Paul Macdonald

Paul Macdonald

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

Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi at PSG training

1 Sep 2021

'Club-states as dangerous as the Super League' - Spanish chief takes aim at PSG

From Dembele to Griezmann – how Barcelona blew £1bn in the transfer market

23 May 2023

Griezmann leaving Barcelona: The mind-boggling numbers behind one of the worst transfers ever

Luuk De Jong is on the radar of Barcelona very late in the window

31 Aug 2021

Luuk De Jong: Career stats as Barcelona plan deadline-day deal

Moriba’s Man City move scrapped after cancelled plane ride to England

31 Aug 2021

OFFICIAL: Ilaix Moriba leaves Barcelona for RB Leipzig on permanent deal

Sergio Aguero, Barcelona, 2021-22

31 Aug 2021

Barcelona players agree pay cut to allow Sergio Aguero to be registered

Barcelona's Antoine Griezmann playing in a friendly against Girona prior to the 2021/22 La Liga season

31 Aug 2021

Griezmann desperately needs to leave Barcelona to restart career

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo

29 Aug 2021

Why Ronaldo solves none of lucky Man Utd's problems

Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United

23 May 2023

Is the Premier League now the Super League?

Champions League 2021/22: Which teams qualified and who will play in Europa League & UEFA Conference League?

27 Aug 2021

Champions League 2021/22: Which teams qualified and who will play in Europa & Conference League?

Tammy Abraham, Roma debut

23 Aug 2021

Tammy Abraham: How did €40m man perform on Roma debut?

Antoni Conte, Inter, 2020/21

23 Aug 2021

For Arsenal, it's simple: Go get Antonio Conte

Xherdan Shaqiri celebrates scoring against Everton for Liverpool

22 Aug 2021

Lyon announce £10m signing of Xherdan Shaqiri from Liverpool

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United, 2020/21

22 Aug 2021

Solskjaer on new rule changes: 'We've went from basketball to rugby'

Martin Braithwaite, Barcelona v Real Sociedad, 2021-22

15 Aug 2021

Barcelona don't need a striker - Koeman must strengthen elsewhere

Sergio Ramos and Lionel Messi, the Clasico

15 Aug 2021

Real Madrid bid €250m for Messi during tax troubles, book reveals

Benzema: ‘Zidane will stay at Real Madrid, you’ll see’

10 Aug 2021

Why are Real Madrid suing La Liga and CVC?

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi

23 May 2023

Life after Messi: Five reasons Barcelona will be just fine

It is ‘impossible’ for Super League clubs to be banned from leagues, says Florentino Perez

5 Aug 2021

Real Madrid SLAM La Liga for 'unprecedented' sale to CVC

Lionel Messi, Barcelona, 2020/21

5 Aug 2021

Messi's departure signals the death of Barcelona as we know it

Torres, Shevchenko, now Werner? The 10 transfer flops in Chelsea’s striker graveyard

30 Jul 2021

Torres, Shevchenko, now Werner? The 10 transfer flops in Chelsea’s striker graveyard