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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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Ghana player Partey pleads not guilty to additional rape charges in UK

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Ghana national team and Villarreal midfielder Thomas Partey, who is facing two additional counts of rape and has pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, walks outside Southwark Crown Court in London, Britain, April 13, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Villarreal soccer player Thomas Partey appeared in a London court on ​Monday where he pleaded not guilty ‌to two additional charges of rape.

Partey, a Ghana international, has previously denied five counts of rape ​relating to two women, plus a ​charge of sexual assault against a ⁠third woman, between 2021 and 2022.

The ​32-year-old midfielder was subsequently charged with two ​further offences of rape relating to a fourth complainant in December 2020, to which he pleaded ​not guilty at Southwark Crown Court.

The ​alleged offences took place when Partey played for Premier ‌League ⁠soccer club Arsenal. He left the club last summer and signed for Spain’s Villarreal.

Partey was released on bail ahead of his ​trial, which ​was ⁠due to start in November but could be delayed.

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Partey was signed ​by Arsenal from Atletico Madrid ​for ⁠50 million euros ($58.49 million) in 2020 and became a key member of the English ⁠side’s ​first team, before his ​contract expired at the end of June.

-Reuters

 

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Arsenal suffer major blow in Premier League title charge

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta looks dejected during the 2-1 Premier League loss to Bournemouth. REUTERS

Arsenal suffered a “big punch in the face” in the Premier League title race on Saturday, losing 2-1 at home to Bournemouth to give Manchester City renewed hope they can catch the long-time leaders.

The visitors took the lead at a nervy Emirates through Junior Kroupi, but Mikel Arteta’s men levelled through a Viktor Gyokeres penalty later in the first half.

The Gunners made multiple attacking changes early in the second period but struggled to create clear-cut chances against Andoni Iraola’s enterprising team.

Bournemouth were back in front in the 74th minute after a fluid move finished off by Alex Scott, who rifled the ball past David Raya.

Arsenal pushed for a leveller but slumped to just their second home defeat in the league this season.

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“Disappointing. It’s a big punch in the face and it’s about how we react now. They are a team who haven’t lost for 11 games for a reason, they did a lot right,” said Arteta on TNT Sports.

“We were far from efficient. The first chance they had to attack the box, it’s a deflection, a bad defending action and it’s a goal. That’s something we have to recover from.

“The second half you expect a different game. We did a lot of strange things today. We have been very consistent. This can happen, this is football.”

On whether the players are hurting, he added: “A lot. It has to hurt. They have to take it on the chin. You stand up and go for the fight or you’re out.

“It’s a big week. A lot at stake. We’re still in a good position in both competitions.”

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With six games to go, Arsenal, chasing their first Premier League title since 2004, are nine points clear of second-placed City.

But Guardiola’s men – who have two games in hand – can close to within three points of the top if they beat Chelsea on Sunday and overcome the Gunners in an Etihad summit meeting next week.

Arsenal came into the match lifted by their last-gasp 1-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Sporting Lisbon in midweek.

But they were sluggish against a bright Bournemouth team who played the more fluid football in the opening stages.

Iraola’s team took a deserved lead in the 17th minute when Kroupi tapped in from close range after the ball fell to him following a wicked lopping deflection off William Saliba.

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The goal followed a well-worked move, with Bournemouth captain Ryan Christie playing a sweetly measured ball into the path of Adrien Truffert, whose cross was deflected into his path by Saliba.

Kroupi, 19, is the first teenager to score 10 goals in his debut Premier League season since Robbie Keane for Coventry City in 1999/2000.

Moments later, Kai Havertz squandered a clear chance to level, putting a header over the bar and the crowd became increasingly edgy as the home side struggled to settle.

But Arsenal were level in the 35th minute when Gyokeres blasted home from the penalty spot after the ball struck Christie’s outstretched hand.

Arteta, who has been criticised for being over-cautious this season, made three attacking changes early in the second half, bringing on Eberechi Eze, 16-year-old Max Dowman and Leandro Trossard for Havertz, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli.

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But the changes failed to lift the Gunners, who looked short of attacking ideas beyond long balls to Gyokeres, who fired wide in added time when well placed.

“We showed great personality to play in a big game and a big stadium. I’m very happy for the players,” Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola told BBC Sport.

“We started really well. Physically we sustained the level of the game. We finished strong.

“Defensively apart from the penalty we defended those (set-piece) situations well. We were quite brave. A complete performance.”

Just weeks ago Arsenal were on track for a unique quadruple before defeat to City in the League Cup final and a shock loss to Southampton in the FA Cup.

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They remain favourites for the Premier League title but City, with their two games in hand, will travel to Stamford Bridge with renewed hope.

 – AFP

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Mohamed Salah has confirmed he will leave Liverpool FC at the end of the season, bringing to a close one of the most successful and iconic eras in the club’s modern history.

The 33-year-old forward announced his decision in an emotional video shared on social media on Tuesday, expressing gratitude to the club, the city and its supporters.

“Unfortunately, the day has come. This is the first part of my farewell,” Salah said. “I will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.

“I never imagined how deeply this club, this city, these people would become part of my life,” he added. “Liverpool is not just a football club, it’s a passion, it’s a history, it’s a spirit.”

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Salah, who joined Liverpool from AS Roma in 2017, leaves as one of the club’s greatest-ever players.

During his time at Anfield, he helped Liverpool win the Premier League twice, the UEFA Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, The FA Cup, two League Cups and the Community Shield.

He scored 255 goals in 435 appearances, making him Liverpool’s third-highest goalscorer of all time, while also claiming the Premier League Golden Boot on four occasions.

His 2024/25 season stands out as one of the finest individual campaigns in league history, with 29 goals and 18 assists, earning him the Player of the Season award alongside both the Golden Boot and Playmaker honours.

However, Salah’s final campaign has been marked by inconsistency and tension.

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He endured a prolonged dip in form, struggling for goals and being left out of several key matches, including fixtures in the UEFA Champions League. His reduced influence on the pitch was compounded by a public disagreement with Liverpool manager Arne Slot.

After being benched for consecutive matches in December, Salah criticised the club, accusing it of “throwing me under the bus” and hinting at a breakdown in his relationship with the coach.

Although Slot later attempted to play down the incident, it highlighted a difficult period for a player who had long been central to Liverpool’s success.

Despite the struggles, Salah has shown flashes of his brilliance, including a stunning goal in Liverpool’s recent 4-0 victory over Galatasaray in the Champions League, marking his 50th goal in Europe’s elite club competition.

Nicknamed the “Egyptian King,” Salah remains deeply adored by Liverpool supporters, with murals of his image and signature celebrations adorning streets around Anfield.

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“Leaving is never easy,” Salah said in his farewell. “You gave me the best time of my life. I will always be one of you. This club will always be my home.

“Because of all of you, I will never walk alone.”

Salah’s departure will mark the end of an era at Liverpool—one defined by goals, trophies and a lasting bond between player and supporters.

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