Episode 105 - Spurs Are Wasting Money This Summer + Why Chelsea Should Keep Nicolas Jackson

The Transfer Flow Podcast

On today’s episode, we dive into Tottenham’s latest transfer moves involving Mohammed Kudus and Morgan Gibbs-White, questioning whether these signings align with the club’s goals. We also explore Chelsea’s bold decision to list Nicolas Jackson for £100 million, and discuss Anthony Elanga’s move to Newcastle as well as Marcus Rashford’s rumored interest in Barcelona. Plus—why does nobody want Victor Osimhen?

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Timestamps:

01:20 - How you can help us out + Content coming soon

02:30 - Tottenham are rolling the dice this summer

03:40 - Kudus' eye test and dribble numbers

04:20 - He hasn't done very much

05:23 - proven EPL players with little upside?

06:08 - Kudus would've made more sense for Ange's Spurs

07:04 - Not for this version

08:00 - We don't know what spurs are doing yet + Long throws!

08:45 - Playing with the lead and set pieces

09:42 - £40-£60m is the sweet spot for all players this summer

10:10 - Gibbs-White doesn't make sense for Spurs

11:20 - Not bad players, but the price and fit don't make sense

12:35 - Osimhen costs £65m + Angelo Stiller

13:16 - Challenging for the league in the next 4 years?

13:50 - Spurs gambled last year, going safer this year

14:45 - The best version of Spurs still has Madison on the pitch

15:35 - Too many 70th percentile players + Other players tolook at

16:26 - How Spurs fans should approach next season

17:08 - Anthony Elanga to Newcastle

18:05 - Plan A stronger vs improving Plan B

19:00 - The strength of Newcastle was their midfield last season

20:10 - Risk and Gamble with 50-60m moves

20:46 - Newcastle had to sell last Summer

22:04 - Other moves Newcastle could've looked at

22:53 - Chelsea willing to part ways with Nicolas Jackson

23:08 - Jackson is only on 100k a week + his stats

24:08 - Ted's Friday article and the most obvious place for Jackson (Manchester United)

25:06 - Data visualization and Jackson's shot map

25:50 - The value of through balls and will anyone help Chelsea with expenditure?

26:34 - His wages and transfer fee don't go together

27:15 - Osimhen and Nunez are the only strikers available worth this much

28:01 - How much will teams be willing to pay? + Fit at United and Villa

28:40 - What would you pay for Ollie Watkins now?

29:51 - Expecting the market to shrink in a few years?

30:55 - Atletico Madrid would've been a fun place for Jackson

31:54 - Marcus Rashford and Barcelona

32:39 - Rashford's wages are high, United will have to eat them

34:29 - Rashford makes sense for Barcelona in attack, but not in their press

35:35 - Barcelona's players are a combination of talent and work ethic

36:10 - A worse player who does their Job and why Pep loved Pedro

36:56 - Superstars that switched into the style and gave everything to it

37:58 - The worry about Rashford + His most obvious destination

39:29 - Gary Neville and Eden Hazard's effort

40:10 - Ted's training ground story

41:36 - Commitment from teams + Luis Enrique and Mbappe vs Dembele

42:15 - Victor Osimhen back to Galatasaray

42:49 - Nobody in for Osimhen?

44:15 - Trending before he left Italy and how much do you believe in Turkey?

44:45 - Gyokeres' agent waived his fee?

45:25 - Nottingham Forest linked to Yoane Wissa?

46:31 - Forest's style is similar to Brentford's

47:14 - What will the price be?

47:45 - This can be a scary season for Brentford

49:11 - Selling players for inflated prices to bigger clubs

49:44 - 100m for Gareth Bale

50:40 - Cristhian Mosquera

51:33 - Season Previews on the way!