Gregor Robertson is joined by Jonathan Northcroft, James Restall and Martin Samuel in The Occasions workplace.
Chelsea are near signing Cole Palmer from Manchester Metropolis for a charge of round £45m. Ought to Metropolis have discovered a method for him to suit into their aspect and is a transfer to Stamford Bridge the most suitable choice for somebody who desires minutes? (00:00)
Ansu Fati appears like he’s on his method from Barcelona to Brighton on mortgage. Is that this an indication that Brighton are about to step up their spending? (11:00)
Harry Maguire appears like he’ll be staying at Previous Trafford after a transfer to West Ham did not materialise. Given his projected lack of minutes, ought to he nonetheless be within the England crew? The identical query may very well be requested of Jordan Henderson after his transfer to Saudi Arabia (16:52)
Luis Rubiales continues to be in a job because the president of the Royal Spanish Soccer Federation, regardless of calls from all corners to resign over his conduct on the Girls’s World Cup closing. How will this case conclude and the way damaging has this saga been for girls’s soccer? (34:26)
We’ve seen some Premier League groups slip up within the League Cup second spherical. Sheffield United went out towards Lincoln Metropolis and Tottenham dropped out due to Fulham. We spherical up the most recent outcomes and ponder whether or not pundits ought to work on video games the place the crew they assist are enjoying (45:40)
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