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Transfers The Summer Transfer Thread 2025

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I think our priority should be as follows

Striker - Not keen on Solanke as main number 9. Doesnt get enough goals and no where near elite quality.
Attacking mid - Maddison blows hot and cold as does Kulu, who is better out wide
Central Midfield - Bentacur, Biss, Sarr isnt really enough. They have all gone backwards under Ange. Maybe Frank can get a tune out of em. But away at Anfield they would be torn apart. We need better.

Other than that a prolific goal scoring winger would be nice.

What bugs me is Ben Jacobs says if Romero leaves, we will get an elite centre back. We should be buying elite players anyway. I dont get it.
 
Shadydan said:
Judging Tel on the nonsense last season is pointless, as I keep saying every player was playing well below their levels, the boy needs nurturing, there's a talent in there.
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This mantra I keep reading in threads is somewhat bogus. Sure, tactically, some approaches will exacerbate some players weaknesses or make others look more viable, but we can all see what those players are about, technically, physically, cognitively etc.
 
We've known the release clause for Eze for some time now, if we are going to pay it I would have thought we would do so at the start of the window, now that we have the manager appointed.

No reason for Levy to wait, or try to haggle a cheaper deal. It's just leaving the door open for another team to grab him. I guess the 68m upfront is too much for Levy.
Maybe we could give Palace Maddison and 10m.
 
ILSpur said:
I can appreciate the optimism but I can think of a handful of things that he ever did that made me think there was a real star player there. I do agree though that a change of system and coach could do wonders for him.

Now, a higher ceiling than Son? I have no idea what you're basing that on as of right now as that's an incredibly high bar.

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When I see Johnson play I think the very same.

Cut the kid some slack, new club, system, country and having to play in three different positions and with two different players in attack.

He's what just twenty?

Frank see's something on him, and I am good with that.
 
My guess is that Romero will stay. He's hot blooded, an emotional player who may have a sharp disagreement with Ange's sacking in the short term but tempers cool.

The part that doesn't make sense to me is why Romero would be so attached to Ange given the mostly poor results the last 3/4 of Ange's run and Romero's being upset at the mismanagement of his injuries. We heard before winter ended that Romero wanted out. If it suddenly changed with the Europa final then suddenly changed again with the sacking, then perhaps his aspirations are still fairly pliable.
 
kcspurs said:
My guess is that Romero will stay. He's hot blooded, an emotional player who may have a sharp disagreement with Ange's sacking in the short term but tempers cool.

The part that doesn't make sense to me is why Romero would be so attached to Ange given the mostly poor results the last 3/4 of Ange's run and Romero's being upset at the mismanagement of his injuries. We heard before winter ended that Romero wanted out. If it suddenly changed with the Europa final then suddenly changed again with the sacking, then perhaps his aspirations are still fairly pliable.
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Romero has wanted out for ages, its not because of Ange.

Romero was backing Ange since his first season 1, he publicly backed him after the defeat at Brighton and has always backed him since then.

Also didn't blame him for his injuries, blamed the club.
 
kcspurs said:
My guess is that Romero will stay. He's hot blooded, an emotional player who may have a sharp disagreement with Ange's sacking in the short term but tempers cool.

The part that doesn't make sense to me is why Romero would be so attached to Ange given the mostly poor results the last 3/4 of Ange's run and Romero's being upset at the mismanagement of his injuries. We heard before winter ended that Romero wanted out. If it suddenly changed with the Europa final then suddenly changed again with the sacking, then perhaps his aspirations are still fairly pliable.
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He’s just trying to orchestrate an exit. The club will argue they brought Danso in but the manager is bound to want another centre back or even two given that he sometimes likes to play three at the back.

It’s in defence actually where it is possible to witness where the manager will be stitched up this window.
 
kcspurs said:
My guess is that Romero will stay. He's hot blooded, an emotional player who may have a sharp disagreement with Ange's sacking in the short term but tempers cool.

The part that doesn't make sense to me is why Romero would be so attached to Ange given the mostly poor results the last 3/4 of Ange's run and Romero's being upset at the mismanagement of his injuries. We heard before winter ended that Romero wanted out. If it suddenly changed with the Europa final then suddenly changed again with the sacking, then perhaps his aspirations are still fairly pliable.
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Cause it’s an excuse: our Board isn’t ambitious enough (which in fairness is true enuf), England is too cold for my family, I love Ange … whatever he comes up with next …

He wanted to win the Europa League medal and so motivated himself - But I doubt he wants to stay - But IF he does, he needs to sign a contract extension now - because we can’t let him leave on a free in 2 summers.
 
You can often tell by the first moves in the summer what sort of window it might be like last summer getting Werner back on loan early doors. A 1 year extension for Ben Davies, Tel permanent and Manor Solomon being given a chance is not very encouraging. Might be that Davies and Solomon still end up leaving but as of now the squad is absolutely stacked. Not sure we do a lot without moving several players on.
 
Brian Fantana said:
Douglas Luis and Palhinha seem to be relatively available. One or both would solve it for us. Seems obvious really. Must be reasons why we wouldn’t do it.
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If we went for Luis we would have to get his missus as well wouldn't we? Seems to be they're a pair who won't be split.
Palhinha would be a pretty gamble at 29 after performing poorly at Bayern. A loan would be a great move but hard to see us buying a 29 year old outright.
 
It saddens me that for 9 seasons in a row, including with Redknapp and Pochettino, we finished nearly all of them above Liverpool and the Gooners, and we let them come from nowhere, whilst we went so far backwards, with firstly minimal and then just poor transfers.

Gooners signing Rice, Liverpool now signing Wirtz - that's what you do to improve and establish yourself at or near the top. Incremental but serious enhancements rather than the Spurs scatter-gun approach of 5-6 above average/above average or too young (not yet ready) players each year. Did it when we sold Bale and Kane.

I feel we've just gone and started the same pattern again with Tel. He's 20, he's done nothing for us so far in a Spurs shirt, and if we keep buying players for the future, we will never do anything in the league, in the 'here and now'. Whatever his cost, surely that money could have gone towards making the current first team much better, now, not in 5 years time when Tel may be in his prime (and playing for someone else, most likely) - just feels like a financial investment not a football one.

Levy, get yourself a goal, create a plan, and stick to it!!!
 
MCSpurs said:
It saddens me that for 9 seasons in a row, including with Redknapp and Pochettino, we finished nearly all of them above Liverpool and the Gooners, and we let them come from nowhere, whilst we went so far backwards, with firstly minimal and then just poor transfers.

Gooners signing Rice, Liverpool now signing Wirtz - that's what you do to improve and establish yourself at or near the top. Incremental but serious enhancements rather than the Spurs scatter-gun approach of 5-6 above average/above average or too young (not yet ready) players each year. Did it when we sold Bale and Kane.

I feel we've just gone and started the same pattern again with Tel. He's 20, he's done nothing for us so far in a Spurs shirt, and if we keep buying players for the future, we will never do anything in the league, in the 'here and now'.

Levy, get yourself a goal, create a plan, and stick to it!!!
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Jam tomorrow approach.
 
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