UCL or Saudi Arabia?

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🗓️ 19 July 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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The FC crew react to transfer news including 25 year old Moussa Diaby being linked to a move to Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, the guys discuss whether this is a good move for a young player. Plus, Ngolo Kante is linked with a move to West Ham. Erik Ten Hag says Manchester United lack depth compared to other Premier League rivals and former Arsenal player Nicolas Pepe says at Arsenal he suffered a trauma and gained a disgust for football, the fellas react to this and talk about similar moments in their career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome into latest edition of ESPNFC, I'm Dan Thomas.
0:06.8	Show in the studio today by Craig Burley and Stevie nickel.
0:09.9	We'll kick things off with Moussa Diabe.
0:12.1	You weren't expecting that, with Musa Diabe.
0:12.6	You weren't expecting that, were you?
0:14.4	Diabe looks like he's on his way to Saudi Arabia
0:16.8	for over 50 million.
0:19.0	The attacker made that move from Bileverkusen
0:21.3	to Aston Villa at the start of last season. He featured
0:24.8	quite a lot in their run to the Champions League, but it looks like he'll be
0:28.2	leaving the Premier League and making the move to Saudi Arabia's welcome in.
0:32.4	Gav Marcotti, Frank LeButh with us as well.
0:36.2	What's interesting Craig, I suppose,
0:37.5	when you compare him to other players who've made the move.
0:39.6	Creshana Rinaldo, Ben Zema.
0:41.6	You know, they were obviously in the twilight of their career.
0:44.8	Diabe's only 25.
0:47.4	Do you understand why he would make that move and do you think you would come to regret it with hindsight because you've
0:54.4	still got a lot of your career ahead? Well I mean he did he was a bit in and
1:01.2	out last year at Villa I think as the season went on.
1:04.0	Yeah, Leon Bailey kind of eclipsed.
1:06.0	He was more regular at the start, obviously come in from Germany.
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