The Early Bird Catches The Worm In The Transfer Market

The transfer market isn’t officially open for business and yet clubs are seemingly eager to set their stalls out and begin haggling for bargains. If you’ll excuse the pun, Chelsea’s capture of Marko Marin came completely out of the blue whilst Arsenal were finally able to confirm their purchase of Lukas Podolski, after what seemed like an eternity of ambiguity. These two acquisitions not only highlight the imminent injection of Bundesliga flavour into the Premier League, but also the fact that clubs appear determined to complete their business before the current season has reached its conclus...