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Graham HunterFeb 4, 2025, 11:39 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions These have been an interesting few days in Spanish football around the subject of how we treat our stars, what we expect them to accept,

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 4, 2025, 12:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alphonso Davies has agreed a new contract at Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga club announced on Tuesday, bringing an end to Real Madrid‘s long-term pursuit of the player. Davies’ deal with the Bavarian giants runs through the end of the 2029-30 season and

Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has admitted his disappointment at Arsenal‘s failure to sign a striker in the January transfer window but believes the club need to stay “very disciplined” to remain on track. The Gunners had an offer in the region of £40 million ($50m) for Ollie Watkins rejected by Aston Villa last week

ESPN news services Feb 4, 2025, 12:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A police officer said he felt “belittled and upset” following an incident involving Chelsea forward Sam Kerr, but insisted he “didn’t make something up to get a charge over the line,” a court heard on Tuesday. Kerr, Australia‘s captain, is on trial charged

Spain men’s coach Luis de la Fuente has denied that he was involved in crisis talks at the Spanish football federation (RFEF) over handling the response to Luis Rubiales’ kiss of World Cup winner Jenni Hermoso. De la Fuente was giving evidence on Tuesday as a witness at Rubiales’ trial for sexual assault, as well

Adriana Garcia Feb 4, 2025, 11:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Hugo Viana was set to leave Sporting at the end of the season. Photo by Jan Kruger – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Hugo Viana has left his role as sporting director of Sporting CP, the Portuguese club announced on Tuesday. Viana, who will replace the

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

Adriana Garcia Feb 4, 2025, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan announced on Tuesday the signing of João Félix on loan from Chelsea for the remainder of the season. The Portugal international arrived in Milan on Monday and passed a medical before signing a contract with the Rossoneri. Félix, 25, had attracted interest

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

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