Ange Postecoglou said he always won a trophy in his second season in charge of a club and that prediction came true as he guided Tottenham to the Europa League thanks to a 1-0 win over Manchester United in Bilbao, Spain.
That came on 21 May, but it was not enough to keep the Australian in a job as he was sacked 16 days later – with Thomas Frank moving across London from Brentford to replace him.
The Bees then promoted Keith Andrews from set-piece coach to become their new boss.
Liverpool won the Premier League title in 2024-25 to become English champions for a record-equalling 20th time.
However, Arne Slot’s side have been the biggest spenders in the summer with Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz joining for an initial fee of £100m from Bayer Leverkusen, in a deal that could be worth £116m.
The Reds may be set to beat that club record transfer if they are able to sign striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle. Liverpool have also signed striker Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt, left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth and right-back Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen.
Arsenal and Manchester United have both signed strikers as the Gunners bought Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting in a move worth a potential £64m, while United’s fee for Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig could reach £73.7m.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, runners-up in each of the past three seasons, have also purchased defensive midfielder Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad and winger Noni Madueke from Chelsea.
Other major moves have seen Manchester United bolster their attacking options with the signings of Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford and Matheus Cunha from Wolves. Chelsea have signed two strikers, Joao Pedro and Liam Delap, from Brighton and Ipswich Town respectively, and winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund.
Newcastle bought winger Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest for an initial £52m, Manchester City signed AC Milan midfielder Tijjani Reijnders for a fee of £46.5m and Tottenham paid £55m to buy Mohammed Kudus from West Ham.
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