Bellingham, Ronaldo, Mudryk: World Cup transfer talk
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
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🗓️ 12 December 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
With the January transfer window coming into sight, Adam Leventhal is joined by David Ornstein and Adam Crafton in Qatar to discuss which players could be on the move this winter.
Following glowing World Cup displays there's growing interest in both England midfielder Jude Bellingham and Portugal striker Gonçalo Ramos, as well as the latest on his compatriot Joao Felix with a number of Premier League clubs interested.
Cristiano Ronaldo's future is still yet to be resolved after leaving Manchester United ahead of the start of the tournament, meanwhile away from the World Cup, Arsenal continue to be linked with Shakhtar Donetsk sensation Mykhailo Mudryk.
For more, read David Ornstein's transfer column on The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3991075/2022/12/12/ornstein-world-cup-transfer-targets/
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic. |
| 0:05.7 | The World Cup is a showcase for the best players, including those, |
| 0:09.7 | keen to attract attention with a move to a new club in mind. |
| 0:13.2 | With the January transfer window edging closer, |
| 0:15.2 | we discussed the interest in some of those names, |
| 0:17.6 | including the player who may have the biggest price tag of them all, England and |
| 0:21.9 | Borussia-Dortman midfielder Jude Bellingham. Oh, and there's quite a well-known free agent |
| 0:26.4 | hanging around as well. I'm Adam Leventhal. Welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast. Ultimately, this will be decided by the player. |
| 0:43.3 | He's the most powerful person in this position. |
| 0:46.3 | He's the most talented midfielder on the market. |
| 0:49.3 | And there's a load of clubs that will be after him. |
| 0:52.3 | Chelsea explored the possibility as we revealed at the the time and there was some level of conversation |
| 0:57.0 | with Bayern Munich and Napoli and a few others. |
| 1:00.0 | Now without a transfer fee and his status it technically becomes easier. |
| 1:06.0 | Arsenal are ready to do business and he is their first choice candidate for strengthening their attack |
| 1:13.3 | in the January transfer window. |
| 1:18.8 | Now there is only one place we could bring you this episode, the Sukwakif, Sukwakif, which means standing market in Arabic. |
| 1:33.3 | It's Doha's historic trading hub, restored at the start of the century, |
| 1:37.3 | but a place where deals have been done for generations. |
| 1:41.3 | Granted, it's not pearls, it's not rugs, it's not livestock we're talking about, but instead finally honed athletes and two men who are ready to discuss the bartering that is already ensuing over the players for the January transfer window. Have joined me with their coffees and teas in front of them. It is the Athletics, David Ornstein and Adam Crafton. How are you gentlemen? I'm okay, thank you. I was trying to think of market puns and trading puns. I couldn't think of any, because you gave me no warning of this intro, but that was very impressive. It was epic. It was tub thumping. That's what we like. That's what we like. We are here in the Sookief and the sun is shining and we're just |
| 2:19.1 | casting our minds ahead to what is going to happen in the January transfer window. Usually |
| 2:23.2 | we're at a summer window. We're in the midst of it at a World Cup but we're now kicking |
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