Episode 102 - 5 EPL Teams Whose Fans Should Be WORRIED + Lyon players to target?

The Transfer Flow Podcast

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