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Transfers Summer 2022 Transfer Thread.

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As a realistic replacement for Gil, we need someone like Clint Dempsey
A player that can play any attacking position, can make an immediate impact, and be ok with being a rotation player and/or back up for a CL team
Any Clint Dempsey's out there?
 
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Spursidol said:
Not according to Klopp, he's not best pleased with his signings.

And I suspect he knows how Liverpool is placed better than you
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Where has he said he’s not pleased with their signings?

The most significant quote I’ve seen from him this summer was when he said “you’re right we did need a midfielder. I thought we didn’t but we do, so we’ll try and rectify that.”

You have not, and will never see a Spurs manager come out with a quote like that.
 
Airfixx said:
He's not HG (in footballing terms), but Dier is English.

Born in England
English parents.
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Starks said:
What a shame we didn't waste £33,000,000 on a 31 year old Koulibaly.

What's that now?

4 starts
1 win (vs Everton)
1 draw (vs Spurs)
2 losses (3-0 vs. Leeds, 2-1 vs. Southampton)
7 goals conceded
1 red card

Disastrous.
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Early signs are not good, and I sure hope he continues with these performances, but let's see how he's doing come midseason. Could still be settling in.
 
TomHotspur said:
Of course not.

But, whether Spurs like it or not, in the majority of cases, unfortunately you usually have to pay a substantial amount of money to acquire quality players.
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How much did we pay for Romero, Kulu, and Bissouma? Their combined fee was less than one Gvardiol or one Antony. We should, first of all, spend smart. And on occasion also spend big. Even if we had the financial clout of a United, the signings I would enjoy the most are the Sons and the Kulusevskis. Players that don't cost a fortune and turn out to be elite.
 
Thin Lilywhite Duke said:
OMFG, when did Nabil Bentaleb Nabil Bentaleb become the Burnley admin?

:dembelelol:
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It's all fun and games until we wake up in the morning, reading Burnley's in administration as they've been sued back to the Counties Leagues by Lionsgate Films for unauthorized usage.

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KaneDomBadBoy said:
As a realistic replacement for Gil, we need someone like Clint Dempsey
A player that can play any attacking position, can make an immediate impact, and be ok with being a rotation player and/or back up for a CL team
Any Clint Dempsey's out there?
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Gio Reyna but he can't stay healthy.

Edit: He was actually born in England, presumably when his dad was at Sunderland.
 
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Get in! said:
How much did we pay for Romero, Kulu, and Bissouma? Their combined fee was less than one Gvardiol or one Antony. We should, first of all, spend smart. And on occasion also spend big. Even if we had the financial clout of a United, the signings I would enjoy the most are the Sons and the Kulusevskis. Players that don't cost a fortune and turn out to be elite.
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Romero €50 million, Bissouma €35 million and Kulusevski will be €45 million (€10 million load fee + €35 million purchase fee whenever we decide to activate it), so no really the same as one Antony or Gvardiol… and also we haven’t seen Bissouma play for us yet so I’m not exactly sure why he’s in that discussion…

But in any case, I do get your point. Of course you can get good deals such as Bentacur etc, but the issue is we have been far too reliant on these type of deals for a Champions League outfit and a team that are *supposedly* trying to challenge for major titles.

The words of Poch will always sum up our approach to transfer windows, when he said “we have to stop thinking we can always just try to be clever in the market.”
It still rings true to this day unfortunately.
 
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