Manchester City

Welcome to the third January edition of The Transfer DealSheet — our team of dedicated writers will take you inside the market

How Haaland's contract was agreed, who was involved and why the striker decided to sign up for nine and a half years

Manchester City have completed the signing of defender Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens. On January 10, The Athletic reported City had reached an agreement worth €40million (£33.7m; $40.8m) plus bonuses with the Ligue 1 club for the signing of Khusanov. The 20-year-old has joined City on a four-and-a-half-year contract with the option to extend by a further 12 months. He will wear the No 45 shirt. Khusanov was identified as the top target to strengthen manager Pep Guardiola’s defence and is set to become the first Uzbeki to ever play in the Premier League. “I’m absolutely delighted to be...

Doku received full praise from his manager after having a hand in each of City’s first five goals, including scoring their fourth

Liverpool could seal their place in the top eight but the picture is lot less rosy for Manchester City, Real Madrid and PSG

Pep Guardiola says he is pleased to see Manchester City’s Phil Foden “happy again” after the midfielder scored two goals for the second time in the space of six days during Sunday’s win over Ipswich Town. Foden won the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) player of the year award for the 2023-24 campaign after providing a career-high 19 league goals, but failed to score in his first 11 Premier League appearances this season. The 24-year-old has five goals in his last three outings following doubles against Ipswich and Brentford and his finish against West...

Manchester City thrashed Ipswich to move back into the Premier League's top four for the first time since early December

Before the Manchester derby in the Women's Super League, fans talk about their split loyalties

Manchester City have reached a verbal agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt for the transfer of forward Omar Marmoush. The Athletic reported on January 15 that City had seen a bid rejected by Frankfurt, although the expectation remained that a deal would get done. Frankfurt had placed a valuation of €80million (£67.1m; $82m) on their forward while it is believed City were initially looking to pay in the region of €60m (£50.4m; $61.5m). Personal terms between the forward and City were not an issue. The Egyptian forward has since travelled to England where he will undergo a medical before...

These players signed unusually long contracts. This is what happened after they put pen to paper...

The flamboyant Denis Law was Manchester United's "Demon King" according to George Best, and a player idolised by Sir Alex Ferguson

Denis Law, the former Manchester United and Scotland centre-forward, has passed away at the age of 84. Law scored 237 goals in 404 appearances during an 11-year stay at United, forming part of the ‘United Trinity’ alongside team-mates Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best. Known affectionately as ‘The King’, Law lifted the First Division title with United in 1965 and 1967, although he missed the European Cup triumph over Benfica in 1968. Law is United’s third all-time leading goalscorer behind Wayne Rooney and Charlton and is also Scotland’s joint-leading...

Our writers predict line-ups for the upcoming games and we introduce a new score predictions model.

Ultra long-term deals are a common sight in American sports but Haaland's is unusual in soccer

When he joined City few thought that the Norwegian would stay at the club for an extended period — so what has changed?