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Avbelj allowed to leave Chelsea
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Tony Cascarino Commentary
Last updated at 2:03PM, July 16 2027
Tireless midfielder Sebastjan Avbelj has no place in Marcelino's plans and has been allowed to leave for Borussia Dortmund in a £4.2m deal. The Slovenian played 22 games for Chelsea last season but only managed to produce a single assist.
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Tony Cascarino Commentary
Last updated at 2:03PM, July 16 2027
Tireless midfielder Sebastjan Avbelj has no place in Marcelino's plans and has been allowed to leave for Borussia Dortmund in a £4.2m deal. The Slovenian played 22 games for Chelsea last season but only managed to produce a single assist.
Chelsea make further room by unloading Diallo
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Tony Cascarino Commentary
Last updated at 1:07PM, July 20 2027
Left winger Siaka Diallo (29) has left Chelsea for Paris Saint-Germain. The French club will pay the Blues £9m for the Ivorian. Diallo spent two seasons with Chelsea after joining for £16m from Leeds but only managed 30 appearances with 5 goals and 6 assists not enough to convince Marcelino to keep hold of the player.
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Tony Cascarino Commentary
Last updated at 1:07PM, July 20 2027
Left winger Siaka Diallo (29) has left Chelsea for Paris Saint-Germain. The French club will pay the Blues £9m for the Ivorian. Diallo spent two seasons with Chelsea after joining for £16m from Leeds but only managed 30 appearances with 5 goals and 6 assists not enough to convince Marcelino to keep hold of the player.
Chelsea go for experienced midfield backup
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Tony Cascarino Commentary
Last updated at 3:41PM, July 26 2027
Manager Marcelino signed his fourth addition in the transfer window - 33 year old Korean central midfielder Lee Sung-Ho. Sung-Ho joins from Everton in a £6.25m deal which broke the hearts of Toffee fans as the Korean was a crowd favourite at his previous club. Lee Sung-Ho has been ever-present in Everton midfield during his two seasons.
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Tony Cascarino Commentary
Last updated at 3:41PM, July 26 2027
Manager Marcelino signed his fourth addition in the transfer window - 33 year old Korean central midfielder Lee Sung-Ho. Sung-Ho joins from Everton in a £6.25m deal which broke the hearts of Toffee fans as the Korean was a crowd favourite at his previous club. Lee Sung-Ho has been ever-present in Everton midfield during his two seasons.
Evens - Newcastle United
5-4 - Blackburn Rovers
6-4 - Leeds United
7-4 - Chelsea
2-1 - Liverpool
2-1 - Liverpool
3-1 - Manchester United
3-1 - Manchester City
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BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes a look at the title contenders
I think we are up for a cracking season this time. After Blackburn came so close last time they could go an extra mile and beat Newcastle to it. Leeds may make the right conclusions after they crushed out in the spring. Chelsea and especially Liverpool invested heavily in the transfer market and are an unknown quantity. And of course let's not forget the Manchester clubs who yet again sit as peripheral favourites. But what can we really expect from each of the clubs? Did they change their manager or prefer stability? Did they strengthen or a lucrative offer depleted their squad? What are their provisional squads for the upcoming season? Did they spend a good pre-season or they will meet Day 1 marred with injuries? It's all here on BBC Sport for you. Just read on and spread the word. Starting with the big favourites.
*Note - if the club conducted January transfers, they have been included in the squad sheet using the following format: players bought in January have their name in bold and marked by stars: *Aaron Abraham*; players sold in January have their name in bold and marked by brackets: (Aaron Abraham). All January transfers are additionally marked in the Notable transfers in/out field.
Newcastle United
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Manager: Dimiter Hristov (since July 2012)
Pre-Season: Training Camp in the U.S.A.
