UK’s richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe will complete the purchase of French club Nice.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the richest man in the UK, has been given the final authorisation to complete his takeover of French football club Nice.
The French Competition and Markets Authority gave the green light on Wednesday so the operation can now go through.
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Ratcliffe, the founder and CEO of chemical giant Ineos, will now pay €100 million to owners Chien Lee and Alex Zheng to officially become the new boss of the club. The bank…
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Craig Burley questions how Christian Eriksen would fit in at Old Trafford with reports Man United are pursuing a deal for the Tottenham midfielder. Tottenham Hotspur have signed England under-21 international Ryan Sessegnon from Fulham on a five-year deal.
Spurs have agreed a fee of £25 million with the Championship side for the player, in a deal that could rise to £30m. Spurs also have an option to extend Sessegnon’s contract by a further year.
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Sessegnon, 19, arrives at Tottenham to provide competition for Danny Rose and Ben…
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Craig Burley and the FC crew weigh in on the reports that Tottenham are close to signing Paulo Dybala from Juvent…
Craig Burley and the FC crew weigh in on the reports that Tottenham are close to signing Paulo Dybala from Juventus.
Our ESPN FC panel give their Premier League predictions, including some surprising picks for top 6 and player of the year. Juventus forward Paulo Dybala’s proposed move to Tottenham Hotspur is off after the player and his representatives failed to agree terms with the Premier League club, sources have told ESPN FC.
The London club agreed a fee of £60 million with Juventus for the transfer of the Argentina international but agreeing personal terms with the player and his agents complicated the move, due mostly to an image rights issue.
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Inter notched their first win of the International Champions Cup as Tottenham ended their preseason with a defeat at home on penalties.
New signing Stefano Sensi equalizes for Inter against Tottenham. To watch ICC, sign up to ESPN+. Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Giovani Lo Celso after agreeing a loan deal with an option to buy next summer with Spanish club Real Betis for the Argentina international.
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The deal means former club PSG receive nothing and Lo Celso misses out on a £3m payment from a clause in his contract that would have triggered a fee in case of a permanent transfer.
A deal in the region of £65m was originally thought to be on the verge of going through earlier on Thursday but the two clubs have…
Craig Burley and the FC crew weigh in on the reports that Tottenham are close to signing Paulo Dybala from Juventus.
Julien Laurens explains why Manchester United’s pursuit of Paulo Dybala stalled and what it means for Romelu Lukaku’s future.
Inter notched their first win of the International Champions Cup as Tottenham ended their preseason with a defeat at home on penalties.
New signing Stefano Sensi equalizes for Inter against Tottenham. To watch ICC, sign up to ESPN+. Tottenham are closing in on the signing of Giovani Lo Celso after agreeing a fee of £65 million with Spanish club Real Betis for the Argentina international, sources have told ESPN FC.
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The 25-year-old midfielder, one of Mauricio Pochettino’s priorities this summer, is in London and is expected to pass a medical on Thursday morning before signing a five-year contract.
PSG will receive £6m from the transfer fee after agreeing a clause with Betis when they sold Lo Celso last summer for £18m.
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Alejandro Moreno feels D.C. United can’t afford to sign the “inconsistent” Mesut Ozil from Arsenal, after sources say the club and player are in talks.
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Arsenal have agreed deals with Chelsea for Brazilian centre-back David Luiz and Celtic for Scottish left-back Kieran Tierney, sources have told ESPN FC.
Both players are expected to be at Arsenal’s training ground in London Colney on Thursday to pass their medicals and sign their contracts.
Luiz, 32, will sign a two-year deal and will cost £8 million while Tierney will put pen to paper on a five-year contract. Celtic will receive £25m, which will be spread over the length…
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David Luiz refused to train with Chelsea’s first team on Wednesday in hopes of forcing a move out of Stamford Bridge, sources have told ESPN FC.
Luiz going on strike was first reported in France by L’Equipe and has since been confirmed by ESPN FC.
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Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny is on the verge of joining Ligue 1 club Bordeaux, sources have told ESPN FC.
The French international centre-back arrived in the French city on Monday after positive talks between the two clubs in London last week. The player, 33, was optimistic that Arsenal would find a final agreement with Bordeaux to let him come back to France. The agreement was finalised late on Monday.
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Arsenal have pulled off one of the coups of the summer so far in signing Nicolas Pepe from Lille. The French-Ivorian winger, 24, was the best player not named Kylian Mbappe in Ligue 1 last season and was coveted by pretty much every top European club this summer. Lille reached agreements with PSG, Napoli, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid for his transfer but the player chose Unai Emery’s project at Arsenal as his next destination.
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