Thomas Coast

Over the years, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, a Tottenham cult-hero, has made it clear numerous times that football was always a means to an end and never a passion for him.

If there’s one man who managed to win the hearts of Tottenham fans on the pitch but also off it with his personality, it’s Benoit Assou-Ekotto.

Following Manchester City’s reported interest in Ferdi Kadioglu, we now have another story involving Fenerbahçe and the treble winners.

Passing through both Porto’s and Boavista’s youth ranks, Samu has spent his entire career in Portugal, currently at Vizela, but that could change if Southampton or Leeds United have their way.

Looking for a way out from Aston Villa in January, Leander Dendoncker thought he had found it when Walter Mazzarri told Napoli he wanted the Belgian in his squad.

There was a time when Eliaquim Mandala was seen as the potential next best defender in the world after excelling at FC Porto, which is why Manchester City spent a lot of money on him.

Once a budding talent at Ajax Amsterdam between 2012 and 2016, Lucas Andersen then returned to Denmark via Switzerland, where he was released by Aalborg BK in February, only to be picked up by Queens Park Rangers.

In January, it was widely reported that West Ham United had come forward and put in a bid for Valentin Carboni, owned by Inter Milan but on loan at AC Monza.

As far as transfer disappointments go, Gustaf Lagerbielke’s cancelled move from Celtic to Lecce in January is up there.

Scoring a rocket against Sheffield United on Thursday night to unlock the game and lead Liverpool to a valuable three points, Alexis Mac Allister is making headlines around the world.