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That's a little under £8m. For that kind of money I'd rather lose him for free next season.
What makes you afraid that Orban would be a dud?Well no I'm not actually, I just literally explained the context of my argument and you've just re-shaped it into something else.
I'm saying that it's a complete risk if we go into the season with 2 players who aren't firing, if Rich was banging in goals left right and centre then I think I'd be okay with it because we wouldn't need to rely on him so much and the pressure on him wouldn't be so great.
At the moment though we need someone to hit the ground running, how can you be so sure that will be the case with Orban?
Not every player we miss out on will be a cast iron hit.
If a £30 million bid comes in then great but if not and he’s up for it then he’d be a very good squad player. Bringing him on to see games out or filling in when needed then is a good weapon to have. We doubted a lot of our players could play in this system and they could so I’m pretty sure an experienced Danish internationalist will be fine too.Player who has been mostly solid to good for us in defensive systems over 3 years, fans and journalists decide by themselves that he's for some reason not a fit for a progressive team, people for some reason decide he only passes the ball backwards. He's a great squad option for midfield depth, we'll finish higher this season with him than without him, unless we have a good replacement lined up. If a legit £30m plus bid is made then fair enough, but there's probably 10 players I'd be actively trying to move on before Hojbjerg.
What makes you afraid that Orban would be a dud?
Player who has been mostly solid to good for us in defensive systems over 3 years, fans and journalists decide by themselves that he's for some reason not a fit for a progressive team, people for some reason decide he only passes the ball backwards. He's a great squad option for midfield depth, we'll finish higher this season with him than without him, unless we have a good replacement lined up. If a legit £30m plus bid is made then fair enough, but there's probably 10 players I'd be actively trying to move on before Hojbjerg.
Yeah, but what are we doing with that £8m? We'd probably have to may something like £20m for a player like Tosin, who I'm not sure is a meaningful upgrade.Cheap club like Spurs can’t really afford to sniff at €8 mill can we. I’m the also about getting foreign players with high wages off the books. So it’s not just about the transfer fee.
I’m going to say yes, if we won the CL, PL and FA cup last season and then the opening 3 games of the season and the club announced it was spending £100m on Harry Maguire - I honestly would think “they know what they are doing - last season proved that”
When you win one league cup in 23 years and have a track record of buying pure liquid shit half the time it does make a difference
spot on. he might not relentlessly play forward, but he springs traps with his ball playing. hell pass forward when the oppo team are set on him going backwards. hes a great squad player to come on for the last 20. worked his socks off against bournemouth too. aggressively chasing people down and coming back to stop crosses etc. i think 30m isnt enough. youre not going to replace him for 30m for the important job hes going to be doing this year in shutting games off.Player who has been mostly solid to good for us in defensive systems over 3 years, fans and journalists decide by themselves that he's for some reason not a fit for a progressive team, people for some reason decide he only passes the ball backwards. He's a great squad option for midfield depth, we'll finish higher this season with him than without him, unless we have a good replacement lined up. If a legit £30m plus bid is made then fair enough, but there's probably 10 players I'd be actively trying to move on before Hojbjerg.
What makes you so sure he's gonna be a hit?
I doubt he's ready for the EPL now, yes. Young players often have a burst "forward" in their career and then it flattens out - but from there, some player carry on while others just remain the "same". And this trajectory can be hard to predict in players.Surely too early for him to move?
Poch didn't have an input in any signings. He said so himself
Tosin is reportedly about 15m tops.Yeah, but what are we doing with that £8m? We'd probably have to may something like £20m for a player like Tosin, who I'm not sure is a meaningful upgrade.
Yeah, but what are we doing with that £8m? We'd probably have to may something like £20m for a player like Tosin, who I'm not sure is a meaningful upgrade.
Wasn’t 30m what athletico were wanting to pay? If he’s going to United I hope we slap on a substantial United tax as he’ll most likely improve their midfield a fair bit.
Ok so we have established that this is the questions to answer when you sign talent before it arrives as top class.
We chose fear of them being a dud for Kvara and KMJ.
Looks like it might be the same fear that means we pass on Orban.
That was my post.
Manager have of course bought shite players before and will do in the future. What a clown to think managers get all transfers right. Aiming higher than Richarlison and Brennan with a £110 million is a wet dream....Manager wants "shite players" now does he?
Fans throwing their toys out the pram because the money isn't being spent on players they play with on FUT, spare me your unrealistic wet dreams please.