Premier League transfer window winners and losers
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What are the main criteria for classifying clubs as transfer‑window winners or losers?
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Hi there and welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, Adam Leventhal. So with the Premier League kickoff just around the corner, which clubs have got their business spot on and who has a lot of work left to do? Well, alongside me from the athletic is Tim Spears, who is basically the biggest ranker at the athletic, aren't you? And you are perfect for this.
Hello, Adam.
You no, would you want to put some context around that? Or I mean you are you are a ranker and you you are You you do so well at it.
Yeah, thanks very much. Yeah. No, I guess the context is that I tend to get asked to put stuff in order.
Yeah.
As per, you know, the athletics sort of uh well, the very popular articles, you know. Yeah. Massive around the World Cup,
weren't
they? Yes. Yes. Which team is the best? There was no other way to decide, so you know.
Um and Jay Harris. That's a bit of a letdown that
that introduction off the
back of
it.
How are you?
I'm all good. How are you?
Yeah, good, good. I'm really looking forward to to getting stuck into this because basically what we're gonna do is split some of the clubs into two main categories on their transfer business. Those who've impressed us, the winners, and those who are it's sort of concerning us at the moment. We'll call them the losers, but it is caveated obviously that the uh the transfer window is still open and it can change. at any time. And on that note, we obviously have uh the transfer deal sheet on The Athletic which drops every Tuesday, keeps you up to date with all of the transfer d details. Um so do get uh in touch with that. Don't get in touch with it. Just read it. It's really good. Um right We're gonna get into some of those transfers along the way.
But let's start with with some winners. Are we happy with Spurs? Being a winner. Definitely. Yeah?
Mm-hmm.
Why wouldn't they? Explain why. Well, because because Spurs, they finished seventeenth last season, two points above relegation. They have been a basket case of a club. So how do we know whether what they've done in the transfer market will make them winners?
Because if we told you on that final day of the season when they've just scraped uh a one-nil victory over Everton, yeah. That they were gonna break their transfer record twice. Mm-hmm. beat off competition from Manchester United to sign Mateus Fernandez, beat off competition from Man City to sign Sandro Tanali, get Jan Paul Van Hecker, Marco Senesi, Andy Robertson. I don't think you'd believe that all of that stuff would would happen. I remember at the time, the beginning of the window, after they um, you know, completed the deals for Van Hecker, Robertson, Senesi, and a lot of those deals we sort of knew about before the end of the window. And it was all dependent upon Whether Spurs would stay up or not.
So we weren't really surprised by those moves. And then we were seeing them link with Tanali and Fernandez. Okay, that's a great show of intent and ambition. Are you actually gonna pull it off? And pulling one of them off would have been impressive. Pulling both off, I think really tells people that there's been a bit of a I know it's the same people in charge, but now Libby's no longer there. It does feel like it's a bit of a new era at Spurs. Um is it
a reaction as well to how close they came to to getting relegated? It's like we can't let this happen again. Can't let
it happen again. 'Cause it has
happened for the last two seasons. I think.
I think it's an overcorrection as well from years of not spending that money. They've gone big on wages.
How did Tottenham Hotspur’s summer signings (Tonali, Fernández, Robertson) impact their status as a ‘winner’?
I think you can also see that in the contract renewals. You know, Pedro Porra signed a new deal, Mickey van der Ven last night, that was confirmed, Antonin Kinski as well. So not only are they um spending more money on players coming in in terms of their salary, but they're also giving the players who are currently at the club better deals. I think the only question mark about Spurs' transfer activity this summer is further. Forward 'cause they've got some real issues there.
Are we being blinded by new is different is better or is this is this solid business?
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the main criteria for classifying clubs as transfer‑window winners or losers?
0:01–3:24
2
How did Tottenham Hotspur’s summer signings (Tonali, Fernández, Robertson) impact their status as a ‘winner’?
3:24–7:58
3
Why does Arsenal’s midfield upgrade (Bruno Guimarães) matter for their title challenge?
7:58–16:05
4
What are the implications of Manchester City’s interest in Enzo Fernández and the possible loss of Rodri?
16:05–27:19
5
How have Manchester United’s quieter summer moves (Tielemans, others) positioned them for the new season?
27:19–43:12
6
Why are Liverpool and Newcastle identified as the biggest losers of the transfer window?
43:12–46:43
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