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The anatomy of a transfer saga

ADAM HURREY of angleofpostandbar.blogspot.com on how players, agents, pundits and the media come together to produce one of the more tedious aspects of modern football

The media absolutely adore a protracted transfer saga, despite their weary protestations when negotiations threaten to drag on. The newspapers chart the player’s on-off move, Twitter provides upto-the-minute updates, and the ever-bloodthirsty Sky Sports News plonk a poor reporter in front of either club’s training ground at 6am, hoping for a scoop and forced to fill the time by TALKING. VERY. SLOWLY.
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