5:00 PM ET Tuesday, Aug. 31 is transfer deadline day (11 p.m. BST / 6 p.m. ET) when the summer window closes for 2021, meaning all the big clubs are racing to fill gaps in the squad, find new teams for fringe players (either permanently or on loan) or figure out the financials to make
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4:35 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo has signed for Manchester United for a second time, it was confirmed on Tuesday, after joining from Juventus. The deal is a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further year, subject to international clearance. Ronaldo said: “Manchester United is a club that has always had
2:43 AM ET Juventus said goodbye to Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday, ahead of official confirmation from Manchester United of his return to Old Trafford. The Serie A side also confirmed that the fee for Ronaldo would be a maximum €23 million, payable over five years. Ronaldo will be 41 by the time the final installment
3:22 AM ET Spending on men’s international transfer fees over the last decade increased from $2.66 billion in 2012 to a peak of $7.35bn in 2019 with $48.5bn spent overall, while players’ agents received $3.5bn in commissions, a study by world governing body FIFA said. The study said average transfer fees for players moving to
3:07 AM ET Juventus have re-signed forward Moise Kean on loan with an obligation to sign permanently following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United. A statement from Juve said the club have agreed to a loan deal, expiring in 2023, for €7m from Everton and then an obligation to sign if Kean meets
4:45 AM ET Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has signed a new deal with the club, extending his 10-year stint at Anfield. The club didn’t announce details of the deal but said it saw Henderson, 31, “commit his long-term future” to Liverpool. “I’m obviously very honoured and proud to continue the journey I’ve already been on
2:52 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The figurative halfway point of the season has come and gone, with the MLS All-Stars knocking off
3:47 PM ET Julien Laurens Rodrigo Faez Negotiations between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid are at a standstill over the potential transfer of Kylian Mbappe, sources have told ESPN. Madrid had offered PSG €180 million — €170m plus €10m in variables — last Thursday for Mbappe’s transfer, an improvement on a initial €160m bid from
7:05 PM ET Julien Laurens Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid are on the verge of signing 18-year old French prodigy Eduardo Camavinga from Rennes for €30 million, sources have told ESPN. The midfielder, who only has one year left on his contract with the Ligue 1 club, will undergo his medical on Tuesday and sign his
6:36 PM ET LaLiga side Mallorca is in talks with Schalke 04 to acquire United States men’s international forward Matthew Hoppe on a permanent transfer, a source confirmed to ESPN. Diario de Mallorca was the first to report the news of the Spanish club’s pursuit of Hoppe, The potential transfer pricetag could reach €3 million