If he is fit and wants to play for Spurs, yes take him' He would be good next to Winks:
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I think he'll probably stay there till the Summer, not because he wants to but because it's dawning on the Everton hierarchy that they're in serious shit and it'll be worth losing him for nothing if he helps them avoid relegation. They're gonna struggle to attract a decent manager with the collection of shit they bought in the Summer to add to the shit that was already there.
I would have Barkley if he he wanted to play for us-he could be a very good player with the right team/system. For me, he would replace Lamela as I feel we've had the best form him. Barkley currently, couldn't command a regular place but would be a very good squad player. Poch would get the best out of him and I feel he's talent wouldn't let us down. We are in need of a AM player and he would fit in (if he wanted to) thats the question here. IF he wants to come, snap him up. I would take him.
The Everton board will probably offer him a ludicrous new contract and Barkley will sign in because we won't be able to match the offer (Like Zaha at Palace)...
I think the player is more motivated by trying to get a place at the World Cup than money at the moment
I'd hope so, but Barkley could definitely do that while playing at Everton if they bring someone in who knows how to get the best out of him (although, obviously the best place for that is at Spurs with Poch)
Just saying, I wouldn't be surprised if that happened...
There are football reasons too
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Yes I suppose so. I admit I’m ignoring his potential under Poch. If Poch wants him then I’m aboard.
Isn't this old? Niasse is back now and doing quite ok - 3 goals in 4 games?
Yep. It's a direct quote from a player that's worked under Koeman that all, far more insightful than The Sun's take for example.
No, just sign them all
Anyone that doesn't want Barkley on a free has shit for brains. If we can get him either in the summer or Jan it's a must.
okay, mate
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I never understood why anyone ever thought he was coming. It seemed so bleeding obvious that chavs told him if he waited out his injury at Everton they’d give him the balance of his lost value in wages. That’s how that club operates, whether Poch could’ve made him a player or not didn’t matter.
ah, this saga was mainly from the time when I was active on another Spurs forum (Shelfside one), but there I was very passionate opponent of the move. It never made sense, and I still to this day stand firm on my ground saying that if the lad would not be English, no one would have ever noticed him. Or to quote myself from the other forum -
"I would say that we are in a good place as a team. We have established starting XI. So it means we can take risks - we can go for players who might be a huge hit, but with who there is a chance that they will fail. Even if they do - we have good squad. But RB is ... with this pricing rather expensive yet rather average player. I mean he is 23 already and he has not shown anything to suggest he will ever become something more than a squad player for club like Spurs. But we should go for those who might rise the roof off from stadiums. Who make fans estatic... who frighten opposite teams. Barkley most likely will never become such a player...."
"I cannot quite repeat myself enough but - when we talk about players such as Barkley (very soon 24) and Zaha (25) then we are talking about midtable players who are past the age where the progress is the fastest. Sure they can take a step or two up, but in order to be even comparable to likes of Alli (who by the way is already THERE 2.5 and 3.5 years earlier, we do not have an idea how much he might progress even more by then, and remember we are making hypotesis of Barkley/Zaha getting near his current level) and Eriksen (so to push for 1st team places) they would have to climb the whole latter up. And it is very rare that people make such progress at such age anymore."
I mean seriously, some ppl were suggesting we should pay 35 mil for him last summer, and that would be "cut prize" deal under those terms. Others suggested him to be Eriksen understudy/substitute
"I would say that we are in a good place as a team. We have established starting XI. So it means we can take risks - we can go for players who might be a huge hit, but with who there is a chance that they will fail. Even if they do - we have good squad. But RB is ... with this pricing rather expensive yet rather average player. I mean he is 23 already and he has not shown anything to suggest he will ever become something more than a squad player for club like Spurs. But we should go for those who might rise the roof off from stadiums. Who make fans estatic... who frighten opposite teams. Barkley most likely will never become such a player...."
"I cannot quite repeat myself enough but - when we talk about players such as Barkley (very soon 24) and Zaha (25) then we are talking about midtable players who are past the age where the progress is the fastest. Sure they can take a step or two up, but in order to be even comparable to likes of Alli (who by the way is already THERE 2.5 and 3.5 years earlier, we do not have an idea how much he might progress even more by then, and remember we are making hypotesis of Barkley/Zaha getting near his current level) and Eriksen (so to push for 1st team places) they would have to climb the whole latter up. And it is very rare that people make such progress at such age anymore."
I mean seriously, some ppl were suggesting we should pay 35 mil for him last summer, and that would be "cut prize" deal under those terms. Others suggested him to be Eriksen understudy/substitute