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Transfers Summer 2020 Transfer Thread

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todd1882 said:
Wrong again. I absolutely WAS claiming that DL priced CE out of a move. And I have many an article to defend that perspective...in fact RESPECT THE COCK RESPECT THE COCK has already posted one.

No oil here my man. Just facts and substantiated claims. And at least you know you are one of the slippery best. One day on this side of the fence the next day on the other. Whatever serves to win you some internet points for the day.

No need to reply. You're back banished to the Airfixx realm.
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Substantiate the claim that Levy priced Eriksen out of a move.
 
Thin Lilywhite Duke said:
This shit. This shit right here is the kind of Levy story that drives me bananas. The only defence I'd have for it is that he knew Real were desperate for him with endless resources (though the price he went for was still rather unimpressive) - it might have benefitted Spurs in the Bale sale as RM will have had PTSD from Modric.

I *think* he's cut this kind of shit out. Hopefully.

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what, trying to get the best deal for his club? How dare he! It’s Real Madrid too, they’re cunts. We didn’t pull their trousers down enough for him. £35m was a bargain then. Think how much he’d go for now, it would be three times that. If he’d of wanted more money though he’d of sold him to Chelsea the summer before. It’s a cut throat business football transfers, sure there’s some back scratching here and there but when one of the big teams comes in for your star player you absolutely have to not be bullied by them.
 
todd1882 said:
Wrong again. I absolutely WAS claiming that DL priced CE out of a move. And I have many an article to defend that perspective...in fact RESPECT THE COCK RESPECT THE COCK has already posted one.

No oil here my man. Just facts and substantiated claims. And at least you know you are one of the slippery best. One day on this side of the fence the next day on the other. Whatever serves to win you some internet points for the day.

No need to reply. You're back banished to the Airfixx realm.
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Give me an example of my fence hopping.
 
FightingIllini said:
You just can't do business that way. For a million reasons.

I do think Levy is somewhat better behaved than in those days, but he is still fundamentally that person.
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Agreed. I think he operated in that way for only so long before it caught up with him, whether because we tried to buy players from clubs we'd previously pissed around or chairmen starting discussing it amongst themselves.

It's obvious that he gets a near sexual thrill from hard negotiating and getting a bargain, that won't go away any time soon, but he does seem to have reeled it in. It's key that he stops being a cunt when we're trying to offload deadwood or when he, quite frankly, doesn't have the upper hand (see Eriksen with a dwindling contract).
 
bus-conductor said:
The bottom line is that to grow the club, investment had to made in the only way possible - stadium - to substantially increase revenues sustainably.
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No argument from me.
bus-conductor said:
The effect on the day to day business over the last 10 years I would say, and I'm pretty certain of this based on the numbers I've read, has been minimal.
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Provide a source for these numbers please.

If the effect has been minimal, why have we been running such a tight ship?
bus-conductor said:
The real pain of servicing the debt only started in the last 12-18 months I believe,
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What about the £250m we spoke about earlier?

Tottenham refinance £637m stadium debt but purse strings will not loosen

• ‘It will have no bearing on how we run the club,’ says Daniel Levy
• Chairman defends his policy and says there is no quick fix


“It will have no bearing on how we run the club … and no bearing on those types of short-term movements [like transfers],” Levy replied. “I understand as I am a fan, clearly you want to win on the pitch. But we have been trying to look at this slightly differently, in that we want to make sure we ensure an infrastructure here to stand the test of time.

“We could have easily spent more money on players. Who knows if that would have bought us more success or not. The right approach is to build from the bottom up. There is no quick fix to becoming a much more significant global club.”

That was Levy speaking before the pandemic, saying we would continue to run a very tight ship in terms of player recruitment. We have since borrowed an additional £175m, which will further impact what we can spend on player recruitment.

And best of all, we have a quote from an Elliott McCabe, managing director in Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s sports finance and advisory group (and this pre-dates the pandemic):

“The management team of THFC continue to position the club for long-term success by growing the brand through ongoing investment, particularly in relation to the iconic new stadium. This is reflected in the strong market reception met by Tottenham Hotspur as a first-time issuer in the private placement market.”

www.theguardian.com

Tottenham refinance £637m stadium debt but purse strings will not loosen

Daniel Levy has insisted he will continue to run Tottenham in the same way as in the past after announcing a refinancing of the club’s stadium loans
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Infrastructure will remain the priority.
 
