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Napoli's Confusing Striker Swap

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Soccer, Sports

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew react to Atletico Madrid's draw with Espanyol and question if Diego Simeone is tinkering with his side too much after a triple change at halftime didn't pay off. Plus, Gab Marcotti joins the show to explain why Napoli are signing Romelu Lukaku and selling Victor Osimhen. Steve Nicol also explains why he's exited for Liverpool to sign Federico Chiesa while Craig Burley questions who will signs Chelsea's unwanted and well paid players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome into the latest edition of the VSPANFC, I'm Dan Thomas joining the studio by Craig Burley and Stevie Nickle.

0:09.0

We'll kick things off with a bit of transfer talk.

0:11.0

We'll start with a transfer that has been completed.

0:12.8

Roman Ludu Karku arrived in Italy.

0:15.7

Quite the reception he got as well.

0:17.4

Lots of people here, very excited.

0:19.4

Have that been making that switch from Chelsea to Napoli.

0:23.4

Let's welcome in, shall we?

0:24.6

Gap Marcotti is with us.

0:26.4

Gapp by the ways in Monaco at the moment,

0:28.6

ahead of the Champions League tour.

0:30.6

Just say again?

0:32.3

With all the big time?

0:33.2

Big time. Yeah, it was a big timer isn't he?

0:35.2

They wouldn't let Mark Ogden go there.

0:37.2

It was miserable, that's why.

0:39.2

So, Gab obviously Lukaku coming in to replace Osceman, whose future is still very much up in the air.

0:46.2

Saudi Arabia seems to be the latest destination he's been linked to.

0:51.6

For the latest and the oldest, because as you may remember, Osceman's contract was due to

1:00.1

expire at the end of last season. He signed a one-year extension with a release clause, but actually

1:07.2

two release clauses. One for Europe, one for Saudi Arabia, which was much higher.

1:13.2

I think the club have been trying to get him out the door to Saudi Arabia all summer long.

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