#CIES Football Observatory

ASTON VILLA are keeping an eye on England No 1 Jordan Pickford's contract situation. Villa are bracing themselves for offers for World Cup winner Emi Martinez and monitoring Pickford, SunSport can exclusively reveal. Goalkeeper Pickford, 28, has yet to settle a new deal at Everton and that has alerted his admirers. Elsewhere, Cristiano Ronaldo has…

Good morning and welcome to the football.london liveblog for all things Chelsea on Saturday, December 3. The first day of the World Cup round of 16 stage is finally here with a few Chelsea transfer targets set to be in action. Todd Boehly will be keeping a keen eye on the tournament in Qatar to identify players that he could look to sign in…

Welcome to today's Chelsea live blog on football.london on Thursday, October 6. What a win last night, eh! Graham Potter guided the Blues back to winning ways in the Champions League with a confident 3-0 win over AC Milan. However, the west Londoners' impressive display was tainted by the unfortunate injury of Wesley Fofana, who was seen leaving…

A financial report released has broken down Premier League club's spending habits to tell us if teams have over or under-paid for players over the last decade. The report comes from the CIES Football Observatory - who have valued every side from Europe's top five leagues in the last decade to see how they performed in the transfer market. Using the…

Here is your Tuesday morning Liverpool FC digest. Virgil van Dijk makes World Cup claim Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is adamant he will not be distracted by the upcoming World Cup as he attempts to get his domestic season back on track. The Netherlands captain is one of several Reds expected in Qatar later this year when the 2022 World Cup…

Today is the start of the international break as international teams prepare for their last round of fixtures before the World Cup. Several members of Manchester United's first team squad will be in action over the next week. However, one of the most surprising United call-ups is their captain Harry Maguire. Maguire has found game time difficult to…