Chelsea have announced a record revenue of over $565 million and a post-tax profit of just under $80 million for the fiscal year ending in June 2018.

The revenue was helped in part by sales of Diego Costa and Nemanja Matic, as well as broadcast rights and jersey sales.

The 2018 revenue represented a 22.7% increase from last year's figure. 

Samir Nasri has signed with West Ham after completing an 18-month doping ban.

The 31-year-old is reunited with Manuel Pellegrini. The duo won two Premier League titles at Manchester City. 

“Samir will give us another dimension in our attacking play. He is a very technical player, with excellent quality on the ball, and the ability to create big moments in important matches," said Pellegrini.

Brek Shea has joined Atlanta United on a one-year contract.

The 28-year-old Shea was out of contract after the Vancouver Whitecaps failed to pick up his option. Atlanta will be his fourth team in MLS.

The left winger has 34 caps with the USMNT, although he hasn't played with the national team since October 2015. 

Adrien Rabiot sees himself as above a move to Tottenham in the upcoming transfer window.

Rabiot has been benched after refusing to sign a new deal with PSG.

Barcelona recently denied that they have an agreement for the 23-year-old midfielder. 

Ahead of their Thursday clash, Pep Guardiola hailed Liverpool as the best team on the continent.

"We have a rival who, at the moment, is the best team in Europe or in the top four in the world and that is Liverpool," said Guardiola.

Guardiola added that his strategy is to hang around in the title race as long as possible and set up for a late-season push.

"If we can sustain our position for as long as possible, we can arrive at the end of the season fighting for the title."

Susanna Dinnage has backed out of a deal to become the new chief executive of the Premier League.

Dinnage was scheduled to replace Richard Scudamore at the beginning of the year.

Issuing a statement regarding her decision to no longer take up her post, the Premier League said: “Despite her commitment to the Premier League in early November, Susanna Dinnage has now advised the nominations committee that she will not be taking up the position of chief executive.”

Dinnage will stay at Discovery.

Maurizio Sarri said that the biggest difference between the Premier League and Serie A was in the number of sprints per match.

Sarri also distinguished between the quality and quantity of running, saying that while Serie A players run more, Premier League players run with more intensity. 

“In Italy, we run more in terms of quantity. But the difference is the quality. Here, there are more accelerations and the number of them is really very important. There are 1.1 accelerations every minute – over 23, 24 kilometres per hour – and it’s difficult because for these accelerations, you need a very big engine. It is more difficult than in Italy. The quantity of running is higher in Italy or at least the quantity of running of Napoli was more than at Chelsea but the quality is different.”

Bayern Munich have made a second bid for Chelsea striker Callum Hudson-Odoi in the range of $25 million.

The 18-year-old striker played a key part in England's U-17 World Cup victory in 2017. His contract with Chelsea expires in the summer of 2020.

Borussia Dortmund are also reportedly interested in the striker.

With D.C. United's current TV deal with Sinclair Broadcasting Group in an option year, the club are generating interest from multiple outlets for the first time in club history.

D.C. are also planning to sell their TV rights for the first time in lieu of sharing costs with its broadcast partners.

Focused on finding a streaming partner geared towards younger audiences, there is a chance that some D.C. United matches will be shown only online next season. 

Christian Pulisic has agreed to personal terms with Chelsea ahead of a summer move, according to Bild.

The report states that Chelsea will pay Dortmund a $57 million transfer fee for the winger. 

The 20-year-old Pulisic has struggled for playing time this season, scoring just one goal in 11 matches.