Tag: Ibrahim Afellay

Five of the best free transfers from the 2015/2016 Premier League Season

Stuart Campbell

English Premier League clubs notoriously spend vast sums of money in the transfer market, with last season representing a prime example of that. Specifically after the 2016 January transfer window closed, it was revealed that Premier League clubs had spent more than £1bn on transfers during a single season for the first time. Whilst the Premier League clubs 2015 summer spending reached £870m, they spent a further £175m during January, to give a total transfer expenditure for the season of £1,045bn. That exceeded the previous record of £965bn, which was…

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Former Barcelona winger to have medical ahead of Stoke City move

Jordan Harris

Former Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay is set to undergo a medical ahead of a potential move to Stoke City, according to the Daily Express. The 29-year-old is a free agent, having left the Catalan giants at the end of last season. While he spent four years with the club, the majority of his last two seasons were spent out on loan, firstly with Schalke, and then with Olympiakos. He was let go by the Nou Camp outfit upon his return from the Greek side. While he failed to make the…

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