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and make sure to head on over to our website for all the latest on transfer talk the clock is ticking the transfer window is almost closed and we're wondering if an aiman deal is going to be done and so to talk more about that we must welcome in Frank leof and Gabrielle marosi because as I just mentioned gab the transfer window is very close to closing when it comes to aiman can you talk us through and walk us through the options that he has and why we are seeing these conflicting reports what's going to happen with this player I don't know what's going to happen I can walk you through the uh through the scenarios uh Victor oan uh signed a one-year extension to to his deal in uh in December it gave him a very big pay rise he's earning just over 10 million euros net a year which works out if you like your if you like it in pounds a week works out close to 300,000 pounds a week so that is a lot of money even by Premier League standards uh and he got a release clause and in his contract in exchange for extending his contract through 2026 Napoli thought they were protecting themselves uh they thought that they were going to get big offers this summer for a whole bunch of Reason different reasons that didn't really materialize they had this clever idea of sending him to train on his own to try to force a move because their new manager Antonio Conte wanted a different Center forward Romo Lukaku who who has who obviously has materialized and has signed for the club um they thought there was interest from Paris sgain that appears to have gone away a lot of people reporting there's been no contact in the last couple weeks uh so now Napoli need to raise money they've been in talks with uh Ali as as you mentioned there's reports of a 70 million euro uh offer which which again when you think that you know Napoli were're hoping to get north of a 100 million uh is release Clause was something like 160 million I think uh something like that if you sold outside Europe um and now it looks like they're trying to put together a deal with Chelsea or at least his his agent Kanda reportedly is doing that uh the the really difficult thing from Chelsea's perspective is that you know he's not going to want to pay take a pay cut he just signed a new contract um and 300,000 pounds a week uh that's off the scale for Chelsea right now if we are to believe their business model about paying high fees younger players are pushing ra Sterling and and Ben Chell out the door now if you can find homes for Sterling and Chell then you save a lot of money on wages you get some feedback maybe you can somehow make this happen there's talk of a loan and obligation to buy and and whatever else um but there certainly leaving it very late what aan has said is he said that he wants to remain uh in Europe I think the likeliest scenario is that um he's not going to accept alaki until after the window closes if he really C has no other option uh because obviously you know two years is would be a long time to to not play football at Club level on the other hand if he does decide to stick it out there is a window coming up in January there's three international Windows um obviously where he would play with Nigeria you know could he call Napoles Bluff and say all right let's go and talk about this come January because Napoli do need to get them off their books how would you feel Frank if he was to take that B Money offer that's reported with alak well I would be concerned if I was a Victor San because um because yeah um signing a new contract for another year uh was a very good idea at the time but at the end of the day it's complicated and uh and you feel the pressure uh because you don't want to stay in Napoli you feel that nobody is really interested about you well they are but they play hide and seek because they want lower the uh the the transer fee going to Saudi Arabia you're too young for that so yeah I think the next 24 hours will be intense for for him and uh um well you know I don't know what's going to happen in his head but I will be very concerned about my future because Victor Zim needs to play football I understand what uh uh gab was saying you know about waiting until until January yeah you can play international games but it's like why six games in six months or four months it's uh it's not enough and you are a football player you want to play football yeah you can play a game but um It's tricky in in in his head must be complicated right now it must be because this has been the name Craig that we were seeing linked with so many clubs that it felt like everybody wanted this player and now this is what we're looking at right now that he doesn't even know what's going to happen until the window closes I mean I I don't know what I can say on this that I didn't say 24 hours ago we talked about Victor Rosman so Situation's not changed I'll be disappointed and as I said yesterday I would be disappointed if he had to go to Saudi Arabia because it's just a Backwater uh get lots of money I know that but you're completely out of the spotlight and he's a player who he's been very much in the spotlight in the last 24 months not so much in the last s of 12 months or so for for better footballing reasons but the season before and it would be disappointing to see him take that move but at the moment his his Avenues seem limited um gra c as you mentioned Raheem Sterling what's the situation there because we're seeing him linked with Arsenal now yeah um I think I I don't see why Arsenal need a need another Winger um at this stage I mean maybe with Eddie and Keta gone you would think that uh a Reserve Center forward might be more of a priority but I think the thinking is look Sterling's going to have to take a pay cut right wherever he goes nobody's