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BBC News
5 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
'Fans should be encouraged by Baggies overhaul'
Slowly but surely, Albion are methodically revamping their squad, and it already looks vastly different to the one that owners Bilkul inherited when they took over the club 18 months ago. That team performed beyond expectations and reached the 2023-24 play-offs under Carlos Corberan. It was also an ageing side, as they ended the campaign with 11 players aged 30 or over and a bloated wage the dual necessity of reducing those wages and a desire to target young potential, the Baggies now have only a trio of players in their 30s – club captain Jed Wallace, midfielder Alex Mowatt and back-up striker Devante Cole, who incidentally are all out of contract at the end of this course, every squad needs experience, and the Baggies have added that this summer, with Nat Phillips and Krystian Bielik, who are 28 and 27 respectively, but just this week Albion have highlighted the benefit of finding untapped talent. With a sell-on clause included, they could make a minimum £9m profit on Torbjorn Heggem (pictured), following the Norwegian's move to Italian side Bologna, 13 months after he was plucked from the Swedish top flight for under £600, sale is a massive help to the club's continuing wrestling match with profit and sustainability rules and hopefully protects other assets, such as academy product Tom Fellows and midfielder Isaac Price - in this window at least - as the Northern Ireland international will at some point be the next example of a player who eventually moves on for a huge profit. The 21-year-old is that good and will only get when I asked head coach Ryan Mason about this process, he was keen to point out that it isn't the exact model, but rather "the context of our current situation" and to help them be "better placed" in the certainly have their eyes on that future. Sporting director Andrew Nestor, who leads on recruitment, is not only planning for the remainder of this transfer window but also the next one and even the one after that. While the work is far from done, fans should be encouraged by the squad turnover that's taking place. However the difficulty remains doing it while attempting to get out of one of the most competitive divisions in European football.
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
‘Two Inters' – Stark Gap In Age Profiles Across Positions At Cristian Chivu's Inter Milan
'Two Inters' – Stark Gap In Age Profiles Across Positions At Cristian Chivu's Inter Milan Cristian Chivu can virtually name 'two Inter Milans' with radically distinct age profiles as a result of the team's summer revamp. Today's print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via FCInterNews, note that the Nerazzurri can name a starting eleven with an average age over thirty, or one under 25. Advertisement It is no secret that Inter Milan are looking to lower the average age of their squad this summer. For several years, the Nerazzurri have relied on veteran players for the last few years. That has led to them having far and away the highest age in Serie A. Therefore, Inter have prioritized targeting younger players with room to grow this summer. The Nerazzurri have already signed 21-year-old Petar Sucic, 23-year-old Luis Henrique, and 21-year-old Ange-Yoan Bonny. Meanwhile, Francesco Pio Esposito looks set to get his chance in Inter's senior squad. The striker only turned twenty this summer. Cristian Chivu Can Name 'Two Inter Milans' With Radically Different Age Profiles PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Henrikh Mkhitaryan of. FC Internazional.e. Milano in action during the. FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group E match between CF Monterrey and FC Internazionale Milano at Rose Bowl Stadium on June 17, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by) And the Corriere dello Sport how this strategy and transition has led to a big gap in ages in Inter's squad. Advertisement If coach Cristian Chivu were to name a starting eleven with Inter's most experienced players, the average age would be a whopping 31.5. In that lineup, there would only be four players under thirty – Alessandro Bastoni, Denzel Dumfries, Denzel Dumfries, and Federico Dimarco. On the other hand, Chivu could also name a starting eleven with an average age of just 24.6.
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Transfer news LIVE: Summer Window latest as Bryan Mbeumo could follow Cunha to Man United, Fernandes rejects MEGA Saudi move, Chelsea close in on Delap and Reds prepare record offer for Florian Wirtz
Transfer silly season has well and truly begun. The time has come for fans to endlessly refresh their social media pages, or search ' Insert team name gossip' into Google, as the obsession to find out how their club will revamp their squad ahead of the new season intensifies. This year, it's a transfer addicts dream. They get to enjoy the carnage that comes with the trading of the world's best talent not just once, but twice this summer. The first section the a bizarrely split window began on June 1, and will end on June 10 - four days before the start of FIFA's new-look tournament. A short period for teams to get deals done. Teams are not holding back, and plenty of deals are in the making as I type this message. We at Mail Sport will keep you all up to date with what is happening. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the window.
