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Hello and welcome to the Transfer Window podcast. We take you inside the biggest stories at the clubs, the world football, that matter to you,

and we also give you insight and analysis on the big issues affecting the game.

Today is question and answer. Your questions answered by us, by Duncan Castles, our Pondé extraordinaire, by me, Ian McGarry. We shall be looking at three questions today. But we start with some news regarding Manchester City and Leroy Sani. Duncan, what can you tell us?

Yeah, this is, I think, an expected development from the story we broke on the podcast a couple of weeks ago that Manchester City were worried about whether Leroy Sani could be persuaded

to stay at the club.

They'd often made him offers of a new contract.

He only has two years left in his current deal.

He has refused to accept any of those offers.

They want to retain him for understandable reasons.

The third best provider of goals and assists combined in the Premier League this season.

Outstanding pace, you just have to watch and play to understand that Manchester City wouldn't want to lose him.

However, they've made a pragmatic decision that if they cannot persuade Sani to sign a contract this summer, that they will have to

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