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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024

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New signings after Solanke
We currently have the following 23 man squad - maximum allowable under UEFA rules :

GK -Vicario/Forster/Austin
RB - Porro/ Spence (also LB)
CB - Romero/Van De Venn/ Dragusin/Gray (also DM & RB)
LB - Udogie/Davies (also LCB)
CM1 - Bissouma/Skipp
CM2 - Bentancur/Sarr
CM3 - Maddison/Bergvall
RW - Kulusevski/Johnson
LW - Son/Werner(loan)
CF – Solanke/Richarlison

EL (under UEFA rules) - We could sign up to 2 other players (eg a winger and another player), BUT would have to drop 2 players from the squad (except Austin and Skipp who as CT players need to stay to maintain a 23 man squad), so we maintain a 23 man squad

As an example, drop Davies from EL squad, whose role as back up CB might need to be covered by Gray, whilst Spence is the LB cover.

PL - As Gray and Bergvall count as u21 players next season under PL rules , we can sign 2 other players without needing to drop any of the existing players,
 
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EL (under UEFA rules) - We could sign up to 2 other players (eg a winger and another player), BUT would have to drop 2 players from the squad (except Austin and Skipp who as CT players need to stay to maintain a 23 man squad), so we maintain a 23 man squad

As an example, drop Davies from EL squad, whose role as back up CB might need to be covered by Gray, whilst Spence is the LB cover.

PL - As Gray and Bergvall count as u21 players next season under PL rules , we can sign 2 other players without needing to drop any of the existing players,
This assumes Solomon, GLC and Reggie all gone, n’est-ce pas?
 
I think we need to move on from Davies.

I'd alternate rotating Drag with Romero and VDV so that they both get some rest but we always have a solid pairing.

Gray - Drag - VDV - Spence
Gray - Romero - Drag - Spence
Maybe Donley get some minutes if he sticks round and Spence moves to RB.

This team would do very well in EL:

Vic
Gray - Drag - VDV - Spence
Bentancur
Kulu - Bergvall
Moore - Richy - Werner

Davies is shite and needs to go! How some still think he is good enough is beyond me.
 
That's actually a really good deal.
Not sure what works that is a really good deal! It’s not like he has been banging in goals for fun in the PL. for years. He will be 27 next few weeks and only now he is the one. The one who fits Ange’s system, of course he didn’t last summer after Kane left or the previous one when we bought richi for £60!
 
Davies is shite and needs to go! How some still think he is good enough is beyond me.

He's been at Spurs for 10 years and at least 4 or 5 managers who probably know more than you have kept him.

Not ideal as either LCB or LB for Ange but others who were worse have now gone and its likely Davies goes at end of his contract in 2025. I doubt we'd get much of a fee now for him - but his replacement might cost £25m - £35m so he's not a priority to move on right now versus other opportunities .
 
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