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Gabriel Jesus completes move from Arsenal to Barcelona Harvey Elliott joins Valencia on loan from Liverpool Aston Villa completed the signings of Ibrahim Mbaye and Taylor Harwood-Bellis on deadline day, with Unai Emery confident the club’s radical summer overhaul has left Villa in position to replicate their recent success. Villa, who have lost both of their Premier League games this campaign, have qualified for the Champions League in two of the past three seasons and won their first major trophy in 30 years after lifting the Europa League. The £47m arrival of the 18-year-old winger Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain and £25m deal for Harwood-Bellis from Southampton represented Villa’s ninth and 10th summer signings respectively. Villa had generated more than £300m from the sales of nine players, six of whom started May’s Europa League triumph in Istanbul; Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa, Youri Tielemans, Lucas Digne and Emiliano Martínez all departed Villa Park in recent weeks, Rogers and Martinez joining Chelsea. Watkins’ £50m exit to Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal, after rejecting Villa’s offer of a new contract, led to Villa signing Nicolas Jackson for an initial £47.5m that could rise to a club-record £65m. Earlier in the window, Villa signed Johan Manzambi for a club-record £52m from Freiburg but the Switzerland midfielder is yet to make his debut as he continues his recovery from a knee injury he sustained at the World Cup. After Monday’s 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal , Emery struck an upbeat tone. “We are happy how we are closing the transfer window,” said Villa’s manager. “We are not regretting anything and the players who are joining are players that should be enough to rebuild the team with the structure we want. I think we replaced the players as we planned.” Zion Suzuki, a £30m arrival from Parma, made his Villa debut against Arsenal and Villa’s new No 1 accepts the task of replacing Martínez is a “good challenge”. “It was my priority to play games so that is why I made the decision and I played in Belgium for one year, in Parma for two years,” said the 24-year-old, who joined Villa after a move to PSG collapsed in the final stages. “In the end I am here and playing for Villa. I just wanted to come here for this club. There are so many expectations. It is not easy to play after [Martínez] but I want to help the team and be like him. “It was very important to play in Serie A for two years and now I am confident. I made good steps and now I am here to play for the club. I want to enjoy this moment and help the team. I am really looking forward to [playing in] the Champions League but before that, I want a first Premier League win to get some momentum.” Newcastle , meanwhile, concluded a “transformational” transfer window by securing the target that topped their shopping list in May with only hours of the transfer window remaining. Continue reading...
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Gabriel Jesus completes move from Arsenal to Barcelona Harvey Elliott joins Valencia on loan from Liverpool Aston Villa completed the signings of Ibrahim Mbaye and Taylor Harwood-Bellis on deadline day, with Unai Emery confident the club’s radical summer overhaul has left Villa in position to replicate their recent success. Villa, who have lost both of their Premier League games this campaign, have qualified for the Champions League in two of the past three seasons and won their first major trophy in 30 years after lifting the Europa League. The £47m arrival of the 18-year-old winger Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain and £25m deal for Harwood-Bellis from Southampton represented Villa’s ninth and 10th summer signings respectively. Villa had generated more than £300m from the sales of nine players, six of whom started May’s Europa League triumph in Istanbul; Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa, Youri Tielemans, Lucas Digne and Emiliano Martínez all departed Villa Park in recent weeks, Rogers and Martinez joining Chelsea. Watkins’ £50m exit to Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal, after rejecting Villa’s offer of a new contract, led to Villa signing Nicolas Jackson for an initial £47.5m that could rise to a club-record £65m. Earlier in the window, Villa signed Johan Manzambi for a club-record £52m from Freiburg but the Switzerland midfielder is yet to make his debut as he continues his recovery from a knee injury he sustained at the World Cup. After Monday’s 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal , Emery struck an upbeat tone. “We are happy how we are closing the transfer window,” said Villa’s manager. “We are not regretting anything and the players who are joining are players that should be enough to rebuild the team with the structure we want. I think we replaced the players as we planned.” Zion Suzuki, a £30m arrival from Parma, made his Villa debut against Arsenal and Villa’s new No 1 accepts the task of replacing Martínez is a “good challenge”. “It was my priority to play games so that is why I made the decision and I played in Belgium for one year, in Parma for two years,” said the 24-year-old, who joined Villa after a move to PSG collapsed in the final stages. “In the end I am here and playing for Villa. I just wanted to come here for this club. There are so many expectations. It is not easy to play after [Martínez] but I want to help the team and be like him. “It was very important to play in Serie A for two years and now I am confident. I made good steps and now I am here to play for the club. I want to enjoy this moment and help the team. I am really looking forward to [playing in] the Champions League but before that, I want a first Premier League win to get some momentum.” Newcastle , meanwhile, concluded a “transformational” transfer window by securing the target that topped their shopping list in May with only hours of the transfer window remaining. Continue reading...
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Aston Villa sign Mbaye and Harwood-Bellis as Newcastle get Fernandez-Pardo
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MLB
Arte Moreno finally sold the Angels in the midst of an MLB-worst postseason drought.
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MLB-record $4 billion sale was long time coming for aimless LA Angels
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College Football
Can Jim Knowles save Tennessee from groundhog's day?
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COMMENTARY: Knowles' defense will revive Tennessee's playoff hopes
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College Football
The LSU football program is just a few days away from kicking off its 2026 college football season with a home game against the Clemson Tigers. The game will mark head coach Lane Kiffin’s first game in Baton Rouge after joining the Tigers in controversial fashion last season, abandoning ship ahead of the Ole Miss Rebels’ playoff run. Recently, […] The post LSU football news: Greg McElroy thinks Clemson is a 'dangerous game' for Tigers appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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LSU football news: Greg McElroy thinks Clemson is a 'dangerous game' for Tigers
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MLB
Odds to lead MLB in home runs for 2026. Kyle Schwarber leads the pack, but Pete Crow-Armstrong, Matt Olson, and others are closing in.
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MLB Home Run Title Odds 2026: Kyle Schwarber's Feeling the Heat
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Soccer / Football
Premier League clubs break their all-time summer transfer record after spending reaches £3.198bn.
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Premier League breaks transfer record for second straight summer
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MLB
The Dodgers on Tuesday made a minor trade, sending Triple-A right-hander José Rodríguez to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league pitcher Sebastian Rodríguez. I know what you’re thinking — maybe the various minor league affiliates the 25-year-old José Rodríguez pitched at might still have some old Rodríguez jerseys lying around. But the 20-year-old Sebastian […]
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Dodgers trade José Rodríguez to Blue Jays for pitcher Sebastian Rodríguez
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College Football
Insurance company placed Kalshi trades worth up to $3 million on LSU's season, matching Lane Kiffin's bonus 247Sports
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Insurance company placed Kalshi trades worth up to $3 million on LSU's season, matching Lane Kiffin's bonus
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NFL
Three players from the Steelers’ 2023 draft class received big-money extensions from the team this offseason. Not among that group was arguably the best player in that Pittsburgh draft class: cornerback Joey Porter Jr., who didn’t practice over the summer while on the Physically Unable to Perform list with a reported back injury — and […]
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Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr. doesn’t close door on sitting out Week 1
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NFL
While Chase and head coach Zac Taylor have downplayed the injury, it remains a situation to watch as Cincinnati's season opener approaches.
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Ja'Marr Chase will be limited at Bengals practice this week after last week's knee injury scare
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