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Nico Gonzalez signing analysed: Man City midfielder compared to Rodri and Sergio Busquets brings different qualities too | Football News

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Manchester City’s dire need for a central midfielder had finally been addressed with the £50m signing of Nico Gonzalez from Porto. In the 23-year-old Spaniard, Pep Guardiola hopes to have found someone who can play instead of Rodri – and alongside him. Gonzalez’s height and physicality hint at the sort of robustness and athleticism that … Read more

PSG, Villa win transfer window; Man United, Arsenal biggest losers

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For Europe’s biggest clubs and leagues, the time for transfers in the 2024-25 season has come and gone. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The winter window closed at 11 p.m. BST (6 p.m. ET) in England, Italy and Spain on Monday, an hour earlier in France and even earlier in Germany. It remains open in select … Read more

Transfer window onside/offside: Man City good, Arsenal bad

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Who did well and who struggled in the winter window? ESPN Illustration Welcome back to Onside/Offside! As we say goodbye to January, Luis Miguel Echegaray shares his thoughts on last month’s transfer window in the Premier League and assesses the clubs who failed and delivered. From Arsenal’s hesitance to Manchester City’s gung-ho approach, here are the … Read more

FA Cup fourth round: Cup run to give faltering Man Utd hope?

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It’s the FA Cup fourth round this weekend and the stakes are high for clubs, players, managers and owners desperate to keep alive their hopes of success this season — such as Manchester United, Tottenham, Marcus Rashford, Ruud van Nistelrooy and, of course, Tom Brady. Round four is about heavyweight clashes and the remaining minnows … Read more

I was Man United’s next Cristiano Ronaldo and was born on the same day but now I watch Jude Bellingham from the bench

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Manchester United wingers have a hard enough time dealing with Cristiano Ronaldo comparisons without also sharing a birthday. 12 years after the mastermind behind United’s Class of 92 likened Adnan Januzaj to CR7, the only similarities that remain today are that both will be celebrating on February 5. 8 Januzaj broke onto the scene in fine … Read more

Man Utd have become worse under Ruben Amorim and it cannot keep going on like this, says Gary Neville | Football News

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Gary Neville believes Manchester United have become worse under Ruben Amorim and warned the Portuguese: “It can’t keep going on like this.” Sunday’s 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace put Amorim’s United back to square one after three straight wins over Rangers, Fulham and Steaua Bucharest. It was the 39-year-old’s fifth league defeat in seven … Read more

I trained for hours alone with Cristiano Ronaldo at Man United and saw things nobody else did

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Most iconic footballers belong to one generation: a short collection of years characterised by their greatness. The late 90s and early 2000s remind us of the original Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, who were then dethroned by players like Ronaldinho and Kaka. 7 A lot has changed in the last 22 years of football, not least … Read more

Why didn’t Arsenal or Man Utd sign a forward? Have Spurs done enough? Key transfer window questions answered

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The transfer window might have closed on Monday night, but the question marks remain. As you sit here on Tuesday morning, you might be left wondering about the business your team did — or in a lot of cases, didn’t do. Why have they not brought in that extra player? Why did they let one … Read more

The two reasons behind Arsenal and Man Utd’s frustrating January transfer window

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How Man City sacrificed being the best team to become the best businessmen

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