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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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MemphisWill said:
I honestly think Levy's primary mistake was not seeing he was simply being used as leverage by MGW, Eze, and Palace this summer.

MGW and Eze had no real desire to come to Spurs, sure they would have if it were the only way they could up their wages and/or move, but it was really about using Spurs as a lever to get more money from their desired club.

Palace had no real interest in selling to Spurs, Parrish is closer with the goons and they're hoping to do business on a CB to replace Guehi. Sure, they would have sold to us if given no alternative, but really they just used us as a lever to get more money from woolwich. The negotiations drug out so long because they kept moving the goalposts and back channeling with the goons, same with Eze's negotiations.


And to me thats the worst thing about the saga. Levy didn’t lose this time because he was cheap - he lost because he got played by 3 different parties that had no real interest in doing business with him but used the threat of dealing with him to achieve their individual goals at his/our expense. It's worse than missing out by being cheap.
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I agree, I mentioned this to Dagul on a stream and he seemed to get offended that I was suggesting it wasn't Levy's fault (I wasn't saying it is not his fault; there was no drama he just said we had weeks to get the deal done). No, it is worse, he fell into the trap put down by Parish.
 
MemphisWill said:
I honestly think Levy's primary mistake was not seeing he was simply being used as leverage by MGW, Eze, and Palace this summer.

MGW and Eze had no real desire to come to Spurs, sure they would have if it were the only way they could up their wages and/or move, but it was really about using Spurs as a lever to get more money from their desired club.

Palace had no real interest in selling to Spurs, Parrish is closer with the goons and they're hoping to do business on a CB to replace Guehi. Sure, they would have sold to us if given no alternative, but really they just used us as a lever to get more money from woolwich. The negotiations drug out so long because they kept moving the goalposts and back channeling with the goons, same with Eze's negotiations.


And to me thats the worst thing about the saga. Levy didn’t lose this time because he was cheap - he lost because he got played by 3 different parties that had no real interest in doing business with him but used the threat of dealing with him to achieve their individual goals at his/our expense. It's worse than missing out by being cheap.
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This is such bullshit. Jesus.

Ornstein has said that the reason the talks went on so long is Spurs not offering terms that work for Palace.

Levy botched both the deals. There is no conspiracy, just incompetency. Not as exciting, I know, but that's where we are.
 
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By the way, Eze now not playing for Palace tonight.

Even more evidence he was stalling for as long as he could to allow Woolwich to come in for him.

Now he's suddenly off to Woolwich, he doesn't want to do anything to jeapordise the move.

What a cunt.
 
More chance of signing Buck Rodgers than Morgan Rodgers, don't fall for the Levy spin all over again, it's the hope that kills you.

In any other walk if life/business missing two sitters in MGW & Eze would get Levy and his cronies removed from the board, but unfortunately not so in football.

Until these frauds decide to move on of their own accord or under the pressure from fans then we will never sign elite players and if we are to go the youth/development route then so be it, but stop making the club a global embarrassment by carrying on like you have this summer.
Enic out Levy out.
 
We can be interested in Rigers as much as we like. As soon as push comes to shove and Villa say give us 90 million we know Levy will just walk out of the room

Pointless even having the debate

But fwiw he’s a stunning player
 
Near 24 hours on and no closer to any number 10. It’ll be a deadline day special to keep us quiet.

I can’t put into words how much I hate that bald fucking cunt. He’s vermin, a cancer to this club. He’s destroyed any connection the fans have with the board and what’s worse, he doesn’t give a fuck.

The day he leaves will be the greatest day in the clubs history, and he’ll realise what a clueless, gutless, waste of time he actually is.
 
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This is such bullshit. Jesus.

Ornstein has said that the reason the talks went on so long is Spurs not offering terms that work for Villa.

Levy botched both the deals. There is no conspiracy, just incompetency. Not as exciting, I know, but that's where we are.
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I suggest you read the Independent article. How Woolwich silently hijacked Spurs’ Eberechi Eze deal well before anyone knew

You're right Levy did dilly dally over this and perhaps there was a brief chance but Levy got played by Parish. Fair play to Parish he is just trying to get the most money for his player.

