On this episode, Ted and Neel discuss 5 Premier League teams that should be worried about their summer window. Why should West Ham, Fulham, Aston Villa, Everton and Sunderland all be concerned? Then, the conversation switches to transfer rumours that just make sense to us this window and which players can teams try to get take from Lyon after they were relegated to Ligue 2? The conversation ends with discussion of the Club World Cup, US weather, and why it won't get fixed for the 2026 World Cup.
Kim's players that made her go "hell yeah": https://www.thetransferflow.com/p/3-radars-that-made-us-go-hell-yeah-de21
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:51 - West Ham
02:40 - Mark Noble and management problems
03:15 - Bad transfers last summer
04:18 - Their squad is between styles
05:08 - Aston Villa
05:52 - Narrowly missing the Champions League and the impact on PSR
07:25 - Villa need to consolidate
08:30 - Fulham
09:19 - Starting to get younger
10:33 - Everton need a LOT of help
11:25 - New ownership and new stadium + Jack Grealish?
12:31 - 8 player rebuild this window?
13:47 - Sunderland
14:27 - Sales that have made them some money
14:59 - Very different outlooks for the 3 promoted teams - Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland
16:41 - Ownership has a choice to make
18:35 - Rumours and Potential transfers
18:57 - Kota Takai and his giant stature
20:14 - His positioning and reading of the game
22:08 - The price and the EPL getting comfortable with Japanese imports
23:30 - Ardon Jashari to AC Milan
24:51 - Tijjani Reijnders comparison?
26:05 - Andreas Schjelderup to Como?
27:05 - How young he was when he broke in
28:11 - Versatility he provides
28:44 - Are como aiming to make themselves into a new icon of Italian football?
29:41 - Milos Kerkez to Liverpool
30:19 - Lyon's financial mess and John Textor
32:09 - Lyon used to one of the best run clubs in Europe
33:10 - Volatility over the last few years
33:56 - What players should teams be targetting from Lyon?
34:22 - Malick Fofana
35:37 - The many Fofana's
36:13 - Textor's history of irresponsible financial decisions
38:45 - Georges Mikautadze
40:13 - Lyon was bought for a BILLION Euros
41:05 - The Club World Cup has been fun
41:37 - Elements that could be precursors to the 2026 World Cup?
42:15 - City and Real Madrid investing heavily to win this tournament
42:45 - The heat is hurting the players
43:30 - 1994 World Cup game timing
44:28 - Northern Cities have been very hot this tournament
44:52 - How weather impacts gambling and the games as a whole
46:36 - How American weather is different than European
47:05 - The ideal European time zone is peak heat in the US
47:38 - Auckland City got a result
48:08 - Competitive integrity with weather delays?
48:59 - The concern isn't solvable