How new role, learning to love tap-ins and not ‘cheating’ propelled Ousmane Dembele to Ballon d’Or
Following Mbappe’s exit, Dembele had been assured by the PSG hierarchy that he would be “the leader of the attack”, according to a source close to the player. He was subsequently disappointed to discover that central midfielder Vitinha, and not he.
Eberechi Eze’s switch to Arsenal illustrates just how Premier League transfers are an incoherent mix of art and craft
Except, it wasn’t really a hijacking at all. Arsenal had actually struck the principles of an agreement with Palace as early as the morning of August 10. They managed to keep it extraordinarily quiet as illustrated by how it was only after Wednesday evening’s sensations that multiple sources were willing to talk about it.
