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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: Chelsea move up to fourth after coming from behind to beat West Ham 2-1; the transfer window slams shut, and we round up all the last-minute deals; Manchester City splash the cash on their Rodri stand-in, Nico Gonzalez; Spurs secure striker Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich; Lisandro Martinez has torn his ACL and will be out for the rest of the season; Wrexham have unveiled plans for a new stand; in the Championship, Sunderland overcome local rivals Middlesbrough 3-2; and Chris Wood reacts to his song.
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