, but even after Bangladesh took the new ball, the batter switched to fearless mode when another milestone was in sight.Mayers was in and out of the 90s in the space of six balls, bringing up his century with a six by pulling Shoriful into the stands over square leg. His second century in his 13th Test came from 150 balls.By stumps, he was on 126 after 180 balls, a large proportion driven through the covers, with more great support from wicketkeeper Da Silva. Their stand was on 92 from 33 overs.

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West Ham face Brighton as Julen Lopetegui attempts to spark winning run

On the field, manager Julen Lopetegui is currently preparing his side to face-off against Fabian Hurzeler’s Brighton at the London Stadium this afternoon – as the Spaniard looks to build upon their win over Wolves and draw at Bournemouth.

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The Seagulls travel to London without a win in their last four Premier League games, so there is an opportunity for the home side to take advantage of their shift in form right now, but Lopetegui has urged outsiders not to underestimate Brighton.

“Brighton are a very good team, with very good players, a good coach and good ideas,” said Lopetegui on Brighton.

“They have carried on with similar ideas over a number of years, despite the fact they have had a few different coaches. So, we have to be ready tomorrow to have a good answer to the demands in the match. Every game in the Premier League is hard, and we don’t prepare for any to be tougher than others, and in the same way we see each fixture as an opportunity.

Match

Date

Opponent

Competition

Result

#18

16/12/2024

Bournemouth (A)

Premier League

1-1 draw

#17

09/12/2024

Wolves (H)

Premier League

2-1 win

#16

03/12/2024

Leicester City (A)

Premier League

3-1 loss

#15

30/11/2024

Arsenal (H)

Premier League

5-2 loss

#14

26/11/2024

Newcastle United (A)

Premier League

2-0 win

#13

09/11/2024

Everton (H)

Premier League

0-0 draw

#12

02/11/2024

Nottingham Forest (A)

Premier League

3-0 loss

#11

27/10/2024

Man United (H)

Premier League

2-1 win

#10

19/10/2024

Tottenham (A)

Premier League

4-1 loss

“I’m always looking to overcome an opponent, and in this case we know they are a very good opponent. But, we have to put the focus on ourselves, and be ready to play a good match tomorrow.

“They have a good record [at London Stadium], but I don’t believe a lot in the statistics. Each match is different, and tomorrow is another opportunity and another challenge. We have to think about tomorrow, rather than looking back at the past.”

Lopetegui has demoted West Ham summer signing Guido Rodriguez in the build up to this clash, but one player who’s emerging as much more of a key man in his starting eleven is fellow new arrival Carlos Soler.

West Ham hold initial talks to sign Carlos Soler permanently

The Spaniard joined West Ham on a season-long loan deal from PSG, including an option to buy for around £17 million.

Soler has started their five league matches and is beginning to find his feet, impressing in that period, and an English source has told Le Parisien that West Ham are “delighted” by the 27-year-old’s rise to the occasion.

The French news outlet also reports that West Ham have started “first discussions” over signing Soler on a permanent basis, and they’ve planned meetings to advance the topic of his long-term future in east London.

PSG would also be happy to accept a figure in and around the initial £14 million (plus £3m in add-ons) for Soler to join West Ham indefinitely, so it appears Luis Enrique’s side are open to altering the buy-option clause so Steidten can strike an outright deal for the “complete midfielder”.

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Segundo o avante que defendeu nas últimas duas temporadas o Vitória, começar a disputa com uma vitória sobre os cariocas vai dar ânimo ao grupo para a sequência da competição:

– Agora o foco é a Série B e a nossa estreia na competição contra o Vasco. Uma outra história começará a ser construída a partir deste sábado. Vamos buscar fazer um grande jogo para sairmos do São Januário com um resultado positivo que, sem dúvida, vai dar ânimo e confiança ao elenco para as próximas partidas da competição.

Para Vico, assim como em 2021, o Galo da Praia tem condições de estar na briga pelo G4 esse ano:

– O CRB fez uma ótima campanha na Série B e por pouco não conquistou o acesso. Esse ano queremos estar nessa briga novamente e, quem sabe, colocarmos o clube na primeira divisão. É um sonho que sonharemos a cada jogo. Viveremos cada partida com muita intensidade e lutaremos para fazer história. Essa é a meta de todos.