Saudi money and some transformative transfers in the Premier League

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

The Athletic

Soccer, Soccer,, Sports, Football

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

The Totally Football Show is back! It’s Jimbo, James Horncastle, Carl Anka and Charlie Eccleshare in the studio as the domestic season appears on the horizon. What did we miss? Apart from Nani’s move to Adana Demirspor? A whole host of players heading to the Saudi Pro League, that's what. Wael Jabir joins us from Riyadh to discuss how this influx is being discussed in the kingdom. The panel are feeling a bit skeptical about the signings of Hojlund, Havertz and Tonali but very optimistic about Onana at Man United. Plus we talk Charlie’s summer with Harry Kane and Ange Postecoglou. And Allan Saint-Maximin’s card game. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: What did we miss? (01.00) • PART 2: Saudi cash splash with Wael Jabir (15.00) • PART 3: Charlie on tour with Tottenham (35.00) • PART 4: Man United making moves in the market (46.00) • PART 5: More of your “posts” (55.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And off we go with a brand new season of the totally football show, Thrills, Bills, Petro
0:12.8	Dollar Bills, y'all.
0:14.2	We catch up on the strange stuff that's been happening over the summer with Saudi money
0:18.4	buying up everyone from Morris too well.
0:20.6	Saudi money.
0:21.6	We ask if the country that bought Jordan to Saudi and re-ad to Jeddah is the new footballing
0:25.6	mecca, hear about the travels and travails of Tottenham and meet a man excited about
0:30.3	Man United, all that much, much more in this totally football show.
0:43.2	Tuesday 1st of August, listen how you doing.
0:46.4	Yeah, it's been a while, anyway, here we are.
0:49.6	Eight weeks since Manchester City lifted the Champions League in Istanbul.
0:54.3	Four weeks since Jack really stopped celebrating lifting the Champions League in Istanbul
0:58.1	and here in the studio we got Karl Anker, hello Karl.
1:01.0	Hello James.
1:02.0	Also here Charlie Ecclesher back from his travels.
1:05.0	Hello James.
1:06.3	And James Hongkosl.
1:07.7	Hello Jimbo.
1:08.7	Looking bronze James.
1:10.2	Thank you.
1:11.2	Nice.
1:12.2	You don't look too pallid yourself.
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