Friendlies:
Standard (A) 7-1
Club Brugge (A) 3-0
Rangers (A) 3-0
Hekari United (A) 7-0
Celtic (A) 4-1
New York (A) 3-0
FC Dallas (A) 2-0
Manchester United (A) 2-1
Leeds (A) 4-2
Blackburn (H) 5-0
Preferred Formation:
2-3-1-2-2
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers:
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Jáider Vallejo / Paulo Villalobos
Central Defenders:
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Mark Erwin / Pape Diédhiou / Santiago Bernal / Silvio Ibáñez
Full Backs:
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Sam Thomas / Andreas Rush / Gerardo Soriano / Darren Donaldson
Midfielders:
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Aubrey Mashishi / Antonio Undiana / Michael Toase / Scotty Walden
Wingers:
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Paolo Bonato / Diego Escudero / Leomar / Mickaël van der Vaart
Strikers:
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Dong Dexin / Jim Priestley / Mikael Lampi / Radek Pilar
Current injuries (bold if in doubt for Day 1):
None
Notable Transfers In:
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Ufuk Topal - Olympique de Marseille, £7.5m
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Kamel Boukhari - RC Lens, £7m
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Gentian Sallauka - FC Bayern, £12m
January window deals:
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Mamadou Ba - US Ouakam, £250k
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Otto Thulin - Malmö, £775k
Notable Transfers Out:
Ufuc Topal - Huddersfield on loan, £80k p/m
Kamel Boukhari - Ipswich on loan, £70k p/m
Gentian Sallauka - Wolves on loan, £140k p/m
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Dejan Blazic - Aston Villa, £4.3m
Adem Yigit - Crystal Palace on loan, £425k p/m
Alexis Riquelme - Zagreb on loan, feeder club
Berkay Sezer - Ajax on loan, £300k p/m
Brett Palmer - Q.P.R. on loan, £350k p/m
Dale Jones - Valencia on loan, £210k p/m
Elvis El Alagui - Leeds on loan, £925k p/m
Gábor Fekete - LOSC on loan, £275k p/m
Heimir Snær Ólafsson - Barcelona on loan, £800k p/m
Iñigo Cuesta - Real Madrid on loan, £500k p/m
Kôtarô Kawaguchi - Manchester United on loan, £675k p/m
Malick Wade - CSKA Moscow on loan, £400k p/m
Mario Jäderström - Manchester City on loan, £925k p/m
Norbert Tornyi - Olympique Lyonnais on loan, £200k p/m
Osvaldo Huerta - Chelsea on loan, £500k p/m
Paulo Delgado - Tottenham on loan, £300k p/m
Sam Latham - Stoke on loan, £80k p/m
Stefanos Angelidis - Everton on loan, £850k p/m
Tom Riley - Swansea on loan, £55k p/m
Tony De Havilland - Sheffield Wednesday on loan, £300k p/m
Martik Skarka - FC Bayern on loan, £500k p/m
Roland Le Gac - Valencia on loan, £130k p/m
January window deals:
Christian Lemos - Racing Club on loan, £250k p/m
(Listed by same order below)
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Manager: Dimiter Hristov (since July 2012)
Pre-Season: Training Camp in the U.S.A.
Friendlies:
Standard (A) 7-1
Club Brugge (A) 3-0
Rangers (A) 3-0
Hekari United (A) 7-0
Celtic (A) 4-1
New York (A) 3-0
FC Dallas (A) 2-0
Manchester United (A) 2-1
Leeds (A) 4-2
Blackburn (H) 5-0
Preferred Formation:
2-3-1-2-2
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers:
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Jáider Vallejo / Paulo Villalobos
Central Defenders:
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Mark Erwin / Pape Diédhiou / Santiago Bernal / Silvio Ibáñez
Full Backs:
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Sam Thomas / Andreas Rush / Gerardo Soriano / Darren Donaldson
Midfielders:
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Aubrey Mashishi / Antonio Undiana / Michael Toase / Scotty Walden
Wingers:
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Paolo Bonato / Diego Escudero / Leomar / Mickaël van der Vaart
Strikers:
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Dong Dexin / Jim Priestley / Mikael Lampi / Radek Pilar
Current injuries (bold if in doubt for Day 1):
None
Notable Transfers In:
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Ufuk Topal - Olympique de Marseille, £7.5m
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Kamel Boukhari - RC Lens, £7m
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Gentian Sallauka - FC Bayern, £12m
January window deals:
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Mamadou Ba - US Ouakam, £250k
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Otto Thulin - Malmö, £775k
Notable Transfers Out:
Ufuc Topal - Huddersfield on loan, £80k p/m
Kamel Boukhari - Ipswich on loan, £70k p/m
Gentian Sallauka - Wolves on loan, £140k p/m
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Dejan Blazic - Aston Villa, £4.3m
Adem Yigit - Crystal Palace on loan, £425k p/m
Alexis Riquelme - Zagreb on loan, feeder club
Berkay Sezer - Ajax on loan, £300k p/m
Brett Palmer - Q.P.R. on loan, £350k p/m
