Redknapps, Merson And Karel Prince Front Sky Sports Whodunnit Before Deadline Day

With the January transfer window in full swing, Sky Sports has released a playful newsroom caper in which veteran manager Harry Redknapp joins Jamie Redknapp, Paul Merson and Karel Prince to hunt for a supposed traitor after Sky Sports News Chief Reporter Kaveh Solhekol’s phone — loaded with sensitive transfer intel — goes missing.

The social film sees presenter Emma Paton chair the debate, while Mike Wedderburn urges swift action as Deadline Day looms.

Billed as football's 'HRMC', Karel Prince — known for holding former pros to account — quickly shares his suspicions and ‘welcomes to the stage’ a cloaked Jamie Redknapp, who insists he has an alibi backed up by his father. Paul Merson then makes an accusation by scrawling 'Carvey' on his whiteboard, a misspelling of Kaveh that sparks confusion around the table. The stakes rise when Wedderburn bursts in from the Sky Sports News set demanding Kaveh for a live update, before suggesting the obvious next step: ring the missing phone.

As the familiar Transfer Deadline Day theme plays, the mystery is solved in comic fashion — Kaveh discovers the handset was in his own pocket all along. After checking for updates, he teases the biggest story of the window so far, but keeps it under wraps — even from Emma — until viewers hear it first at home. Fans can follow every twist on Sky Sports News, with three daily transfer shows Monday to Friday and hourly reporter updates. And, for the first time, Transfer Deadline Day will include a Premier League fans panel live in the studio.