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No, they likely wouldn't, although I'm not sure about Dybala. But look at what they're paying. Dybala's their biggest signing since 2001/02. And he was 32m. They're not spending more than us. They can leverage their history and competitive position in Italy to market themselves well, which is both smart and natural, but they actual budget they're playing with is close to our own.
As I said in my original point: We're not unusual in our spending, nor is it a small club mentality. It's the way business is done for all but a very few clubs. And our spending and approach is consistent with the clubs who have roughly the same resources as us.
Erm...huh? Have you seen how much money Dani Alves is on at Juve?!
Not even the same ballpark.
Also Tevez and Morata (albeit a loan) neither would have come to us.
Juventus have a proud history, probably the biggest Italian side. Perhaps we have a similar Forbes value but ours is overly inflated by TV money.
In addition to higher salaries and silve-ware
We're not in the same league unfortunately but I kind of understand know what Juci is arguing
Have you seen how much they paid for him? No fee, so it all goes to wages. Very smart way to use their budget.
I think once we have the stadium and a side that is competitive I think it'll be easier for us to attract players of the calibre that some are demanding. As it is we cannot just go and sign a load of £30m players and pay them £100k+ a week.
Ignoring the rugby figures this says it all about what we pay....
Smart way to spend money???
You're contradicting yourself - Levy would never sanction this idiocy
Not saying that is smart, but not paying any transfer fee, so you can offer wages that tempt, is. If you look at their recent transfer history, there are a lot of very low fees or free transfers for guys they may have only wanted for the 12 months as depth signings.
That's not something we do, as Pochettino doesn't seem to like that approach, but it is something that arguably has paid off well for Juventus.
One of the best finishers I've ever seen, we used him so poorlyWe paid Charlton £16.5m for Darren Bent 9 years ago. AZ probably know this.
I accept he was premier league proven.
Levy wouldn't on that particular player. But taking someone on a free because the club feels there's enough value there to justify 12 months of wages? Yes, that is the kind of math that appeals to him.
It's not in our current approach, as we're much more sell-on/youth development-oriented. But the idea of signing players you think are under-valued is not far away from our approach.
Sterling on £180,000 a week :chadliblow:I think once we have the stadium and a side that is competitive I think it'll be easier for us to attract players of the calibre that some are demanding. As it is we cannot just go and sign a load of £30m players and pay them £100k+ a week.
Ignoring the rugby figures this says it all about what we pay....
Genuinely still see him as a very exiting prospect with little end result.
He's on 5k more than Kane, Alli, Dier, Rose and Walker combined
No, but it's an illustration of how a club can attract a player when there is no fee involved. Look at judas.
David Bentley has signed the most lucrative deal in Tottenham's history, joining on a six-year contract.
The winger will have cost Spurs £32million in transfer fees and wages by 2014 if he fulfills his potential with them.
The club confirmed to the Stock Exchange this morning they have paid Blackburn £15m with a further £2m depending on appearances. It is also believed Bentley, 23, will earn £50,000-a-week
The winger will have cost Spurs £32million in transfer fees and wages by 2014 if he fulfills his potential with them.
The club confirmed to the Stock Exchange this morning they have paid Blackburn £15m with a further £2m depending on appearances. It is also believed Bentley, 23, will earn £50,000-a-week
Absolutely. But we won't do that whilst we have such major expenditure elswehere. Nor do we have the gravitas of Juventus. A team that were CL finalists within the last 2 years.
We aren't competing with the Juventus' of this world. Not yet.
Clearly you've not seen Sandra Redknapp's finishing she was supposedly better than Benty
So, to summarise
- we do not have the same pull as Juventus
- we do not sign the same type of players
- we have similar turnover inflated mostly by our TV revenue
No, I accept that, but I do see the other side of the argument. 20 years ago it would have been a laughable comparison.