Pete and Jacob launch a new weekly summer format — Friday Transfer Deep Dive. Every week. All summer. Because this is what they do it for.
Here’s what’s inside:
🔥 Hottest of Takes — Jacob is not sold on Morgan Rogers and has receipts from Villa fan forums to back it up. Pete’s take is about Kepa: the slander has to stop, and he makes the case that Arsenal still have the best backup goalkeeper in the league by some distance
⚽ Do We Sell A Striker? — Pete floats the idea early and Jacob can barely believe it. But the logic is hard to argue with. If you spend big on Alvarez or Kruppi, something has to give. The Atlético Madrid connection comes back up and one name feels very familiar
🏟️ Real Madrid In Crisis — Florentino Pérez is doing long, Trumpian press conferences about the deep state. A 37-year-old wants the presidency. Mourinho is in. And Calafiori’s name keeps coming up in ways that make Pete very nervous
😤 Spurs’ Rebuild — De Zerbi is in, they’ve signed Sánchez from Bournemouth, and they’re going after Van de Ven’s defensive partner from Brighton. Pete and Jacob give it three windows before Spurs are anyone’s problem
🔴 Man United — Cause For Concern? — Carrick is in. They’ve signed a midfielder from Atalanta who Pete immediately compares to Ugarte. Jacob is not worried. Bruno Fernandes to Mourinho’s Madrid gets floated
💰 The Arteta Contract — How Big? — he’s already one of the highest paid managers on the planet. Jacob thinks it could go significantly higher. Pete makes the case for why that number is completely worth it
Members only — thank you for being part of the AOP family. See you next Friday.
