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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024

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Spursidol said:
We seem to be keeping all our other forwards.

So Solanke coming in means he is replacing Gil and/or Solomon, both of whom almost anonymous, - so Solanke is a huge upgrade.

Solanke adds both goals and pressing, so we are a lot better off than last season .

If Lankshear stays on, at least until Christmas to see how he fares, he's another option who can cokme on for the last 30 mins against tired legs and cause havoc.
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Think it's best to send him out now if we are keeping Richie, will be behind him, Solanke and Deki you would think.
 
Spursidol said:
Succeeding Jurgenn Klinsmann was always going to be a tough ask for Chris Armstrong (although as you say he did very very well in his first season) but to add to that he was then Spurs record signing at £4.5m with all the expectations that went with that.

He did form a good strike force with Sheringham as well, but injuries meant that he only managed about 65 appearances over his first 3 seasons with us - and only 17 goals, not a disaster but not the level hoped for. And over the 7 full seasons at Spurs 141 appearances and 48 goals. Disappointing and frustrating for both player and club I suspect
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He got 25 in 49 in all comps in 95/96 and because he was an explosive fast player, the injuries did really take away what made him special.
 
Sean said:
Think it's best to send him out now if we are keeping Richie, will be behind him, Solanke and Deki you would think.
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Really down to Ange. If he wants to keep Lankshear at Spurs following a very good pre-season then he has to 'promise' or plan for Lankshear to get say 400 - 500 minutes of playing time - if Ange cannot do that then a loan where he gets playing time is essential
 
If Postecoglou wants Solanke then it's for him to ensure he is what we need.

I could not be less underwhelmed at the thought of signing a striker I have never ever thought I wished we had.

Can't see how this makes us a better side but we shall see.
 
Shadydan said:
Put up Michael Olise's stats...
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I wasn't sure so I looked them up. 14 goals and 22 assists in 3 seasons in the Prem over 82 games.

Pedro Neto, 11 goals and 20 assists over 111 games in the Prem.

Dejan Kulusevski, 15 goals and 18 assists over 84 games.

Brennan Johnson, 13 goals and 13 assists over 73 games.

Purely on end product, there's not a great deal between any of them, yet some on here would sell their first born to get Neto and/or Olise in.
 
nasm_f said:
Are you happy that it took until a week before the season started to get in a player from Bournemouth, who had a release clause and who didn't play in any tournaments?

Seeing as he was always the target why did he have to miss out on a full pre-season with his new teammates, is that in the best interests of the team going forward?
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Certainly not perfect.

But we are signing a player for 5 years, not 5 minutes, and he will catch up within a month or two
 
nasm_f said:
Are you happy that it took until a week before the season started to get in a player from Bournemouth, who had a release clause and who didn't play in any tournaments?

Seeing as he was always the target why did he have to miss out on a full pre-season with his new teammates, is that in the best interests of the team going forward?
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Like I said all along Ange wanted to take a look at his options first.
 
nasm_f said:
Are you happy that it took until a week before the season started to get in a player from Bournemouth, who had a release clause and who didn't play in any tournaments?

Seeing as he was always the target why did he have to miss out on a full pre-season with his new teammates, is that in the best interests of the team going forward?
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I’m guessing we were waiting on what was happening with Richarlison? Maybe our targets would have been different if he had left?
 
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Spursidol said:
Really down to Ange. If he wants to keep Lankshear at Spurs following a very good pre-season then he has to 'promise' or plan for Lankshear to get say 400 - 500 minutes of playing time - if Ange cannot do that then a loan where he gets playing time is essential
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I think I’d keep him for the first half of the season. We’ll have 8 Europa games and league cup games. If he’s not getting enough I’m sure we could line up a championship club in Jan
 
Hope he comes in and shoots the lights out of course, but I think it’s only natural to be very sceptical of a player that prior to last season, scored 12 PL goals in his 7 previous PL seasons. It’s quite incredible we have decided to break our transfer record based on that…
It’s also head scratching as to why it’s taken this long to get him this summer if he was indeed our number 1 target, considering he has a release clause which we seem to have just paid?

However, I will as with every player that joins Spurs, give him my full support and hope he is the heir to Kane we want and desperately need.
 
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