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Hello and welcome to the news before it becomes news, as well as insight analysis into everything you and we

are talking about in the beautiful game.

Irene McGarry, and with me as as always it's Duncan Castles.

Today we've got transfer news abound for you as well as information on the proposed takeover of Newcastle United.

How do we solve a problem like David DeHate and Manchester United as well as set ourbacks to Manchester City, and we'll be closing out with heroes and villains.

We start, however, at Wolverhampton Wanderers, where a certain striker has last weekend for the second season in succession, broken the record for any Wolves player

playing in the top flight as Raul Jimenez scores and scores and scores.

Duncan Castles has told us, of course, in the last two months, that the player is very much wanted by several clubs and that

Warampton Wonders are open to offers. But Duncan, how much would they accept for a player who's

been exceptional for them? And how much do you think we can expect them to sell him for?

Two very different things.

I thought through the curved one to start with.

But the word from Wolverhampton Wanderers is that Raul Jimenez, well, they are, as we've reported

from some time, open to selling the player while Raul Jimenez has been making noises that

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