The Football Reporters: What to expect from the January transfer window

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🗓️ 1 January 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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With the January transfer window upon us, ESPN FC's writers around the world take a a look at whether we can expect a busier than usual window ahead. Recorded before the news of Real Madrid's approach to Liverpool for Trent Alexander-Arnold; James Olley, Mark Ogden and Rob Dawson look at what could happen for the big teams in the Premier League, including a look at Liverpool with Beth Lindop. Ryan O'Hanlon and Bill Connelly look at what the stats tell us about how spending money in January improves performance in the 2nd half of the season, and where the top Premier League clubs might need to strengthen. Alex Kirkland, Rodrigo Faez and Sam Marsden join from Spain to see what Barcelona and Real Madrid could do this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.9	Hello and welcome to the football reporters. The January transfer window in the Premier League is officially open.
0:40.3	We'll tell you what we're hearing about what could be one of the most interesting windows in a while.
0:45.3	Plus, the players that data tells us teams in the Premier League should be looking at and what could happen in Spain amid a three-way title race.
0:53.3	Happy New Year, I'm James Olly, joined by Rob Dorsey. what could happen in Spain amid a three-way title race.
1:01.0	Happy New Year, I'm James Olly, joined by Rob Dawson and Mark Ogden, to discuss the January transfer window. How are you both? Are you expecting a busy month?
1:05.3	It's always a busy month work-wise, isn't it? Whether transfers happen or not, it's always
1:08.7	busy month. I think this challenge will be busy the most, actually.
1:11.6	I think the last few windows have been a bit of a letdown,
1:14.7	but I think this January could be quite lively and, you know,
1:16.6	obviously some big names that could be moving.
1:18.2	Well, we start with the Premier League leaders Liverpool,
1:20.8	who have an eight-point lead going into January,
1:24.1	but it's not incoming that the fans are worried about this month. It's outgoing or potential
1:30.2	contract renewals of course of Virgil Van Dyck, Trent Alexander Arnold and Mo Salah.
1:35.3	Salas spoken quite a lot about his possible contract extension and after the West Ham game
1:39.3	said that they were far away from agreeing a new deal. As of today, Salah can start negotiations with clubs outside of
1:45.7	England. To discuss the latest, we're joined by Liverpool correspondent Beth Lindop. Happy New Year,
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