Who won the winter transfer window & which top players could move in July?
Full Time: A show about women's soccer
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4.8 • 807 Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
The winter transfer window closed in Europe shut this week, but who won the window? And, does it really matter? Why do we obsess so much over transfers and transfer windows? Do they matter?
On this episode of Full Time, hosts Jillian Sakovits and Tamerra Griffin are joined by The Athletic’s Melanie Anzidei to analyze the top transfers from the January transfer window. Who will have the biggest impact in 2026? Who is not getting enough people talking? What was the most surprising transfer?
After that, the pod looks ahead to the summer transfer window and the many superstar players who have a contract that expires in 2026. Which players could be heading to the NWSL? Which U.S. women’s national team players need to make a move to solidify their chances of making the roster for the 2027 World Cup?
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HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits, Tamerra Griffin
GUEST: Melanie Anzidei
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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| 0:00.0 | There's like a recalibration happening, I think, when it comes to a player's value and what clubs are willing to do to capitalize on that value and attain that talent. |
| 0:12.8 | Ultimately, that this is all very good for the sport. |
| 0:15.6 | I know we're going to be talking about sort of standout players and reasons why, but it's actually kind of okay, as Megan pointed |
| 0:21.9 | out in her piece, that there might not necessarily be major standout moves because everybody's |
| 0:28.1 | cooking right now. |
| 0:36.4 | Hello, hello, and welcome to full time. |
| 0:39.9 | The winter transfer window over in Europe has officially closed this week. |
| 0:43.9 | So on the podcast today, we are going to be taking stock on some of the biggest moves that went down and wonder, why we obsessed so much over transfers and transfer windows? |
| 0:53.4 | Do they matter? |
| 0:54.2 | Yes, they do. And why do they matter? Yes, they do. |
| 0:55.1 | And why do they matter? |
| 0:57.5 | Because they're fun. |
| 0:58.3 | That's why they matter. |
| 0:59.4 | After we unpack some of our favorite recent transfer moves, we're going to get into our crystal balls of looking ahead to the beloved summer transfer window of who could be coming in and out of the league, which U.S. |
| 1:10.9 | women's national team players could be making the move to solidify their spots in the lead |
| 1:15.8 | up to the 2027 World Cup. |
| 1:17.9 | And getting into that with me, and we're going to dive into so much more. |
| 1:21.6 | Is Tamara Griffin alongside myself, Jillian Sackavits, yeah, this duo, you'll be hearing |
| 1:26.8 | a little bit more from us while the great McLenahan is on |
| 1:30.0 | parental leave. |
| 1:30.8 | Hello, Tamara. |
| 1:31.5 | How are you feeling since I last saw you? |
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