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Breaking Ange Postecoglou sacked: Tottenham axe head coach despite winning Europa League Tottenham sack head coach Ange Postecoglou despite winning Europa League; dismissal comes after Postecoglou presided over the club's worst-ever Premier League campaign as they finished 17th; Sky Sports News understands Brentford boss Thomas Frank is the leading contender to succeed him https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/13350400/ange-postecoglou-sacked-tottenham-axe-head-coach-despite-winning-europa-league

I can live with 85m euros total cost (add ons included) That is around £71.5m in toto, £63m base + £8.5m in add ons

Transfer values: Yamal takes off https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost507 Following the extension of his contract until 2031, FC Barcelona’s prodigy Lamine Yamal has become the player with the highest value on the transfer market according to the CIES Football Observatory statistical model: €402.3 million. This extraordinary figure is linked to equally extraordinary performances achieved at an age - 18 in July - when most players, even the best, are just starting out at professional level. Norway's Erling Haaland (€239.6m) and England's former leader Jude Bellingham (€233.8m) complete the podium of the best-valued players, ahead of Frenchman Kylian Mbappé (€192.5m), who also is the oldest player in the top 10 (26.5 years). The English Premier League is by far the most represented in the top 100 (42 players), followed by the Spanish Liga (19). Paris St-Germain, on the other hand, is the most represented club (11 players). The highest values for defensive positions were recorded for Bart Verbruggen (€64.3m) among goalkeepers, Pau Cubarsí (€118.0m) for centre backs and Joško Gvardiol for full/wing backs (€100.7m). Only four of the top 100 footballers play outside the five major European leagues: two in Portugal (Samu Aghehowa and Viktor Gyökeres), one in Brazil (Estêvão Willian, already contracted by Chelsea) and one in Saudi Arabia (Jhon Durán). Top 100 highest estimated transfer values (€ million) Date: 02/06/2025. Positions: [gk] goalkeeper, [fb] full/wing back, [cb] centre back, [dm] defensive midfield, [am] attacking midfield, [wi] winger, [cf] centre forward.

Arsenal make Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga main backup goalkeeper target https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6257012/2025/06/06/kepa-arrizabalaga-arsenal-transfer-Chelsea/ Arsenal have made Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga their main target as they seek to recruit a backup goalkeeper this summer. With Neto returning to Bournemouth after his loan, Arsenal are light on experienced goalkeeper options. After missing out on Espanyol’s Joan Garcia, who looks poised to join Barcelona, Arsenal are turning their attention towards the 30-year-old. While other options remain under consideration, Arrizabalaga is currently the preferred candidate. The Spain international, who spent last season on loan at Bournemouth, has a £5million release clause in his Chelsea contract. Arsenal see that as a potential market opportunity, enabling them to recruit a goalkeeper with Premier League and Champions League experience for an affordable fee. Arsenal are actively pursuing an agreement with the player and hope to persuade Arrizabalaga to join. Arrizabalaga made 35 appearances in all competitions and kept nine clean sheets last season as Andoni Iraola’s side finished ninth in the Premier League, their joint-best league finish with their most points (56). The 13-time Spain international joined Chelsea from Athletic Club for £71.6 million in the summer of 2018 and has made 163 first-team appearances for the English club, where he has won four trophies including the 2021 Champions League. Analysis Arsenal’s staff are long-time admirers of Arrizabalaga, and this is not the first time his name has been raised in recruitment conversations at the club. The affordable price means Arrizabalaga is expected to have various options this summer. One complication for Arsenal is that they already have an established number one in 29-year-old David Raya. Arrizabalaga is aware that Raya is in a secure position as Arsenal’s first-choice goalkeeper after a strong performance in 2024-25. Despite this, Arrizabalaga is still prepared to give Arsenal’s approach consideration.

Chelsea (estimated pre-tax loss limit in 2024-25: £300m) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6384537/2025/06/05/psr-premier-league-clubs-risk/ PSR-busting tactics at Stamford Bridge have gained plenty of headlines in recent seasons, and for good reason. Through the intra-group sales of hotels, car parks and even their own women’s team, Chelsea have turned a rather tricky PSR position into one whereby they enjoy mammoth headroom — at least domestically. Chelsea’s pre-tax result across 2022-23 and 2023-24 was profitable at £38.3million, even before any costs are deducted from their PSR calculation — and the deductions they can make are chunky. That sale of the women’s team means they won’t benefit from any cost deductions in that respect in 2024-25, but they’re hardly necessary in terms of current compliance. Based on our projections, Chelsea could lose £300m and still comply with Premier League PSR. They’ll lose a lot, but nowhere close to that much. The picture is rather different in Europe, where UEFA strips out intra-group sales. Chelsea are already in talks over a financial settlement for a breach based on their accounts for 2023-24, and another hefty loss in the last one won’t smooth their position there. The club’s return to the Champions League next season will at least help for 2025-26.

