Looks like Inter are not after Lloris then ...
Bugger. I did wonder if Inter didn't seem a little too... upmarket for Lloris' current level (and further decline).
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Transfers Summer Transfer Thread 2023! - Closed (Maybe)
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Bugger. I did wonder if Inter didn't seem a little too... upmarket for Lloris' current level (and further decline).
Yep it made zero sense.Bugger. I did wonder if Inter didn't seem a little too... upmarket for Lloris' current level (and further decline).
Bugger. I did wonder if Inter didn't seem a little too... upmarket for Lloris' current level (and further decline).
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We already took the only prized player lestah had lol
Yeah but in Newcastle fans eyes they "never really wanted him".
What a boring week.
No signings.
No sales.
No football.
There were training videos but I can never figure out the rules of the drills they run.
Something better happen next week!
No signings.
No sales.
No football.
There were training videos but I can never figure out the rules of the drills they run.
Something better happen next week!
He is a good player and HG, but if you look at him he doesn't fit an Ange winger, he isn't very good at taking players on
So fucking predictable...... That lot were never gonna stay humble for more than 5 minutes.
I've said it over and over; Dippers without the trophies to back it up....
Jumped up twats!
That’s a hell of a drop off from Onana and Handanović.Bugger. I did wonder if Inter didn't seem a little too... upmarket for Lloris' current level (and further decline).
Sommer probably almost as old as Hugo.
Tolstoy has nothing on Hotspur88
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It's still all up in the air the last I heard. As I mentioned, VdV is much simpler to do, we know what it will take to get him and the club feel that's good value. We haven't given up on Tapsoba and continue to try and find a solution. Currently they're asking for too much money but there has been progress. The club are trying to line up both deals. Tapsoba is highly rated by many at the club, they feel he could be huge.
But speculating on the combinations of defensive reinforcements right now would be just that. There is a chance we could bring both in if we could clear the decks. There is a chance it's just one of them with the likes of Tosin and Lenglet also coming in. The club will try and line up both deals and then make a call on who they want and how that affects the rest of the budget and plans. It's clear that Tapsoba would cost more than VdV.
I like the look of both defenders, but if I had to choose I would go all in on Tapsoba and then try for Tosin. That doesn't mean I don't want VdV, I think he has huge potential. But if we are looking for an immediate impact, a back 2 of Romero and Tapsoba with Tosin as back up and then maybe Dier as 4th choice before he leaves next Summer would be absolutely fine with me.
Who: Hotspur88
When: Today
Where: SC
It's still all up in the air the last I heard. As I mentioned, VdV is much simpler to do, we know what it will take to get him and the club feel that's good value. We haven't given up on Tapsoba and continue to try and find a solution. Currently they're asking for too much money but there has been progress. The club are trying to line up both deals. Tapsoba is highly rated by many at the club, they feel he could be huge.
But speculating on the combinations of defensive reinforcements right now would be just that. There is a chance we could bring both in if we could clear the decks. There is a chance it's just one of them with the likes of Tosin and Lenglet also coming in. The club will try and line up both deals and then make a call on who they want and how that affects the rest of the budget and plans. It's clear that Tapsoba would cost more than VdV.
I like the look of both defenders, but if I had to choose I would go all in on Tapsoba and then try for Tosin. That doesn't mean I don't want VdV, I think he has huge potential. But if we are looking for an immediate impact, a back 2 of Romero and Tapsoba with Tosin as back up and then maybe Dier as 4th choice before he leaves next Summer would be absolutely fine with me.
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Micky van de Ven: A 'Cruyffian' talent, a 'fighter' & set for the Premier League?
By Alex BysouthBBC Sport
Last updated on51 minutes ago51 minutes ago.From the sectionFootball
Micky van de Ven captained Netherlands Under-21s during their recent Euros campaign
There was a time, not so long ago, when it seemed Micky van de Ven was surplus to requirements at a club in the Dutch second division.
That the 22-year-old Wolfsburg defender is now being touted with a move to the Premier League, with Tottenham heavily linked, speaks volumes of the player and the project that enabled the talented defender to flourish.
Van de Ven earned his breakthrough at Volendam following Wim Jonk's appointment in April 2019, with the new regime implementing the same 'Plan Cruyff' principles that proved successful at Ajax.
The teenager had been told by the previous management he was down the pecking order and free to look for another club, but was immediately handed a contract by Jonk's staff, who spotted a "raw diamond" in their under-19s.
Van de Ven quickly grew in stature at a club focused on playing attractive football, creating a performance culture and developing young players through bespoke individual programmes.
Within six months he was a regular starter in the first team in the Dutch second tier.
"We look differently," explains Volendam director Ruben Jongkind, the former head of talent development at Ajax who was responsible for writing and implementing Plan Cruyff.
