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OTC Transfer Special: Barcelona get their man, de Ligt ditches Juve and who’s smashing the window?

It’s been another frantic week in the weird world of European football transfers! And it doesn’t get any weirder than Barcelona signing Robert Lewandowski on a contract that will take him to his 38th birthday...


Dotun, Andy and David Cartlidge dissect that and a few other transfer sagas that could be about to enter their final chapter. Will Paulo Dybala fit in at Roma? Why has Matthijs de Ligt jumped ship from Juve? And could Cristiano Ronaldo really be about to sign for Atlético Madrid? Spoilers: there'll be riots if he does.


We'll be back with another OTC Transfer Special next week. Got a question for us? Ask away! @FootballRamble


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