Dale Jones - Valencia on loan, £210k p/m
Elvis El Alagui - Leeds on loan, £925k p/m
Gábor Fekete - LOSC on loan, £275k p/m
Heimir Snær Ólafsson - Barcelona on loan, £800k p/m
Iñigo Cuesta - Real Madrid on loan, £500k p/m
Kôtarô Kawaguchi - Manchester United on loan, £675k p/m
Malick Wade - CSKA Moscow on loan, £400k p/m
Mario Jäderström - Manchester City on loan, £925k p/m
Norbert Tornyi - Olympique Lyonnais on loan, £200k p/m
Osvaldo Huerta - Chelsea on loan, £500k p/m
Paulo Delgado - Tottenham on loan, £300k p/m
Sam Latham - Stoke on loan, £80k p/m
Stefanos Angelidis - Everton on loan, £850k p/m
Tom Riley - Swansea on loan, £55k p/m
Tony De Havilland - Sheffield Wednesday on loan, £300k p/m
Martik Skarka - FC Bayern on loan, £500k p/m
Roland Le Gac - Valencia on loan, £130k p/m
January window deals:
Christian Lemos - Racing Club on loan, £250k p/m
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BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes a look at the title contenders
Now let's take a look at Blackburn Rovers. Media predictions: 2nd place.
*Note - if the club conducted January transfers, they have been included in the squad sheet using the following format: players bought in January have their name in bold and marked by stars: *Aaron Abraham*; players sold in January have their name in bold and marked by brackets: (Aaron Abraham). All January transfers are additionally marked in the Notable transfers in/out field.
Blackburn Rovers
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Manager: Neil Lennon (since February 2024)
Pre-Season: Training Camp in Spain
Friendlies:
Peterborough (A) 3-1
Huddersfield (A) 4-1
Gimnàstic (A) 2-2
Newcastle (A) 0-5
Zaragoza (A) 2-3
Preferred Formation:
4-4-2
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers:
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Marc-André ter Stegen
Central Defenders:
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Savio Barreto / Lars Persson / Frode Ravndal
Full Backs:
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Luo Hán / Victor Ndayishimiye / Laurie Smith / Dino Koledic
Midfielders:
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Patricio Espinoza / Ismail Hakan Tosun
Wingers:
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Josué / Michael Maldonado / Ekrem Tayfur / Joel Ashby
Strikers:
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Can Özdemir / Álvaro Aguilar / Luca Boccaccini / José Osti
Current injuries (bold if in doubt for Day 1):
Patricio Espinoza - torn calf muscle (2-3 months)
Joel Ashby - damaged heel (3-5 days)
Notable Transfers In:
Can Özdemir - Manchester City, £21.5m
Victor Ndayishimiye - Stoke, £9.25m
Dino Koledic - Slaven Belupo, £950k
Notable Transfers Out:
Stefanos Angelidis - loan return
Israel Navarra - Real Madrid, £11.75m
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Joshua Eze - Paris Saint-Germain, £8.5m
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Amos Obi - Manchester United, £4.6m
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January window deals:
Ian Powell - Manchester United, £2.2m
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Manager: Neil Lennon (since February 2024)
Pre-Season: Training Camp in Spain
Friendlies:
Peterborough (A) 3-1
Huddersfield (A) 4-1
Gimnàstic (A) 2-2
Newcastle (A) 0-5
Zaragoza (A) 2-3
Preferred Formation:
4-4-2
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers:
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Marc-André ter Stegen
Central Defenders:
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Savio Barreto / Lars Persson / Frode Ravndal
Full Backs:
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Luo Hán / Victor Ndayishimiye / Laurie Smith / Dino Koledic
Midfielders:
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Patricio Espinoza / Ismail Hakan Tosun
Wingers:
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Josué / Michael Maldonado / Ekrem Tayfur / Joel Ashby
Strikers:
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Can Özdemir / Álvaro Aguilar / Luca Boccaccini / José Osti
Current injuries (bold if in doubt for Day 1):
Patricio Espinoza - torn calf muscle (2-3 months)
Joel Ashby - damaged heel (3-5 days)
Notable Transfers In:
Can Özdemir - Manchester City, £21.5m
Victor Ndayishimiye - Stoke, £9.25m
Dino Koledic - Slaven Belupo, £950k
Notable Transfers Out:
Stefanos Angelidis - loan return
Israel Navarra - Real Madrid, £11.75m
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Joshua Eze - Paris Saint-Germain, £8.5m
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Amos Obi - Manchester United, £4.6m
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January window deals:
Ian Powell - Manchester United, £2.2m
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BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes a look at the title contenders
Now let's take a look at Leeds United. Media predictions: 3rd place.
