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Take time to think. Hello and welcome to the Transfer Window, the podcast that takes you inside the biggest deals at the biggest clubs in world football.

I'm Johnny McFarlane and joining me are our transfer market insiders and

pundits extraordinaire, Duncan Castles and Ian McGarry. This week, Josie Marino wants

signings and Yerri Mena and Harry McGuire are on the Manchester United list. But are

they the men the boss wants to see marshalling

his defensive line? We look at United's transfer policy and ask, what's the plan? It's panic

stations as Premier League clubs wrestle with their self-imposed early transfer deadline. We look at the very real and costly ramifications of a decision

that looks to be causing some clubs serious problems.

Aaron Ramsey is heading into the final year of his contract

and with a new manager who isn't giving him any guarantees,

does it mean the Welsh midfielder is for the off from

the Emirates? And Portuguese Wonder Kid Raphael Leon isn't taking sporting Lisbon's calls.

Is he on the way to the Premier League and perhaps to join Pep Guardiola at Manchester City?

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