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Take time to think. Welcome to the Transfer Window, the podcast that brings you inside the biggest deals at the biggest clubs in world football.

I'm Johnny McFarlane and joining me today are pod regulars, Duncan Castles and Ian McGarry.

This week, we take a deep dive into Chelsea's turmoil, assess the state of the club's relationship with Antonio Conte,

and ask how it all affects Real Madrid's longstanding interest in Eden Hazard.

As Riyadh mares takes the huff over his failed move to join

Pep City Revolution, we ask who's to blame and how to fix a poison situation at Leicester.

And as Mosala continues to take the Premier League by storm, we look at Liverpool's chances of

keeping a player

whose form has propelled him to the top of every major club's shopping list.

Okay, we're going to start with Chelsea. Duncan, we sat here on our first ever transfer

window podcast and talked about Conte and you felt at the time that it was going to be difficult to foresee him finishing the season as Chelsea Boss.

Now, that was six, seven months ago. Has anything changed?

I think we're just seeing the end game now. I mean, I was looking back this morning,

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