*Note - if the club conducted January transfers, they have been included in the squad sheet using the following format: players bought in January have their name in bold and marked by stars: *Aaron Abraham*; players sold in January have their name in bold and marked by brackets: (Aaron Abraham). All January transfers are additionally marked in the Notable transfers in/out field.
Leeds United
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Manager: Harry Redknapp (since February 2024)
Pre-Season: Training Camp in South Korea
Friendlies:
Busan (A) 3-2
Seoul (A) 4-0
Jeonbuk (A) 3-0
Newcastle (H) 2-4
Notts County (A) 4-0
Lazio (A) 1-0
Preferred Formation:
4-4-1-1
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers:
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Ji Nam-Il / Shaun Gregory
Central Defenders:
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Phil Jones / Phillip Foose / Pablo Yglesias
Full Backs:
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Dennis Paula / Mxolisi Makhanya / Álex Grimaldo / Brian Shea
Midfielders:
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Alejandro Boyaro / Damion Giddens / Rémi Rivière / Konstantin Chumak
Wingers:
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Hamaye Fanta / Elvis El Alagui / Mikko Pöyry
Strikers:
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Ahn Jung-Ho / Diego Herrera
Current injuries (bold if in doubt for Day 1):
None
Notable Transfers In:
Damion Giddens - Q.P.R., £21.5m
Alejandro Boyaro - Q.P.R., £18.25m
Dennis Paula - FC Bayern, £13.75m
Ahn Jung-Ho - Arsenal, £13.25m
Elvis El Alagui - Newcastle United on loan, £925k p/m
Notable Transfers Out:
Roland Le Gac - loan return
Stevan Jovetic - retired
Haris Slomic - Chelsea, £21.5m
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Kieron Aspinall - Atlético Madrid, £13.75m
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Angelo Grueso - Arsenal, £11.75m
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Ignazio Messina - Liverpool, £8.25m
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Manager: Harry Redknapp (since February 2024)
Pre-Season: Training Camp in South Korea
Friendlies:
Busan (A) 3-2
Seoul (A) 4-0
Jeonbuk (A) 3-0
Newcastle (H) 2-4
Notts County (A) 4-0
Lazio (A) 1-0
Preferred Formation:
4-4-1-1
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers:
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Ji Nam-Il / Shaun Gregory
Central Defenders:
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Phil Jones / Phillip Foose / Pablo Yglesias
Full Backs:
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Dennis Paula / Mxolisi Makhanya / Álex Grimaldo / Brian Shea
Midfielders:
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Alejandro Boyaro / Damion Giddens / Rémi Rivière / Konstantin Chumak
Wingers:
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Hamaye Fanta / Elvis El Alagui / Mikko Pöyry
Strikers:
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Ahn Jung-Ho / Diego Herrera
Current injuries (bold if in doubt for Day 1):
None
Notable Transfers In:
Damion Giddens - Q.P.R., £21.5m
Alejandro Boyaro - Q.P.R., £18.25m
Dennis Paula - FC Bayern, £13.75m
Ahn Jung-Ho - Arsenal, £13.25m
Elvis El Alagui - Newcastle United on loan, £925k p/m
Notable Transfers Out:
Roland Le Gac - loan return
Stevan Jovetic - retired
Haris Slomic - Chelsea, £21.5m
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Kieron Aspinall - Atlético Madrid, £13.75m
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Angelo Grueso - Arsenal, £11.75m
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Ignazio Messina - Liverpool, £8.25m
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Newcastle squad is amazing, so many players with insane stats, though dare I say a few too many 30 plus for my liking!
