On this episode, Patrick and Ted discuss whether RB Leipzig should take a risk on Rasmus Hojlund. Then, Manchester United and Chelsea are battling over Fermin Lopez, but just how good is the Barcelona youngster? The episode finishes with us checking in on Burnley, looking at a possible James Maddison replacement for Spurs, and picking Newcastle's Alexander Isak replacement. Enjoy! Get our Premier League Previews: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade 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 01:21 - Subscribe to us + EPL previews! 02:47 - Rasmus Hojlund leaving Manchester United 03:40 - Is there still value is Hojlund? 04:38 - What type of footballer is he? 05:35 - Worth the risk if cost is low? 06:30 - Competent but not elite at anything? 08:17 - Are United linked with the wrong RN Leipzig forward? 09:15 - Selling at the right time is a skill + the RB group 09:50 - Usual player progression 10:40 - Explaining why a negative trend happened 11:45 - The scarcity of good forward options is overplayed 12:58 - Players that have quietly moved this window 13:23 - Fermin Lopez linked to Chelsea and Manchester United 14:11 - How do we gauge how good he might be? 15:38 - Central shots disappearing last year, but higher creativity 16:53 - Can he operate in tighter spaces? 17:51 - Skills we can be confident about translating 19:30 - The biggest area between fan analysts and pros? 20:31 - Evolution of xG 21:17 - Not all passes are the same also 22:30 - Differentiating between passing numbers 24:19 - Manchester United should not sign him 25:00 - Burnley conversation 25:34 - Setting up to be a yo-yo team? + Acquisitions 26:55 - The world's biggest defensive xG overperformance 27:51 - How is Marcus Edwards 26? 28:33 - Loum Tchaouna and Armando Broja 30:27 - Bashir Humphreys 31:44 - Lucas Stassin 32:35 - Setting themselves up well if they get relegated + Scott Parker confidence 34:12 - Managers standing in the rain 34:42 - Bilal El Khannouss + James Maddison injury 35:45 - Go on loan to promoted teams, not permanent deals 36:40 - Where should he go? 37:43 - Seeing more and more young players move 38:20 - Spurs have money available 39:00 - Buonanotte options? 40:58 - Late in the window for Bundesliga teams? 43:13 - Enzo Millot choosing Saudi over Atletico Madrid and Spurs 43:33 - Would YOU move to Saudi for 5x wages? 45:12 - Coaches face this decision also + Roger Schmidt 46:28 - Jordan Henderson gave up quite a lot 47:32 - Newcastle linked with a bunch of Forwards - Rank them 48:40 - Age, wages and what we expect to happen 49:30 - Figure out your risks and Nicolas Jackson at 60m vs 90m 50:09 - Concern with Openda’s trending at Leipzig? 50:30 - Gonçalo Ramos 51:03 - Worry about Sesko at the price and productivity from last season 51:42 - Sesko or Jackson at the same price? 52:50 - What’s the order then? + Reasoning 53:42 - There should be more links to Ramos 54:10 - Sesko might succeed, but it feels risky 55:13 - What Newcastle fans should think 56:30 - B-Roll (Premier League previews + Fans getting angry at Ted and Patrick)