A Suarez Saga Rages On, Chelsea Holding A Late Transfer Wildcard




Beyond The Pitch show

Summary: Against a rather bold landscape where big marquee signings have eluded several top sides, Oliver Kay of The Times joins us to discuss the sudden turn in the Premier League where fans and supporters appear on the verge of a number of high profile transfer sagas between English superpowers including Luis Suarez and Wayne Rooney as the next giant pieces to be moved or resist moves given what is now available for starpower players. Think inaction and now reaching for disgruntled stars and into that breach steps Liverpool and Suarez who tap dance around loyalty clauses and triggered bids with Arsenal who failed to land the massive transfer target set as an objective by Ivan Gazidis, a war of words now involving FSG principal owner John Henry and a shifting set of factors which have touched of the first serious saga this off-season in England. We also discuss the state of the Premier League race as it stands today, whether first year manager David Moyes is truly the key factor some want him to be at Manchester United, how two late transfers could impact a repeat attempt at league title glory and whether Manchester City might just be the team to watch. We also, once again, descend into the matter of Arsene Wenger and his inability to land top targets and left unable to shift from being a selling club to one that can truly compete in the marketplace, but always under the watchful eye will be Jose Mourinho at Chelsea who clearly has Wayne Rooney in his sights and appears poised to land one more telling blow late in the transfer market.