Football Feb 04, 2026

EFL highlights: Cardiff, Lincoln ease to victory & Huddersfield score 50-YARD winner

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EFL highlights: Cardiff, Lincoln ease to victory & Huddersfield score 50-YARD winner

O'Neill 'very interested' in Oxlade-Chamberlain deal after talks | 'He has loads of options'

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill confirmed he has held talks with former Arsenal and Liverpool player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is a free agent.

How much did your club spend in January?

It has been a busy transfer window, and money has been flying left, right and centre. 

Who has been the most lavish with their spending, and who has been the most frugal? Your Site' Adam Smith has the answers

Slot: Trophies is one thing, but being team that stands for good football is worth more

Your Site News' Vicky Gomersall speaks to Arne Slot, Richard Hughes and Billy Hogan in the latest Reds Roundtable.

You can watch the full 35-minute discussion on the Liverpool FC YouTube Channel.

'No intention to lose Sandro' | Howe rules out Tonali exit at Newcastle

Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe says the club has 'no intention' to sell Sandro Tonali despite deadline day reports that suggested he may have been the subject of interest from Arsenal.

Spurs chief Lange discusses January window as he targets 'big ambitions' this summer

Inside Rangers' January transfer window

FULL STORY: O'Neill 'delighted' Engels bid rejected as Oxlade-Chamberlain talks revealed

Al Nassr waiting for Ronaldo strike decision

Latest from Your Site News' Kaveh Solhekol:

Al Nassr are waiting for confirmation that Cristiano Ronaldo will end his strike and start playing again.

Ronaldo, who will be 41 tomorrow, has stopped playing because he feels Al Nassrs title rivals Al Hilal are being given preferential treatment by Saudi authorities.

His behaviour is creating unwanted headlines for the Saudi Pro League, the Kingdoms sovereign wealth fund and the Ministry of Sport.

He missed the game against Al Riyadh on Monday and it is not guaranteed that he will play against Al Ittihad on Friday.

Jorge Jesus, the Al Nassr manager who used to manage Al Hilal, also shares Ronaldos concerns and he did not speak to the media after Mondays game.

Al Hilal spent big again this season, bringing in players such as Karim Benzema and Darwin Nunez.

Saudi clubs have opened up to private investment and Al Hilals signing of Benzema from Al Ittihad was financed by billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.  

Since Ronaldo arrived in Saudi, Al Hiala have spent 647m on transfers whereas Al Nassr have spent 410m.

Deadline Day deals - all the transfers across the leagues

Lange: Spurs have 'big ambitions' for summer window after staying 'disciplined' in January

Tottenham technical director Johan Lange says the club have big ambitions for the summer transfer window after staying disciplined in the January window.

Spurs have come under criticism for a lack of signings amid an injury crisis, as they only brought in midfielder Conor Gallagher and teenage left-back Souza, while selling last seasons top scorer Brennan Johnson to Crystal Palace.

A quiet Deadline Day saw Spurs sign Hearts teenager James Wilson on loan, but the forward is a player for the U21 squad.

Moments after the winter window shut on Monday, Tottenham captain Cristian Romero described the squads lack of depth as disgraceful.

But in a club interview, Spurs chief Lange explained the reasoning behind a quieter-than-expected window.

He said: When we go into January, we didn't anticipate that we'll have seven injuries during the month of January. So, that of course changes things during the course of the window.

It's very important, even though that is highly frustrating with all the injuries, to remain disciplined because, A) the players are coming back and, B) if you then, can you say, go in and make a stress purchase of any football players, then yes, the immediate feeling gives you is nice, but there's no point in signing players that have not helped us in the short term, in the medium term, or even in the long term.

So, even though that is highly frustrating with all the injuries, the majority of the players will return this season here, hopefully a few very soon. It is important as a club to remain disciplined and make sure to do our best, our ability only to sign players that can generally help the team now or in the future. 

He added: The summer market is where eight or nine out of 10 players, they move clubs, so we will go into the summer window with big ambitions of strengthening the team. We know there'll be more movements, we know there'll be more opportunities, so the plans are already, can you see, drawn up. We have a clear picture of which position and also which profiles.

Could we have brought one or two more in this January window? We would have been delighted to do so, but that was not a possibility. So, we are looking forward to the summer, now we focus on the rest of the season and that is very, very important as well because we have big objectives. We're still in the Champions League. We want to, of course, be higher in the Premier League and then myself and others will have our eyes already now directed towards the summer transfer window.

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