Northern Ireland Premiership
Leverkusen intervenes as Serie A chases Premier League dominance in the market
Bayer Leverkusen was the only non-English representative in the top 10 clubs with the highest spending on player signings in the summer transfer window, which for the sixth consecutive time saw the Italian league in second place.
The truth about Fermín not leaving: Chelsea never went beyond 40 million
Chelsea showed late interest in Fermín López, but talks never went beyond an informal €40m approach. Barcelona dismissed the figure, valuing the young Spanish international much higher, while Fermín himself never pushed to leave.
The plan with Jackson and his explosive start to the Champions League
In the end, the deal finally went through, even though at one point it no longer seemed likely. Now Nicolas Jackson is at Bayern Munich, where he will wear the number 11 shirt previously worn by Kingsley Coman, who moved to Al-Nassr. The 24-year-old is expected to strengthen the attack across multiple positions.