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Hello and welcome to the transfer window,

the podcast that brings you the news before it becomes news, as well as insight and analysis

into all the topics you're talking about in the beautiful game.

I'm in McGabby.

With me as always is Duncan Castles.

In a packed pod today, we'll be talking about the Uniteds of Manchester and Newcastle,

the city of Manchester, and a grand old lady.

It's with a grand old lady, and we're not talking to the Royal Family here, that we start.

It's, of course,

the newly crowned Seria champions, Juventus, who have just sacked ex-Chelsea boss,

Mauritio Sarri, after one year in charge. And of course, a 100% strike rate as far as Scudetto go, or Scudetti, even in plural, having won

Seria in his first season. They then promoted Andrea Pirlo, who had just in the job one week

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