[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"header-nav":3,"footer-nav":29,"article-sassuolo-bowie-verona-rangers-bajrami-transfer-double":82,"category-counts-nav":98,"related-sassuolo-bowie-verona-rangers-bajrami-transfer-double":108},[4,8,11,14,17,20,23,26],{"label":5,"to":6,"exact":7},"Home","\u002F",true,{"label":9,"to":10},"World Cup","\u002Fworldcup",{"label":12,"to":13},"Standings","\u002Fstandings",{"label":15,"to":16},"Football","\u002Fcategory\u002Ffootball",{"label":18,"to":19},"Basketball","\u002Fcategory\u002Fbasketball",{"label":21,"to":22},"Tennis","\u002Fcategory\u002Ftennis",{"label":24,"to":25},"F1","\u002Fcategory\u002Ff1",{"label":27,"to":28},"Long Reads","\u002Fcategory\u002Flong-reads",{"brand":30,"columns":32,"tagline":80,"copyright":81},{"description":31},"In-depth sports journalism covering football, basketball, tennis, F1, and beyond. 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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":96,"_path":97},"Sassuolo Strike £10m Bowie Deal as Rangers Cash Out on Bajrami","sassuolo-bowie-verona-rangers-bajrami-transfer-double","football","Football: Transfers","Marcus Wright","Sassuolo agree £10m for Kieron Bowie from Verona while Rangers accept an offer from Al-Taawoun for Nedim Bajrami.","2026-07-31 06:05:51","2 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002F0ec5\u002Flive\u002F12974490-8ca2-11f1-a7ab-8b30adf0800a.png",[93,94,95],"Serie A","Scottish Premiership","Transfers","## Sassuolo's £10m Bowie Pursuit\n\nSassuolo have reportedly agreed to pay Hellas Verona **£10m** for Kieron Bowie, with sporting director Giovanni Carnevali moving early in the window rather than waiting for prices to inflate. The fee sits at the top end for a forward with one season of Serie A exposure, but Bowie's consistency since arriving from Fulham has compressed his valuation timeline.\n\nBowie joined Verona last summer for around £2m. The eight-fold increase inside twelve months stems from his output across the campaign, highlighted by a goal on the opening weekend in a 3-0 win over Napoli. That performance put him on scouting lists across the peninsula and established his value to any club seeking a forward already adapted to Italian football.\n\nSassuolo's interest aligns with their recruitment pattern under Carnevali, who has previously targeted players with Championship and lower Premier League pedigree. The club signed **Samuel Iling-Junior** along similar lines, and Bowie fits that mould: physically capable, tactically flexible, and available at a price Sassuolo can absorb. Russell Martin's stance on sanctioning the sale will determine whether the deal closes cleanly, but Verona have a track record of selling assets at peak valuation and rarely block departures when the fee meets their asking price.\n\n## Al-Taawoun Move for Bajrami\n\nRangers have accepted an offer from Saudi Professional League side **Al-Taawoun** for midfielder Nedim Bajrami, according to reports. The Albanian international's wage comes off the books ahead of the Financial Sustainability Regulations that cap Scottish Premiership squad spending, and the timing gives Philippe Clement room to reinvest before the window closes.\n\nBajrami arrived in Glasgow with expectations his performances never fully sustained. His impact proved intermittent, and Clement's pressing system demands a reliability the 25-year-old could not lock down. Rangers have midfield cover and the fee from Al-Taawoun goes toward targets better matched to Clement's requirements.\n\n## Two Deals, Two Strategies\n\nAl-Taawoun's approach reflects a shift in Saudi recruitment. Clubs are moving past marquee signings toward squad players from European leagues who offer reliability at manageable wages. Bajrami fits that brief: a full international with Champions League experience, available at a fee and salary that works for a mid-table SPL side.\n\nFor Verona, buying Bowie at £2m and selling at £10m inside a year is the trading model that sustains clubs outside Serie A's financial top tier. The margin funds the next recruitment cycle and keeps the wage structure intact.\n\nFor Rangers, each departure under Clement funds the next arrival. The margins matter in a league where Celtic's spending sets the ceiling, and the Bajrami fee goes straight into the transfer budget as Clement closes the gap at the top of the table.\n\nSassuolo are acquiring a forward whose trajectory is still rising and whose physical game suits a side pushing back toward European qualification in Serie A.","\u002Farticles\u002Fsassuolo-bowie-verona-rangers-bajrami-transfer-double",[99,100,101,102,85,103,104,105,106,107],"analysis","basketball","cricket","f1","general","golf","mma","long-reads","tennis",[109,122,133],{"id":110,"stem":110,"path":111,"title":112,"category":85,"badge":113,"badgeType":114,"author":87,"authorRole":115,"authorInitials":116,"date":117,"readTime":118,"image":119,"imageAlt":112,"tags":120,"excerpt":121},"carter-t20-world-cup-scotland-record","\u002Farticles\u002Fcarter-t20-world-cup-scotland-record","Carter Crowned T20 World Cup Top Scorer After Masterclass Against New Zealand","Feature","category","SportPulse Contributor","MW","2026-06-24 04:18:24","6 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002F6dcb\u002Flive\u002F360fe410-6ef5-11f1-b1db-af71d47507d6.jpg","ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Cricket","Scotland's Darcey Carter stakes her claim as the tournament's dominant force with an unbeaten 72 against New Zealand.",{"id":123,"stem":123,"path":124,"title":125,"category":85,"badge":55,"badgeType":114,"author":126,"authorRole":127,"authorInitials":128,"date":129,"readTime":118,"image":130,"imageAlt":125,"tags":131,"excerpt":132},"england-mexico-tuchel-tactical-blueprint-mora-jimenez","\u002Farticles\u002Fengland-mexico-tuchel-tactical-blueprint-mora-jimenez","Tuchel's Tactical Blueprint: How England Tame Mexico's Teen Sensation","Sarah Martinez","Transfer Correspondent","SM","2026-07-03 20:16:07","https:\u002F\u002Fi.guim.co.uk\u002Fimg\u002Fmedia\u002F3a03114d60b855bb5ed517cfd59c78b0f93ab31a\u002F500_0_5000_4000\u002Fmaster\u002F5000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8ffc3497c9e81368338fe12a2d72b6d4","World Cup, Premier League","England must solve Gilberto Mora and isolate Raúl Jiménez to survive a hostile World Cup clash against the co-hosts.",{"id":134,"stem":134,"path":135,"title":136,"category":85,"badge":113,"badgeType":114,"author":126,"authorRole":127,"authorInitials":128,"date":137,"readTime":138,"image":139,"imageAlt":136,"tags":140,"excerpt":141},"scotland-world-cup-hopes-fade-miami","\u002Farticles\u002Fscotland-world-cup-hopes-fade-miami","Miami Nightmare: Scotland's World Cup Dream Dims Once More","2026-06-27 09:17:57","8 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002F6177\u002Flive\u002Fb1221490-71eb-11f1-9e90-3ff6dfd27be0.jpg","World Cup, UEFA, Scotland","Another tournament, another heartbreak — Scotland's World Cup exile stretches on as hope fades under the Miami lights."]