​ Exclusive TM interview  ©TM/IMAGO Back in 2010, Blackpool upset the odds, as the Tangerines came from behind to win the Championship Play-off final 3-2 against Cardiff and earn promotion to the Premier League for the very first time. The charismatic Ian Holloway was the manager that led them there, and this week he sat down with Transfermarkt to…

​ €35m biggest downgrade  ©TM/IMAGO It’s been a captivating 2024 in the world of football with two major international tournaments and brand new formats across European club competitions. The top five leagues returned after a busy summer transfer window with Barcelona leading the way in Spain, Liverpool enjoying an excellent start under Arne Slot and Bayern Munich aiming…

​ Beat Dortmund 5-2  ©TM/IMAGO In a team littered with superstars, Jude Bellingham absorbed the spotlight ahead of Real Madrid’s reunion with Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Madrid celebrated their 15th European Cup triumph after beating the Bundesliga side in last year’s final with Bellingham capping an incredible first season in the Spanish capital with an…

​ Top 20 revealed   ©TM/IMAGO There’s little doubt that 2024 has already been an outstanding year for football and at Transfermarkt that has been reflected in the arrival of a number of stars for fans around the world to enjoy. And there’s still so much football left to be played, before fans begin looking…

​ Joining Chelsea in 2025  ©TM/IMAGO Chelsea will inherit a potential superstar when Estêvão finally moves to Stamford Bridge next summer from Palmeiras. Several European clubs attempted to sign the Brazilian wonderkid but Chelsea won the race for his signature in June for an initial €34 million fee, that could surpass €50m in add-ons.  Estêvão is widely…

​ Last season at Anfield?  ©TM/IMAGO Mohamed Salah was, once again, decisive in the biggest English Premier League game of the weekend. The Egyptian international has routinely delivered in the most important fixtures since joining Liverpool in 2017 and it was no different in the Reds’ 2-1 win over Chelsea on Sunday. In the captivating encounter, Salah scored…

​ Liverpool v Chelsea  ©TM/IMAGO Perhaps the greatest quality that new Liverpool manager Arne Slot has shown since making the move to Anfield at the start of this season has been modesty. With 18 points and just two conceded goals from their first seven league games, no Premier League side have managed to match the Reds as they…

​ Face Man United Saurday  ©TM/IMAGO This Wednesday marked a special day for Thomas Frank – the six-year anniversary of his tenure as Brentford manager. He took over from Dean Smith back in 2018 with the Bees in 7th position in the Championship, and it wasn’t an easy start for the Dane. Frank actually lost his first…

​ 136 players updated  ©TM/IMAGO The Italian Serie A is the last of Europe’s top four leagues to receive an intermediary market value update. Altogether, Transfermarkt has updated the market values of 136 players in Italy’s first division. While Inter Milan’s Argentine striker Lautaro Martínez remains unchanged at the top with a market value of €110m, there…

​ Two Barcelona stars top  ©TM/IMAGO There’s few things more gratifying for football fans than to watch a young player break into the first-team before tracking their development. The sense of pride is enhanced when the starlet has progressed through the club’s youth academy like Lionel Messi at Barcelona, Marcus Rashford at Manchester United or Trent Alexander-Arnold at Liverpool. …