What a move in the January transfer window is really like for a player

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Nedum Onuoha played 14 seasons in the Premier League with Manchester City, Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers before finishing his career with MLS side Real Salt Lake. He joined ESPN in 2020, appearing on ESPN FC, and has since featured as ESPN's lead studio pundit in England. His columns offer his perspective on the big issues of the day.

The final days of a transfer window are no fun for a professional footballer. When you know that you might be changing clubs, those days and hours are full of uncertainty, confusion, selfishness and, in some cases, betrayal. Your whole world can be turned upside down on the whim…