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Who is Where? A Guide to EPL Completed Transfer as at This Weekend

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It is barely one week to the new English Premiership League season and all the 20 clubs have virtually taking shape, shedding loads and infusing new blood. Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho was one of the players whose transfers were concluded this week.

He moves from Manchester City to team up with fellow Super Eagles players in Leicester City. While he joins Winfred Ndidi and Ahmed Musa, his other compatriot and defender, Taofiq Olomowewe was released by his club, Burnley. Another player of Nigerian extraction, Ike Ugbo is sent on loan to Barnsley from Chelsea. Henry Onyekuru transferred to Everton from Eupen but is immediately sent on loan to Anderlecht in the Netherlands.

 Another Nigerian player, Taiwo Awoniyi leaves Liverpool on loan to Belgian Pro League side, Royal Excel Mouscron.

Olajuwon Bamidele “Ola” Adeyemo and Ogo Obi are players of Nigerian roots. In the current transfer market, they were released by Watford. Expectedly across Europe, there was more money spent this summer transfer market than before. Could this mean that football is immune from the global economic recession?

Courtesy 90min, we bring to you, in alphabetical order, all concluded transfers as at Friday night.

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1. AFC BOURNEMOUTH

IN:

Nathan Ake (Chelsea) £20m

Asmir Begovic (Chelsea) £10m

Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) Free

Connor Mahoney (Blackburn) Free

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OUT

Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) Loan

Ryan Allsop (Blackpool) Loan

Callum Buckley (Released)

Jake McCarthy (Released)

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Matthew Neale (Released)

2. ARSENAL

IN:

Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) £45m

Sead Kolasinac (Schalke) Free

OUT:

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Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus) £10m

Chris Willock (Benfica) Undisclosed

Kaylen Hinds (Wolfsburg) Undisclosed

Takuma Asano (Stuttgart) Loan

Marc Bola (Bristol Rovers) Loan

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Emi Martinez (Getafe) Loan

Stefan O’Connor (Newcastle) Free

Yaya Sanogo (Toulouse) Free

Glen Kamara (Dundee) Free

Stefan O’Connor (Released)

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Kristopher da Graca (Released)

Kostas Pileas (Released)

3. BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION

 

IN:

Pascal Gross (Ingolstadt) Undisclosed

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Mathew Ryan (Valencia) Undisclosed

Josh Kerr (Celtic) Undisclosed

Markus Suttner (Ingolstadt) Undisclosed

Mathias Normann (FK Bodo/Glimt) Undisclosed

Steven Alzate (Leyton Orient) Undisclosed

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Ales Mateju (Viktoria Plzen) Undisclosed
Izzy Brown (Chelsea) Loan

OUT:

Rob Hunt (Oldham) Undisclosed

Jordan Maguire-Drew (Lincoln) Loan

Christian Walton (Wigan) Loan

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Oliver Norwood (Fulham) Loan

Ben White (Newport County) Loan

David Stockdale (Birmingham) Free

Elvis Manu (Genclerbirligi) Free

4. BURNLEY

IN:

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Jack Cork (Swansea) £10m

Jonathan Walters (Stoke) £3m

Charlie Taylor (Leeds) Tribunal Fee

Phil Bardsley (Stoke City) Undisclosed

OUT:

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Michael Keane (Everton) £25m

Josh Ginnelly (Lincoln City) Loan

Aiden O’Neill (Fleetwood Town) Loan

George Boyd (Sheffield Wednesday) Free

Michael Kightly (Southend) Free

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Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf) Free

Joey Barton (Released)

George Green (Released)

RJ Pingling (Released)

Christian Hill (Released)

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Taofiq Olomowewe (Released)

Paul Robinson (Retired)

5. CHELSEA

IN:

Alvaro Morata (Real Madrid) £60m

Tiemoue Bakayoko (AS Monaco) £39.7m

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Antonio Rudiger (Roma) £34m

Ethan Ampadu (Exeter) Undisclosed

Willy Caballero (Manchester City) Free

OUT

Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) £40m

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Nathan Ake (Bournemouth) £20m

Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) £17m

Asmir Begovic (Bournemouth) £10m

Bertrand Traore (Lyon) £8.8m

Christian Atsu (Newcastle) £6.2m

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Dominic Solanke (Liverpool) Compensation

Mukhtar Ali (Vitesse) Undisclosed

Bradley Collins (Forest Green) Loan

Charlie Colkett (Vitesse) Loan

Ike Ugbo (Barnsley) Loan

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Jamal Blackman (Sheffield United) Loan

