Jadon Sancho s long-awaited move from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United has finally been completed.
The 21-year-old England international arrives at Old Trafford having scored 50 goals and provided 57 assists in 137 appearances across all competitions for the Bundesliga side.
He became the first Englishman to reach at least 10 assists for three straight seasons in Europe s top-five leagues since former United star David Beckham, who achieved the feat between 1997-98 and 2000-01.
The €85million (£72.9million) fee makes him the fourth most expensive signing in the Red Devils history.
Here, Stats Perform looks at how the rest of the top five fared at Old Trafford.
Paul Pogba £94.5m from Juventus, August 2016
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Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman complained about a lack of respect during his team s surprise LaLiga defeat to Getafe, singling out Allan Nyom.
Koeman suffered his first loss as Barca boss on Saturday – Getafe claiming a 1-0 victory thanks to Jaime Mata s 56th-minute penalty.
It was Getafe s first league win over Spanish giants Barca since November 2011, a run of 16 games.
Koeman, who replaced Quique Setien at the start of the season, was less than impressed with the behaviour of Getafe full-ball Nyom.
I told him [Getafe coach Jose Bordalas] that his number 12 [Nyom] had shown me a lack of respect, he had said two or three very ugly things to me which I won t repeat. He insulted me, Koeman said post-game.
I told Bordalas that he needs to sp…
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Bologna will be looking to consolidate their position in the standings when they take on Verona. The match will be played at Renato Dall Ara Stadium, starting from 20:45 local time. A high attendance is expected following the hosts latest displays.
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Bologna impressed this season with their attacking football against top Serie A sides. The Red Blues are on the verge of making history, pushing for a top 4 finish. Such an achievement would see them playing Champions League football in the next season.
If the Scudetto battle seems to be already over with Inter dominating the race, the Champions League positions are still up for grabs. The Greyhounds sit 5th in the table, level on poin…
Mohamed Salah landed a bumper new contract through to 2025 and vowed to repay Liverpool s belief in him by firing Jurgen Klopp s Reds to more trophies.
Uncertainty over the Egyptian forward s future had lingered for months, with no clear sign of a breakthrough in negotiations between the club and the player s representatives until a deal was announced on Friday.
With Sadio Mane being allowed to leave for Bayern Munich since the end of last season, the importance of securing Salah was ramped up, and now the 30-year-old has confirmed he will stay at Anfield.
He could have walked away at the end of the 2022-23 season on a free transfer, had he not agreed to new terms, but that worrying prospect has been quashed.
With at least three years more to come of his…
According to , Bayern Munich have made Julian Nagelsmann their primary target to replace Thomas Tuchel in the Allianz Arena dugout this summer.
Despite taking over as the Germany head coach in September last year, the 36-year-old would apparently be prepared to leave the national team after the upcoming Euros in their homeland, in order to return to the club where he worked for just under two years, before his somewhat surprising sacking in March 2023. At the time, Bayern hired Tuchel to replace him, and it seems they ve come to regret their decision to do so, with Bayer Leverkusen ending the Bavarians 11-year domination in the German top flight this season.
Furthermore, the report denies recent suggestions from the Spanish media that Bayern had made contact with the re…
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is set to return for the final stretch of the season after making a full recovery from two knee injuries, Carlo Ancelotti said.
Madrid boss Ancelotti said he will be cautious with Courtois, who has not played this season after sustaining an ACL tear in August and a torn meniscus in March.
Stand-in Andriy Lunin will start Friday s LaLiga match at Real Sociedad and Tuesday s Champions League semi-final, first leg at Bayern Munich.
However, Courtois should be back next week.
I have to think carefully about the lineup moving forward. There has been a lot of wear and tear. Courtois is fine, he will be available next week and could play against Cadiz, Ancelotti said in a press conference on Thursday.
Courtois s i…
Chelsea are looking at Leeds United winger Crysencio Summerville, according to . The report has claimed that the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners are among a number of clubs who are keeping tabs on the youngster and have been impressed by how well he has done for Daniel Farke’s side this campaign.
Summerville has been on the books of Leeds since 2020 and has established himself as one of the best young players for the West Yorkshire club. He is one of the first names on the Leeds teamsheet and has been playing well for Daniel Farke’s side. The 22-year-old has scored 17 goals and given eight assists in 36 starts and two substitute appearances in the Championship for the West Yorkshire club this campaign.
Chelsea are ninth in the Premier League …
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Looking to sign off their eye-catching March international break with another statement, the Czech Republic will travel to Montenegro on Tuesday evening.
Starting with the hosts, although Montenegro might have opened their EURO qualifying adventure with an impressive 1-0 victory away at Bulgaria on March 24th, it appears that might have just been a minor boost for the Falcons. Marking their return to international duties over the weekend as they had to settle for a 0-0 stalemate at home against Hungary, Miodrag Radulovic’s men have claimed just a single win from their previous seven appearances across all competitions. With that run highlighted by a 1-0 friendly defeat at the hands of Slovenia when signing off 2022, Monte…
Jose Mourinho hailed a win of huge importance after Tottenham overcame Brentford 2-0 to reach the EFL Cup final.
Moussa Sissoko and Son Heung-min were on target to see Spurs past their Championship opponents, who finished with 10 men after Josh Dasilva was dismissed for a challenge that left Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg with a gashed shin.
Tottenham have not won a piece of major silverware since lifting this trophy back in 2008 and it is a competition Mourinho has won four times.
The last of those came with Manchester United in 2017, with his former club taking on holders Manchester City in Wednesday s semi-final.
It s a game that takes us to a final. Probably, I hope not, but probably an empty Wembley final but a Wembley final, Mourinho told Sky Sports, castin…
Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne says the new approach to added time “doesn’t make any sense” and warns overworked players face up to 25 minutes being tagged on to some games.
Competitions around the world have been instructed to more accurately calculate time lost to stoppages this season, including goal celebrations and VAR checks.
Arsenal equalised in the 11th of 13 added minutes at the end of Sunday’s Community Shield against Manchester City and went on to win on penalties.
The change in approach follows a directive from the game’s lawmaking body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which believes it will lead to a reduction in time-wasting and an increase in effective playing time.
The move was largely positively receiv…