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Chris Hamill, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie are joined by The Athletic’s very own transfer insider David Ornstein to dive into the transfer market to explain some of the biggest deals being worked on for 2025.
Read The Athletic’s DealSheet here:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5949367/2024/11/29/manchester-united-arsenal-liverpool-transfer-latest-real-madrid/
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Timestamps:
00:00 The Biggest Transfers of 2025
01:04 Kieran Tierney
02:42 Antonee Robinson
03:51 The 2025 Full-Back Meta
10:03 Trent Alexander-Arnold
12:17 Liam Delap
20:56 Randal Kolo Muani
23:57 Ademola Lookman, Tyler Dibling, Omar Marmoush | Quickfire Round
31:36 David Ornstein’s One To Watch: Marcus Rashford
38:26 Amorim’s Wide Forwards
48:19 How Salt Bae Held The World Cup | The Athletic FC Newsletter
49:22 David Ornstein’s One To Watch For Summer 2025…
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Read The Athletic's latest Transfer DealSheet here:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5949367/2024/11/29/manchester-united-arsenal-liverpool-transfer-latest-real-madrid/
Also, check out the 2025 Transfer Radar, The Athletic's ultimate guide to players who could be on the move:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5936155/2024/12/19/transfer-radar-window-signings-guide/
Get in Hammil
HAMILLLLLLLL
Isak said he's staying, oh well
Wait… is this man‘s real name DIVINE? 😂😂😂
Hamill , pat, Joe trio better
Crazy that only one of these guys actually knows any ball
lol really struggling to say anything ….. anything new about Trent
bro looks like robin koch lowkey
Robinson has played as an inverted fullback for the USA under Poch, very impressively I might add
Honestly I’m not even sure we want Isak. Yeh I’d take him, but not for over £100m. Not with that injury prone shadow over him.
I believe that Sesko is, and has been for a while now, our number 1 striker target. I also do think we’re monitoring Gyokeres but may be outpriced for him since we 100% categorically also need a top winger.
0:31 Fabrizio Romano 🌚👀
Rashford took a sick day and did the interview?
This presentator takes himself too seriously
Hamillllll❤❤❤
Is saka turn in february?😭😭please tell me😢habte from Ethiopia .
What a paid media muppet bullshit this was 😂
Arsenal couldn't afford Isak at 63mil, now the guy 130mil and they are still an admirer 🤣
Pathetic
Amorim doesn’t care about how they dress and eat. He was just using that as an example for his attention to detail under a theory of ‘how you do everything is how you do anything’. It’s about looking at someone and their actions holistically not just looking at the details in isolation
Its actually insane how far ahead Jon Mackenzie is of every single TV pundit or ex player in terms of knowledge and understanding of modern tactics
Why is Kieran Tierney not playing? I never understood why? Did something happen?
What’s the football daily guy doing here
Jon with some cruijff drip, love to see it.
These people that talk all these tactics on these shows ever managed a team
He can come to Liverpool and replace nunez 😉
If we get champions league Isak won’t go anywhere
Can someone tell me where to get data for pl to analyze
I don’t understand why anyone would want to touch Muani, I’ve not watched him a lot but whenever I do, he misses big chances. I’d much prefer Sesko over Muani.
Game day
Delap should go to united if he wants regular minutes, he is clear of the two hideous 9 united currently have.
Whats the point in analysing them when none of them jave acrually happened yet
Delap to Newcastle, Isak to Arsenal, Tierney to Fullham, Robinson to Liverpool, Trent to Real Madrid.
I hate that the athletic keeps trying to push David Ornstein as some sort of special celebrity / reporter / analyst. He's BORING AF like almost all the other athletic reporters and please keep him away from the litty vibes of the tifo boys.
Also, BRING BACK THE VIDEO VERSION OF THE PODCAST.
Congrats on 300K! Football Meta and Route None are my favourite football channels on Youtube, and you guys take on our favourite sport from such different angles you fit so well together. Good luck for the future!
Zirkzee to replace Midland at City
people all over the world will know the name ISAK soon!
United should loan Rashford out in the hope his value increases and then sell him in a year.
do a long form video for nottingham forest plssss
When you said Pep Guardiola changed football I think you meant to say Arsene Wenger
Where’s sensible transfers videos??? I love them!!
But we have numerous quality young players that can be given time. Wanner,Vidovich,Aseko Nkili,Aznou,Kratzig, Irankunda,Kusi-Asare, Bischoff,Zvonarek, Buchman. We need to get some of these guys time & at the same time reduce the workload & hopefully less injuries to starters.
wow the lighting on this set is absolutely horrid, as well as the art direction… seriously first time here, and this was soo distracting. it was like watching some doods talking in a overhead neon lit, weird office lunchroom… what is happening, make an effort!!! ha ha ah… what is up with that hella ugly table and table skirt, why is the background lit at the same intensity as the foreground? why is the table top at the same level as the faces. I keep looking at this and am very confused. is this being shot and a.ded by interns?
You can look at dozens of channels but this is the Real Madrid of them all. A goto option for pure quality. Kudos gentlemen.
Nice to know Hamils still alive
I don't get why Maguire is getting heat here. It was a bouncing pass in a high-pressure situation that a CB had to shoot with one touch. Zirkzee should never have made that pass, but I'm very glad that he did.
When will these shitty analysts get it. Newcastle ARE a big team. They always have been – but now they're performing as one. They don't NEED to sell Isak and with how well hes doing even if he pushed it'd be for a huge sum of money. PSR is not so bad anymore with them having posted profits for 2024 and the rules changing.
One other thing to consider: Isak has failed to perform under any other manager than Eddie Howe NOTORIOUSLY a manager who significantly improves and has players outperforming their capability across the board.
Can these wastemen stop trying to sell Isak?
Need video regarding sensible transfers for real Madrid
Chris Hamil, Bless. What a new years treat. Hope to see more of you, even a cheeky appearance on the zacdjellab channel 👀
What's J.J. on? Jackson's linkup play is far better than his conversion, not the other way around.
Who is this host? I thought when Harry Potter grew up he worked at the Ministry of Magic?