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I don’t think he is though (haven’t read the Twitter feed but if people on there are suggesting that, just remember that it’s Twitter).
I think people just see that he brings one of the things we lack, genuine pace and athleticism as well as a good dribble on him. Yes, huge concerns about his end product but let’s be honest, that’s probably in part why we’re able to attract him.
I’m on the fence about him, he think he’ll get us out of our seats but equally he’ll prove frustrating. If we get him he needs to start well to get the fans onside early.
Same shit, different day.
Less than two weeks to go my club are backing my manager it's great to see.
Unlike other clubs who don't do anything during the window then make excuses it was a difficult time to buy #contegetsbacked
Unlike other clubs who don't do anything during the window then make excuses it was a difficult time to buy #contegetsbacked
We want Traore
Levy tries loan him and club tell us they will only sell
We want to get rid of Ndombele
Clubs try to loan him and levy tells them we only want to sell
The usual BS meaning we get nothing done
Levy tries loan him and club tell us they will only sell
We want to get rid of Ndombele
Clubs try to loan him and levy tells them we only want to sell
The usual BS meaning we get nothing done
City, Liverpool, Chelsea, West Ham, Woolwich, Man United + Spurs. The entire top 7 teams in the PL and not one signing between them.
I wonder if any of their fans are having metldowns?
What a load of old cunt.
Woolwich can’t sign any players or they’d run out of excuses to postpone games.
In all seriousness the West Ham one is the one that surprises me somewhat.
I'm not interested in other clubs you mentioned personally
I'm hearing there are third-party ownership complications.
Or image rights. Something like that.
Too early in the window for that to be found out. These things usually only come to light the day before the window shuts.
He is a young striker that has played really well for 18 months... but at Serie A. And his price level that is reported is almost similar to proven top-class players.
If Lukaku moved for ~100mEUR and Kane transfer talk went around 100-120 milEUR then why would big clubs want to take that risk. I cannot stress this enough - duds like Smalling, Fazio and Chiriches have been star defenders in the league. And players like Sanchez, Mhkytaryan, Immobile etc are among elite attacking players there. Sorry but the standard is different.
Prices like 80 mil are massive risk that is compounded by high salary demands.
When we were initially linked with him, I think first rumors were around 35-40 mEUR. And at that he would be an expensive punt or chance to take. Now at 80 mil, risk and reward are WAAAAYYYY off. If he continues on current level, he could go up in value like MAX 30 mil EUR. But if he flops and Serie A is his true level, no one will buy him back for more than 25-30 mil which would mean loss of 50-55 million + millions in salaries.
Literally the price and salary terms that are expected of him are so large that every team will think not even twice but more times. Specially after many big players getting burned with massive fees - Barca with Coutinho+Dembele+Griezaman; Juventus with Ronaldo+ de Ligt; Real with Jovic+Hazard; Atletico with Felix; ManUnited with Sancho+Pogba+Maguire.
Considering COVID creating some issues with club finances I would not be very surprised if we'd see less super expensive transfers in the future. Though last summer window does not support my belief.
Still - I took a look at the top 25 transfers of all time and I counted (totally subjectively ofc) that 9 of them (mentioned Coutinho, Dembele, Griezman, Ronaldo->Juve, Hazard->Madrid, Felix, Pogba+Maguire-> ManU; Pepe) have not lived up to expectations and with 5 more (Sancho->ManU; Lukaku-> Chelsea; de Jong->Barca; de Ligt-> Juve; Grealish -> ManC) under serious question marks. I am not saying that mentioned players would be bad, question is if they have been worth anything close to money that has been paid for them.
Every fcuking transfer we go through the same painstaking process.
It's not like we are chasing a world beater as well.
If we want Traore let's get this done. If not let's move onto other oil-based targets.
I’d imagine there are supporters at all those clubs, even City, having meltdowns as it’s not so much a Spurs thing, or even a football thing, but a symptom of the self entitled instant gratification with too much access to anything posing as information social media world we live in.
Did you hear the one about the dyslexic who went to a Toga Party dressed as a goat?
He looks oddly like Robert Carlyle in 28 weeks later there.
People are acting as though we're behaving differently, we're not.
Everyone, even City, has something to gain by signing players, but they're not.
