7 h. ago Tantrum transfers, hysteria and endless cash: the greatest window ever had it all | Barney Ronay

An emotional, strategic, plot-driven entertainment product was all wrapped up in a single epic three-month tracking shotBy the time the clock hit 7.30pm the main presenter on Monday’s Sky Sports Window Slam Countdown looked not just frazzled, but oddly heroic, like a man who has ingested a potentially fatal overdose of late-breaking excitement and is now being encouraged to keep talking in a low, dogged voice about massive deals and unexpected snags just to keep himself awake until the paramedics arrive.There was something of the Situation Room about the whole tableau, five nobly dishevelled talking heads leaning in around the curved tables, lists of names earnestly reeled off. Eberechi Eze. Randal Kolo Muani. We’re hearing that Coventry has fallen. In the bottom corner of the screen a picture of Marc Guéhi would flash up now and then reproachfully, wearing a strange, lost smile. And below it all the countdown clock replaced with the simple end-of-days message: WINDOW CLOSED. Contin...

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7 h. ago Tantrum transfers, hysteria and endless cash – but who won the transfer window? | Barney Ronay

The juggernaut was captured in one three-month tracking shot, but this summer market told us something deeper – about football and the nationBy the time the clock hit 7.30pm the main presenter on Monday’s Sky Sports Window Slam Countdown looked not just frazzled, but oddly heroic, like a man who has ingested a potentially fatal overdose of late-breaking excitement and is now being encouraged to keep talking in a low, dogged voice about massive deals and unexpected snags just to keep himself awake until the paramedics arrive.There was something of the Situation Room about the whole tableau, five nobly dishevelled talking heads leaning in around the curved tables, lists of names earnestly reeled off. Eberechi Eze. Randal Kolo Muani. We’re hearing that Coventry has fallen. In the bottom corner of the screen a picture of Marc Guéhi would flash up now and then reproachfully, Guéhi wearing a strange, lost smile as though he has in fact died. And below it all the countdown clock replaced w...

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62 h. ago Youssef Chermiti to clinch £8m Rangers transfer as Russell Martin splashes the cash

The Toffees attacker is set to become Martin's 12th signing of the window

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6 d. ago Liverpool make final decision on late Marc Guehi transfer amid £40m standoff

Liverpool have already splashed the cash in the transfer window this summer and Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi could potentially be set to become their latest big-money signing

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1 week ago Rasmus Hojlund transfer latest as Man United close to cash injection as striker gets his wish

Latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip with an update on Rasmus Hojlund's future at Old Trafford

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2 w. ago What Mikel Arteta does on Zoom in Arsenal transfer trick before splashing the cash

Mikel Arteta's project at Arsenal has made the Gunners one of the most attractive clubs in the world for potential signings, but the Spaniard has a unique way of judging who can handle the heat

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3 w. ago Rasmus Hojlund's AC Milan transfer stance clear as Man Utd ready to cash in on striker

Manchester United are in negotiations with AC Milan over the potential loan transfer of Rasmus Hojlund, who is open to leaving Old Trafford this summer

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3 w. ago Andrea Berta working to sell five Arsenal players with two more available at right price

Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta has been tasked with raising cash through player sales ahead of the September 1 transfer deadline

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4 w. ago Newcastle have already given Man United cash injection to help complete Benjamin Sesko transfer

The latest Manchester United transfer news as they continue to chase a deal for Benjamin Sesko.

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