Paul Macdonald

Paul Macdonald

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Paul Macdonald is a writer, journalist, editor and co-founder of the FootballTransfers website.

Starting out covering La Liga for Goal.com in 2008, Paul watched Pep Guardiola's Barcelona side become the best team in the world, winning the treble in that season. Paul progressed through the ranks at Goal, becoming Deputy Editor on the International edition before becoming Head of Planning for the site.

This involved taking a team to the World Cup in Brazil in 2014, with the most digital journalists on the ground than any other publication.

Paul has also covered the Copa America in Chile as well as Euro 2016. In 2017 he established FootballTransfers, which is now one of the largest and fastest-growing websites dedicated to the football transfer market in the world.

Articles from Paul Macdonald

Summer Transfer Window 2026: The most expensive signings

News
3 Sept 2026

Enough is enough - we need fair market value for players NOW

Premier League transfers, spending, done deals, Enzo Fernandez

Analysis
2 Sept 2026

The Premier League just provided the most senseless and stupid transfer window in history

Transfer market state of play

Analysis
31 Aug 2026

Transfer market state of play: Premier League flexes financial muscle again as Serie A spends big too

Julian Alvarez - Atletico Madrid, 26-27

Analysis
25 Aug 2026

Julian Alvarez’s attitude should be a red flag for Barcelona and Arsenal

Morgan Rogers, Chelsea

Analysis
19 Jul 2026

Morgan Rogers - can Chelsea do this?

Premier League losses

Analysis
26 May 2026

The unwritten advantage of the Premier League in the transfer market - the ability to fail

Chelsea, Sunderland, Enzo Fernandez, Wesley Fofana

Analysis
25 May 2026

Did Chelsea ‘tank’ against Sunderland?

Florentino Perez, Real Madrid

Analysis
13 May 2026

Florentino Perez has lost the plot, and he’s taking Real Madrid with him

Premier League money

Analysis
3 May 2026

£3.6bn revenue - Why your Premier League club doesn’t earn as much you think

EFL Championship Blackburn Ipswich

Analysis
2 May 2026

EFL TV Deal: What the clubs earn, including parachute payments

Celtic and Rangers, Old Firm

Analysis
1 May 2026

SPFL TV Money 2024/25: What Celtic and Rangers earn domestically

Premier League losses

Analysis
30 Apr 2026

Premier League TV rights and distribution: Where does the money go?

Aston Villa - Ajax, Conference League

Analysis
29 Apr 2026

Uefa Conference League Prize Money: Is this a competition worth winning?

Richarlison, Europa League trophy

Analysis
29 Apr 2026

Europa League Prize Money: A breakdown of what teams make from UEFA’s second competition

Champions League prize money

Analysis
28 Apr 2026

Champions League Prize Money 2025/26: How Clubs Reach €150m+ in TV Revenue

PSG, Champions League

Analysis
27 Apr 2026

UEFA prize money & TV pot: Who earns what from €4.4bn windfall?

Champions League, Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola

Analysis
18 Feb 2026

Uefa's Champions League revamp only serves to strengthen the Premier League

Jason Wilcox, Jim Ratcliffe, Ruben Amorim, Man Utd

Analysis
6 Jan 2026

Man Utd fans can't trust INEOS after Amorim - A real reckoning is needed

Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola, Manager Power Ranking

Analysis
12 Dec 2025

Manager Power Rankings: Guardiola and Arteta go head-to-head for top spot

Erling Haaland, Pep Guardiola, Man City

5 Nov 2025

Thank you, Erling Haaland - a genuine talent in a world of average ones