I could address the age issue as you see a lot of younger players are out on loan, but I've grown sympathy for the lads in the first team and will probably stick with them until they retire or drop their level too much to stay competitive. It's sad a few of my stars will spend their careers out on loan though but they generate some important income through loan fees.
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As long as they are doing the business then I suppose you have no reason to move them on and like I said on previous pst, they do have insane stats
Hopefully some of the other contenders will offer as much challenge as Blackburn did last season to keep it interesting. They have some pretty players, too.
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Speaking of Blackburn, how comes Ter Stegen has only 1 cap! That is very odd for such a quality keeper
The German national team has always been strange, they have a Lazio regen with 33 caps, OM regen with 9 and Stuttgart regen with 2 in their current selection. I'd pick ter Stegen over each of them but they never offered me the job
BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes a look at the title contenders
Now let's take a look at Chelsea. Media predictions: 4th place.
*Note - if the club conducted January transfers, they have been included in the squad sheet using the following format: players bought in January have their name in bold and marked by stars: *Aaron Abraham*; players sold in January have their name in bold and marked by brackets: (Aaron Abraham). All January transfers are additionally marked in the Notable transfers in/out field.
Chelsea
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Manager: Marcelino (since July 2026)
Pre-Season: Training Camp in China
Friendlies:
Luton (A) 3-0
Vitesse (H) 1-1
Tianjin (A) 3-1
Bornemouth (A) 3-1
Preferred Formation:
4-2-3-1
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers:
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Andy Conroy
Central Defenders:
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Denis Karadza / Leonardo Martínez / Marjan Cvetanovski / Willis Davis / Haris Slomic
Full Backs:
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Mike Pritchard / Djalma / (Wayne Lockwood) / Leandro Godoy
Midfielders:
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Slobodan Magazin / Dany Varillas / Julio Jesús Gutiérrez / Murat Erdil / Lee Sung-Ho
Wingers:
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Fabien Benoist / Tajuddin Hossain / (Miguel Fernandes) / Hugo Viviano
Strikers:
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Osvaldo Huerta / Gabriel / Laurent Simon / (Ivo)
Current injuries (bold if in doubt for Day 1):
Mike Pritchard - torn hamstring (2-3 months)
Willis Davis - sprained ankle (12 days - 3 weeks)
Notable Transfers In:
Denis Karadza - Everton, £22m
Haris Slomic - Leeds, £21.5m
Slobodan Magazin - Inter, £15.75m
Leandro Godoy - Roma, £15.5m
Andy Conroy - Stoke, £10m
Lee Sung-Ho - Everton, £6.25m
Osvaldo Huerta - Newcastle United on loan, £500k p/m
Notable Transfers Out:
Brett Palmer - loan return
Siaka Diallo - Paris Saint-Germain, £9m
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Sebastjan Avbelj - Borussia Dortmund, £4.2m
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Thibaut Courtois - Real Madrid, £325k
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Mile Papak - Crewe Alexandra on loan
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Dani - Crewe Alexandra, free transfer
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January window deals:
Ivo - Vitória Guimarães SC on loan
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Miguel Fernandes - Middlesbrough, £1.2m
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Wayne Lockwood - Manchester City, £7.75m
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Manager: Marcelino (since July 2026)
Pre-Season: Training Camp in China
Friendlies:
Luton (A) 3-0
Vitesse (H) 1-1
Tianjin (A) 3-1
Bornemouth (A) 3-1
Preferred Formation:
4-2-3-1
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers:
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Andy Conroy
Central Defenders:
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Denis Karadza / Leonardo Martínez / Marjan Cvetanovski / Willis Davis / Haris Slomic
Full Backs:
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Mike Pritchard / Djalma / (Wayne Lockwood) / Leandro Godoy
Midfielders:
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Slobodan Magazin / Dany Varillas / Julio Jesús Gutiérrez / Murat Erdil / Lee Sung-Ho
Wingers:
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Fabien Benoist / Tajuddin Hossain / (Miguel Fernandes) / Hugo Viviano
Strikers:
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Osvaldo Huerta / Gabriel / Laurent Simon / (Ivo)
Current injuries (bold if in doubt for Day 1):
Mike Pritchard - torn hamstring (2-3 months)
Willis Davis - sprained ankle (12 days - 3 weeks)
Notable Transfers In:
Denis Karadza - Everton, £22m
Haris Slomic - Leeds, £21.5m
Slobodan Magazin - Inter, £15.75m
Leandro Godoy - Roma, £15.5m
Andy Conroy - Stoke, £10m
Lee Sung-Ho - Everton, £6.25m
Osvaldo Huerta - Newcastle United on loan, £500k p/m
Notable Transfers Out:
Brett Palmer - loan return
Siaka Diallo - Paris Saint-Germain, £9m
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Sebastjan Avbelj - Borussia Dortmund, £4.2m
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Thibaut Courtois - Real Madrid, £325k
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Mile Papak - Crewe Alexandra on loan
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Dani - Crewe Alexandra, free transfer
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January window deals:
Ivo - Vitória Guimarães SC on loan
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Miguel Fernandes - Middlesbrough, £1.2m
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Wayne Lockwood - Manchester City, £7.75m
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BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes a look at the title contenders
Now let's take a look at Liverpool. Media predictions: 5th place.
