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Hi there and welcome to another edition of the Transfer Deal Sheet, our guide to the summer transfer market.

David Ornstein will bring us the latest developments across the Premier League and beyond,

and we'll take a deep dive on the market in Spain for you as well,

including Barcelona's admiration for Liverpool's Louis

Diaz. And after securing Killian Mbapé, what's holding up Rail Madrid's pursuit of Alfonso

Davis? I'm Adam Leventile. Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast. Well, the Athletics leading transfer reporter, David Ornstein is here to kick us off.

Later on, we're going to be hearing from our La Liga correspondent, Dermott Corrigan.

Let's have a look at some of the developments since last week's deal sheet.

And there was a big focus on Benjamin Chesco. He was the one to

watch on this second edition of the deal sheet. And now he's set to stay at R.B. Leipzig. Just tell us

about that situation and maybe the knock-on effect for other clubs. Yeah, I think we picked a good one to

watch this week, didn't we, Adam?

Because no sooner had our deal sheet gone out,

then news emerged of a situation involving that very player.

So what we said in the deal sheet was that, obviously,

there has been interest building in Benjamin Chesco from the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United.

But there's also a very real possibility that he could stay at Arby-Lypzig and extend his time there.

And indeed, from conversations I've had in recent days, that was explained to me as being the biggest threat to somebody like Arsenal

who regarded by Chelsea and Manchester United as being the leading contender for Chesco

because of their Champions League football, their recent status, the way they're shaping up under

Michel Arteta, their style of football, their need for that position, etc.

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