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Hello and welcome to the transfer window, the podcast.

That consistently brings you the news before it becomes news, as well as insight and I'll listen to all the subjects you're talking about in football.

I'm in McGarby and with me,

perennially, I'm glad to say, is the transfer guru, Duncan Castles.

Beware of other impostors.

We have a packed pod today, slightly shorter, but however, as always, the news will be coming

thick and fast on Manchester United,

Prussia Dortmund, also Chelsea, Arsenal, Sasuolo, Juventus and Harry Wilson.

Duncan, we're going to start at Old Trafford, where Manchester United has reignited their pursuit of Real Madrid and France centreback,

Rafael Varan, a player who has won literally everything, and someone who is out of contract

in a year's time and therefore available at a very affordable price when you consider what good defenders

are going for in the current market.

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