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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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dudu said:
Right, there are reasons..... but lets be very very clear about what was being said.... by you

His priority is never to get the player signed. His priority is to win the deal, that’s why he drags out negotiations, offers players in part exchange, haggles over bonus clauses, lowballs etc.

Just be consistent - we CLEARLY didn't haggle endlessly for the players I brought up, and 90% of people on here feel like we OVERPAID for them.

I can, if you would like, go through other teams wasted transfers if you want - if it would make you feel better and prove that you are completely Spurs-focused.

So let's do it, though im sure you will come back to me with another reason why I'm wrong, even if it completely contradicts previous things that have been said.

Liverpool & City probably waste the least money on transfers - City ---- obvious reasons --- Liverpool is a model I would love to be able to replicate - but the rest -

Woolwich - Haavertz, Jesus, Fabio Viera, Pepe - Gokyeres remains to be seen, but he is more of a risk than Solanke

Liverpool - Nunez, Konate (I do not rate this guy for 40m)

Man United - I mean - you surely don't need me to list here....

Chelsea - same as United - come on bro....
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Look at Woolwich's options in defensive midfield, Rice, Norgaard, Zubimendi.

We have Palhinha, what happens if he get's injured?

We don't even have two good players in every position.

They are miles ahead of us.
 
WinterWarrior said:
Everyone please for the love of God avoid reading too much into Fabrizio Romano's waffle tweets.

You will see a lot of;

"They call to be informed of his situation

"They continue to insist on"

"There are internal discussions"

"Very difficult move"

"Tottenham remain interested in"

"Tottenham are still in for..... situation is still not closed"

While he's obviously reliable all his posts are highly monetized and transfer season is his Christmas so word salad is on the menu.
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I swear he has a Gen AI that churns out his word salad posts everyday essentially saying the same goddamned thing.
 
Skeletor said:
Man City paid a reported £30.8 million (€35.7/$41.5m) for Savinho when they signed him from Troyes in July 2024.

He signed a five-year contract worth a basic £40,000 (€46,400/$53,850) per week, according to Capology.

And now watch us pay over 75 million for their reject.

His decision making process in the final third is shockingly poor. Saw him at least 15 times last season, and he is a selfish prick wannabe Neymar without half the skill or charisma.

On top of that, his finishing is no way near consistent enough. Here, take a look:


View: https://youtu.be/CNt_bR596Nc?si=dHC2k_j6U4h9_QOL

Move on from this clown. Pep saw it early, gave him every opportunity when Debruyne was injured and he still did fuck all.

He is frail too. One proper "reducer" tackle and he is done out here....
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Maybe just me but Brazilian players aint what they used to be ......
 
Confusius said:
Look at Woolwich's options in defensive midfield, Rice, Norgaard, Zubimendi.

We have Palhinha, what happens if he get's injured?

We don't even have two good players in every position.

They are miles ahead of us.
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It’s sickening to say but the way they are run football wise the last few years it’s worlds away from how we are.

Whilst we scramble from one embarrassment to the next, they have methodically built the squad and their squad building all makes complete sense. Sure there will be duds but they have immense strength in depth and have recruited so compete across all competitions.

It’s actually really depressing as a spurs fan to see.

Frank is a good manager but the worst part of all is he won’t get anywhere near the level of support that Lego head prick gets.

Even in his first summer window Frank is being left completely out to dry. He has no 10 let alone two 10s he needs.

No left winger. All the goals and assists have been sucked out of the team.

If Kudus gets injured or is rested our attack looks utter gash. We literally have no starting level players in left wing or 10 and our back ups for left wing are utter shite.

The Burnley result I think is deluding people into how much of a Shit show this season will be. It could very well be a one off and watch us struggle big time this season, we simply don’t have the goals in the team
 
docomospur said:
I get your point and there have certainly been examples in our past, but Ndombele really wasn’t a panic buy or making a signing for a signing. He was a prized get and considered a game changer for us at that point.
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Absolutely.

Even when we do everything right we somehow find a way for it to be an absolute clusterfuck.

That was the best window in our history and turned out to be our worst.
 
Aussies Dream said:
What pattern would you apply to these?

Bale
Modric
Walker
Porro
Romero
Sarr
VDV
Son
Dembele
Toby
Jan
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The pattern is that the majority there are from 2008 to 2015. We were pretty good at transfers then. Since 2016 its been mostly dreadful. Football has changed so much in terms of spend and identfying players and we've been left behind on both fronts. We dont spend like Woolwich, Liverpool, Utd, Chelsea, City and we're not as smart at talent spotting as Palace, Brighton, Bournemouth etc.
 
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