About this episode
Join us on this episode of The Transfer Flow as we dive into the latest football transfer news and rumors. We discuss Everton's new signing, Thierno Barry, and what he brings to the team. We also explore Sunderland's ambitious moves as they return to the Premier League, Juventus' potential contract termination with Dušan Vlahović (and potential move to Manchester United), and if Liverpool will sell Luis Diaz to Bayern (or at all) this summer. Enjoy! Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransferflow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transferflowpodcast Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:43 - Thierno Barry to Everton 02:12 - Fit with Moyes 03:00 - Other players need to step up their game for him 03:49 - Everton's danger on set pieces 05:05 - Everton entered the summer looking in trouble 06:05 - Barry fits Everton's style of play so well + getting a younger squad 08:06 - Can teams coming up from the championship even hope to stay in the premier league anymore? 08:40 - Sunderland have stepped up their recruitment 09:33 - Sunderland needed big investment to stay up 10:10 - What to be scared of as a Sunderland fan? 10:35 - Looking towards Fulham as an example of a midblock setup? 11:16 - The challenge of staying up in the Premier League 12:01 - Bad defensive numbers + recent acquisitions 13:06 - Thoughts on Habib Diarra and Noah Sadiki 14:36 - Diarra filling the Jobe Bellingham role? 16:05 - Sunderland HAVE to defend more 16:44 - Changing to a back 5 or stay with a back 4? 17:38 - Is the Premier league a closed shop? 18:38 - EPL's financial dominance has made it tough 19:44 - Needing to get players from other Leagues now 20:15 - Chances Sunderland stays up? 22:14 - Juventus' failures last summer 22:49 - Francisco Conceicao's transfer fee and why is it so low? 23:53 - Conceicao profile 24:50 - Will Porto budge on price? 25:22 - Will another team swoop in? 26:48 - Como could make sense if Real Madrid want Nico Paz back 27:34 - Capitalizing on Juve renegotiating the deal 28:24 - Juventus terminating Dusan Vlahovic's contract? 29:05 - Hayden's thoughts on Vlahovic 29:38 - Vlahovic's best trait 30:17 - Poor choices of when to set up teammates 31:09 - Kolo Muani and Jonathan David good enough replacements? 31:40 - Vlahovic can't get the wages he's currently on - maybe leave on loan? 32:42 - His wages will stop a mid-table EPL team from being interested 33:14 - Linked to Manchester United? 33:33 - Vlahovic vs Mbeumo 34:15 - United will need to move someone to make this work 35:29 - With how the striker market is, could Vlahovic end up playing at a higher level than expected? 36:06 - Bayern Munich want a winger 36:46 - Musiala's injury has heightened their need 37:15 - Will Liverpool Sell Luis Diaz? 37:47 - No alternatives for Diaz left in the market 38:12 - How Liverpool use their wingers make it hard to replace them 38:54 - Diaz' frustrations are about getting paid more 39:30 - Diaz doesn't like to receive the ball in tight spaces 40:10 - Rayan Cherki to City looks like a better and better move as the summer goes on 40:46 - Top end guys - Bradley Barcola and Rodrygo 41:19 - PSG don't have to let Barcola leave 42:03 - Bayern linked to Nkunku? 42:44 - Rodrygo solves lots of their problems 43:37 - The element of fit in these transfers 44:31 - If not Rodrygo, the options are riskier 45:09 - Kim's Eberechi Eze take 45:42 - Xavi Simons possibility? + Eze's age 46:43 - If you're at 68m for Eze, why not spend more for Rodrygo? 47:25 - Kane replacement, but Kane is never missing games 48:14 - Missing on Wirtz = more money available? 48:54 - We need YOUR help!