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Aug 2020
54m 51s

This could get Messi...

THE TIMES
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Natalie Sawyer is joined by Jonathan Northcroft and Tom Roddy to reflect on an incredible week that has seen Lionel Messi hand in a transfer request at Barcelona! The panel dissect the events and look at how Manchester City and Pep Guardiola will look to bring him to The Premier League!


They also ask if Manchester United would be better off without De Gea, and how good is Ben Chilwell?



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