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Transfer dominoes: How could Messi, Haaland, Mbappe or Pogba's move affect the summer window

Soccer's long-simmering tension between tradition and hyper-capitalism came to a head with the announcement that 12 huge clubs would be breaking from UEFA to form a Super League. That the whole thing fell apart within 48 hours was certainly entertaining, but it didn't really help us to understand what structural changes, if any, await the sport in the near- and long-term.

We do know one thing, however: the 2020-21 European season will end in a few weeks, and teams are about to spend money -- whether they actually have any to spend, or not.