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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 subjects you're talking about in football.

I mean McGarry, and with me as always, I'm very pleased to say is Duncan Castles,

the man who breaks the big stories and brings them to you on the transfer window podcast.

Of course, on that theme, it means that we talk about some of the biggest clubs in the world

and of course the stories surrounding them and today we will be discussing Manchester United,

Manchester City, Barcelona and Real Madrid and I'm sure you recognise it doesn't come much

bigger than that.

Duncan, we're going to start with Manchester United.

And a subject which has been not talked about very much.

Since who knows that Executive Vice Chairman, Ed Woodward, is stepping down at the end of this year.

Not a lot has been written, said or indeed revealed about who might and the nature of his replacements.

However, here at the Transfer Window podcast, we have information regarding the profile of the person that Manchester United are looking to appoint, and of course the glazers being in charge of that.

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