Episode 102 - 5 EPL Teams Whose Fans Should Be WORRIED + Lyon players to target?

On this episode, Ted and Neel discuss 5 Premier League teams that should be worried about their summer window. Why should West Ham, Fulham, Aston Villa, Everton and Sunderland all be concerned? Then, the conversation switches to transfer rumours that just make sense to us this window and which players can teams try to get take from Lyon after they were relegated to Ligue 2? The conversation ends with discussion of the Club World Cup, US weather, and why it won't get fixed for the 2026 World Cup. Kim's players that made her go "hell yeah": https://www.thetransferflow.com/p/3-radars-that-made-us-go-hell-yeah-de21 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 01:51 - West Ham 02:40 - Mark Noble and management problems 03:15 - Bad transfers last summer 04:18 - Their squad is between styles 05:08 - Aston Villa 05:52 - Narrowly missing the Champions League and the impact on PSR 07:25 - Villa need to consolidate 08:30 - Fulham 09:19 - Starting to get younger 10:33 - Everton need a LOT of help 11:25 - New ownership and new stadium + Jack Grealish? 12:31 - 8 player rebuild this window? 13:47 - Sunderland 14:27 - Sales that have made them some money 14:59 - Very different outlooks for the 3 promoted teams - Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland 16:41 - Ownership has a choice to make 18:35 - Rumours and Potential transfers 18:57 - Kota Takai and his giant stature 20:14 - His positioning and reading of the game 22:08 - The price and the EPL getting comfortable with Japanese imports 23:30 - Ardon Jashari to AC Milan 24:51 - Tijjani Reijnders comparison? 26:05 - Andreas Schjelderup to Como? 27:05 - How young he was when he broke in 28:11 - Versatility he provides 28:44 - Are como aiming to make themselves into a new icon of Italian football? 29:41 - Milos Kerkez to Liverpool 30:19 - Lyon's financial mess and John Textor 32:09 - Lyon used to one of the best run clubs in Europe 33:10 - Volatility over the last few years 33:56 - What players should teams be targetting from Lyon? 34:22 - Malick Fofana 35:37 - The many Fofana's 36:13 - Textor's history of irresponsible financial decisions 38:45 - Georges Mikautadze 40:13 - Lyon was bought for a BILLION Euros 41:05 - The Club World Cup has been fun 41:37 - Elements that could be precursors to the 2026 World Cup? 42:15 - City and Real Madrid investing heavily to win this tournament 42:45 - The heat is hurting the players 43:30 - 1994 World Cup game timing 44:28 - Northern Cities have been very hot this tournament 44:52 - How weather impacts gambling and the games as a whole 46:36 - How American weather is different than European 47:05 - The ideal European time zone is peak heat in the US 47:38 - Auckland City got a result 48:08 - Competitive integrity with weather delays? 48:59 - The concern isn't solvable