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For club & country Harry Kane's incredible season with Bayern Munich has continued with England at this summer's World Cup. His brace against the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the round of 32 spared the Three Lions' blushes and set up a round of 16 tie against Mexico at the Estadio Azteca. Kane now has five goals at this tournament, and is just one goal behind Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé in the World Cup golden boot race.

Only 20 players We may be well and truly in the middle of the World Cup, but that hasn't stopped Premier League clubs from splashing the cash. On Thursday, Manchester City confirmed that they had reached an agreement to sign Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson for no less than €135 million. On the same day, Newcastle star Sandro Tonali confirmed to reporters that he was set to complete a move to Tottenham Hostpur, in a deal worht a reported €108m, with a following €8.7m in add ons.

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Three over €100m “Wonderkids” - a term used for generational talents, but is arguably attributed to far too many players. There are few things more pleasing for supporters to watch an academy graduate progressing into a first-team regular. For many clubs, developing youngsters with the aim of selling them on for substantial profits is a fundamental part of their business model - RB Leipzig, Benfica and Rennes are several who excel in this department.

Germany international Bayern Munich have announced the signing of Nathaniel Brown from Frankfurt. Transfermarkt understands that Bayern and Frankfurt reached an agreement on a €50m fee, plus €5m in bonuses with the German international signing a deal with the Bundesliga champions until 2031. Including bonuses, Brown becomes the fifth most expensive signing in Bayern Munich history ahead of the already mentioned Olise.

Three over €100m “Wonderkids” - a term used for generational talents, but is arguably attributed to far too many players. There are few things more pleasing for supporters to watch an academy graduate progressing into a first-team regular. For many clubs, developing youngsters with the aim of selling them on for substantial profits is a fundamental part of their business model - RB Leipzig, Benfica and Rennes are several who excel in this department.

Crashed out to Paraguay Germany not making it to the round of 16 of the World Cup for three consecutive tournaments seems unfathomable. The plucky Germans can never be written off - as the cliche goes. Nevertheless, that is what we have witnessed, and after this summer's group embarrassingly crashed out to Paraguay in the round of 32, manager Julian Nagelsmann has now left his role with Germany. The last time Germany made it to the round of 16 was actually when they won the World Cup in 2014.

Maresca behind drive In April 2025, Jeremy Monga made his Premier League debut aged 15 years and 271 days for Leicester City against Newcastle United, becoming the second-youngest player in Premier League history. He is now third behind Arsenal’s Max Dowman and Ethan Nwaneri. For much of this summer, it looked like Monga would now join those two youngsters at the Emirates.

July 3rd The summer transfer window has officially opened and while the main attention is on the World Cup, clubs are working away on major deals. For most clubs, planning will already be complete and they will have identified which players they want to sign, and which players they want to sell. Managers will be constantly assessing their squads with sporting directors and recruitment staff scanning the market for potential deals this summer.

6 assists in 4 games France went into the 2026 World Cup as one of the tournament favourites and unlike some of the other top nations, have lived up to that hype so far. They dismantled Sweden 3-0 in the round of 32 after winning all three group games. Their attacking talent is simply unmissable. They have been given freedom by Didier Deschamps to interchange and strut their stuff. And it's mesmerising.