Why Levy swapped Poch for Mourinho - plus the latest on futures of Xhaka, Emery, Silva & Sancho

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Sports, Soccer,, Premier League, Champions League, World Cup

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🗓️ 26 November 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Mark Chapman & The Athletic's David Ornstein bring exclusive insight into the week's biggest football stories, including Pochettino's exit and Mourinho's arrival at Spurs, Jadon Sancho's growing unrest at Dortmund and Manchester United's search for a striker. All this plus the latest on the futures of Arsenal boss Unai Emery, his captain Granit Xhaka, and Everton's Marco Silva.

TIMINGS

02:00 - What other moves could Pochettino's departure trigger?
04:00 - Is Quique Sanchez Flores really on the brink at Watford?
07:00 - Why did Daniel Levy go for Mourinho and why did he decide to get rid of Pochettino?
10:00 - What role did the agents Pini Zahavi & Jorge Mendes play in the Mourinho deal?
12:30 - Were the Spurs players consulted throughout the whole situation?
15:00 - Will Man Utd renew their interest in Poch? (with The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell)
17:00 - Are Man Utd interested in Erling Haarland, and could Raiola complicate things?
21:00 - Why is Jadon Sancho unhappy at Dortmund and where could he move to?
24:00 - Latest on the future of Unai Emery at Arsenal
27:30 - The Athletic's Patrick Boyland with the latest on Marco Silva's future
32:00 - How active will Spurs be in the transfer window?
37:00 - Latest on the future of Granit Xhaka at Arsenal
39:00 - Has the atmosphere at Arsenal reached boiling point?

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