Jay Dasilva (Charlton) Loan

Kurt Zouma (Stoke) Loan

Lucas Piazon (Fulham) Loan

Marco van Ginkel (PSV Eindhoven) Loan

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Michael Hector (Hull City) Loan

Ola Aina (Hull City) Loan

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) Loan

Tammy Abraham (Swansea) Loan

Todd Kane (Groningen) Loan

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Tomas Kalas (Fulham) Loan

Mario Pasalic (Spartak Moscow) Loan

Izzy Brown (Brighton) Loan

Matt Miazga (Vitesse Arnhem) Loan

Alex Kiwomya (Doncaster) Free

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John Terry (Aston Villa) Free

Alex Davey (Released)

6. CRYSTAL PALACE

IN:

Jairo Riedewald (Ajax) £7.9m

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) Loan

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OUT:

Steve Mandanda (Marseille) £1.8m

Kwesi Appiah (AFC Wimbledon) Free

Luke Croll (Exeter) Free

Zeki Fryers (Barnsley) Free

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Frazier Campbell (Hull City) Free

Corie Andrews (Released)

Jonathan Benteke (Released)

Mathieu Flamini (Released)

Ryan King-Elliott (Released)

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Joe Ledley (Released)

Randell Wiliams (Released)

Ben Wynter​ (Released)

7. EVERTON

IN:

Michael Keane (Burnley) £25m

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Jordan Pickford (Sunderland) £25m

Davy Klaassen (Ajax) £23.6m

Henry Onyekuru (Eupen) £7m

Sandro Ramirez (Malaga) £5.25m

Josh Bowler (QPR) £1.5m

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Lewis Gibson (Newcastle) Undisclosed

Natangelo Markelo (FC Volendam) Undisclosed

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Undisclosed

Boris Mathis (Metz) Undisclosed

Cuco Martina (Southampton) Free

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OUT:

Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) £75m

Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona) £10.6m

Tom Cleverley (Watford) Undisclosed

Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) Undisclosed

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Courtney Duffus (Oldham) Undisclosed

Delial Brewster (Chesterfield) Free

Russell Griffiths (Motherwell) Free

Conor McAleny (Fleetwood) Free

Josef Yarney (Newcastle) Free

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Arouna Kone (Sivasspor) Free

Henry Onyekuru (Anderlecht) Loan

Tyias Browning (Sunderland) Loan

Matthew Pennington (Leeds) Loan

Jack Bainbridge (Released)

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Michael Donohue (Released)

Tyrone Duffus (Released)

Connor Hunt (Released)

Josef Yarney (Released)

James Yates (Released)

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8. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN

IN:

Steve Mounie (Montpellier) £11.44m

Tom Ince (Derby) £8.5m

Aaron Mooy (Manchester City) £8m

Laurent Depoitre (FC Porto) Undisclosed

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Mathias Jorgensen (FC Copenhagen) Undisclosed

Scott Malone (Fulham) Undisclosed

Jonas Lossl (Mainz) Loan

Kasey Palmer (Chelsea) Loan

Danny Williams (Reading) Free

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OUT:

Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (Portsmouth) Loan

Joe Murphy (Released)
Flo Bojaj (Released)

Ronan Coughlan (Released)
Jamie Spencer (Released)
Sam Warde (Released)
Frank Mulhern (Released)

Owen Brooke (Released)
Harry Clibbens (Released)
Callum Elliott (Released)
Alfie Raw (Released)

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9. LEICESTER CITY

IN:

Kelechi Iheanacho (Man City) £23.5m

Harry Maguire (Hull City) £17m

Vicente Iborra (Sevilla) £10.5m

Eldin Jakupovic (Hull City) £2m

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Sam Hughes (Chester) Undisclosed

OUT

Ron-Robert Zieler (VfB Stuttgart) £2.5m

Bartosz Kapustka (SC Freiburg) Loan

Marcin Wasilewski (Released)

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Michael Cain (Released)

David Domej (Released)

Brandon Fox (Released)

Cedric Kipre (Released)

Matty Miles (Released)

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Kairo Mitchell (Released)

10. LIVERPOOL

IN:

Mohamed Salah (Roma) £34m

Andrew Robertson (Hull City) £8m rising to £10m

Dominic Solanke (Chelsea) Compensation

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OUT:

Kevin Stewart (Hull City) £8m
Lucas Leiva (Lazio) £5m

Andre Wisdom (Derby) Undisclosed

Adam Phillips (Norwich) Free

Ryan Fulton (Hamilton) Free

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Shamal George (Carlisle United) Loan

Connor Randall (Hearts) Loan

Pedro Chirivella (Willem II) Loan

Taiwo Awoniyi (Royal Excel Mouscron) Loan

Tom Brewitt (Released)

