Arsenal bersiap menawarkan kontrak baru yang menggiurkan kepada manajer Mikel Arteta pada musim panas ini, terlepas dari apakah klub tersebut berhasil meraih gelar Liga Premier atau trofi Liga Champions. Petinggi The Gunners telah mengambil keputusan strategis ini pada bulan Maret untuk memastikan masa depannya dalam jangka panjang. Arteta sepenuhnya fokus pada upayanya meraih gelar ganda bersejarah, namun tetap berkomitmen penuh terhadap proyek yang sedang dijalankan saat ini.
Pelatih kepala tim nasional Kanada, Jesse Marsch, melontarkan serangan pedas terhadap manajer Tottenham Hotspur, Roberto De Zerbi, dengan menyebut pelatih asal Italia itu sebagai "orang yang benar-benar menyebalkan." Reaksi keras tersebut bermula dari perlakuan kontroversial De Zerbi terhadap gelandang Ismael Kone selama masa kerja sama singkat mereka di Marseille.
Mikel Arteta sedang mempersiapkan perombakan besar-besaran di Arsenal pada musim panas ini untuk menyeimbangkan keuangan klub setelah pengeluaran yang belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya tahun lalu. Meskipun telah mengantongi hadiah uang yang sangat besar dari UEFA berkat perjalanan mereka ke final Liga Champions, The Gunners tetap waspada terhadap aturan keberlanjutan finansial dan harus melepas beberapa pemain senior untuk membiayai perekrutan pemain-pemain elit baru ke dalam skuad mereka.
Spekulasi mengenai kemungkinan Neymar bergabung dengan mantan rekan setimnya di Barcelona di Major League Soccer semakin memanas, seiring sang bintang Brasil mempertimbangkan langkah selanjutnya setelah hengkang dari Santos. Meskipun reuni dengan Lionel Messi dan Luis Suárez di Inter Miami tetap menjadi kemungkinan yang menarik, sang gelandang serang juga dikaitkan dengan kemungkinan pindah secara mengejutkan ke Ohio.
Rafaela Pimenta, agen yang mewakili Erling Haaland, telah menanggapi rumor transfer yang terus beredar yang mengaitkan striker produktif tersebut dengan Barcelona. Pimenta memuji Manchester City sebagai klub yang paling sulit untuk diajak bernegosiasi, dengan mengutip sistem organisasi mereka yang sangat baik. Terlepas dari spekulasi yang terus berlanjut, ia menegaskan bahwa pemain berusia 25 tahun itu tetap sepenuhnya berkomitmen kepada juara Liga Premier tersebut.
Manchester United and Liverpool both have 20 top-flight league titles to their name, and are the most successful sides in English history for league wins. With Liverpool securing their second Premier League in the 2024-25 season, they've won two in the Premier League era and 18 prior to its creation. By contrast, Manchester United have won 13 Premier League titles and seven before the league's inception, last winning a Premier League title at the end of the 2012-13 campaign.
How many teams are in the Premier League?
The Premier League in its current format has 20 teams. The first-ever season of the Premier League era in 1992-93 featured 22 teams, which was then reduced to 20 teams ahead of the 1995-96 season.
Who has made the most Premier League appearances ever?
Garath Barry leads the way with 653 appearances for four different clubs: Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion. James Milner is second with 637, winning PL titles with both Manchester City and Liverpool. He is still playing with Brighton, so could surpass Barry if he carries on. Third is Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs, with 632 appearances.
Who is the all-time Premier League top goal scorer?
Jimmy Greaves, widely regarded as the most prolific English goalscorer ever, but Alan Shearer is the Premier League's top scorer of all time, with 260 goals across a famed career for both Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
Who has the most assists in the history of the Premier League?
Manchester United icon Ryan Giggs holds the record for the most assists in Premier League history. Giggs spent his entire career at Old Trafford, making 672 appearances and registering 162 assists between 1991 and 2014.
Who is the youngest player ever in the Premier League and how old was he?
Arsenal wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri is the youngest player to ever play in the Premier League. Nwaneri was just 15 days and 181 days old when he made his debut for the Gunners against Brentford in the 2022-23 season.
Which famous players have played in the Premier League?
Stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, David Beckham, Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Eric Cantona, Steven Gerrard, Dennis Bergkamp, Didier Drogba and Mohamed Salah (still playing) have all featured in the Premier League era.
Which famous managers have managed in the Premier League?
Jose Mourinho, Sir Alex Ferguson, Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola, Thomas Tuchel, Jurgen Klopp, and Arsene Wenger are among the most famous managers to have taken charge of a Premier League club.
What is the biggest stadium in the Premier League?
Manchester United's Old Trafford is the biggest stadium in the league with a capacity of 74,310.