Thin Lilywhite Duke said:
This shit. This shit right here is the kind of Levy story that drives me bananas. The only defence I'd have for it is that he knew Real were desperate for him with endless resources (though the price he went for was still rather unimpressive) - it might have benefitted Spurs in the Bale sale as RM will have had PTSD from Modric.

I *think* he's cut this kind of shit out. Hopefully.

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This is my favorite one...

Daniel Levy is famed for his ability to drive a hard bargain and a hilarious tale has now surfaced about the deal he struck to sign Luka Modric in 2008.

Levy agreed a £20 million fee for the midfielder before Zagreb asked for five Tottenham shirts as part of the transfer.

Levy agreed to the request but then demanded that the Croatian club paid for the shirts and deducted the cost from the transfer fee.

'One funny story, but at the same time a story that shows how he protects the interests of his club, is that after we agreed the transfer of Luka to Tottenham, I politely asked for five of Luka's jerseys.

'Levy gave them to me, but the invoice for the transfer, €23m, was minus the value of the jerseys. That was quite unbelievable to me. It showed me how to appreciate every penny a club spends.'
 
Thin Lilywhite Duke said:
whether because we tried to buy players from clubs we'd previously pissed around or chairmen starting discussing it amongst themselves.
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Worst of all, when agents know it will be a nightmare getting a client out of a club, they don't want their client signing for that club in the first place.

Which is totally poisonous if your project is built on buying promising young talents and selling them at peak value.
 
>Aurier out
>Celik or Castagne in
>Aarons in (or any other RB because we'll be needing two for the congested season)
>Lamela and Sissoko out
>Sangare in
>Ndombele trade for Skriniar
>Sabitzer in

Would be a fucking insane but brilliant remainder of the window.
 
TheRealTI said:
This is my favorite one...

Daniel Levy is famed for his ability to drive a hard bargain and a hilarious tale has now surfaced about the deal he struck to sign Luka Modric in 2008.

Levy agreed a £20 million fee for the midfielder before Zagreb asked for five Tottenham shirts as part of the transfer.

Levy agreed to the request but then demanded that the Croatian club paid for the shirts and deducted the cost from the transfer fee.

'One funny story, but at the same time a story that shows how he protects the interests of his club, is that after we agreed the transfer of Luka to Tottenham, I politely asked for five of Luka's jerseys.

'Levy gave them to me, but the invoice for the transfer, €23m, was minus the value of the jerseys. That was quite unbelievable to me. It showed me how to appreciate every penny a club spends.'
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Absolutely childish, non-league Mickey Mouse bullshit.

I get it, it's funny, but that attitude is not fit to be the CEO of the size of operation this club aspires to be.
 
TheRealTI said:
This is my favorite one...

Daniel Levy is famed for his ability to drive a hard bargain and a hilarious tale has now surfaced about the deal he struck to sign Luka Modric in 2008.

Levy agreed a £20 million fee for the midfielder before Zagreb asked for five Tottenham shirts as part of the transfer.

Levy agreed to the request but then demanded that the Croatian club paid for the shirts and deducted the cost from the transfer fee.

'One funny story, but at the same time a story that shows how he protects the interests of his club, is that after we agreed the transfer of Luka to Tottenham, I politely asked for five of Luka's jerseys.

'Levy gave them to me, but the invoice for the transfer, €23m, was minus the value of the jerseys. That was quite unbelievable to me. It showed me how to appreciate every penny a club spends.'
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It's funny, but at the same time horrifying.
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FightingIllini said:
Absolutely childish, non-league Mickey Mouse bullshit.

I get it, it's funny, but that attitude is not fit to be the CEO of the size of operation this club aspires to be.
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It seems like the sort of thing that could easily backfire. For the sake of a small gesture of goodwill it’s something that could easily have pissed off the other club and soured relationships on a personal level.
 
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