EFL Transfer Bulletin #10 – Olaofe heads to Addicks, Mothersille joins Stockport and Birmingham sign Doyle and Gray

The latest done deals in the EFL, and in focus: Ali Maxwell on the transfer chain reaction from Charlton to Stockport to Posh.

The EFL Transfer Bulletin is written by Ali Maxwell, George Elek, Huw Davies, Sam Parry, Matt Watts, Craig Bradley and Riley Roberts, with the help of the NTT20 Squad.

People…

People like transfers (hence why we do bulletins such as this one and Wednesday’s bumper edition), but sometimes I think we’re all guilty of forgetting that transfers are all about… people. Players uprooting their families, moving from one end of the country to another, often leaving friends and loved ones behind in a bid to further their careers and lives.

Hell, football is all about people. Be it the supporters, managers, coaches and, of course, the players. Football is not about PSR loopholes, and however much the next game at the Club World Cup is worth. It’s about people.

The players that we write about, the ones that we’ve seen once or a hundred times, the ones that we love or ‘love to hate’, they aren’t characters in a video game - they’re real people. They have their own stories, their own emotions and their own problems, just like the rest of us. They also have their own friends and family. They have teammates who become friends, and they play for clubs that make them feel like they’re part of another family.

Our thoughts are with everyone who knew Diogo Jota and Andre Silva at this incredibly difficult time.

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Transfer Dominoes

Isaac Olaofe (LW/ST) - [Stockport - Charlton] - Undisclosed, reported £1.5m

It’s satisfying when a transfer represents a good deal for all parties.