*Note - if the club conducted January transfers, they have been included in the squad sheet using the following format: players bought in January have their name in bold and marked by stars: *Aaron Abraham*; players sold in January have their name in bold and marked by brackets: (Aaron Abraham). All January transfers are additionally marked in the Notable transfers in/out field.
Liverpool
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Manager: Míchel (since January 2026)
Pre-Season: Training Camp in the U.S.A.
Friendlies:
Wrexham (A) 3-1
Genoa CFC (A) 1-0
Brighton (A) 2-1
Tianjin (A) 1-1
Seattle (A) 0-2
Preferred Formation:
4-3-3
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers:
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Ladislav Holy / Jason Kenworthy
Central Defenders:
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Juan Gabriel Travieso / Holger Schmidt / Michael Stevens
Full Backs:
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Eldin Jesenkovic / Alejandro Ramírez / Viv Bevan
Midfielders:
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Gustavo Sosa / Igot Gajic / John Schofield / Salvador
Wingers:
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Badji Soumbounou / Casper Wilson / (Miguel Villa) / Bruma / Ignazio Messina
Strikers:
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Pierpaolo Voltolini / Daniël van Bremen / Michel van Wonderen / Eirik Mork
Current injuries (bold if in doubt for Day 1):
None
Notable Transfers In:
Juan Gabriel Travieso - Real Madrid, £36.5m
Pierpaolo Voltolini - A.C. Milan, £33.5m
Michel van Wonderen - Vitesse, £22m
Holger Schmidt - FC Bayern, £19.25m
Viv Bevan - Nottingham Forest, £16.75m
Gustavo Sosa - Stoke, £15.5m
Ignazio Messina - Leeds, £8.25m
Notable Transfers Out:
Stefano Denswil - retired
Heimir Snær Ólafsson - loan return
Lorenzo Tassi - Juventus, free transfer
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Jacinto Bellés - Southampton,£275k
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January window deals:
Miguel Villa - Oxford, £550k
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Manager: Míchel (since January 2026)
Pre-Season: Training Camp in the U.S.A.
Friendlies:
Wrexham (A) 3-1
Genoa CFC (A) 1-0
Brighton (A) 2-1
Tianjin (A) 1-1
Seattle (A) 0-2
Preferred Formation:
4-3-3
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers:
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Ladislav Holy / Jason Kenworthy
Central Defenders:
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Juan Gabriel Travieso / Holger Schmidt / Michael Stevens
Full Backs:
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Eldin Jesenkovic / Alejandro Ramírez / Viv Bevan
Midfielders:
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Gustavo Sosa / Igot Gajic / John Schofield / Salvador
Wingers:
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Badji Soumbounou / Casper Wilson / (Miguel Villa) / Bruma / Ignazio Messina
Strikers:
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Pierpaolo Voltolini / Daniël van Bremen / Michel van Wonderen / Eirik Mork
Current injuries (bold if in doubt for Day 1):
None
Notable Transfers In:
Juan Gabriel Travieso - Real Madrid, £36.5m
Pierpaolo Voltolini - A.C. Milan, £33.5m
Michel van Wonderen - Vitesse, £22m
Holger Schmidt - FC Bayern, £19.25m
Viv Bevan - Nottingham Forest, £16.75m
Gustavo Sosa - Stoke, £15.5m
Ignazio Messina - Leeds, £8.25m
Notable Transfers Out:
Stefano Denswil - retired
Heimir Snær Ólafsson - loan return
Lorenzo Tassi - Juventus, free transfer
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Jacinto Bellés - Southampton,£275k
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January window deals:
Miguel Villa - Oxford, £550k
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BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes a look at the title contenders
Now let's take a look at Manchester United - aiming to prevent Newcastle from breaking the joint record of 19 titles. Media predictions: 6th place.
