Melissa Reddy gets "very little sleep" during the transfer window.
Melissa Reddy doesn't get a lot of sleep during the transfer window
The Sky Sports presenter admitted the periods in January and over the summer when footballers can move clubs are the busiest time for her because she's often up half the night confirming information before having to keep chasing the story and keeping fans updated, and it isn't always easy because even the players themselves don't know what's happening.
Speaking on a panel discussion alongside Jamie Redknapp and Daniel Sturridge at the Opening Night of the Premier League party hosted by Sky Sports in London on Friday (11.08.23) night, she said of a typical day during the window: "Very little sleep for a start, your sleep is not guaranteed because clubs, players, agents will not respect your time.
"Last night I was switching off my phone to go to bed just after midnight, my phone rang about a British record deal for [Moises] Caicedo involving Liverpool, which then means you don't sleep because you want to get all the information, put out the story. Then you've go to be up early to go out and chase it.
"And then a transfer changes so much, especially when there's multiple parties involved and a good example of this - Harry Kane had no idea when he was actually going to get on his flight to Bayern Munich today because he had some loose ends to tie up.
"Now if the person being transferred doesn't know what's happening imagine us who have to report on it and try and find out."
Meanwhile, Jamie praised Harry for making one of the "bravest moves" he has ever seen from a Premier League player after the England ace decided to leave Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich.
Speaking on the panel, which was hosted by 'Saturday Social's Adam Smith, he told assembled guests including Elz the Witch, Stefan Pierre Tobin and Olivia Hawkins: “People questioned Harry Kane for a long while for having lack of ambition when he didn't go to Manchester City a couple of years ago. You can’t say that about him now. This is one of the bravest moves I’ve even seen a Premier League player make.
“People look down on Bayern Munich for whatever reason; it’s one of the biggest clubs in the world. The players get treated like kings, they try and win every title, they get the best players in. I get it, it’s going to be a great move for him. It’s surprised a lot of people, but I think it’s an exciting move for him.”
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