The Athletic's David Ornstein brings exclusive developments on a huge transfer story in the Premier League as Chelsea close in on Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz. David is joined by Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to discuss if this is the start of a new era of big spending by Roman Abramovich.
Our Watford man Adam Leventhal explains how the dismissal of Nigel Pearson came about, where the club goes next and what role Troy Deeney might play in that.
Plus David provides other lines from his weekly column including Mauricio Pochettino turning down a job offer and West Ham battling Crystal Palace for a young star from the Championship ..
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