Inter complete £30m deal for Liverpool's Jones
Inter Milan sign midfielder Curtis Jones from Liverpool in a deal worth £30m.
NEXT XI · YOUTH FOOTBALL INTELLIGENCE
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Matus Holicek
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66.5Next XI Rating
52.4Breakout Score
6.73Sportmonks Rating
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1,978Players tracked
78Nationalities
16Competitions
214Clubs & academies
55Data metrics
TRANSFER INTELLIGENCE
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Latest moves & rumours
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Man Utd agree £70m fee for Brighton's Baleba
Manchester United agree a fee of up to £70m for Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba.
Mohamed Salah: Inside his move to Trabzonspor
Mohamed Salah was expected to move to Saudi Arabia or the United States after leaving Liverpool, but Turkish side Trabzonspor pulled off one of…
All done deals in August 2026
Check out the significant signings and departures in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, EFL and Women's Super League.
Brighton reject Liverpool's new £60m Minteh bid
Liverpool have an improved bid of £60m for winger Yankuba Minteh rejected by Brighton but talks between the clubs continue.
Chelsea reject initial Leeds loan bid for Mudryk
Chelsea reject an initial season-long loan offer from Leeds United for winger Mykhailo Mudryk.
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Leeds United U21
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74Players
32With data
18,450Minutes
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Breakout 70+0
Avg age 21.0
Data quality 62/100
Norwich City U21
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74Players
28With data
18,107Minutes
Avg Next XI—
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Top Breakout—
Breakout 70+0
Avg age 21.0
Data quality 57/100
Longford Town
IE
32Players
25With data
22,121Minutes
Avg Next XI61.8
Top Next XI69.9
Top Breakout78.3
Breakout 70+5
Avg age 20.8
Data quality 84/100
UCD
IE
35Players
24With data
24,226Minutes
Avg Next XI62.7
Top Next XI70.1
Top Breakout80.7
Breakout 70+5
Avg age 20.5
Data quality 77/100
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CENTRAL MIDFIELD
Matus Holicek
Crewe Alexandra
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DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
K. Chauke
Burton Albion
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ATTACKING MIDFIELD
Sean McGrath
Kerry
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MIDFIELDER
Richard Faakye
Kidderminster Harriers
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CENTRE FORWARD
Thomas Dickson-Peters
Norwich City U21
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CENTRE BACK
Ed James
Exeter City
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ACADEMY INTELLIGENCE
Which academies are producing the strongest next generation?
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SCOUTING ANALYSIS
When scout opinion and performance data disagree
Human assessment and data do not always point in the same direction — and that can be where the interesting players are.
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Finding opportunities before they become obvious
Squad needs, contract context and emerging performance can help turn a long player list into a clearer recruitment picture.
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