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Walters previously said he saw the next 12 months as a time for continued improvement rather than setting defined targets.
But, heading into the new campaign, he is adamant over how the team should shape its identity, with possession and energy key factors.
“If you look at our identity on the football pitch I am not a person that wants a goalkeeper to stand on the ball for 20 seconds
When he was appointed in January 2025, Robins became the club’s seventh permanent manager since relegation from the Premier League in 2018.
Unlike many sides to fall out of the top flight, and despite a healthy budget, the Potters have failed to challenge for promotion in any season since the drop, with a highest finish of 14th.
Hopes were high last October when they were second after 14 games, but
Derby County owner David Clowes’ search for new investment has resulted in him working with the man who helped broker his takeover of the club.
Jonathan Price – founder of Union Rights Management, a company which promotes itself as a sales advisory service for sports business owners – earned £100,000 from the part he played in Clowes taking the club out of administration in the summer of 2022.
Price initially
Canada striker Jonathan David has said he will leave Lille this summer amid links to several Premier League clubs.
The 25-year-old will depart the French side at the end of the current season when his contract expires.
“Every story has a beginning and an end,” the forward said in a video, external posted on his Instagram page. “I wanted to tell you myself that, after many years at the
QPR midfielder Jonathan Varane has signed a new deal.
The Championship club say Frenchman Varane, 23, has signed “a long-term contract” at Loftus Road.
He arrived from Spanish side Sporting Gijon last summer and has since made 43 appearances in all competitions.
“I feel very, very happy. I think it’s a big step for me, signing this new deal. I’m really proud,” Varane told the club website., external
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Watford goalkeeper Jonathan Bond has joined Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo for an undisclosed fee.
The 31-year-old joined the Hornets for a second spell from LA Galaxy last summer and made 13 appearances this season, keeping three clean sheets.
His final appearance came in a 1-0 home defeat by Norwich City on 1 February, since when transfer-window signing Egil Selvik has been their first-choice.
Bond began his career at
Queens Park Rangers have signed ball-winning midfielder Jonathan Varane from Spanish club Sporting Gijon for an undisclosed fee.
The 22-year-old Frenchman made 25 appearances for second-tier side Gijon last season, having joined them in 2022.
He is the fifth signing of the summer by Rangers following Paul Nardi, Liam Morrison, Hevertton Santos and Zan Celar.
“I know the style of QPR and I think for me it is a good
Watford have re-signed goalkeeper Jonathan Bond on a one-year contract, with an option for a further 12 months.
The 31-year-old has been a free agent since leaving US Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy in February.
Bond began his career Vicarage Road, coming through the academy and making 33 first-team appearances before joining Reading in 2015.
“It is very nostalgic to come back here and see some familiar faces; making
Stoke City have appointed their former striker Jonathan Walters as technical director after two months in an interim role working alongside head coach Steven Schumacher.
The 40-year-old former Bolton Wanderers, Hull City, Wrexham, Chester City and Ipswich Town player had his best days after joining Stoke in 2010.
Walters announced his retirement as a player while at Burnley in