Tim Spiers
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 2
- Latest publication
- Sep 2, 2026
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- Aug 19, 2026
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Ranking all 155 Premier League transfers in the 2026 summer window from worst to best (opens the original)
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Just when you think the Premier League could not get any madder or more disgustingly gluttonous, the 20 clubs go and spend around £3.46billion ($4.7bn) between them on 155 players. Whatever way you look at it, the summer transfer window was pretty astonishing and, here at The Athletic, we like to rank that astonishment in order from worst to best. Yes, by unpopular demand, we are back. A futile exercise, they said. ‘How can you even compare a cheap, third-choice goalkeeper to a big-money striker
Ranking the 50 best players in the Premier League before the season begins (opens the original)
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Who is the best player in the Premier League? It’s a simple question with a complicated answer, one that The Athletic will attempt to answer throughout the 2026-27 campaign. We’re launching our Premier League Player Rankings, with the aim of using form, data and the eye tests of Phil Hay and Tim Spiers to assess exactly who the league’s top 50 footballers are. Our list will be updated every month and we start in August with one eye on last season’s performances while looking ahead to what we mig
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