The Athletic FC Podcast

This summer the Premier League smashed the record for spending within the division, with £1.7bn worth of transfers between Premier League clubs alone.

Kate Mason is joined by Adam Crafton, Matt Slater and Rob Green to get into what this means for football here in the UK and why player prices are so high.

Plus, Tim Bridge, lead partner of Deloitte's Sports Business Group, drops in to talk about the impact on the wider game and growing wealth gaps across Europe.

Host: Kate Mason
With: Adam Crafton, Matt Slater, Rob Green
Featuring: Tim Bridge

Executive Producer: Adam Jones
Producer: Jay Beale
Videographer: Lara Sinclair
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The transfer window is now closed after another summer of truly bonkers spending.

Emma Paton is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein & James Horncastle to get into the deals that stood out and the deals that fell through, including Folarin Balogun's failed move to Everton that had repercussions for Chelsea.

Plus, the panel reveal their favourite signing of the summer, the transfer that made them double take and which set of fans shout be most concerned now the window has shut.

Host: Emma Paton
With: David Ornstein and James Horncastle

Executive Producer: Adam Jones
Producer: Jay Beale
Videographer: Grayson Moody
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Welcome to our Deadline Day coverage with The Athletic's transfer specialist, David Ornstein, hosted by Emma Paton.

They are joined by football analyst JJ Bull and other The Athletic reporters to figure out what transfers could still happen and analyse the latest news.

Host: Emma Paton
Co-hosts: David Ornstein, JJ Bull, Seb Stafford-Bloor
Exec Producer: Adam Jones
Producers: Don Ma, Mike Stavrou
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Chelsea made it two wins from two against Brighton & Hove Albion, having scored seven goals in their opening two whilst also conceding five in that time.

Emma Paton is alongside former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Rob Green and The Athletic's Cerys Jones to assess the Blues' chances of challenging under Xabi Alonso.

Elsewhere over the Premier League weekend, Manchester United got their first win of the season seeing off newly-promoted Ipswich Town at Old Trafford, Hull City made it two from two while Tottenham Hotspur suffered a second successive defeat.

Seb Stafford-Bloor joins the panel in-studio to dissect Spurs' latest loss before moving onto his interview with England captain Harry Kane for the latest 'My Game In My Words' feature on The Athletic. Plus, with transfer deadline day looming David Ornstein whets the appetite for what may be to come.

Host: Emma Paton
With: Rob Green, Cerys Jones and Seb Stafford-Bloor
Featuring: David Ornstein

Executive Producer: Guy Clarke
Producer: Lucy Oliva
Videographer: Liam Warburton
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Welcome to the first episode of a new series on The Athletic FC Podcast: What If…

Every week, host Emma Paton will be joined by a selection of The Athletic’s writers to dive into monumental sliding doors moments in football’s recent history.

From Roman Abramovich’s interest in Spurs before buying Chelsea, to how the career of Brazil's Ronaldo might look if he had avoided serious injury.

On episode one, Tim Spiers and Jon Mackenzie are on the panel to discuss Pep Guardiola’s alternative timeline had he not become a manager, or never joined Barcelona.

What would happen to Lionel Messi, Man City, Erling Haaland and the Premier League in general?

Tune in to find out.

Host: Emma Paton
Guests: Tim Spiers, Jon Mackenzie
Executive Producer: Guy Clarke
Producers: Mike Stavrou, Grayson Moody
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