# Episode 196 - Why Arsenal Should NOT Sign This Midfielder and Germany WON'T Win this World Cup

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Podcast: [The Transfer Flow Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-transfer-flow-podcast-6937697)
Published: 2026-06-22T19:04:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VI8057044805.mp3
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Duration seconds: 3257

## Resource

Sandro Tonali to Spurs for nearly £100m, Manu Koné linked with Arsenal as Declan Rice cover, Vuskovic's future amid Brighton interest, and Lewis Hall potentially heading back to Chelsea. Then we dig into the World Cup, including Germany's worrying lack of adaptation and whether the Netherlands are actually any good. Try out World Cup Predictor game: https://world-cup-2026.variance.inc/matches Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTransferFlow 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/ TImestamps: 00:00 – Intro 00:38 – Neel's World Cup watching habits 05:04 – Sandro Tonali to Spurs for £100m? 13:12 – Manu Koné to Arsenal as Rice insurance 18:45 – Brighton's interest in Vuskovic 26:30 – Lewis Hall back to Chelsea? 30:20 – Germany are in trouble 42:00 – Are the Netherlands actually good? 48:59 – Games to watch this week #worldcup #arsenal #tottenham #germany #netherlands #chelsea #transfernews #transfers #football #soccer #epl #manukone #sandrotonali #foryou #fyp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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