Does every Transfer SAGA need a villain? | Alvarez, Martinelli, Watkins - The Sports Agents

About this episode

The episode discusses the narratives in football transfer sagas and features interviews with sports agents and boxing figures.

An explosive statement from Atletico Madrid described themselves as the "only victims" in the ongoing transfer saga surrounding their wantaway striker Julian Alvarez . Ian Wright has publicly criticised the way Arsenal have handled Gabriel Martinelli 's reported exit this summer... but does every transfer saga NEED to cast someone as the villain? British football Agent Saif Rubie, who handled Yoane Wissa 's controversial transfer to Newcastle last summer, joins Gabby and Nedum to discuss the narratives that are spun and where the blame lies in reality. And later, we're joined by Frank Warren to reflect on the story of British boxing’s next great Heavyweight hope - 21-year-old Moses Itauma - who could become the second youngest heavyweight world champion in history, behind only Mike Tyson this weekend. Plus, reaction to the PFA awards and why Nedum declines to attend. 📩 Got a question for The Sports Agents? https://forms.gle/9SBbW1SYWqXLKnRT7 🖥️ Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsAgentsPod 📱Follow us on socials: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsagents Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesportsagents/ X…

People in this episode

Hosts: Gabby, Nedum

Guests: Saif Rubie, Frank Warren

Topics covered

• transfer saga
• football
• sports agents
• boxing
• PFA awards

Keywords

• transfer saga
• football
• sports agents
• boxing
• PFA awards
• Julian Alvarez
• Gabriel Martinelli
• Moses Itauma

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Atletico Madrid, Newcastle, PFA

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