HOW TRANSFERS WORK AND WHY THEY TAKE SO LONG…

As you will know and as I think why do football transfers go on for so long once a manager has targeted his player and put a bid in for him. Isn't it as simple as I bid £5 million for a player, the bid is accepted, money paid and the player moves on? Well no, so I'd though I should explain:

Here we go from start to finish

In spite of all the glitz and glamour of football, players are still traded like cattle.