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Just hours before Woolwich clinched a deal for Eberechi Eze, in an even crueller twist, Tottenham Hotspur finally put in the offer they felt would be acceptable to Crystal Palace. There had been a verbal agreement. Spurs just never got a proper answer. The reason soon became clear.

After days of difficult and painstaking negotiations between Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish, Woolwich had appeared to steal in within a matter of mere hours. That has already seen this move cast as the mother of all transfer hijackings, especially as it appears to be another North London derby victory.

Except, it wasn’t really a hijacking at all. The Independent can now reveal that Woolwich had actually struck the principles of an agreement with Palace as early as the morning of Sunday 10 August. They managed to keep it extraordinarily quiet, as illustrated by how it was only after Wednesday evening’s shock revelation that multiple sources were willing to talk about it.


There was also the fact that, in those nine days, it didn’t look like Woolwich would follow through on that agreement. The word put out was that they wanted to sell before making any other purchase, and that they preferred a left winger. Interest in Eze was repeatedly played down. There had been a lot of mixed messages, which fit with the whole summer in regards to the Palace star.

Levy might certainly feel he’s had mixed messages now. The situation has led to some surprising sympathy for him within the game – if also considerable schadenfreude. Their own negotiations for Eze had encountered repeated difficulties, as first reported by The Independent on Saturday night. The problems actually preceded that. Talks almost collapsed the Thursday before, and there were constant hold-ups over issues like add-ons and how much was being paid up front. When one issue was solved, another would arise.

One description over the last few days was that “the deal is both almost done and constantly at the point of collapse”. There is now a belief, especially within Spurs, that Palace were stalling. They were waiting for Woolwich to come back, since competition would mean getting a better price.

It nevertheless looked so remote by Saturday that Eze himself had accepted Woolwich wasn’t going to happen. He even spoke to Parish to try and get a Spurs move sorted, as Levy and the Palace chairman met on Monday morning. Tottenham looked like they had a clear run. Eze was genuinely excited about joining the club. It just wasn’t the one he really wanted. His dream was a move to Woolwich.

Then suddenly, it looked like it would become a reality on Wednesday morning. Woolwich finally acted on that deal. That abrupt move will be linked to Kai Havertz’s injury, but there is actually hope the German’s absence won’t be for too long, maybe less than three months. The Havertz news just accelerated everything. Woolwich wanted to make sure they didn’t miss out.

Parish and Woolwich executive vice-chairman Tim Lewis have a closer relationship than Parish and Levy, even if they often bicker. They WhatsApp each other a lot about regulations and other in-game issues. That helped the acceleration of talks on Wednesday, especially since they had that Sunday 10 August agreement.

Another advantage for Woolwich is that they have more players they can offer Palace in positions they need strengthening. It is possible that a deal will next be done for Jakub Kiwior, given how Oliver Glasner’s side need a centre-half. Any such sale would still be a separate transfer.

Woolwich, for their part, still had to pay more than the initial agreement to ensure they actually beat Spurs to the signing. Whereas Woolwich’s previous structure had been for £50m plus £10m in add-ons, the new deal is for £60m and £7.5m in add-ons – pretty much exactly Eze’s release clause, which expired for this window on Thursday. It is understood to have been superior to Spurs’ final offer.

Parish played his part masterfully. He got the best possible deal for his club, which was the best-case scenario if you’re forced to lose one of the club’s greatest legends. Eze did just deliver the first major trophy in the club’s history. Queens Park Rangers will also be celebrating, since they stand to receive 15 per cent of any deal. The Loftus Road hierarchy will now be aiming to complete more business of their own, as they now have the most money they’ve had in years.

Eze has ultimately preferred Woolwich because they offer better opportunities for more trophies than just the FA Cup – honours which he can influence – but also because of his dream. The connection was there. Eze trained at Woolwich until he was 13. When he posted on Instagram on 26 May, celebrating Palace’s FA Cup success, the fifth and last picture was a conspicuous image of Ian Wright.
 
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