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Transfers January 2022 - Transfer Window
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I'm not gonna sleep tonight lol
Where are all these rumours saying Vlahovic isn’t coming to spurs anymore?
No-one knows. Let’s be honest, we haven’t signed a good striker since Berbatov so the history and heritage of ENIC make it a long shot at best
Oh yea but the way some people were talking about it made it same that there were some twitter rumours floating about.
There probably are some Twitter rumours - which are marginally less reliable than the ITK dickheads on Spurs Community. Wouldn’t worry about that clickbait shit
I've seen this before! He'll definitely be closer to 33 until he's 34, because he will be 33...He's 33 in Feb...... As already stated; by the time he kicked a ball for us in mid August he's be closer to 34 that 33.
Not according to this:
(Full career)
I'm not sure what part of that statement is meant to reassure my concerns that he'll athletically hit a brick wall not long after he arrives.
Before you say it, I know what you mean, he will be closer to his 34th birthday than his 33rd.
Just when you thought the Saudi regime couldn't go any lower...
“We need to make sure not to spend on donkeys like Harry Winks”
For real though, bite their fucking arm off
Conte hints Tottenham are "paying" for errors made in Pochettino reign
Tottenham have sold several players in recent years - including Kyle Walker, Christian Eriksen and Kieran Trippier - and replacements haven't done as well as hoped
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Antonio Conte believes Tottenham are "paying" the price for not replacing key players since he left his role at Chelsea.
The current Spurs manager was in charge of the Blues between 2016 and 2018, when Tottenham were at their peak under Mauricio Pochettino.
The Argentine's side finished second in the Premier League behind Conte's Chelsea in 2017, reaching the Champions League final two years later.
But since the Italian's last spell in England, Tottenham's greatest team in a generation has fallen apart.
Kyle Walker, Mousa Dembele, Kieran Trippier, Christian Eriksen, Victor Wanyama, Danny Rose, Erik Lamela, Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen have all left the club.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has attempted to replace these stars - spending more than £350million on players since 2017 - but his investments haven't worked out as hoped.
The faltering team finished sixth and seventh in the Premier League the last two seasons and face a battle to qualify for the Champions League again.
Spurs are currently ninth in the table, 14 points behind leaders Chelsea with two games in hand.
Speaking ahead of his team's home fixture against Premier League rivals Brentford on Thursday evening, Conte criticised the club's recent business.
"The club, in the last years, has been slipping," said the Italian via Sky Sports News.
Antonio Conte admits he's facing exact same problem as Jose Mourinho at Tottenham
"And I think that to lose important players or someone became old and then to have a change of generation, I think Tottenham now is paying a bit of this."
Pochettino often urged Levy to invest in the squad during his time at Tottenham to help the team end their long wait for success.
"After nearly five years the club is on another level than five years ago, but how we operate in four or five years didn't change," Pochettino told ESPN in January 2019.
"That is the point when sometimes people talk about winning titles.
"One thing is to reduce the gap with the top four, to be competitive, to create a team capable of fighting with the big sides. But if after we want to win titles we need to operate in a different way.
"Of course, maybe we can win some titles but it's going to be a tough job to do because in that situation every club in the last five years was improving a lot.
"The other day I saw a stat, in the last 10 years in England and in Europe how the teams were spending money, and I think we were on the bottom, in England and Europe.
"Of course we're doing a fantastic job but if we want to be real contenders we need to operate in a different way in the future."
Conte succeeded Nuno Espirito Santo as Spurs manager last month and has endured an indifferent start to his tenure.
The Italian has won two of his four games in charge in all competitions, suffering an embarrassing 2-1 defeat to Slovenian minnows Mura in the Europa Conference League.
Hope he stays here forever.
it's fun seeing people give a player with such a small role so much attention
Don't quite see the difference....
Thought it was more the calibre of clubs we are going to now be up against, given he's not a 1 season wonder anymore?
Can't see him not being enticed by whoever wants a striker and misses out on Haaland, Mbappe (From Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd, Bayern is they lose Lewa, Juve if they have the dough).
They are already planning for the Championship.
The winner has been decided, but the wrestling match actually happens with both wrestlers getting slammed on a wooden mat with little protection (basically it's real it's not a hologram)
Conte is Levyout alreadyConte hints Tottenham are "paying" for errors made in Pochettino reign
Tottenham have sold several players in recent years - including Kyle Walker, Christian Eriksen and Kieran Trippier - and replacements haven't done as well as hoped
Antonio Conte believes Tottenham are "paying" the price for not replacing key players since he left his role at Chelsea.
The current Spurs manager was in charge of the Blues between 2016 and 2018, when Tottenham were at their peak under Mauricio Pochettino.
The Argentine's side finished second in the Premier League behind Conte's Chelsea in 2017, reaching the Champions League final two years later.
But since the Italian's last spell in England, Tottenham's greatest team in a generation has fallen apart.
Kyle Walker, Mousa Dembele, Kieran Trippier, Christian Eriksen, Victor Wanyama, Danny Rose, Erik Lamela, Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen have all left the club.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has attempted to replace these stars - spending more than £350million on players since 2017 - but his investments haven't worked out as hoped.
The faltering team finished sixth and seventh in the Premier League the last two seasons and face a battle to qualify for the Champions League again.
Spurs are currently ninth in the table, 14 points behind leaders Chelsea with two games in hand.
Speaking ahead of his team's home fixture against Premier League rivals Brentford on Thursday evening, Conte criticised the club's recent business.
"The club, in the last years, has been slipping," said the Italian via Sky Sports News.
Antonio Conte admits he's facing exact same problem as Jose Mourinho at Tottenham
"And I think that to lose important players or someone became old and then to have a change of generation, I think Tottenham now is paying a bit of this."
Pochettino often urged Levy to invest in the squad during his time at Tottenham to help the team end their long wait for success.
"After nearly five years the club is on another level than five years ago, but how we operate in four or five years didn't change," Pochettino told ESPN in January 2019.
"That is the point when sometimes people talk about winning titles.
"One thing is to reduce the gap with the top four, to be competitive, to create a team capable of fighting with the big sides. But if after we want to win titles we need to operate in a different way.
"Of course, maybe we can win some titles but it's going to be a tough job to do because in that situation every club in the last five years was improving a lot.
"The other day I saw a stat, in the last 10 years in England and in Europe how the teams were spending money, and I think we were on the bottom, in England and Europe.
"Of course we're doing a fantastic job but if we want to be real contenders we need to operate in a different way in the future."
Conte succeeded Nuno Espirito Santo as Spurs manager last month and has endured an indifferent start to his tenure.
The Italian has won two of his four games in charge in all competitions, suffering an embarrassing 2-1 defeat to Slovenian minnows Mura in the Europa Conference League.
