On this episode, Ted and Patrick look at 5 transfer rumours around the Premier League, including a potential Virgil van Dijk replacement. Which of these make sense and which are agents spouting nonsense? Then, we look ahead to the mid-week games, including a preview of Chelsea vs. Spurs. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:22 - Hugo Larsson to Manchester City for £50M?

02:38 - A lower price?

04:09 - How does Pep play into these decisions?

05:26 - Passing as an attribute vs. age curve

06:15 - Jonathan David to Newcastle on a free?

07:27 - Manchester United an option? Or a non-EPL team?

08:10 - Barcelona rumours and David’s creative numbers

10:30 - Isak replacement?

10:52 - Darwin Nunez to Atletico Madrid for £60M?

11:37 - The right kind of coach for Nunez

12:27 - Luis Diaz, Mo Salah, and Trent

13:59 - Nunez as an Isak replacement as well?

14:36 - Enzo to Atleti?

16:59 - Aston Villa?

17:57 - Let Darwin be Darwin

18:39 - Jobe Bellingham to Brighton

20:12 - What will Jobe become?

22:09 - Is Germany a better league for him?

22:45 - The easy Dortmund link?

23:36 - Schlotterbeck to Liverpool for £60M

26:00 - Everything about this makes sense

27:20 - Liverpool’s rebuild + Don’t become Man United

28:04 - Does Schlotterbeck help you get MORE out of VVD?

29:19 - Chelsea vs. Spurs preview

30:58 - Stoppable force meets moveable object

32:24 - Brighton v Aston Villa

33:52 - Beef with Spurs?

35:42 - Wednesday lookahead

36:52 - B -Roll (ManDown, American accents, Coldplay, and Actors)

49:42 - C-roll (Sean Paul, Pitbull, FloRida, and Kate Blanchett)

52:54 - D-roll (findom and pay pigs)