The transfer window allowed Juventus to bolster up their attack with former striker Nicolas Anelka, on a loan until the summer, with Fernando Llorente joining in the summer, once his contract with Athletic Bilbao has finished a fantastic free signing for the Turin club.
Nicolas Anelka (Loan, Shanghai Shenhua)
Frederico Peluso (Loan, Atalanta)
Jose Cevallos (Loan, LDU Quito)
Fernando Llorente (Free, Athletic Bilbao)
To say this has been a successful week for Bradford City is an understatement. At the start of the week, most supporters will have been thinking that their team was probably going to be out of both domestic cup tournaments, following expulsion from the FA Cup and the prospect of facing Arsenal in the League Cup. However, after overcoming the Gunners in terrific fashion on Tuesday evening, the Bantams have been dealt another piece of fantastic news after the FA decided to overturn their initial decision to throw them out of the FA Cup.
Swansea City’s Premier League survival is not yet guaranteed, despite what many fans would argue has been a superb start to the season. The Swans currently sit seventh in the league with 23 points from 15 games, four places and six points better off than last season, yet are not out of relegation danger just yet.
Whilst the arguments regarding the “best league in the world” title will continue indefinitely, there’s no doubt that the Premier League is the richest, and most commercialised, league in the world. The latest round of television rights went for an enormous £3bn, whilst England’s biggest team (by turnover) Manchester United had annual revenues of £331.4m last year