Football fans are desperate for transfer news - and it's often bigger than the sport itself.
Open twice a year - in January and the summer - the transfer window changes the game.
But what actually goes on when deals are made?
Join Adam Leventhal as he goes behind the scenes at training grounds, stadiums and offices to explain the anatomy of a transfer and to breakdown the complex process of what a player goes through when they move from club to club.
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