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China’s Suning eyes up Belgium’s Mouscron with €9m bid

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January 31 – Chinese conglomerate Suning Group has made a €9 million offer to acquire Belgian top flight club Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz. 

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Lander’s £200m deal for Saints still on, but Chinese money is struggling to get over the wall

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By Paul Nicholson

January 27 – The timing could not have been better. Just as Southampton were celebrating their EFL Cup semi-final win over Liverpool, so Chinese stadium constructors turned would-be club owners Lander Sports Development, were announcing to the financial markets that they had agreed a deal for the English south coast club.

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Transfer spending report charts speed of China’s ambition and the power of English clubs

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January 27 – Eye-watering figures have been released by FIFA which show exactly why Chinese authorities have agreed to reign in spending, impose restrictions on foreign players and  help local talent develop.

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Finance

San Diego group sets sights on MLS franchise unveiling site plan for $200m stadium

January 26 – San Diego, which is pitching for a franchise in the expanding MLS, could be getting a 20-30,000 capacity new stadium costing $200 million as part of  $1 billion redevelopment of the Qualcomm Stadium property.

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Finance

Barca and Spurs top ‘good business’ list, Man Utd and PSG come bottom

January 25 – Barcelona are the most efficient club in Europe’s Big 5 leagues when it comes to valuing their playing squads.  Spurs are the second most efficient. In contrast Man Utd are 95th and PSG are rock bottom in 98th spot.

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Finance

World Football Forum sets May date for next edition in Changsha, China

January 25 – The World Football Forum is heading to the Chinese city of Changsha for its 2017 event from May 18-21.

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Finance

Al Hawasi rejects second US offer for Nottingham Forest, but says he is putting club first

January 20 – An American consortium looking to secure a deal to takeover former European champions Nottingham Forest say a revised bid has been rejected.

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Finance

Man Utd top Barca and Real in money league. West Ham and Leicester enter Top 20

Rich list money

By Paul Nicholson

January 19 – Manchester United have emphatically beaten Barcelona and Real Madrid to the top of the Deloitte Football Money League, beating second place Barca by almost €69 million. Eight Premier League clubs were in the top 20 that collectively generated a record €7.4 billion in the 2015/16 period – more than FIFA generates in its four-year cycle.

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Finance

Winning big. Europe’s league champions cash-in on football’s broadcast boom

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By Paul Nicholson

January 17 – KPMG’s Football Benchmark team has released their European Champions Report 2017. The findings might not be revolutionary in terms of new numbers but it is thought-provoking when looking at a Europe-wide view. The analysis, based on hard financial data, do show a huge swing from the days of spending big to win big, to a more sustainable management model.

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Finance

Neymar tops value list but do Spurs duo Kane and Alli point to shape of things to come?

January 17 – Neymar and not Leonel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo is the most valuable player in Europe, at €246.8 million,  according to a new study which values 10 players at more than €100 million.

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Finance

Saving Nottingham Forest. No White Knight in sight?

January 14 – The antics of Nottingham Forest Football Club owner, Kuwaiti businessman Fawaz Al Hassawi, in the protracted (attempted) sale of one of England’s oldest clubs, are taking on ludicrous proportions.

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Finance

£8m for Mourinho as Abramovich thumps in another £43m into Chelsea

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By David Owen

January 13 – José Mourinho and his team look to have received payments totalling more than £8 million from Chelsea after parting company with the West London club in December 2015 following a string of poor results.

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Finance

UEFA report shows a club football business that has never had it so good

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By Paul Nicholson

January 12 – UEFA has released its latest club benchmarking report – an impressive and exhaustive (and exhausting) analysis via a range of indicators of the health and current position of European club football.

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Finance

Chelsea granted planning permission for £500m Stamford Bridge rebuild

January 12 – After a wait of more than a year, Chelsea have been granted planning permission to rebuild their Stamford Bridge stadium replacing the current 41,600 capacity venue with a 60,000-all seater.

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Finance

Three strikes and you’re out. UEFA hammers Partizan for breaking FFP rules again

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January 12 – Partizan Belgrade have been banned from European competition by UEFA for the next three seasons in the latest crackdown over unpaid debts.

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