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Transfers Summer Transfer Thread 2023! - Closed (Maybe)
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You reap what you sow. Too occupied with the stadium & training facilities. Blew his load on that at the expense of an ailing team whilst being told by the manager that a new house needed new furniture. Assumed Alli, Dier et al would keep producing and remain valuable club assets. Gave them all facilities & deals that are too cosy for them to move on from.
Stuck with too many misfits bought for the manager du jour.
Parataci has been in charge for the last four windows. He had a reputation of being able to bring players in but not being able to get them out.
A lot of this is due to the strength of the EPL. Continental clubs can’t or don’t want to match EPL fees and wages. With plenty of money coming in from Saudi in the next few years, that might change IF the money gets spread about a bit.
We’ve definitely left ourselves short at CB at it would have been nice to sign a bit more of a proven commodity with Kane departing, but I feel alright overall.
Unlike when Kane was here and we were trying to impress to keep him and win immediately because of his age, we’re now at the start of a new project. We’ve done a great job getting younger, all of our key players except Son are 26 and younger. We’ve got a fully new keeper, back line, and midfield.
I’m kind of glad we didn’t panic buy anyone last minute and we can be thoughtful about who we want to bring in at CB. I’d back us to get Gallagher in January to round out our midfield. And then it’ll be a year long assessment of our front three ahead of next summers window. The season will hopefully give us clarity on if Richarlison can be trusted and if Son is in irrevocable decline and then we can act accordingly next summer.
Unlike when Kane was here and we were trying to impress to keep him and win immediately because of his age, we’re now at the start of a new project. We’ve done a great job getting younger, all of our key players except Son are 26 and younger. We’ve got a fully new keeper, back line, and midfield.
I’m kind of glad we didn’t panic buy anyone last minute and we can be thoughtful about who we want to bring in at CB. I’d back us to get Gallagher in January to round out our midfield. And then it’ll be a year long assessment of our front three ahead of next summers window. The season will hopefully give us clarity on if Richarlison can be trusted and if Son is in irrevocable decline and then we can act accordingly next summer.
No, it’s not fucking funny at all.
It only hurts the club.
If any poster thinks this is great then he’s not a fan of the club.
Classless cunts trying to fob us off with this and "we tried" to get Chalobah and Ned Kelly.
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Live in America. come to london. book a five star hotel. Get promised entertainment. Told youre mixing with the real London experience. Pay 5k each.
End up in Tottenham.
Hello VDV 50m
If Saudi clubs get into the Champions League it will definitely change.
Wondering what rating people would give if just considering the incomings?
Absolutely. While I don’t really blame him for being unable to shift players, he created this mess through major mismanagement over a period of years.
So the window looks like this :
Vicario - First Team Goalkeeper looking far better than Lloris of the last couple of years,
Van de Ven - First Team LCB. Impressive speed and height amongst attributes he's brought with him. Already looking to form a good partnership with fellow CB Romero and GK Vicario
Maddison - First Team creative AM that we've missed for a couple of seasons, and will contribute 10+ goals a season plus assists.
Johnson - Will probably start as an alternative to Kulusevski and Richarlison, but IMO will become a regular starter certainly by Christmas. Fast two footed and can probably contribute 10_ goals and assists a season
Solomon - Yet to see where he really fits in but clearly able to play as right or left winger, and adds good depth
Veliz - A striker for the future by the looks of it aged 19.
Phillips - A CB for the future, just called up for E u19's and has played a couple of games for Spurs u21's. Tall solid mobile defender.
So that's three good players who have already established themselves in the first team, already, in positions that were a 'must fill' before the window opened and have been, with Johnson likely to become a fourth First Team regular this season, and Solomon .likely to add depth to the bench
Its not that common to bring in 3 first teamers - so that's a big positive.
I think both fans and club would have liked to move on more of our unwanted players - but most of them have declined opportunities to do so which is a shame. And that in turn is why Van de Ven's arrival has meant Dier and Sanchez are now firmly on the bench as back up, but neither were happy to move to a different club and allow Spurs to recruit CB's better suited to Angeball.
And that gives us with this likely squad until 1 January :
GK - Vicario/Forster/Austin
RB - Porro/Royal
CB - Romero/VDV/Sanchez/Dier
LB - Udogie/Davies/Sessegnon
CM 1 - Bissouma/Hojbjerg
CM2 - Sarr/Skipp/Bentancur
CM3 - Maddison/Lo Celso
RW - Kulusevski/Johnson
LW - Son/Perisic/Solomon/Gil
CF - Richarlison
Left out of Registered Squad - Lloris, Whiteman, Ndombele
(although some Windows such as Turkey are still open to receive players)
So the window is certainly worth a good 7 out of 10. for bringing in good first team additions.
Vicario - First Team Goalkeeper looking far better than Lloris of the last couple of years,
Van de Ven - First Team LCB. Impressive speed and height amongst attributes he's brought with him. Already looking to form a good partnership with fellow CB Romero and GK Vicario
Maddison - First Team creative AM that we've missed for a couple of seasons, and will contribute 10+ goals a season plus assists.
Johnson - Will probably start as an alternative to Kulusevski and Richarlison, but IMO will become a regular starter certainly by Christmas. Fast two footed and can probably contribute 10_ goals and assists a season
Solomon - Yet to see where he really fits in but clearly able to play as right or left winger, and adds good depth
Veliz - A striker for the future by the looks of it aged 19.
Phillips - A CB for the future, just called up for E u19's and has played a couple of games for Spurs u21's. Tall solid mobile defender.
So that's three good players who have already established themselves in the first team, already, in positions that were a 'must fill' before the window opened and have been, with Johnson likely to become a fourth First Team regular this season, and Solomon .likely to add depth to the bench
Its not that common to bring in 3 first teamers - so that's a big positive.
I think both fans and club would have liked to move on more of our unwanted players - but most of them have declined opportunities to do so which is a shame. And that in turn is why Van de Ven's arrival has meant Dier and Sanchez are now firmly on the bench as back up, but neither were happy to move to a different club and allow Spurs to recruit CB's better suited to Angeball.
And that gives us with this likely squad until 1 January :
GK - Vicario/Forster/Austin
RB - Porro/Royal
CB - Romero/VDV/Sanchez/Dier
LB - Udogie/Davies/Sessegnon
CM 1 - Bissouma/Hojbjerg
CM2 - Sarr/Skipp/Bentancur
CM3 - Maddison/Lo Celso
RW - Kulusevski/Johnson
LW - Son/Perisic/Solomon/Gil
CF - Richarlison
Left out of Registered Squad - Lloris, Whiteman, Ndombele
(although some Windows such as Turkey are still open to receive players)
So the window is certainly worth a good 7 out of 10. for bringing in good first team additions.
You’ve got to laugh, otherwise you’ll cry!
It's funny because POK said that a few players would have their contracts paid up. He got ridiculed but it could be at least a couple will.
Difficulty in getting rid of players has to be down to levy. His rep goes b4 him, no clubs can be bothered dealing with us, much easier to deal with reasonable people, than having to put up with Levy's crap of constantly moving goalposts . FFS Everton can shirt Iwobi and we still have Sanchez, Dier and ndumbelly.
Looks decent so far aside from his penchant for own goals.
Where is his back up though? It’s Sanchez, Dier or Davies unless you’re brave enough to suggest Phillips as legit walking straight into the team if a wheel falls off.
Levy could just say fuck 'em and let them rot for a year. Costs us the same either way.
Lloris and Dier might think they are being clever trying to get a big signing-on bonus as a free agent but how many clubs are going to them if they've not played competive football for a year? They might even go as far as being banned from the training ground.