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Goal crisis & in drop zone – so why is Spurs’ £60m striker stuck in U21s?
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Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal for a fee of £60m.
The deal, which is worth a guaranteed £60m and includes a sell-on fee, ends the Brazil international’s seven-year stay in north London.
Martinelli, 25, has signed a four-year deal with Al-Hilal, who are currently joint-top of the league with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr.
He joined the Gunners from Brazilian side Ituano in 2019 and had
For Arsenal, the beginning of the end of Zubimendi’s signing began in the scorching heat of Spain’s south coast as long ago as last June.
In truth, though, the journey culminating in the midfielder’s arrival at Emirates Stadium was spawned well in advance of the covert visit to Andalusia last summer.
Mikel Arteta had watched Zubimendi extensively. He was taken by his ability to execute the full passing repertoire with
Manchester United have submitted an improved bid of more than £60m for Brentford striker Bryan Mbeumo.
This month United had a bid rejected for the 25-year-old of £45m plus up to £10m in add-ons.
Talks over the Cameroon forward, who would become the club’s second signing of the summer, are due to continue this week.
Following the £62.5m capture of Matheus Cunha from Wolves, United are keen to further strengthen
Manchester City again spent the second most on agents – a little over £52m – followed by Manchester United with an outlay of £33m.
Aston Villa (£25m) and Newcastle (£24.3m) complete the top five biggest spenders, with the current Premier League top two of Arsenal (£22.8m) and Liverpool (£20.8m) following behind.
West Ham (£19m), Tottenham (£18.4m) and Brighton (£16.5m) are in the top 10 for outlay.
The lowest spenders were
Leeds United have reported a loss of £60.8m during the 2023-24 season.
The amount is an increase on 2022-23 when the Whites were relegated from the Premier League, where they posted a loss of £33.7m.
The club’s revenue has dipped 33% to £128m, with both broadcast and commercial appeal taking a hit after relegation to the Championship.
Despite dropping down a tier, matchday income did increase from £29m to £30.5m,
Crystal Palace will only entertain offers for star forwards Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise that start at £60m or more for each player.
The Eagles are safe from relegation having secured a club-record 12th season of Premier League football, and say that financially they do not need to sell either player.
However, given some of the praise for 25-year-old Eze in particular in recent weeks and the form of
