Jorge Mendes

Ian Irving & The Athletic's Adam Crafton discuss stories including Arsenal agreeing terms with Manchester City to sign Gabriel Jesus. They are joined by Correspondent James McNicholas to explain what the deal means and our Investigations Writer Joey D'Urso on his piece that looks at the impact & fallout of Arsenal's Visit Rwanda sponsorship. Dom Fifield talks about the news that Petr Cech has left his role as Chelsea technical advisor and reports that owner Todd Boehly met with super agent Jorge Mendes with Cristiano Ronaldo’s future on the agenda - amongst other things of course. Then Matt Slater will be with us to tell us what he learned from his trip to Switzerland to watch the two men who used to run football stand trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, Adam Crafton and our Manchester United writer Laurie Whitwell to take you inside the remarkable 24 hours that saw Cristiano Ronaldo go from the verge of joining Manchester City to completing a sensation return to Manchester United. We hear how the like of Sir Alex Ferguson and Rio Ferdinand played a role in turning the tide, we have insight into how Jorge Mendes put the deal together, plus discussion of where this leaves Manchester City after a summer of missing out on top targets in the no.9 department. All this plus updates on Kylian Mbappe's potential move to Real Madrid in the last two days of the window, Chelsea's pursuit of Jules Kounde which now looks unlikely, and we have news of an off-field depature at Anfield as Liverpool's sporting director Michael Edwards looks set to leave the club at the end of his contract. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Tim Spiers. Hear the inside story of super agent Jorge Mendes' influence at Wolves, how he operates and how he took full advantage of uncertainty during the most recent transfer windows - much to the admiration of many within football. Plus, we look at the paradox of Brighton and Graham Potter and hear why his admired by decision makers at the FA. And after another weekend of tough weekend for match officials is it time they were given more chance to share the mechanics of the decision making as it happens at post-match to viewers at home? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After another busy week of transfer activity, Pete Graves and Dharmesh Sheth are joined by European football journalist Tom Williams to discuss Dele Alli’s future and whether the writing could be on the wall for the midfielder at Tottenham (05:09). Dharmesh provides an update on the potential incomings and outgoings at Arsenal and whether the sale of Lucas Torreira could hold the key for a new midfielder to arrive at the club (21:31). Following the arrival of Diogo Jota and Thiago at Liverpool, the panel assess the Premier League champions' business (32:07), with Tom making the case that another evolution is happening under Jurgen Klopp (38:54). The panel discuss the arrival of Nelson Semedo at Wolves and the sustainability of the working relationship with Portuguese super agent Jorge Mendes (40:20). Manchester City’s search for a new centre-back is also discussed (45:31), while the issues at West Ham are examined (52:08), with Tom analysing if a takeover is needed to take the club forward (56:35). Plus there’s news from Chelsea, Aston Villa, Leeds, West Brom, Fulham and much more (1:03:40), including Pete’s final thought, this week on Dele Alli (1:11:11). Transfer Talk is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/transfer-talk You can listen to Transfer Talk on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Transfer Talk". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/football For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Why hasn't the club replaced their sporting director? How has the re-structure affected Jorge Mendes' role? And just how good is Adama Traore? Tim Spiers joins the Tifo team to discuss the above and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sky Italy transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano provides the latest on Inter Milan's pursuit of Christian Eriksen, Olivier Giroud and Victor Moses (03:05). He also discusses what the future may hold for Manchester United loanee Alexis Sanchez before the panel assess Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's striking options following the injury to Marcus Rashford (12:47). Dharmesh Sheth provides an update on Bruno Fernandes' move to Old Trafford and examines the role super agent Jorge Mendes may play in the deal (22:17). Spanish football expert Terry Gibson profiles Manchester City target Mikel Oyarzabal (38:53), while the future of Edinson Cavani is debated (47:12). Plus, there's news from Newcastle, Wolves, Aston Villa, Sheffield United and much more (55:06). Transfer Talk is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/transfer-talk You can listen to Transfer Talk on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Transfer Talk". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/football For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Jacqui Oatley is joined by The Athletic's Wolverhampton Wanderers writer Tim Spiers to investigate how the club's special relationship with 'super-agent' Jorge Mendes really works...Plus, transfer updates from Spurs, Southampton, Newcastle and West Ham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Chapman & The Athletic's David Ornstein bring exclusive insight into the week's biggest football stories, including Pochettino's exit and Mourinho's arrival at Spurs, Jadon Sancho's growing unrest at Dortmund and Manchester United's search for a striker. All this plus the latest on the futures of Arsenal boss Unai Emery, his captain Granit Xhaka, and Everton's Marco Silva. TIMINGS 02:00 - What other moves could Pochettino's departure trigger? 04:00 - Is Quique Sanchez Flores really on the brink at Watford? 07:00 - Why did Daniel Levy go for Mourinho and why did he decide to get rid of Pochettino? 10:00 - What role did the agents Pini Zahavi & Jorge Mendes play in the Mourinho deal? 12:30 - Were the Spurs players consulted throughout the whole situation? 15:00 - Will Man Utd renew their interest in Poch? (with The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell) 17:00 - Are Man Utd interested in Erling Haarland, and could Raiola complicate things? 21:00 - Why is Jadon Sancho unhappy at Dortmund and where could he move to? 24:00 - Latest on the future of Unai Emery at Arsenal 27:30 - The Athletic's Patrick Boyland with the latest on Marco Silva's future 32:00 - How active will Spurs be in the transfer window? 37:00 - Latest on the future of Granit Xhaka at Arsenal 39:00 - Has the atmosphere at Arsenal reached boiling point? Subscribe to The Athletic using the special promo code UKPOD and receive 40% off! Also, subscribers will have access to exclusive episodes. SIGN UP NOW: http://theathletic.com/ukpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Chinese owners, and Jorge Mendes (somewhere), three-at-the-back and a goalkeeper for a coach, Wolverhampton Wanderers are doing pretty well. The Tifo team explores why this is the case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom White is joined by Kaveh Solhekol for our special World Cup preview. South American football expert Tim Vickery joins the show (05:15) to discuss Fred, Fabinho, Alisson, Willian, Marcelo Biesla and also picks his players to watch in Russia. Kaveh Solhekol discusses new Man United signing Diogo Dalot (23:15) before highlighting players in the shop window at the World Cup (25:36). Sky Sports football features writer Nick Wright then picks six World Cup breakout players (35:50) before Rob Dorsett joins the show to talk about Aston Villa’s uncertain future and Wolves’ links to Jorge Mendes (45:32). Finally, the panel discuss what Marco Silva will have to spend at Everton and the Toffees’ interest in James Madison (56:26). Transfer Talk is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/transfer-talk You can listen to Transfer Talk on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Transfer Talk". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/football For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]