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Transfers Summer 2022 Transfer Thread.

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If Eriksen didn't suffer heart attack, nobody would want him at Spurs. Sounds harsh, but let me explain. Most of us are emotional and we all were happy for him being alive and playing football again. I wish him all the best.

But he wanted to leave us. He didn't care in his last season here (half season). He acted like a little bitch. Yeah, I know Kane wanted to leave too and now it's alright. But Kane is best in the world arguably. Eriksen is no where near that level. I know I'm hypocrite:contethumb:

Good player.
EPL proven.
Knows the manager.
Knows the club.
Free player in a lacking area of the squad = More money to spend in other positions.

No sentimentality required.
 
By reading the discussions on here about the CMF it looks as if many/most of you have either forgotten about or simply discounted Pape Matar Sarr ...
Thus said, there are a few points about CMF needed to be solved...
- Is Pape Sarr ready for life in the EPL? If not, should Spurs invest in a top CMF who will block Sarr's minutes or play him in the hope of him being the "real deal"? What if he'll never turn into a quality CMF? Or should they simply sell him this summer hoping for a good price?
-Most Spurs fans "love" the fighting spirit on Højbjerg (and I am guessing he's a good influence to have around in the playing group) but he's much more suited as a DM in an 3-man MF (mainly due to his lack of pace and mobility): so, should Spurs cash in on him and invest in a "CM-2" player?
- Winks is happy being a bench player. I know many of you hate him but I don't. He is HG and, so far, made no noises of not playing regularly but he may have reached his limits now. If not I'd keep him but wouldn't be against selling him.

I reckon Højbjerg would fetch around £25m, Winks £15 and Pape Sarr £15m. Added to that: Lo Celso would fetch around £30m and Ndombele around £25m (yes, he is worth that, and teams know that if he finds his old form on a regular basis he'll be worth £50+).
This would give Spurs around £110m to invest in 3 CMF for next season (preferably 1 being HG)
N'Dombele cannot fetch 25 million. There has to be a buyer that can actually afford his wages or close to it... unless N'Dombele agrees to a massive paycut. That narrows it down to about a dozen teams... 7-8 english teams, top 3 in spain, Bayern, PSG, Juve. How many of those teams does he actually improve? Probably zero, which is why there is basically no market for him.

The only realistic places for him to go of teams that could afford him to be Man U because they are dumb and run like shit... and Everton (if they can even afford it) which is similar but more desperate and doesn't have the choices United do. However, he failed miserably with us and in England, so why would an English team want him? He hasn't even been good in Ligue 1.

I just don't see how anyone will pay for him unless he takes a paycut to leave.
 
If Eriksen didn't suffer heart attack, nobody would want him at Spurs. Sounds harsh, but let me explain. Most of us are emotional and we all were happy for him being alive and playing football again. I wish him all the best.

But he wanted to leave us. He didn't care in his last season here (half season). He acted like a little bitch. Yeah, I know Kane wanted to leave too and now it's alright. But Kane is best in the world arguably. Eriksen is no where near that level. I know I'm hypocrite:contethumb:
If he came back and performed like he has I think a lot would want him back regardless of heart attack, many were supportive of him at inter.
 
N'Dombele cannot fetch 25 million. There has to be a buyer that can actually afford his wages or close to it... unless N'Dombele agrees to a massive paycut. That narrows it down to about a dozen teams... 7-8 english teams, top 3 in spain, Bayern, PSG, Juve. How many of those teams does he actually improve? Probably zero, which is why there is basically no market for him.

The only realistic places for him to go of teams that could afford him to be Man U because they are dumb and run like shit... and Everton (if they can even afford it) which is similar but more desperate and doesn't have the choices United do. However, he failed miserably with us and in England, so why would an English team want him? He hasn't even been good in Ligue 1.

I just don't see how anyone will pay for him unless he takes a paycut to leave.
Lyon, where he's out on loan, can afford to pay £25m. And he's played well there. His salary may be a problem, true.
What clubs in Ligue 1 and Primeir Divison does is buy talents who've "failed" in bigger leagues, like the EPL, hoping they regain their form and then sell them for a good profile
 
Birmingham seems to good youngster coming thru their ranks...



Rico Browne snubs Tottenham offer to sign Birmingham City contract​

Rising star Rico Browne has signed a two-year Birmingham City contract, Football Insider understands.

The centre-back, 18, has been on the radar of the Premier League elite and came close to leaving St Andrew’s over the last 12 months.

But a Birmingham source has told Football Insider that Browne has now agreed his first professional contract with the club and already put pen to paper.

It is a coup for the Championship club, who have been eager to tie down the £1.5million-valued youngster.

Football Insider understands that Browne underwent a West Ham trial last year and Spurs have also verbally offered an 18-month contract to him.

But he opted to stay at St Andrew’s for another year and complete his two-year scholarship.

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The Saint Kitts and Nevis youth international has stepped up to the Under-23s this term.

He has established himself as a regular starter in Steve Spooner’s side who play in Premier League 2 Division 2.

After a string of good performances at youth level, Browne will be hoping to make the step up to the first team next season but that might not be under Lee Bowyer.
 
Lyon, where he's out on loan, can afford to pay £25m. And he's played well there. His salary may be a problem, true.
What clubs in Ligue 1 and Primeir Divison does is buy talents who've "failed" in bigger leagues, like the EPL, hoping they regain their form and then sell them for a good profile
The salary is THE problem and what I’m trying to explain. When these higher paid players fail, they don’t have many (if any) takers because their salary can only be afforded by top clubs and the top clubs don’t want them. they either take a pay cut to play at a lower club or just rot on the bench like Danny drinkwater. When there are 3-4 contract years left, players don’t want to give up the money. When it’s down to 1 contract year, the players are more likely to take a buyout like Alexis Sanchez did.
 
Kalvin Phillips gets mentioned as well, Conte a fan. Good player but possibly better value out there with Bissouma and Tielemans only a year left on their contracts.
I got told months ago Philips wanted to play for us. He'd just be very expensive. Incidentally I was also told Pochettino loves him....not sure why Spurs know this but they do....
 
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I’m confused. What is the ransom part of his salary?
What’s he going to do if they don’t sign him, blow up the Etihad?
The lad simply got the best deal he could out of them same as I do with my employer when bonus/annual increases come around. Good luck to him I say.
Two parties freely entering a contract - nothing to see here.
Your employer says you always leave money on the table
 
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