And better at breaking up attacks.
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Transfers January 2020 transfer thread
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And better at breaking up attacks.
he'll be 27 starting next season, so that doesn't exactly fit our club's policy
I think that was probably more Pochs policy.
Partey and Ndombele/Winks would be a very good combination. Secure defensively and let Dele do the rest going forward. Makes sense, and that's why Levy won't sign him.
We need a DM. If he can do the job just get him now.
No point going for a 20 year old who might be hit or miss. Should use Skipp instead if that was the case
From the interview in The Standard:
Levy insists that nothing much has changed in terms of Tottenham’s position in the marketplace, especially with a fixed sum ringfenced for transfers each season as part of the refinancing agreements.
“The problem is it is also about squad size, English versus non-English, because we have the homegrown rule in the Premier League,” he said. “There are lots of circumstances why sometimes you don’t do a transaction. It wasn’t a case that we didn’t have money. We have to get rid of this obsession in England of spending money. It just doesn’t happen overseas.
“There is an amount we have allocated to spend each year in terms of net investment in the team. If you compare us to certain other clubs, they will have more money to spend. It doesn’t frighten us.”
Other sources of revenue are yet to be fully tapped. A deal for the stadium’s naming rights remains incomplete.
Levy insists that nothing much has changed in terms of Tottenham’s position in the marketplace, especially with a fixed sum ringfenced for transfers each season as part of the refinancing agreements.
“The problem is it is also about squad size, English versus non-English, because we have the homegrown rule in the Premier League,” he said. “There are lots of circumstances why sometimes you don’t do a transaction. It wasn’t a case that we didn’t have money. We have to get rid of this obsession in England of spending money. It just doesn’t happen overseas.
“There is an amount we have allocated to spend each year in terms of net investment in the team. If you compare us to certain other clubs, they will have more money to spend. It doesn’t frighten us.”
Other sources of revenue are yet to be fully tapped. A deal for the stadium’s naming rights remains incomplete.
But why would he leave Atletico Madrid? He is a regular starter there and has got a contract until 2023.
He probably won't leave. But I'd like him is all I'm saying.
Sounds great to me!
Don't forget Joe Gomez from Charlton @ £3.5m - RB/CB,, over 50 games for Liverpool, would be more if not been injured and lost place. Regular England international too
Here's an update on a list I posted in the summer.
UK buys have a massive success rate.
UK buys have a massive success rate.
| BUYS FROM ENGLISH CLUBS | BUYS FROM ENGLISH CLUBS | |||
| STILL AT CLUB | LEFT CLUB | |||
| Sissoko | 30 | Dembele | 15 | |
| Sessegnon | 25 | Llorente | 12 | |
| Wanyama | 11 | Sigurdsson | 8 | |
| Alderweireld | 10 | Dempsey | 7 | |
| Clarke | 8.5 | Adebayor | 5 | |
| Davies | 8 | Trippier | 4 | |
| Alli | 5 | |||
| Gazzaniga | 2 | |||
| Rose | 1 | |||
| Vorm | 3 | |||
| 100.5 | 54 | |||
| BUYS FROM ABROAD | BUYS FROM ABROAD | |||
| STILL AT CLUB | LEFT CLUB | |||
| Ndombele | 54 | Soldado | 18 | |
| Lo Celso | 50 | Janssen | 17 | |
| Sanchez | 36 | Paulinho | 17 | |
| Lamela | 25 | N'Koudou | 9.5 | |
| Aurier | 23 | N'Jie | 9 | |
| Moura | 22 | Capoue | 9 | |
| Son | 17 | Fazio | 8 | |
| Lloris | 12 | Chiriches | 7.5 | |
| Vertonghen | 10 | Chadli | 7 | |
| Eriksen | 10 | Wimmer | 5 | |
| Foyth | 8 | Stambouli | 5 | |
| Dier | 4 | Fryers | 3 | |
| Yedlin | 2 | |||
| Holtby | 1.5 | |||
| Lopez loan | 1 | |||
| 271 | 119.5 |
The levy interview is just validation of what we already know which is nothing will change on the financial situation, everyone needs to get used to it whilst enic remain in charge very simple.
In January, biggest issue regarding buying players isn't going to be money - its going to be how many slots in the squad are available to fill.
