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

Cristiano Ronaldo, Man Utd, 2022-23

2 Oct 2022

Ten Hag’s massive own goal as he admits Ronaldo has his own rules

Man Utd 2022-23

2 Oct 2022

All the money in the world can't fix Man Utd mess

Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Andreas Christensen

19 Sep 2022

Revealed: Barcelona's surprising strength behind their good form

How Man Utd blew €196m in one summer on flops Di Maria, Falcao & Rojo

23 May 2023

Premier League’s 20 worst transfers of all time

Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea, 2021/22

23 May 2023

Chelsea sacking Tuchel is one of football's all-time bad decisions

Erling Haaland, Man City, 2022-23

23 May 2023

Haaland's statistics are TERRIBLE - yet he's a generational striker

Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire in action for Man Utd.

23 May 2023

Revealed: What Ronaldo wanted Man Utd to do with Harry Maguire

Antony, Man Utd, 2022/23

23 May 2023

€100m for Antony? Man Utd have lost the plot

Antony and Memphis Depay

30 Aug 2022

Antony, watch out - don't become Memphis Depay

Robert Lewandowski celebrates a double for Barcelona against Valladolid

29 Aug 2022

Robert Lewandowski could be Barcelona's best signing since Luis Suarez

Arsenal legend Seaman urges club to sign Zaha

28 Aug 2022

Chelsea make last-ditch transfer bid for Wilfried Zaha

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Cristiano Ronaldo during happier times at Man Utd.

28 Aug 2022

Ronaldo 'was promised Premier League title with Man Utd'

Ansu Fati Barcelona 2022-23

22 Aug 2022

Ansu Fati is BACK - and he's ready to be Barcelona's superstar

Antony, Ajax, 2022/23

23 May 2023

Ajax boss has 'good feeling' Antony will stay amid United links

Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea, 2022/23

21 Aug 2022

Leeds humbling shows Chelsea need signings - and FAST

Eden Hazard, Real Madrid, 2021/22

23 May 2023

Eden Hazard is on a path to become the worst transfer in history

Casemiro, Real Madrid, 2022/23

19 Aug 2022

Are Real Madrid CRAZY selling Casemiro to Manchester United?

Aaron Wan-Bissaka Man Utd 2022-23

23 May 2023

Wan-Bissaka disaster shows teams are taking the p**s out of Manchester United

Marc Cucurella, Brighton, 2021/22

23 May 2023

Marc Cucurella should be playing for Barcelona - it's embarrassing that he isn't

Raheem Sterling playing for Chelsea

2 Aug 2022

'They make strange decisions' - Aguero can't understand Raheem Sterling sale to Chelsea