Tag: signed

Manchester City charges: Were any of club’s current players signed during charges period?
13 October 2026 Off

Manchester City charges: Were any of club’s current players signed during charges period?

By Total Football News

No member of Manchester City’s current squad was signed during the period in which an independent commission found the club guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.

Those offences all came between 2009 and 2018. City have denied any wrongdoing and appealed against all of the charges against them.

The club’s longest-serving first-team player who was purchased from another club is Portuguese centre-back and

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Why Chelsea have signed so many Man City academy graduates
22 July 2026 Off

Why Chelsea have signed so many Man City academy graduates

By Total Football News

Chelsea ended last season without a trophy and finished 10th in the Premier League, but their academy teams won league and cup titles.

It highlights the quality of the talent coming through under the leadership of Shields and Van der Kraan, with pathways director Jack Francis providing continuity as he enters his 16th year at the club.

The Cobham academy was previously led by Neil Bath and Jim Fraser, who

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Sandro Tonali: Newcastle player signed contract extension during betting ban
23 October 2025 Off

Sandro Tonali: Newcastle player signed contract extension during betting ban

By Total Football News

Tonali has not looked back.

It was just 14 months ago that the midfielder returned to action for Newcastle after serving his suspension.

And he has become indispensable.

Howe’s subsequent decision to shift Tonali to the number six role unlocked something in both the Italian and, indeed, this side as they went on to end a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy and qualify for the Champions League last

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Manchester City: Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli signed from Chelsea
10 June 2025 Off

Manchester City: Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli signed from Chelsea

By Total Football News

Manchester City have signed English goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli from Chelsea for a nominal fee on a contract lasting until 2026.

The move for the 33-year-old former Fulham stopper comes after the announcement on Monday that veteran keeper Scott Carson would be leaving City at the end of the month.

He will be City’s second signing of the summer after capturing left-back Rayan Air-Nouri from Wolves for £31m.

Bettinelli said after

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Joel Colwill: Exeter City have signed Cardiff City midfielder on loan
12 January 2025 Off

Joel Colwill: Exeter City have signed Cardiff City midfielder on loan

By Total Football News

Exeter City have signed midfielder Joel Colwill from Championship side Cardiff City on loan until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old spent the first half of the campaign on loan at Cheltenham Town, where he made 28 appearances in all competitions before being recalled on Friday, and scored nine goals.

Colwill, a Wales U21 international, has five first team appearances for the Bluebirds after making his senior debut in

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