Episode 2124: Football Has Transfer Mania, Kane Loses, Mbappe’s Options, What’s Ole Cooking?
The end of August draws near and today we are frothing at the mouth with a full blown case of transfer mania.
Harry Kane is staying at Spurs – for now at least – so where do Man City turn now that they’ve missed out on their top target? Is Ronaldo coming back to the Premier League? Why would PSG turn down €160 million for Mbappé?
How Harry Kane tried and failed to leave Tottenham this summer, and how Daniel Levy stood his ground. The story of a transfer that never was.
With my @TheAthleticUK colleagues:https://t.co/jnuyaiZ9Vf
— Jack Pitt-Brooke (@JackPittBrooke) August 26, 2021
Miguel Delaney and Dion Fanning join us to try to divine the method in the market madness.
It is much better for football if talent is spread out.
Stars interchanging superclubs is just content rather than the emotional connections that drive football – but it’s increasinghttps://t.co/F8OxiexAg6
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) August 25, 2021
Plus there’s football man Solskjaer and his cunning plan for United’s midfield – is Declan Rice the right man for the job?
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On today’s show, another edition of the Flynn & McConville Show after last week’s bombazo fest (17.35 mins) https://t.co/S8kpiu3DPi pic.twitter.com/xAfNd1Ofq6
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Go to PatreonKen and @jonawils thrash out the latest Arsenal crisis, and Jonathan wonders whether the missing ingredient might just be madnesshttps://t.co/m95KtnCkIY pic.twitter.com/M08PpbPR9B
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