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Jake Brimmer (Released)

Jack Dunn (Released)

Madger Gomes (Released)

Kane Lewis (Released)

Adam Phillips (Released)

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Alex Manninger (Retired)

11. MANCHESTER CITY

IN:

Benjamin Mendy (AS Monaco) £51m

Kyle Walker (Tottenham) £50m

Bernardo Silva (AS Monaco) £43m

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Danilo (Real Madrid) £26.9m

Ederson (Benfica) £34.7m

Douglas Luiz (Vasco da Gama) £10m

OUT:

Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) £23.5m

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Nolito (Sevilla) £8m
Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield) £8m

Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) £4.5m

Fernando (Galatasaray) £4.5m

Olivier Ntcham (Celtic) £4m

Enes Unal (Villarreal) Undisclosed

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Bruno Zuculini (Verona) Undisclosed

Angus Gunn (Norwich) Loan

Ashley Smith-Brown (Hearts) Loan

Bersant Celina (Ipswich) Loan

Joe Hart (West Ham) Loan

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Aleix Garcia (Girona) Loan
Douglas Luiz (Girona) Loan
Marlos Moreno (Girona) Loan

Pablo Zabaleta (West Ham) Free

Willy Caballero (Chelsea) Free

Gael Clichy (Istanbul Basaksehir) Free

Joe Coveney (Nottingham Forest) Free

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Jesus Navas (Released)

Bacary Sagna (Released)

Callum Bullock (Released)

Thomas O’Brien (Released)

Kane Plummer (Released)

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12. MANCHESTER UNITED

IN:

Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) £40m

Romelu Lukaku (Everton) £75m

Victor Lindelof (Benfica) £31m

OUT:

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Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) £9.8m

Wayne Rooney (Everton) Undisclosed

Josh Harrop (Preston) Undisclosed

Devonte Redmond (Scunthorpe) Loan

Regan Poole (Northampton) Loan

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Dean Henderson (Shrewsbury) Loan

Sam Johnstone (Aston Villa) Loan

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Released)

13. NEWCASTLE UNITED

IN:

Jacob Murphy (Norwich) £12m

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Florian Lejeune (Eibar) £8.7m

Christian Atsu (Chelsea) £6.2m

Javi Manquillo (Atletico Madrid) £4.5m

Mikel Merino (Borussia Dortmund) Loan

Stefan O’Connor (Arsenal) Free

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Josef Yarney (Everton) Free

OUT:

Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) £2m

Yoan Gouffran (Goztepe) Undisclosed

Florian Thauvin (Marseille) Undisclosed

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Kevin Mbabu (BSC Young Boys) Undisclosed

Lewis Gibson (Everton) Undisclosed

Matz Sels (Anderlecht) Loan

Alex Gilliead (Bradford) Loan

Tom Heardman (Bury) Loan

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Adam Armstrong (Bolton) Loan

Sean Longstaff (Blackpool) Loan

Vurnon Anita (Leeds) Free

Haris Vuckic (FC Twente) Free

Lubomir Satka (DAC 1904) Free

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Sammy Ameobi (Bolton) Free

Steven Taylor (Released)

Jamie Cobain (Released)

Louis Johnson (Released)

Adam Laidler (Released)

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Ben Pollock (Released)

Lewis Suddick (Released)

Jake Trodd (Released)

14. SOUTHAMPTON

IN:

Jan Bednarek (Lech Poznan) Free

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OUT:

Jay Rodriguez (West Brom) £12m

Jason McCarthy (Barnsley) Undisclosed

Lloyd Isgrove (Barnsley) Free

Olufela Olomola (Yeovil) Loan

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Harrison Reed (Norwich) Loan

Harry Lewis (Dundee United) Loan

Ryan Seager (MK Dons) Loan

Cuco Martina (Everton) Free

Lloyd Isgrove (Released)

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Harley Willard (Released)

Martin Caceres (Released)

15. STOKE CITY

IN:

Tre Pemberton (Blackburn Rovers) Undisclosed
Josh Tymon (Hull) Undisclosed

Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) Loan

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Darren Fletcher (West Brom) Free

OUT:

Jonathan Walters (Burnley) £3m

Marko Arnautovic (West Ham) Undisclosed

Phil Bardsley (Stoke City) Undisclosed

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Daniel Bachmann (Watford) Free

Shay Given (Released)
Liam Edwards (Released)
Harry Isted (Released)
Joel Taylor (Released)
George Waring (Released)

16. SWANSEA CITY

IN:

Roque Mesa (Las Palmas) £11m

Cian Harries (Coventry City) £500k

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Erwin Mulder (Heerenveen) Free

Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) Loan

OUT:

Jack Cork (Burnley) £10m

Bafetimbi Gomis (Galatasaray) £2.5m

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Modou Barrow (Reading) £1.45m

Alex Samuel (Stevenage) Free

Liam Edwards (Hull) Free

Josh Vickers (Lincoln) Free

Liam Shephard (Peterborough) Free

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Daniel James (Shrewsbury) Loan

Borja Baston (Malaga) Loan

Jordi Amat (Real Betis) Loan

Connor Roberts (Middlesbrough) Loan

Keston Davies (Yeovil) Loan

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Franck Tabanou (Released)

Gerhard Tremmel (Released)

Marvin Emnes (Released)

Owain Jones (Released)

Tom Dyson (Released)

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Tom Holland (Released)

17. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

IN:

NONE

OUT:

Kyle Walker (Manchester City) £50m

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Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke) £16.8m

Clinton Njie (Marseille) £8m

Luke McGee (Portsmouth) Undisclosed

Federico Fazio (Roma) Undisclosed

Connor Ogilvie (Gillingham) Loan

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Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) Loan

Filip Lesniak (Released)

Tom McDermott (Released)

Joe Muscatt (Released)

Charlie Owens (Released)

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Zenon Stylianides (Released)

18. WATFORD

IN:

Will Hughes (Derby) £8m

Tom Cleverley (Everton) Undisclosed

Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea) Undisclosed

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Daniel Bachmann (Stoke) Free

Kiko Femenia (Alaves) Free

OUT:

Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord) Undisclosed 

Mario Suarez (Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng FC) Undisclosed

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Dennon Lewis (Crawley) Loan

Rene Gilmartin (Colchester) Free

Mathias Ranegie (Released)

Ola Adeyemo (Released)

Charlie Bannister (Released)

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Ogo Obi (Released)

Rhyle Ovenden (Released)

Juan Carlos Paredes (Released)

19. WEST BROMWICH ALBION

IN:

Jay Rodriguez (Southampton) £12m

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Yuning Zhang (Vitesse) Undisclosed

Ahmed Hegazi (Al Ahly) Loan

OUT:

Darren Fletcher (Stoke) Free

Sebastien Pocognoli (Standard Liege) Free

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Yuning Zhang (Werder Bremen) Loan

Daniel Barbir (Released)

Zachary Elbouzedi (Released)

Callam Jones (Released)

Jack Rose (Released)

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Andre Wright (Released)

20. WEST HAM UNITED

IN:

Javier Hernandez (Bayer Leverkusen) £16m

Marko Arnautovic (Stoke) Undisclosed

Pablo Zabaleta (Man City) Free

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Joe Hart (Man City) Loan

OUT:

Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) £6.5m

Enner Valencia (Tigres) £5m

Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough) £4m

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Havard Nordtveit (Hoffenheim) Undisclosed

George Dobson (Sparta Rotterdam) Undisclosed

Reece Oxford (Borussia Monchengladbach) Loan

Stephen Hendrie (Southend) Free

Reece Burke (Bolton) Loan

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Josh Cullen (Bolton) Loan

Sam Howes (Released)

Sam Ford (Released)

Kyle Knoyle (Released)

Sam Westley (Released)

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Alvaro Arbeloa (Retired)

 

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Liverpool one win away from title, Leicester relegated, Ipswich almost down

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Premier League - Leicester City v Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - April 20, 2025 Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrates scoring their first goal with Liverpool's Kostas Tsimikas and Liverpool's Harvey Elliott Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

Liverpool will have to wait for a few more days to be crowned Premier League champions despite a 1-0 victory at Leicester City after Arsenal kept their slender hopes just about alive with a 4-0 romp at 10-man Ipswich Town on Sunday.

Trent Alexander-Arnold came off the bench to score Liverpool’s winner in the 76th minute at the King Power Stadium to restore their 13-point lead at the top with five games left.

While Liverpool can almost taste a record-equalling 20th English crown, Leicester’s defeat confirmed their relegation back to the Championship after just one season.

The Midlands club have now been relegated from England’s top flight a record 13 times.

Chelsea secured a massive win in their bid to qualify for the Champions League as they came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage with Pedro Neto scoring in stoppage time.

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The win pushed Chelsea above Nottingham Forest in to fifth place, the last spot for qualification to the Champions League, although Forest play at Tottenham Hotspur on Monday.

Chelsea have 57 points from 33 games, two behind third-placed Newcastle United and one behind Manchester City. Forest and Aston Villa are level with Chelsea on 57 points.

