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Futbol Americas: Pepi Deal Collapses, Raul 12/12 & McKennie Stays Hot

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4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Cristina Alexander, Herculez Gomez and Alejandro Moreno react to the news of Ricardo Pepi's potential move to Fullham collapsing before the deadline, Raúl Jiménez goes a perfect 12/12 from the spot, and Weston McKennie stays hot at Juve—plus Obed Vargas to Atlético, Alex Freeman to Villarreal, and Fidalgo to Real Betis with the El Tri debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Happy money to you all. Welcome to Football America.

0:11.0

He is Alejandro Bono. He is Ercules Gomez. Both of them compete about how not cheap it is to have a child at least in school.

0:20.0

Or two. I'm learning a lot.

0:21.4

I'm learning a lot.

0:22.4

But speaking- You got one in college, actually. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Seems to be two in college. Ah, completely different. That 529 better be rolling in. Hence what I'm doing full, America's at 8.30 at 9. A double day. Listen, this is a safe space here in football, America.

0:38.1

So we have a lot to bring down.

0:39.9

Of course it's a safe space here in football in America. So we have a lot to bring down.

0:39.9

Of course it's a safe space, especially when I'm involved. And Weston McKinney, by the way, coming up, we will talk about him how he's staying hot in Italy.

0:48.3

Also, Kankakef is really making their way here to La Liga. A couple of very interesting moves.

0:54.8

Our Rodrigo Fais and Atletico de Madrid, Insider,

0:58.1

will join us to break it all down.

1:00.4

But first, let's talk about a move that didn't happen

1:03.2

maybe just yet for Ricardo Pepe

1:06.1

because the moving boxes will have to wait for him.

1:09.4

He will stay at PSV after the winter transfer window.

1:12.0

Now, despite Fulham's interest to sign the striker in January, the deal fell through,

1:16.2

but the Premier League side are expected to resume negotiations in the summer.

1:20.6

According to Fabrizio Romano, Fulham agreed to pay a transfer fee of roughly $44 million,

1:25.7

but the deal was also contingent on PSV's ability to replace

1:30.0

Pepe, which of course is huge.

1:32.4

As we know, recovering from that broken arm, but despite this, Fulham's interests still

1:38.1

staying very much alive.

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