Pol Ballus

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56 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 8 Sep

Pol Ballus’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Athletic FC Podcast · Inside Everton's transfer window frustrations with Ornstein and Horncastle · 8 Sep 2026 podcast

Hello, hello, how are you?

It's just a pleasure to be here.

I don't know if if like re refreshed is the right word, but I'm gonna take it.

There was a level of finance, but I think that there was also a level of wanting a different profile of player.

As much as Flick and and Deco were happy with Rashford and with the output that he gave to the club last season, especially in terms of numbers, he was really, really good.

There was an understanding that possibly Flick wanted this profile of more of a relentless presser, player that could feed this sort of uh

Front line with with Rafinha, who is a really good pressure as well.

You have Laminamal, who is not gonna be the most diligent guy in that department of the game.

So maybe you do the other two guys, you look for a different profile in that.

And as long as Rajfur was good, he was possibly not perfect.

And then there was the financial element of the wages that was something that was seen at the club as in we can bring in a player with a higher transfer fee, but maybe lower.

Wages and the package is going to be similar.

And that was basically pushed Barca to pursue Anthony Gordon, who was seen as more of a better fit in that profile.

But again, like the memories that inside the club and the fan base have from Marcus Rashford and the year that he gave the club are really good, and he will be always remembered as this sort of present that was good for the dressing room, good for the

I think he could, but it's not his best asset.

At least that's that's what Flick and the people at the background stuff at Barcelona believed.

And I don't know if with the physicality of the Premier League, if you have to play against low blocks and everything, if he can be that that central figure.

Also I think that one of his strongest points is the quality that he has.

He can create something out of nowhere in a way.

And if you put him in the wing, I think there's a better angle just to

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