going to give him that money um the man is from London um it would be a chance to go and join another big Club give them another option I can see why it might be interesting from Sterling's side but I I also think you know Arsenal I can't see them making that kind of financial commitment when you know especially in a position that's that that's not a priority and so again Sterling Chell oan all of these players are in this bizarre situation because let's face it market conditions have changed and it's not their fault it's not that they want to leave um it's not that they're creating this if they're creating situation for themselves they're somehow victims of of circumstances and yeah I think several of these guys are going to have to take pay cuts where are we getting this stuff there's no possible Arenal wantah Sterling I mean come on listen if if if he goes desperate to un if you're desperate to offload a player maybe you start making a few more allowances as to where you might let them go next what do you mean like now we're seeing names that we I feel that we wouldn't usually see you don't usually see like Premier League Rivals I think if you offered I think if he was offering Chelsea would off I think if Raheem Stelling was putting his hands up and saying I'll come and play for you for 10 grand a week I don't think Arsenal would i' would be shocked if arsenal were even interested rested why would they be yeah exactly they've got they've got Mar and TR hard on that left hand side fighting to in na for every single starting position why would they come and throw Raheem Sterling in the mix it makes no sense whatsoever and then you had 325 Grand a week no he's going to be sitting in his back side when this window closes I'm telling you guaranteed it's a resounding no from you as well Frank yeah no we kind of talking nonsense you know we are talking about a player ryy Sterling who have been very poor for the past four years so as Craig mentioned even for 10 Grands a week nobody wants him that's what it is that we are talking about productivity we not not talking about Nam the name of ryy Sterling was good four years ago but now I'm sorry we have to be realistic I'm I'm a chairman I don't want him I don't want him because for the fast four years it was bad and it's not only on him I have nothing against R telling was when he was playing for Liverpool and Manchester City I thought he was a great player the two last years of City he went down sign for Chelsea went down again and now um well uh he thinks that he can keep that sry and be able to play for any any clubs no I'm sorry you will have to lower your exp your expences and and maybe try to find another club to um relaunch your career but you would so d That's is quite impossible and it's he him we're talking about him but how many players we could have talked about you know the past years who are trying to to tell us that they capable of going back oh we saw that we can talk about Jon Cal as well we can talk about some others it's always some players who still think that they still have the credit I'm sorry you don't well Arsenal our building is a camaraderie uh sort of Siege mentality there's not many leaks come out of that Arsenal Camp a bit like Liverpool when they were flying a bit like City even the guys that are not playing somehow seem happy enough maybe behind the scenes not quite but it's managed very well you think Arsenal need not only the the high earner whose whose career's in decline because of his age but some who when he was left out of squad his uh Representatives come out with some long-winded statement do you think a team that's trying to build camarad needs that problem might be a nice new challenge for michetta no no no that's just I don't know where we I don't know where I don't know where this has come from but to me it's utter nonsense I think with the rest of the guys I stand corrected if he turns up wearing a red shirt with the Gunners on it we'll all have to eat Humble Pie but I don't think we're going to have a problem in that up front gab you've been laughing along at the chat here with the guys no I I I take your point I I don't think Sterling's been that bad that his numbers flashed up on the screen you know two years ago 17 goals uh was it eight assists for for a Winger and even last season I think he hit double figures these aren't terrible numbers for a Winger on on a team that's not particularly good the way Chelsea were last year um but I I think the main thing is he feels well hang on a minute I I did the preseason you didn't tell me apparent that that's his version of events you didn't tell me I was not part of your plans you didn't tell me uh I was on the market and then all of a sudden um first game of the season oh look I'm not in the squad it's not it's not like his his people released a statement because he wasn't in the squad it's because he was told he's not in the squad for technical reasons and then the next day as we later found out oh no you're not in the squad because you're you're not part of our plans we're going to sell you um so I I do have a bit of sympathy for him there now obviously he's got 39 million over the next three years reasons um you know to cheer himself up but it's not just about money I think when when when you hit you get older you get on the brink of of being 30 you know it is a tough spot to be in and it's tough for Chelsea too Chelsea can't give him away because then they take another loss on the ammortization Chelsea already in a in a terrible situation um financially uh they can't just eat the Sterling contract and give them away nor can they really give chilwell away so they have to find some sort of solution here and I think it's going to it's going to entail pain for both sides both for Chelsea and for Rahe Sterling [Music]