In December 2022, Max Johnston played the final game of a loan at Cove Rangers. Within two years later, he was lining up in the Champions League.
The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals
When Erling Haaland touched down at Etihad Stadium in the summer of 2022, all some media outlets could think about was how the move to Manchester City may impact his arrival date at Real Madrid or Barcelona. In the summer that came immediately after the Treble success of 2023, that conversation switched to questions of what Haaland would do next after achieving everything he set out to at City in one season. Now, here we are, basking in the security of Guardiola staying for another two seasons, Txiki Begiristain and his transfer colleagues building the next phase of this all-conquering football institution, and Haaland committing his next 10 years to Etihad Stadium.
Many Arsenal fans are grappling with a pressing question: have the Gunners regressed this season? After 22 Premier League games, Arsenal have won 12 matches - only two fewer than at the same stage last year. Alarmingly, in six of those draws, Arsenal have surrendered winning positions.