*Note - if the club conducted January transfers, they have been included in the squad sheet using the following format: players bought in January have their name in bold and marked by stars: *Aaron Abraham*; players sold in January have their name in bold and marked by brackets: (Aaron Abraham). All January transfers are additionally marked in the Notable transfers in/out field.
Manchester United
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Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson (since November 1986)
Pre-Season: Training Camp in Russia
Friendlies:
CSKA Moscow (A) 2-3
Baltika (A) 3-0
Newcastle (H) 1-2
Jiangsu (A) 3-0
Preferred Formation:
4-2-3-1
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers:
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David De Gea
Central Defenders:
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Hidde van Dijk / Stuart Gillespie / Greg Bennett
Full Backs:
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Abdoul Konaté / Martyn Flint / Raymond McFadden
Midfielders:
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Shola Shoretire / Kôtarô Kawaguchi / Gabriel López / Keith Sedgemore / Milan Milovanovic
Wingers:
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Almamy Traoré / Walter Blasi / Fraser McCarthy
Strikers:
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Guy Amadou / Martin Callaghan / Amos Obi
Current injuries (bold if in doubt for Day 1):
None
Notable Transfers In:
Amos Obi - Blackburn, £4.6m
Milan Milovanovic - Newcastle United, free transfer
Kôtarô Kawaguchi - Newcastle United on loan, £675k p/m
January window deals:
Ian Powell - Blackburn, £2.2m
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Notable Transfers Out:
Jack Wilshere - retired
Elvis El Alagui - loan return
Dylan Connery - Q.P.R., £24.5m
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Béla Pusztai - Santos, £4.7m
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Burhan Öztürk - Sunderland on loan, £70k p/m
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Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson (since November 1986)
Pre-Season: Training Camp in Russia
Friendlies:
CSKA Moscow (A) 2-3
Baltika (A) 3-0
Newcastle (H) 1-2
Jiangsu (A) 3-0
Preferred Formation:
4-2-3-1
Provisional Squad:
Goalkeepers:
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David De Gea
Central Defenders:
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Hidde van Dijk / Stuart Gillespie / Greg Bennett
Full Backs:
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Abdoul Konaté / Martyn Flint / Raymond McFadden
Midfielders:
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Shola Shoretire / Kôtarô Kawaguchi / Gabriel López / Keith Sedgemore / Milan Milovanovic
Wingers:
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Almamy Traoré / Walter Blasi / Fraser McCarthy
Strikers:
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Guy Amadou / Martin Callaghan / Amos Obi
Current injuries (bold if in doubt for Day 1):
None
Notable Transfers In:
Amos Obi - Blackburn, £4.6m
Milan Milovanovic - Newcastle United, free transfer
Kôtarô Kawaguchi - Newcastle United on loan, £675k p/m
January window deals:
Ian Powell - Blackburn, £2.2m
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Notable Transfers Out:
Jack Wilshere - retired
Elvis El Alagui - loan return
Dylan Connery - Q.P.R., £24.5m
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Béla Pusztai - Santos, £4.7m
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Burhan Öztürk - Sunderland on loan, £70k p/m
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Newcastle - Blackburn
FA Community Shield
Sunday 8 August 2027
15:00
1' Ismail Hakan Tosun (Blackburn) Yellow Card
31' Goal!! 1-0 Jáider Vallejo (pen)
32' Álvaro Aguilar (Blackburn) Yellow Card
45+1' Álvaro Aguilar (Blackburn) Sent off - Second Yellow
45+2' Half Time
55' Santiago Bernal (Newcastle) Yellow Card
58' Goal!! 2-0 Jáider Vallejo (pen)
85' Goal!! 2-1 Michael Maldonado
90+2' Full Time
FINAL SCORE:
Newcastle United 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle defeat Rovers for the second consecutive season in the FA Community Shield match. And just like last year Aguilar gets himself sent off for two needless yellow cards within 10 minutes. The difference between the sides wasn't as big as anticipated though and if it wasn't for two soft penalties, the game could have had a different outcome. Let's take a look at match stats and individual performances:
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FA Community Shield 2027/28 - holders Newcastle!
