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David Ornstein

Journalist · Global beat · Trust 96/100 · @david_ornstein

Every live transfer story David Ornstein is behind, scored by probability · and how their reporting holds up, from Transfer Tracker's source-credibility engine.

Track record: what happened to the moves David Ornstein reported

• Talks and bids: 19 of 32 happened, in line with the 61% average
• Agreement and done-deal calls: 34 of 36 happened, above the 89% average

• Premier League moves: agreement or done 29 of 31 happened · talks 16 of 26 happened

12 completed moves reported first.

Each call is checked against the official transfer register for moves reported since 1 Jan 2026. Only calls made before a move was announced count. A reporter is rated on each kind of call (interest, talks, or agreement and done deal) once 20 of those calls have been graded. Updated 21 Oct 2026. How we grade sources.

No live stories right now · the page updates as David Ornstein breaks new ones.

Recent done-deal calls

• ✗ Lamine Camara → Chelsea · Done 2026-09-01 · deal collapsed
• ✓ Gabriel Martinelli → Al Hilal · Done 2026-08-30 · deal completed
• ✓ Enzo Fernández → Manchester City · Done 2026-09-01 · deal completed
• ✓ Malick Fofana → Sunderland · Done 2026-09-01 · deal completed
• ✓ Tosin Adarabioyo → Tottenham Hotspur · Done 2026-08-31 · deal completed
• ✓ Jack Grealish → Everton · Done 2026-08-31 · deal completed
• ✓ Iliman Ndiaye → Manchester City · Done 2026-08-31 · deal completed
• ✓ Kevin Danso → Sunderland · Done 2026-09-01 · deal completed
• ✓ Ethan Nwaneri → Borussia Dortmund · Done 2026-09-01 · deal completed
• ✓ Matías Fernández-Pardo → Newcastle United · Done 2026-08-31 · deal completed
• ✓ Femi Azeez → Brighton & Hove Albion · Done 2026-09-01 · deal completed
• ✓ Taylor Harwood-Bellis → Aston Villa · Done 2026-08-30 · deal completed
• ✓ Ibrahim Mbaye → Aston Villa · Fee agreed 2026-08-28 · deal completed
• ✓ Bradley Barcola → Liverpool · Done 2026-08-29 · deal completed
• ✓ Daniel Muñoz → Nottingham Forest · Done 2026-08-29 · deal completed

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