euros, not pounds and I doubt it will be as high as 100m euros

washed up talent, purchased years too late

so disappointed in him and he is a grown-ass man (36yo) not some stupid little youth player 👎🏽 Nemanja Matic given four-game ban after covering anti-homophobia logo on Lyon shirt https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6406069/2025/06/05/nemanja-matic-ban-lyon/ Nemanja Matic has been given a four-match ban after covering an anti-homophobia logo on his shirt while playing for Lyon. The incident occurred when Lyon beat Angers 2-0 in the 34th and final Ligue 1 matchday last month. For International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on May 17, French clubs customised their kits with a rainbow patch on their shirt sleeves. Matic, 36, came on as a substitute for Tanner Tessman in the 69th minute of the game with a piece of white material appearing to cover the campaign’s rainbow logo. Another symbol — the word ‘homophobia’ in French crossed out with a red line and ‘football’ underneath it — was not covered. The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), which governs French football, announced on Wednesday that Matic had been given a two-match ban with a further two matches suspended. Matic’s Lyon contract expires at the end of this month. It was similarly widely reported that Le Havre’s Ahmed Hassan also covered up the logo when his side faced Strasbourg. The LFP also announced Hassan had received the same punishment as Matic. Both players, the LFP said, agreed in their hearings to participate “in an awareness-raising campaign on the fight against homophobia in football” within six months. What You Should Read Next ‘I got really good at lying. I’m trying to undo that. It’s hard to live a double life’ – Josh Cavallo on being an LGBT+ footballer Josh Cavallo opens up on the positive reception he's had since coming out and the pain of keeping the secret for so long “Football has a massive platform, and the (French Football) Federation is determined to put this issue on the clubs’ and supporters’ agenda,” France’s sports minister Marie Barsacq said after the incidents, via Reuters. “Homophobic insults and behaviour are no longer acceptable. Society has evolved, and the language in football must change with it. There’s a full range of sanctions available, and they must be applied.” Last year, Monaco midfielder Mohamed Camara was banned for four matches by the LFP after appearing to place white tape over an anti-homophobia message on his shirt. Ligue 1’s campaign against homophobia has been running since 2021 and aims to increase awareness around LGBTQ+ rights in football. (Photo: Olivier Chassignole/AFP via Getty Images)

pretty low bar, lolol

it was 6 and 6 (in 1900 minutes) PLUS he had 14 goals, 10 asissts overall in 3300 minutes also a £67.5m base transfer fee plus £8.4 to £16.8m in potential add-ons is hardly an outrageous price for a 24yo truly world class winger how much Real Madrid do you watch? I watch a lot, and he is deffo a world class winger the last pure winger we had at his level or above was Hazard before that none for ages

Liam Delap will not be named in Lee Carlsey's England squad tomorrow for the U21 Euros in Slovakia, as Chelsea's new striker will be going to the Club World Cup.

Joao Felix/Trade deal? https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/i/165073278/joao-felixtrade-deal So as you would have heard about yesterday, Benfica want to bring Felix back to the club this summer. At the moment, they are trying to loan him without any option or obligation to sell. Chelsea ideally want to sell and are keeping the door open to other suitors coming in. A dry loan deal is not fully being ruled out at Chelsea but this obviously does not help them unless Benfica take on all of his wages during the loan spell. SPTC sources have heard that Chelsea are considering going back to Benfica and speaking about a potential trade deal for one of Antonio Silva or Tomas Araujo to arrive at Chelsea as part of an unofficial swap deal. We’ve heard that Chelsea REALLY want at least one new centre back to bring to the CWC. This does not yet mean the Jarrad Branthwaite deal or other interests such as Marc Guehi is dead though. Although so far, Everton are desperately trying to keep Branthwaite and are trying to persuade him to stay for another season.

yes, that is around 1.1 million quid PW gross

5 4 FT and France missed so so many great chances

what a game!!!!

Portugal has a chance

at fault again terrible player

5 4 Kolo Muani

the Spain CB Vivian is shit

wow should be 5 4 Kolo Muani blew it

Shamu almots scored

crazy game

5 3 OG

England beat France 5 nil in Wembley back then