Mousa Dembélé

[Notabadsquad]

Sentimentality is nice to an extent.

Some players deserve it more than others. Dembele being one and if the mooted move is right for him that's as it is.

As a club though and one that talks of ambition we need to pre-empt such things and ensure we have adequate cover.

Pochettino is excelling but to say we will only go for players that will improve us once identified is getting daft. Maybe we need to look beyond earth.

 

[Totti]

 

[Park Lane Mark Twain]

£11m you've got to take the money & run. Best of luck Mousa, a class act on and off the pitch

 

[Airfixx]

:dierpochhug:

Love ya Moussa. Gutted he misses the moving in party. ochsulk:

 

[nigelto]

Hope he comes back for a friendly in the summer to get the send off he deserves from us

 

[Jurgen's Binnman]

Hope he comes back for a friendly in the summer to get the send off he deserves from us

Maybe in the 19th minute of the Utd game we should all sing his name?

 

[Larry David]

I feel like it’s a bit weird having a ‘favourite player’ as an adult, but Dembele has absolutely been mine for the last few years. When fit he has been an absolute giant for us. Strong, skilful, snide. One of the best midfielders we’ve had in the last 10 years, I for one will miss him hugely, but his body doesn’t work any more.

That tackle on Ramos will stay with me till I die

Thanks for the memories Moose

 

[iz futbal]

One of the top 5 players I've seen at spurs in the last 2 decades . Was our best player in 15/16 . Might even switch on some chinese league game sometime just to watch him play.

 

[For better or worse]

I say good on him for getting a big bumper pay day and securing a decent fee for us to reinvest. Hopefully all parties will be happy and he will be invited back at some point in the future.

Kept his head down and just got on with business even though injuries got the better of him. A shining example of how to go about a career as a professional footballer.

For me on this one you have played another blinder.

 

[iz futbal]

I say good on him for getting a big bumper pay day and securing a decent fee for us to reinvest. Hopefully all parties will be happy and he will be invited back at some point in the future.

Kept his head down and just got on with business even though injuries got the better of him. A shining example of how to go about a career as a professional footballer.

For me on this one you have played another blinder.

That is is true. We can be annoyed with the club about why they are selling him, but he knows he is near the end of his career and wants a shitload of money before it ends. Its most likely his own choice to go and Levy never has a hard time accepting money. Best for all parties involved.

 

[ArmadilloSackRace]

Maybe in the 19th minute of the Utd game we should all sing his name?

Like most football fans, it'd probably get sung in the wrong minute, and his song has been nicked by Sissoko now

 

[kingdawson]

£11m you've got to take the money & run. Best of luck Mousa, a class act on and off the pitch

11m is nothing to be honest.

 

[Alli-Luya]

I freely admit i didn't get what Mousa offered for his first couple of seasons with us. Now i feel an immense loss at his leaving. Good luck, big man!

 

[Totti]

11m is nothing to be honest.

For a crock with 5 months left on his contract it's fucking daylight robbery from us.

 

[Totti]

 

[TomHotspur]

For a crock with 5 months left on his contract it's fucking daylight robbery from us.

If we don't replace him it's still a really poor and reckless decision though. It's not like he's been awful when he has played this season.

 

[ArtyB]

If we don't replace him it's still a really poor and reckless decision though. It's not like he's been awful when he has played this season.

But we've won more games without him than with him...and how the fuck do we find a direct replacement with his skills in January?

 

[Boltonspur]

But we've won more games without him than with him...and how the fuck do we find a direct replacement with his skills in January?

We kind of knew he was restricted in the number of games he could play. And when his contract was due to end

I think we should have or ought to have a contingency plan. It’s not as if this has come out of the blue to anyone.

I’d have kept him in cotton wool, if only for the games where we need experience, steel & control- his skill set basically.

But it is what it is. I wish him all the best and a happy finale to his career. One of my favourite players to watch over the past few seasons.

Magician.

 

[Totti]

If we don't replace him it's still a really poor and reckless decision though. It's not like he's been awful when he has played this season.

Despite costing us one game and being anonymous in another loss. I'd agree.

 

[TomHotspur]

But we've won more games without him than with him...and how the fuck do we find a direct replacement with his skills in January?

You might be right, but in that case why weaken the squad for the sake of 11 million? Pointless. You can't tell me if we were a goal up in a big game in the final 10 mins you'd be more comfortable with Skippy coming on than Dembele?