Manchester United hold bragging rights as the most popular Premier League club across social platforms, according to CIES Football Observatory., external

Ranking third overall behind Real Madrid and Barcelona, Manchester United total 233.6 million subscribers and followers across X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

Rivals Manchester City are second highest out of Premier League clubs and fifth overall with 179.5m, with Liverpool (166.7m) and Chelsea (152.9m) just behind.

Arsenal also make the global top 10 with 114.1m, meaning there are five English teams inside the top 10.

Spurs just miss out in 11th with 108.1m, but they did gain an extra 700,000 followers over their North London rivals since June 2024.

A total of 15 English clubs make the top 100, with Leeds United squeezing into the 100th spot with 6.4m.

While fans may not sing about social media followers, global interest has a hand in paying the bills at their beloved football clubs.

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Defender Kaine Kesler-Hayden is likely to leave Aston Villa this summer after an impressive loan spell at Preston North End.

The 22-year-old is attracting interest from the Championship and abroad following a standout season at Deepdale.

He has come through Villa's academy - making four substitute appearances - and any cash will help the club comply with Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).

Kesler-Hayden, an England Under-20 international, won Preston's young player of the season and player of the season awards.

The full-back made 51 appearances as North End finished 20th in the Championship.

He has previously spent time on loan at Swindon, MK Dons, Huddersfield and Plymouth.

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Youri Tielemans supplied a goal and an assist as Belgium beat Wales 4-3 in a dramatic World Cup qualifier in Brussels on Monday.

The Aston Villa midfielder was captaining his country for the fifth time and played a vital role in their victory, with club colleague Amadou Onana alongside him.

With Belgium already a goal up, Tielemans finished off after neat play down the left-hand side to double lead after just 19 minutes.

Despite Belgium scoring again, Wales got one back before the break and managed to score twice after the restart to bring the game level.

However, with just two minutes remaining, it was Tielemans' perfect cross in to the far post that set up the winner for Manchester City legend Kevin de Bruyne.

The result marks Belgium's first victory in World Cup qualifying following a disappointing draw against North Macedonia in their opening game.

Now 28, Tielemans has racked up 77 appearances for his country.

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We asked for your views on whether you think Aston Villa need to do any transfer business before the first of the two summer transfer windows shuts.

Here are some of your comments:

Prit: I would love Villa to do some work before deadline day, but I suspect/fear any movement will be dictated by PSR, given how we bottled the games against Manchester United and Crystal Palace.

Cassie: A new experienced striker with an eye for goal is badly needed. And also a playmaker who can sit in front of the back four and who can play the ball with precision. A new centre-half would also be an addition. With Thursday night football looming, we need a bigger squad.

Terry: I would like to see some movement in and out. But who to let go, and who to sign? With the PSR rules. I'd like to see Youssef En-Nesyri at Villa. He has been incredible under Unai Emery in the past.

Matt: Leon Bailey, Jacob Ramsey, Matty Cash, and Pau Torres sales would avoid us selling any key first-team players like Emi Martinez, Ollie Watkins, or Morgan Rogers. Then replace them after 30 June.

Andrew: I will be happy if we can keep our star players. I don't want us to rush buying players, as we need players who are better than our starting XI.

Jez: We still need more firepower out wide and probably a new right-back and goalkeeper. Links to Leroy Sane and Joao Pedro are exciting but seem ambitious. If we want to compete in the Champions League, we need two to three quality additions, not just potential. I'd have liked Marsco Asensio, but he's returned to PSG. Over to Monchi and Emery now - don't let this momentum slip!

Today is the first of two transfer deadline days this summer as the window shuts for seven days before reopening on 16 June.

In a change to the summer transfer window norm, it opened early to allow clubs involved in the Fifa Club World Cup 10 days to sign players for inclusion in the competition.

Whether it turns out to be a day of transfer action or a pretty quiet one for your club, you will be able to keep across it all on BBC Sport.

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On Tuesday, the first of two summer transfer windows will come to a close.

So, do you expect business to be done at Aston Villa before the deadline? Do you want players to come in or exit? If so, what or who do you think is needed?

Let us know

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Tyrone Mings has thanked Aston Villa fans for their "unwavering " as the club confirmed the defender has signed a one-year contract extension.

The 32-year-old centre-back has made 180 appearances for the Villans since ing for £20m from Bournemouth in 2019.

"We've had quite the journey," said Mings. who returned from a long-term knee injury in January, on his time at Villa Park so far.

"My belief that we can achieve something extra special is stronger than ever.

"I thank the fans, the manager, the staff and the players for their unwavering , both on and off the pitch, through one of the toughest periods of my career.

"I'm sure next season will be our best one yet."

Nicola Pearson
BBC Sport journalist

As the dust settles on the 2024-25 Premier League season, we have been taking a look at some of the alternative ways the the table could have finished...

"We never do it the easy way."

Something muttered by many a football fan as they watch their side go 1-0 down again.

As frustrating as it can be watching from the stands or on the TV, it is a position some teams thrive in.

Luring the opposition into a false sense of security, it is almost as though they do not get going until they have given the other team a chance.

And if the league was measured on how well a team bounces back after conceding the first goal, then this season would have seen Brighton coming away with a Premier League title.

There were 17 occasions in 2024-25 when the Seagulls conceded the first goal, but from those they came back to win five and draw five - rescuing 20 points in the process.

It will not have made for comfortable watching for the fans, but it does show the tenacity of Fabian Hurzeler's side to turn a match around.