Wolverhampton Wanderers guaranteed their safety as they beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford. Pablo Sarabia’s stunning free kick wrapped up a fifth successive league win, the first time Wolves have achieved that in the top flight since 1970.

Liverpool were wasteful at Leicester with numerous chances going begging and Mohamed Salah suffering a frustrating afternoon including hitting both posts with an early shot.

Salah hit the woodwork again moments before the ball came out to Alexander-Arnold who fired a left-footed shot through the crowd to give his side the points — ripping off his shirt and celebrating wildly with the travelling fans.

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“We just keep going, mentally we’re really strong,” manager Arne Slot, whose side could be crowned champions if Arsenal lose at home to Crystal Palace on Wednesday, told Sky Sports.

“They enjoy playing football and it helps when you are playing for something special. Today (Alexander-Arnold) knows when it matters most he can just bring a bit more which is something all the top, top players have.”

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If Arsenal avoid defeat by Palace, Slot’s side will seal the title if they beat Tottenham Hotspur at home next Sunday.

“We will focus on Tottenham and looking forward again to a home game and I think the stadium will be full,” Slot, who can become the first Dutch manager to win the English title, said. “It’s a nice game to look forward to.”

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Liverpool have 79 points with Arsenal a distant second on 66. Arsenal may have their eyes now on a Champions League semi-final against Paris St Germain, but they showed against Ipswich they will not hand over the title to Liverpool.

Leandro Trossard opened the scoring early on and Gabriel Martinelli made it 2-0 after a delightful flick by Mikel Merino.

Ipswich were reduced to 10 men before halftime as Leif Davis crudely raked his studs down the back of Bukayo Saka’s calf and the second half was academic.

Trossard grabbed his second in the 69th minute and Ethan Nwaneri added a late fourth to leave Ipswich stuck in 18th place on 21 points. They will be relegated if they drop points again or 17th-placed West Ham United pick up one more point from their remaining five games.

Chelsea were heading for a damaging defeat at neighbours Fulham as the hosts led with Alex Iwobi’s 20th-minute goal.

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Substitute Tyrique George equalised with an instinctive shot in the 83rd minute, his first Premier League goal, before winger Neto swivelled and unleashed a thunderous strike in stoppage time to send the away fans wild.

Manchester United reached the Europa League semi-final with an astonishing comeback win against French club Olympique Lyonnais on Thursday but their Premier League woes returned against Wolves.

They are in 14th place and have now lost eight Premier League home games this season, their most defeats at Old Trafford in a league campaign since 1962-63.

“Wolves scored in the only opportunity they had. we had many chances, and we didn’t score. If you don’t score goals, you are not going to win games,” manager Ruben Amorim said.

-Reuters

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Egyptian outlet, Ahram, has reported that Mohamed Salah has signed a new contract with Liverpool, extending his stay at Anfield beyond the 2024-25 season as he prepares for what could be the final chapter of a storied career with the club.

While the terms of the agreement were not disclosed, British media reports indicate the 32-year-old forward has signed a two-year extension, keeping him at the club until at least 2027.

Salah, who joined Liverpool from AS Roma in 2017, has become a modern-day icon at Anfield.

The Egyptian international has scored 243 goals in 394 appearances—third on the club’s all-time scorers list—and has helped the Reds secure seven major trophies, including the Premier League and Champions League titles.

“I had my best years here,” Salah told the club’s website. “Hopefully it’s going to be 10. I signed because I believe we can still win big trophies together.”

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He has maintained his prolific form this season, scoring 32 goals and providing 22 assists in 45 appearances across all competitions. His 27 Premier League goals currently lead the division.

During his time with Liverpool, Salah has won the Premier League Golden Boot three times, been named the PFA Players’ Player of the Year twice, and claimed two FWA Footballer of the Year awards.

Now entering the latter stages of his career, Salah remains focused on adding more silverware to his collection and further cementing his legacy at Liverpool.

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Leicester’s 15-year-old debutant Monga wears blank shirt over gambling sponsor rule

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Leicester City’s Jeremy Monga, who became the second-youngest Premier League player when he made his senior debut in Monday’s 3-0 loss to Newcastle United, had to wear a blank shirt because it is sponsored by an online cryptocurrency gaming platform.

Britain’s Gambling Act 2005, which underwent a review in 2020, prohibits players under 18 from wearing kits displaying gambling sponsors. Monga, an England U16 international, made his senior debut at 15 years 271 days old.

Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri remains the youngest Premier League player in history, having debuted in the competition when he was 90 days younger than Monga.

Leicester, who suffered an eighth straight loss in the league without scoring a goal, are 19th in the standings, 15 points below the safety zone.

-Reuters

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