Feb 4, 2025, 10:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta United have signed Middlesbrough forward Emmanuel Latte Lath, the club announced on Tuesday, in what sources have told ESPN is an MLS-record deal. Latte Lath, who scored 29 goals in 67 appearances for the English second-tier side in the past two seasons, arrives for a
Month: February 2025
Feb 4, 2025, 09:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The January transfer window has officially closed and we’re sifting through the deals and dollars to assess what every club managed to accomplish in the winter. However, this just brings us all one step closer to the summer window — which runs from July 1 to
Feb 4, 2025, 06:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur defender Radu Dragusin will undergo surgery on an ACL injury, the club confirmed on Tuesday. The Romania international has made 28 appearances for Spurs in all competitions since joining from Genoa last summer, although his season now looks to be cut short. Dragusin suffered
Adriana Garcia Feb 4, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League clubs spent approximately £370 million ($459m) in this past transfer window, with Manchester City paying out £180m ($223m), nearly as much as the other 19-top flight teams. According to Football Transfers and the BBC, City’s spending became the second-highest in a winter
Jeff CarlisleFeb 3, 2025, 03:54 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernández is on the brink of a transfer to La Liga side Real Betis, a source confirmed to ESPN. The fee — a reported $16 million plus add-ons
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 4, 2025, 04:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is “the most complete player to have existed,” saying he respects fans who prefer Lionel Messi, Pelé or Diego Maradona, but arguing that statistics back up his claim. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, 39, has broken a
ESPN News Services Feb 3, 2025, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Alcaraz sealed a transfer deadline day loan move to Everton from Flamengo on Monday, the Premier League club announced. The Argentina Under-23 international’s deal runs until the end of the season, with Everton having the option to make the move permanent in
Chelsea recovered to beat their former manager Graham Potter’s side West Ham United 2-1 with a second-half strike from substitute Pedro Neto and an own goal by Aaron Wan-Bissaka lifting them to fourth place in the Premier League on Monday. Portugal international João Félix was not in the squad for Chelsea as ESPN sources report that
Adriana Garcia Feb 3, 2025, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 700th career club win by scoring two goals in Al Nassr‘s 4-0 victory over Al Wasl in Monday’s Asian Champions League. The feat comes just two days before the Portugal forward celebrates his 40th birthday. The Al Nassr captain started
Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur‘s prospective deal to sign Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel on loan includes an option to make the transfer permanent, sources have told ESPN. The move was initially expected to be a straight loan but in the final hours of the window, Spurs successfully negotiated with Bayern to insert a clause
Feb 3, 2025, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have completed a deadline day deal with FC Porto for midfielder Nicolas González, adding the midfielder in the final hour of the midseason window. ESPN reported earlier on Monday that the two teams were engaged in negotiations over his future, with the Premier League
Open Extended Reactions 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
Feb 3, 2025, 09:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mathys Tel is set to perform a dramatic deadline day U-turn by agreeing a loan deal to join Tottenham after stalling over a move to the club last week, sources have told ESPN. The player’s representative, Gadiri Camara, shared a picture on Instagram of himself on
Open Extended Reactions Manchester United fear Lisandro Martínez could be set for months on the sidelines with the knee injury he suffered during the defeat to Crystal Palace, a source has told ESPN. Martínez was stretched off during the second half of the 2-0 loss at Old Trafford on Sunday. The defender underwent tests on
Feb 3, 2025, 11:23 AM ET Chelsea forward and Australia captain Sam Kerr went on trial in a London court on Monday, accused of racially abusing a white police officer after a drunken dispute with a taxi driver. Kerr told the officer Stephen Lovell: “You guys are f—ing stupid and white.” Kerr, who has Indian
ESPN Feb 3, 2025, 06:00 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The winter transfer window closes today! Join us for the latest news, rumors and gossip on deadline day from around the globe. Window closes: Premier League, LaLiga (11 p.m. GM/6 p.m. ET), Ligue 1 (10 p.m. GMT/5 p.m. ET), Serie A (7 p.m.
Feb 3, 2025, 09:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Santiago Giménez has joined AC Milan from Feyenoord. SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images AC Milan have announced the signing of Mexico forward Santiago Giménez from Feyenoord. Giménez was linked with a move to Premier League side Nottingham Forest last summer but will now link up with Christian
ESPN Feb 3, 2025, 06:00 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The winter transfer window closes today! Join us for the latest news, rumors and gossip on deadline day from around the globe. Window closes: Premier League, LaLiga (11 p.m. GM/6 p.m. ET), Ligue 1 (10 p.m. GMT/5 p.m. ET), Serie A (7 p.m.
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 3, 2025, 03:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has said Real Madrid must “look after” Kylian Mbappé and advised that the star forward must “do things his way” as he looks to follow in Ronaldo’s footsteps as a legend at the Bernabéu. Mbappé has already scored 22 goals
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 3, 2025, 06:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Ramos is due to undergo a medical in Madrid on Monday before completing a move to Mexico’s Monterrey, sources have told ESPN. The former Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Sevilla defender, 38, signed a pre-contract agreement on Sunday, sources said, after