Why Levy swapped Poch for Mourinho - plus the latest on futures of Xhaka, Emery, Silva & Sancho
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<p>Mark Chapman & The Athletic's David Ornstein bring exclusive insight into the week's biggest football stories, including Pochettino's exit and Mourinho's arrival at Spurs, Jadon Sancho's growing unrest at Dortmund and Manchester United's search for a striker. All this plus the latest on the futures of Arsenal boss Unai Emery, his captain Granit Xhaka, and Everton's Marco Silva.</p><p><strong>TIMINGS</strong></p><ul><li><strong>02:00 - What other moves could Pochettino's departure trigger?</strong></li><li><strong>04:00 - Is Quique Sanchez Flores really on the brink at Watford?</strong></li><li><strong>07:00 - Why did Daniel Levy go for Mourinho and why did he decide to get rid of Pochettino?</strong></li><li><strong>10:00 - What role did the agents Pini Zahavi & Jorge Mendes play in the Mourinho deal?</strong></li><li><strong>12:30 - Were the Spurs players consulted throughout the whole situation?</strong></li><li><strong>15:00 - Will Man Utd renew their interest in Poch? (with The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell)</strong></li><li><strong>17:00 - Are Man Utd interested in Erling Haarland, and could Raiola complicate things?</strong></li><li><strong>21:00 - Why is Jadon Sancho unhappy at Dortmund and where could he move to?</strong></li><li><strong>24:00 - Latest on the future of Unai Emery at Arsenal</strong></li><li><strong>27:30 - The Athletic's Patrick Boyland with the latest on Marco Silva's future</strong></li><li><strong>32:00 - How active will Spurs be in the transfer window?</strong></li><li><strong>37:00 - Latest on the future of Granit Xhaka at Arsenal</strong></li><li><strong>39:00 - Has the atmosphere at Arsenal reached boiling point?</strong></li></ul><p>Subscribe to The Athletic using the special promo code UKPOD and receive 40% off! Also, subscribers will have access to exclusive episodes.</p><p>SIGN UP NOW: http://theathletic.com/ukpod</p> <p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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