The sign of champions is to win when you are not at your best and that is what Liverpool did this campaign. They may not have have conceded first as often as Brighton, but they still came back to win four times and draw seven.

It will not have always helped the cause of those chasing European spots, but Newcastle, Fulham and Aston Villa all showed the resilience that they could go one-goal down and still get much-needed points from a game.

At the other end of the scale, while some teams thrive in this situation, others flounder.

Nottingham Forest surprised many onlookers going from relegation candidates to battling for a Champions League spot in less than 12 months.

But key to that was their defence. There were not many occasions where they went 1-0 down - however, when they did, their ability to turn it around was in relegation territory.

The silver-lining for Reds fans, though, is that they really did make it difficult for the opposition to get in front and this is a strength they will hope to build on going forwards.

David Michael
Fan writer

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A wind of change is about to blow through Aston Villa. With an Icarus-like attitude, they soared high in the Champions League, pushing the eventual winners close, only to now face the challenge of managing their descent.

Boubacar Kamara has been in contract talks since well before last Christmas. The fact nothing has been signed, despite ongoing reports, strongly suggests the player was waiting to see whether Villa would still be a Champions League team by season's end.

From the club's perspective, selling Kamara would be tempting from a PSR angle. Signed on a free transfer, any sale would as pure profit in the s - useful for balancing the books.

While Villa's form clearly improves when Kamara is in the team, his availability has been patchy. Over three seasons, because of injuries, the midfielder has started only 54% of Villa's Premier League matches.

Despite qualifying for Europe for a third consecutive season, Villa find themselves in trouble when it comes to Uefa's Squad Cost Rule (SCR), which limits spending on players, coaches, transfers and agent fees to 80% of total revenue for the 2024-25 campaign.

Villa are believed to be operating at over 89%, and while a Uefa fine is expected, the limit will drop even further to 70% the following season and beyond.

This goes some way to explaining why Kamara, along with Leon Bailey and Emi Martinez - both of whom seemed to have emotional farewells at Villa Park - may not be at the club next season.

Villa will also be frustrated that last summer's main outlay - about £87m on Amadou Onana and Ian Maatsen - failed to secure continued Champions League football.

Onana started just 20 league games (53%), while Maatsen started only 10 (26%). Both improved the squad, but Villa still had other starting XI positions - like right-back - that needed upgrading.

With Uefa breathing down their necks, Villa will need to be much smarter with their spending this summer, especially after expected key player sales.

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BBC Sport pundit Nedum Onuoha has given us his insight and opinion every fortnight on your Premier League club throughout this season.

But this week, he's in the hotseat for your questions.

Maybe ask him who should be on your club's radar this summer, or where a rumoured target or new g might fit into the team.

Perhaps see what he thinks about how successful a new recruit might be, who it is vital to keep, or what is needed to make next season a success.

Send in your questions here and we'll put a selection to him

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BBC Sport journalist

Having failed to qualify for the Champions League things look less rosy at Aston Villa.

The club made a loss of £206m in the two years to 30 June 2024 and, with the £100m departure of Jack Grealish in 2021 dropping away from their PSR figures, backing Unai Emery will be far from straightforward.

Last term's run to the quarter-finals of Europe's elite club competition, along with the sales Moussa Diaby, Douglas Luiz and Jhon Duran will undoubtedly have helped.

But the Midlands club has spent more than £900m since returning to the Premier League in 2019, exceeding Uefa's 70% revenue to wages ratio every season.

"Without any outgoings, it appears Villa will be at the bottom end of the £50-100m spending range," said football finance expert Kieran Maguire.

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We asked for your views on what Aston Villa need to do in the transfer window.

Here are some of your comments:

Matt: Keeping hold of our best players is the priority. Kamara, Tielemans, Rogers, and Konsa. Hopefully Watkins and Martinez too but I'd be less concerned with those two leaving. I'd like to see Bailey, Digne, Dendoncker, Coutinho and Cash all moved on. That should help with the wages-to-turnover issue.

Harry: We need to get some of the high earners who are not performing off the wage bill. I like Cash but I think he has now hit his ceiling so a new RB would be nice as well as a new right-sided CB and a young ST for competition up top.

Mike: Of the expiring loan deals, I'd only look at g Asensio permanently. As good as Rashford has been since February, the sense that he's used Villa as a stepping stone on his way to Barcelona just won't go away. I don't think we've seen enough of Disasi to warrant a move.

Prit: Villa do need another striker to give Watkins competition. Obviously need a number-two goalkeeper as Olsen has gone, and possibly a replacement for Martinez if he departs. But more crucial is what will the impact of PSR be now that we have lost the Russian Roulette of gambling all to qualify for the Champions League.

Marc: Need a quality right-back and quality number 10. If we keep the rest of the team, we will be top six for sure.

Thank you for the you submitted on the Premier League club pages.

Our aim is to contain all of the BBC's in-depth coverage of that team in one place, so it is helpful to hear from you - you are who the pages are for after all.

We are going through all your responses and will take suggestions on board for next season.

The transfer window opens on Sunday - albeit for 10 days initially, mainly so sides competing in the Club World Cup can get early business done - before reopening for the rest of the summer on 16 June.

There are a few loan deals that Aston Villa could make permanent, but are there any other players you are desperate for them to sign, or an area of the squad that needs improving? Or maybe holding on to a key player is your biggest priority.

And what about sales - who needs to go?

So over to you... what names need bringing in and shipping out?

Let us know here