08/28/24: Mikel Merino joins the gunners

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers media network and presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.

On today’s episode: Midfielder Mikel Merino’s deal to join Arsenal is confirmed; Chelsea make a move for Brentford striker Ivan Toney; a swap deal is rumored between Manchester United and Chelsea, with Jadon Sancho heading for the Blues and Raheem Stirling going to Manchester; Brighton splash the cash in this transfer window as they confirm left-back Ferdi Kadıoğlu from Fenerbahce; the Carabao cup second-round fixtures feature a spectacular bicycle kick from Jean-Phillipe Mateta and a concerning injury for Brighton’s new signing, Matt O’Riley; Dani Olmo scores for Barcelona on his debut; and Wojciech Szczęsny announces his retirement, after Oasis announce their reunion tour.

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