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Transfers January 2023 Transfer Thread. The Big One
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To be honest, what's even the point of signing players in January when:
Getting players in now for them to be out of favour when the new man enters the building in X weeks/months feels a bit pointless.
And let's be brutally frank, unless we signed 3 or even 4 absolutely world class lads who get to express their talent free of AC's shackles, we ain't getting CL football next year.
Woolwich & City are guaranteed top 4. Newcastle & United look a pretty sure thing. And even if one or both of the latter were to crumble, Chelsea or Liverpool (if they wake the eff up) would pip us to the post. Finishing 5th would be overachieving already considering how inept our players & staff are. But I reckon we'll end the season between P6 and P9, which is our level.
The one I feel the most for is Harry. The lad is a generational talent, unbelievable player, great bloke too...but 30 already and not won zilch at club level...and no way it's about to change at Spurs. It'd break my heart to see him leave, especially for another PL team (fuck you United), so I hope he gets a move to Bayern where he can bang in goals for fun in the Bundesliga and CL...and win titles for 3 or 4 years. Then he can retire a Spurs.
1/ our DOF is burned (even though he's only suspended in Italy)
2/ his little HC pal is on his way out (and obviously none of it is his fault)
Getting players in now for them to be out of favour when the new man enters the building in X weeks/months feels a bit pointless.
And let's be brutally frank, unless we signed 3 or even 4 absolutely world class lads who get to express their talent free of AC's shackles, we ain't getting CL football next year.
Woolwich & City are guaranteed top 4. Newcastle & United look a pretty sure thing. And even if one or both of the latter were to crumble, Chelsea or Liverpool (if they wake the eff up) would pip us to the post. Finishing 5th would be overachieving already considering how inept our players & staff are. But I reckon we'll end the season between P6 and P9, which is our level.
The one I feel the most for is Harry. The lad is a generational talent, unbelievable player, great bloke too...but 30 already and not won zilch at club level...and no way it's about to change at Spurs. It'd break my heart to see him leave, especially for another PL team (fuck you United), so I hope he gets a move to Bayern where he can bang in goals for fun in the Bundesliga and CL...and win titles for 3 or 4 years. Then he can retire a Spurs.
If players can only work in one system or they will only play for one manager then they are not that good to begin with.
Perfect excuse for Levy to do fuck all in Jan.
Not that he needed it.
Not that he needed it.
Better than our current crop who can't play any system and have failed many managers, some of them (supposedly) world class
I think the need for new blood in the team is probably the only thing everyone agrees about.
Well that's gotta be a massive transfusion that...
It would be silly to think Conte knew anything about Paratici's shenanigans I hope !!
Is he good enough to rotate with Udogie yet?
If we have Porro/Spence on the right and Doggy/Truffle on the right then that looks like a serious attempt at a rebuild.
Clearly this picture was sent to Daniel Levy with the intention of us signing Hakimi and the rest is history.
better buildings you say
According to TransferMarkt he is 5Ft 7... no thanks
I’d have no problem starting him, I think we are really weak at LB/LWB anyway, so not much risk of him being any worse.
Can't believe the chavs are having a punt at signing every wide player on the fucking planet and we haven't managed to sell them Son or Moura yet. Shameful from the club.
I think he is. Both young and a bit raw, but as I said to Cereal, both would probably be better than what we have now.