Episode 63 - Villa are paying Rashford HOW MUCH? + Kids SAVED Arsenal's season

On today’s episode, Ted and Patrick discuss Arsenal’s 5-1 victory over Manchester City. Have Arsenal’s academy kids saved their season? Then comes Aston Villa, who have acquired Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio on loan. Why have they agreed to pay the rumoured 75% of Rashford’s wages? Next, Tottenham’s search for defenders and the loan addition of Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich. Why would spurs agree to a loan deal if it only helps Bayern? The episode ends with discussion of Evan Ferguson’s loan move to West Ham, Brighton stockpiling assets, and the atmosphere at the Arsenal/Man City game. Stick around for behind the scenes footage with discussion of Japanese game shows, Natalie Portman, and Kumail Nanjiani. Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransferflow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transferflowpodcast Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Arsenal thrash Man City 03:14 - Teams are teeing off on the City press this year 05:03 - Lewis-Skelly and the Arsenal kids SAVED their season 06:08 - Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly don’t look like kids 07:03 - How good Academy players influence the rest of the squad 08:09 - They’re mentally ahead of the curve 09:55 - Not every youngster is capable of this 10:33 - Will Lewis-Skelly stay at left-back? 12:36 - Arsenal are in win now mode 15:27 - Marcus Rashford and Asensio to Aston Villa 16:49 - Why are they paying 75% of Rashford wages? 17:37 - Villa are focusing on the Champions League 18:55 - Villa love a big name from a big club 20:24 - Tottenham’s search for defenders 20:36 - Palace turns down 70M for Guehi? And Brighton turned down 90M for Mitoma? 22:40 - Spurs sign Tel on a straight loan… WHY? 24:02 - Spurs sign Kevin Danso as well, is he a backup? 26:20 - Will Spurs try a back 3? + Back 3’s this season 28:28 - Brighton and Fabian Hurzeler 29:27 - Teams can save themselves money by having design 30:00 - Brighton let Evan Ferguson join West Ham on loan 30:42 - What would you want Ferguson’s buy option to be here? 33:01 - He’s going to a coach who knows him 34:10 - What would Brighton hope to get for him in the summer? 36:24 - Brighton are stockpiling forwards 38:03 - Brighton have everything in place, but Hurzeler might not be the coach for the job 38:41 - City fans complaining about the Arsenal atmosphere 39:47 - It’s part of wearing the crown 40:19 - The Arsenal/Man City games have become a real rivalry 42:48 - PSG have ruined their rivalry with Marseille Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices