Four days till deadline - Ornstein with latest on Antony to Man Utd, Ronaldo future, Chelsea ins and outs, plus many more...
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
4.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein and Adam Crafton for a comprehensive roundup of the Premier League transfer picture ahead of Thursday's deadline.
There's the latest on Antony to Man Utd and the future of Ronaldo, plus Chelsea's deal for Wesley Fofana and news of a possible u-turn in their pursuit of Aubameyang. We also look at the potential ins and outs at Everton as they strive to keep hold of Anthony Gordon amidst continued interest from Chelsea.
All that plus mention of potential activity at Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, West Ham, Newcastle, Arsenal, Tottenham, Leeds, Wolves, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Aston Villa as we prepare for the conclusion of what has already been a record breaking summer window.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic |
| 0:02.7 | Well, the transfer window shuts on Thursday. |
| 0:06.5 | It's already been a record summer of spending, |
| 0:09.2 | and it looks like Premier League clubs are far from done. |
| 0:13.0 | I'm Mark Chapman. |
| 0:14.2 | Welcome to the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 0:24.6 | Many people I speak to within the game feel that United have massively overpaid for him |
| 0:28.6 | and that his values way lower. |
| 0:30.9 | I've never seen a couple look less like they want to leave Barcelona |
| 0:34.1 | in the history of Barcelona. |
| 0:36.3 | They could not appear more tied into Barcelona. |
| 0:45.5 | Well, it looks like Chelsea and Everton, and of course Manchester United, are going to be |
| 0:50.5 | three of the busiest clubs over the next few days, joining us out to look at where everything stands before the window shuts, |
| 0:56.9 | the athletics, Adam Crafton. |
| 0:58.6 | And of course, David Ornstein, we couldn't talk transfers without David. |
| 1:01.8 | Let's start with Manchester United, shall we? |
| 1:04.4 | Who have agreed to deal with IACs for Anthony, |
| 1:07.9 | at the start of the window, I thought he was valued at around £42 million, |
| 1:12.8 | and they appear to be paying $84 million. So that's great negotiating skills from the IAC's point |
| 1:19.7 | of view. Well, I'll leave you to pass judgment on Manchester United's market manoeuvring. |
| 1:25.3 | Anthony has been a key target for their manager, Eric Tenhaag, all summer, |
| 1:30.5 | but while Frankie De Jong was their priority recruit for the summer window, and they were focusing |
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