Newcastle - Blackburn
FA Community Shield
Sunday 8 August 2027
15:00
1' Ismail Hakan Tosun (Blackburn) Yellow Card
31' Goal!! 1-0 Jáider Vallejo (pen)
32' Álvaro Aguilar (Blackburn) Yellow Card
45+1' Álvaro Aguilar (Blackburn) Sent off - Second Yellow
45+2' Half Time
55' Santiago Bernal (Newcastle) Yellow Card
58' Goal!! 2-0 Jáider Vallejo (pen)
85' Goal!! 2-1 Michael Maldonado
90+2' Full Time
FINAL SCORE:
Newcastle United 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle defeat Rovers for the second consecutive season in the FA Community Shield match. And just like last year Aguilar gets himself sent off for two needless yellow cards within 10 minutes. The difference between the sides wasn't as big as anticipated though and if it wasn't for two soft penalties, the game could have had a different outcome. Let's take a look at match stats and individual performances:
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FA Community Shield 2027/28 - holders Newcastle!
Blackburn conclude arguably the best transfer this summer!
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By Kevin Gallacher.........iiiiiiii..........1:26 PM Thursday 12th August 2027 in Sport
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Neil Lennon has produced a real coup today by convincing Can Özdemir to join Blackburn. The striker is the next best thing after sliced bread and needed a move to get himself a well deserved chance of trophies at the age of 28. Manchester City were convinced to sell with a reasonable bid of £21.5m but the Turk is probably worth twice that money. This major signing means we can compete with Newcastle in terms of strikeforce now.
Can Özdemir spent four seasons with Manchester City and played 169 games for the Citizens during which he managed the impressive 118 goals. He has represented the Turkish national team 77 times with a scoring record of 74 goals.
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By Kevin Gallacher.........iiiiiiii..........1:26 PM Thursday 12th August 2027 in Sport
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Neil Lennon has produced a real coup today by convincing Can Özdemir to join Blackburn. The striker is the next best thing after sliced bread and needed a move to get himself a well deserved chance of trophies at the age of 28. Manchester City were convinced to sell with a reasonable bid of £21.5m but the Turk is probably worth twice that money. This major signing means we can compete with Newcastle in terms of strikeforce now.
Can Özdemir spent four seasons with Manchester City and played 169 games for the Citizens during which he managed the impressive 118 goals. He has represented the Turkish national team 77 times with a scoring record of 74 goals.
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Premier League 2027/28 kicks off!
Saturday 14th August 2027:
West Ham - Newcastle 1-4
Butron (85); Dong Dexin (13, 17, 89), van der Vaart (78)
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Chelsea - Manchester City 0-2
Varillas sent off (54); Hubert (44, 54)
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Sunday 15th August 2027:
Leeds - Liverpool 2-1
Pöyry (18), Herrera (51); Mork (40)
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Manchester United - Crewe Alexandra 9-2
Shoretire (8, pen 12, pen 37, 48), Callaghan (16), Blasi (26), Amadou (42), Traoré (73), Obi (75);
Martinez (68, 77)
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Blackburn - Tottenham 1-0
Özdemir (68)
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League Table:
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Premier League 2027/28 kicks off!
Saturday 14th August 2027:
West Ham - Newcastle 1-4
Butron (85); Dong Dexin (13, 17, 89), van der Vaart (78)
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Chelsea - Manchester City 0-2
Varillas sent off (54); Hubert (44, 54)
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Sunday 15th August 2027:
Leeds - Liverpool 2-1
Pöyry (18), Herrera (51); Mork (40)
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Manchester United - Crewe Alexandra 9-2
Shoretire (8, pen 12, pen 37, 48), Callaghan (16), Blasi (26), Amadou (42), Traoré (73), Obi (75);
Martinez (68, 77)
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Blackburn - Tottenham 1-0
Özdemir (68)
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League Table:
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