COVID-19? Politics? What's to blame for dull January transfer window?

Each day in January was the same; a dreary procession of minor loan deals and free transfers trundled its way through the month. Even Sky Sports News’ coverage – with its yellow-and-black, crime-scene color scheme and presenter Jim White’s perpetual excitement – struggled to exhibit its usual faux frenzy. It was an uneventful, forgettable transfer window, and there are two key factors…

Transfer Gossip: Salah’s future in question, Lukaku back to England

  With the January transfer window now open, the rumor mill has gone into overdrive. Here’s a look at what’s hot in transfer talk throughout world football. Big decisions upcoming for Liverpool Talk over Mohamed Salah’s future at Liverpool has been rife in light of the Egyptian star’s recent interviews. Salah, who previously flirted with the possibility of joining Real Madrid, recently…

Transfer Gossip: Liverpool lead Mbappe race, Juve back in for Aouar

With the January transfer window closing tomorrow, the rumor mill has gone into overdrive. Here’s a look at what’s hot in transfer talk throughout world football. Liverpool lead Mbappe race Real Madrid have long been viewed as Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe’s eventual destination, but another high-profile suitor emerges as a serious option for the electrifying Frenchman seemingly every week. This time,…

Biggest winners and losers of the January transfer window

Inevitably, the pandemic curbed transfer activity in January, bringing relative quiet to one of football’s busiest months of the year. Some clubs stood pat, afraid to open their checkbook, while others got creative, using different formulas to get deals done. Here, theScore nominates the biggest winners and losers of the January transfer window: Winners: Arsenal and Mesut Ozil His time in purgatory…