In terms of overseas trained players we have the maximum of 17 (under UEFA definitions), so to sign any overseas trained players we will need to sell.
There are rumours of a deal for Wanyama to go to Hertha Berlin which would create one slot.
Of the 3 amigos whose contracts run out at end of June 2020, it looks to me as if Alderweireld and Vertonghen are playing both well and regularly. In short I don't see either leaving in January - and its up in the air to me whether a contract extension for one or both will be announced in the next month or two or one or both will leave in June.
The 3rd amigo, Eriksen, is playing well enough when coming off the bench (Wolves being a good example) but imo he is more likely (not a certainty) to move on in January.
Whilst I think the club would listen to offers for Rose, it sounds more likely he wants to be stubborn and see his contract out, and whilst I'd be happy to see Aurier, its only if we brought in a decent RB option in January too - and co-ordinating that isnt going to be easy. No other obvious candidates to leave that I can think of.
No problems on the Home Grown front, we have 2 spare slots. However the much bigger problem is identifying and buying suitable players to fill them, the list of candidates is really not that long.
So best case Transfer Window :
1. Wanyama and possibly Eriksen leaving allowing us to buy one or maximum two overseas trained players (three at a stretch if we can sell Aurier and buy a RB).
2. Up to two HG players bought to fill available slots.
Worst case is of course no Overseas Trained players leave so we cant buy any either - and no HG players arrive !
Reason to be optimistic of some movement in January is that this summer if not going to be that easy to make transfers as most European players will be involved in Euros, which with a 2 week training camp before hand and three weeks leave for players afterwards......occupies most of the summer from mid June to start of PL (so almost no pre-season for players again).
In terms of overseas trained players we have the maximum of 17 (under UEFA definitions), so to sign any overseas trained players we will need to sell.
There are rumours of a deal for Wanyama to go to Hertha Berlin which would create one slot.
Of the 3 amigos whose contracts run out at end of June 2020, it looks to me as if Alderweireld and Vertonghen are playing both well and regularly. In short I don't see either leaving in January - and its up in the air to me whether a contract extension for one or both will be announced in the next month or two or one or both will leave in June.
The 3rd amigo, Eriksen, is playing well enough when coming off the bench (Wolves being a good example) but imo he is more likely (not a certainty) to move on in January.
Whilst I think the club would listen to offers for Rose, it sounds more likely he wants to be stubborn and see his contract out, and whilst I'd be happy to see Aurier, its only if we brought in a decent RB option in January too - and co-ordinating that isnt going to be easy. No other obvious candidates to leave that I can think of.
No problems on the Home Grown front, we have 2 spare slots. However the much bigger problem is identifying and buying suitable players to fill them, the list of candidates is really not that long.
So best case Transfer Window :
1. Wanyama and possibly Eriksen leaving allowing us to buy one or maximum two overseas trained players (three at a stretch if we can sell Aurier and buy a RB).
2. Up to two HG players bought to fill available slots.
Worst case is of course no Overseas Trained players leave so we cant buy any either - and no HG players arrive !
Reason to be optimistic of some movement in January is that this summer if not going to be that easy to make transfers as most European players will be involved in Euros, which with a 2 week training camp before hand and three weeks leave for players afterwards......occupies most of the summer from mid June to start of PL (so almost no pre-season for players again).
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Is Foyth included in the registered CL squad?
Of course
For this season he is included as an u21 (reason is he has done the 2 year qualification period to meet List B u21 critera).
Next year he will be over 21 so need to be registered as a List A player
Worth a read.
Levy not giving anything away, but interesting nonetheless
People on Twitter melting about Levy’s comments as if he has come out and said we won’t spend. He didn’t say that at all, he just said what we already know.
Which is we won’t spend more than most of the other top 6 clubs and we need to ship a few out before bringing one in.
We also need to remember that we just broke our transfer record in the summer, and that was when we were working under the same constraints.
I am sure Jose will be backed. . . As much as our self imposed constraints allow us to. . .
Which is we won’t spend more than most of the other top 6 clubs and we need to ship a few out before bringing one in.
We also need to remember that we just broke our transfer record in the summer, and that was when we were working under the same constraints.
I am sure Jose will be backed. . . As much as our self imposed constraints allow us to. . .
That's a hell of a two-step.
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