The wild transfer window dominated by Chelsea closes today, and at this rate anything could happen – The Warm-Up

TUESDAY’S BIG STORIES

It’s that day once more

Not content material with a roughly-£200m spend this month, a membership document seems to be within the offing within the type of Fernandez, the World Cup winner with a launch clause in his Benfica contract that Chelsea had beforehand been reluctant to satisfy.

However it’s hectic elsewhere, belief us. You weren’t mistaken when studying the Harry Maguire to Inter rumours, and that lad you’re not precisely positive how good he’s, Pedro Porro, remains to be being linked with Spurs. Ah, and also you’ll witness Nottingham Forest verify their umpteenth signing of the season when Jonjo Shelvey offers it the thumbs up within the Twitter unveil a while this morning.

And what about this one…?

Cancelo tradition

Not completely positive the headline works, however let’s roll with it…

The total-back is about to affix Bayern Munich on mortgage with the choice to purchase, and it was a transfer out of nowhere that led many to ask one easy query: what on earth occurred?

Not solely that, Cancelo is claimed to have introduced Bayern’s provide to the desk himself given the connection between supervisor and participant is “past restore”. Nicely, it definitely appears so. Deliver on a Champions League showdown. We wish to see full Emmanuel Adebayor celebrations.

World-record Russo?

The Euros winner, nominated for the Puskas Award for that semi-final objective in opposition to Sweden, may break the document at present held by Keira Walsh, her England team-mate, who moved to Barcelona from Manchester Metropolis for £400k in the summertime.

The prospect of breaking a world document simply months earlier than Russo is on the market on a free is maybe a tad shocking, however a have a look at the WSL desk may let you know precisely why Arsenal wish to check United’s resolve.

United at present sit high of the desk forward of Chelsea on objective distinction, with Arsenal three factors behind on 25 having performed a recreation much less. So, yep, it’s going to the wire, and each minute element may make a distinction. This one is certainly value following all through the day.

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Fireman Sean

It’s removed from an unattainable mission, given Everton sit nineteenth however solely two factors off seventeenth, although Dyche has valuable little time to work together with his gamers earlier than going through league leaders Arsenal on Saturday. If solely there had been a six-week break for Dyche – or Marcelo Bielsa, for that matter – to embed their fashion on this crew.

Nonetheless, it’s Dyche who has 18 video games to protect their ever-present Premier League standing, and he’ll want everybody on his facet. Everybody.

“We wish to carry again feeling. We want the followers, we want unity and we want everybody aligned. That begins with us as workers and gamers,” he mentioned.

“There’s high quality on this squad. However now we have to make them shine. That is the job of me and my workers.”

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RETRO CORNER

What the tweet says. Completely happy Peter Odemwingie Day. It’s TEN YEARS to the day, so sure, we’re anticipating an article or two on this momentous second for the previous West Brom, however not former QPR, ahead.

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