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Transfers The Summer Transfer Thread 2025

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Pedders81 said:
I get why Eze would be down the pecking order as although he’s better than Kulu and Maddison, it would mean having to let one of them go. With them both being injured, it’s highly unlikely we could shift either of them this window.

Eze can play on the left but looking at how Frank set up at Brentford last season, he likes two quick wide forwards. Given Udogie is very hit and hit offensively, we would lack a direct threat from the left hand side.

We would still have an issue though as Kudus plays on the right, meaning who the heck is likely to be our starting wide left forward? Tel has potential, Son will likely leave and Richarlison is injury prone and a limited footballer. We’re still going to need a new wide left forward.
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A big club would just wait for Madison or Kulu to be fit and then sell them.
We will watch a talented player go to our biggest rival just in case we can't sell one of them.
To Dare is Too Risky.
 
Richard Arlison said:
Kudus + Eze/Simons. …. Forget it. Never with these owners.

What would kicking on look like for Kudus?

I liked him before west ham but his best season was 17 goals and assists and it’s tough to see him ever going above that. He’s shown himself to be a knucklehead in the PL and the trajectory looks downhill as opposed to primed for a breakout imo.

If he was even top 5 of the initial list, I’d be shocked
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If we’re talking numbers I believe he got 24g/a all comps in his first season at West Ham, he could do a lot better than that under right conditions playing for us. He’s an exceptional dribbler, can strike a ball well it’s just about consistency and mentality with him. I could see him benefiting from playing at a team not camped in their own half most of the game where he has to basically dribble the ball 40 yards to create something. We have much better players than West Ham and will be in attacking situations more frequently, that alone will be of benefit to him.

For us I think he solves a big problem we have out wide in being a technical player who can hold onto possession + can also make that run behind the full back, we currently lack technical wide players who can dribble at oppo full backs. He’s only 24 a lot of room to still grow and Frank has a good record at developing talent.

I reckon on the list he was 2nd or 3rd behind mbeumo for RW.
 
Dudski said:
Being a Spurs fan can feel like being in a Charles Dickens novel. We have to wait outside the door where Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea, Woolrich, and Man United feast inside and then when its over we can hope there is something for us among the table scraps. Every summer we spend two months listening to the rumors about players like Eze and Mbeumo and hoping we can sign an elite player. Then we get outbid by those teams or the player wants to, not illogically, go where the wages are higher. I'm not arguing we should accept it, but maybe our hope should be that we'll develop elite players from the young signings and get some useful experience in. I'm actually optimistic. We have young players who are going to improve under Frank and, assuming we can fill the biggest positions needs with useful players, Spurs could surprise a lot of people this season.
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Can someone with Photoshop skills and too much time on their hands put Levy's head onto Mr Bumbles please ?
 
ginola92 said:
If we’re talking numbers I believe he got 24g/a all comps in his first season at West Ham, he could do a lot better than that under right conditions playing for us. He’s an exceptional dribbler, can strike a ball well it’s just about consistency and mentality with him. I could see him benefiting from playing at a team not camped in their own half most of the game where he has to basically dribble the ball 40 yards to create something. We have much better players than West Ham and will be in attacking situations more frequently, that alone will be of benefit to him.

For us I think he solves a big problem we have out wide in being a technical player who can hold onto possession + can also make that run behind the full back, we currently lack technical wide players who can dribble at oppo full backs. He’s only 24 a lot of room to still grow and Frank has a good record at developing talent.

I reckon on the list he was 2nd or 3rd behind mbeumo for RW.
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Had a look, you are right it was 25 goals and assists in all comps.

Which tbf isn’t bad. You’ve talked me into the idea a bit.

TBH I really wanted us to sign him before he went wham and on form, he’s a fucking nightmare for defenders.

Is he all there upstairs though?
 
ginola92 said:
If we’re talking numbers I believe he got 24g/a all comps in his first season at West Ham, he could do a lot better than that under right conditions playing for us. He’s an exceptional dribbler, can strike a ball well it’s just about consistency and mentality with him. I could see him benefiting from playing at a team not camped in their own half most of the game where he has to basically dribble the ball 40 yards to create something. We have much better players than West Ham and will be in attacking situations more frequently, that alone will be of benefit to him.

For us I think he solves a big problem we have out wide in being a technical player who can hold onto possession + can also make that run behind the full back, we currently lack technical wide players who can dribble at oppo full backs. He’s only 24 a lot of room to still grow and Frank has a good record at developing talent.

I reckon on the list he was 2nd or 3rd behind mbeumo for RW.
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Exactly right. He’s a great signing.

People are stuck on moments. When played off the right hes one of the best players in the league.

More successful dribbles over two seasons than anyone else.
 
Richard Arlison said:
Had a look, you are right it was 25 goals and assists in all comps.

Which tbf isn’t bad. You’ve talked me into the idea a bit.

TBH I really wanted us to sign him before he went wham and on form, he’s a fucking nightmare for defenders.

Is he all there upstairs though?
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If he only aims it externally at the opposition it won’t matter (within reason).

We could do with a few ‘orrible c@nts in the team as we can be a little too nice at times.
 
WPHIII said:
I can’t speak for anyone else but my relationship with Tottenham Hotspur is built on so much more than the club’s ability and willingness to hoover up as many trophies as possible by treating the sport like a video game with cheat codes plugged in. If that’s truly all you want then fair play, that’s your prerogative. Personally, I’d much rather be subjected to the “misery” of the current ownership (which has seen us play in Europe nearly every season for two decades running, make it to a number of cup finals and be entertaining to watch more often than not with world class players frequently passing through our ranks) than be just another sportswashing plaything bathing in unearned glory.

Someone elsewhere in this thread said “ask Man City fans if they care.” I’m much more interested in whether they could ever possibly feel the way we felt after Bilbao, because I know the answer is “no.” I wouldn’t trade that feeling for their entire ill-gotten trophy cabinet. I want Levy to do more to ensure that there will be more Bilbaos in our future, but for me, simply becoming another Chelsea or City would be a slap in the face to all the reasons why I fell in love with Tottenham to begin with and would suck all the joy out of continuing to support this amazing club.
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It's still Tottenham, organically from the old days, evolved from its past successes and failures.

Not just a bunch of blokes playing in Tottenham coloured shirts. For me I admire that we do things the right way, although the owners that are currently in charge simply don't take enough risks. Its essential in any business to do so and Levy & co simply don't, hence the backwards steps we've seen the club make in recent times.
 
Doom Funk said:
Can someone with Photoshop skills and too much time on their hands put Levy's head onto Mr Bumbles please ?
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