Welcome to the Unseen and Chapman Podcast on The Athletic as usual. We'll bring you exclusive insight and stories from

our team of writers. No David this week but he's left a comprehensive handover note

for Laurie Whitwell who's taking care of his column this week and

Laurie will join us to go through stories including the effect that Edison

Kavani has already had on Manchester United since joining. Our Manchester City

writer Sam Lee will discuss the future of Pat

Guadiola whose contract expires in the summer and will cross to Spain as well to

talk to the athletics La Liga journalist Dermic Corrigan who will give us

reactions from inside both Barcelona and

Real Madrid after this weekend's El Classico. To read all the articles we discuss

on today's podcast in full, simply head to W. W. The Athletic. com slash aonstein and Chapman to sign up for just one pound a month

So let's start with Lori Whitwell then the athletics united writer is with us David is away this week so you've written his

column is it is this your is this your first attempt at a coup? It's a it's a massive

land grab I got the idea from Project Big Picture and thought whilst there's an opportunity strike so David's having a holiday, a well-earned holiday.

Do you need 14 of the other athletic writers

to support you and then you'll be all right?

I think I might need a bit more than that,

probably a few hundred thousand subs to back me in my attempt but yeah I gave it a go

who'd be difficult to win over do you think Culkin would be difficult to win over?

Kulkin well yeah no I actually spoke to him yesterday Colkin would be difficult to win over. Kolkin, well, yeah, no.

I actually spoke to him yesterday because he was on his way down to

to Mullinue for the Newcastle game.

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