"We have a lot of experience with youngsters. We look at strengths and we saw a Cruyffian defender - a lot of risk taking, incredible speed, I have never seen something like that.
"We also saw defensively he was a little bit weak, especially in agility, one-on-one defending, heading, some things in the tactical area. They are things we could work on.
"His special weapon was already there. I worked at Ajax with fast players, but this was incredible."
That pace was tested in a 60m dash.
"He ran seven seconds flat," laughs Jongkind, who has a background in athletics. "After a training session, with a standing start!"
Van de Ven's development in Volendam, a fishing village 18 miles north of Amsterdam, was swift. He racked up 48 appearances over two seasons and captained the 'The Other Orange'.
"We absolutely believed in his abilities," adds Jongkind. "We have worked with Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, Sergino Dest, Toby Alderweireld, Sven Botman, good defenders.
"We knew the level he could reach potentially. That is basically the same trick we did at Ajax between 2010 and 2016 - to see the strength of the players, the potential and help them develop in the right environment.
"We worked a lot on him. He gained 10kg, tactically he became much stronger. Mentally he was already strong but he gained a top-sport mindset, training hard and taking care of himself. His heading improved a lot, technically he improved."
A landmark transfer ruling
Without the financial resources of Ajax, however, Volendam operate a sustainable transfer policy based on discovering "high-potential talents" and eventually selling them on.
Van de Ven had interest from top clubs in Spain and elsewhere, but it was Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg who signed the defender for £3.15m two years ago in a transfer that was consequential for Dutch football.
After Volendam rejected initial bids from Wolfsburg and Marseille, the player and his agent at the time, Mino Raiola, took the club to court seeking a dissolution of his contract on the grounds of an "irreparably disrupted working relationship".
They argued a move would significantly improve his sporting and financial position.
The Arbitration Committee of the KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Association) ruled in Volendam's favour and the club held out for a higher fee, as well as a healthy sell-on percentage of his next transfer.
Jongkind, who believed the player would one day be worth about 50m euros, says it set a precedent for clubs in the Netherlands, whose young prospects could otherwise be picked off on the cheap.
A 'great boy' with 'extreme speed'
Van de Ven was clocked as the fastest central defender in the Bundesliga last season
Van de Ven had to be patient during his first season in Germany, not helped by a hamstring injury, but played 90 minutes in all but one Bundesliga game as Wolfsburg finished eighth last term.
The Dutchman's pace, now the subject of a viral online clip in which he runs the length of the pitch to make a goalline clearance, saw him clocked as the quickest centre-back in the league, registering a top speed of 22.3mph.
"Left foot, extreme speed, plays every second," is how Wolfsburg's managing director for sport Marcel Schafer summed him up, adding he has shown "incredible development".
Standing at almost 6ft4in and predominantly featuring as a central defender, the versatile youngster also started six of 36 appearances in all competitions at left-back.
Compared to other centre-backs in Europe's top five leagues, according to fbref.com, he ranked highly for progressive carries and successful take-ons and above average for pass completion (87.7%) and progressive passes, but lower on tackles, clearances, interceptions and aerial duels.
"Micky is a great boy, a really good footballer," added Wolfsburg boss Niko Kovac.
'He is such a winner, a fighter'
According to fbref.com, Van de Ven compares similarly to Bayer Leverkusen's Edmond Tapsoba, another player Spurs are reportedly interested in, and Clement Lenglet, who spent last season on loan in north London from Barcelona
Van de Ven was called up to the Netherlands' preliminary World Cup squad last year but is yet to make his senior debut, instead captaining the under-21s during an ultimately unsuccessful Euros campaign in Georgia this summer.
"He is such a winner, a fighter, he doesn't want to lose, never, he will give everything," explains Jongkind. "Off the pitch, he is growing as well.
"He was very young when he was with us and also needed to develop his personality off the pitch, you need that when you play in the Premier League."
If that is to be at Tottenham, he appears to fit the mould for an Ange Postecoglou side looking for a left-sided centre-back expected to play expressive, attacking football.
But Van de Ven has also been linked with Liverpool, who appointed former Wolfsburg sporting director Jorg Schmadtke in January.
Either way, a Premier League move will both benefit Volendam financially and prove validation for the work taking place at the Eredivisie club.
"He is the kind of player who needs the challenge," adds Jongkind, who always believed the youngster was destined for the top. "He fought hard to get where he had to be.
"We have tracked everything very carefully because these kinds of transfers will help Volendam enormously.
"For such a small club, something in the formula must be right - it is inspired and stimulated by Johan Cruyff, so it must be good!"
Is there a smaller, condensed version of this, say around two hundred pages that i can afford to download in like a day?
Bollocks for a tale.
Levy could sit Lurch down in his office and say "If you don 't go you won't play another game for us".
What to you prefer to do?
"Two to the side, one behind, round the mannequin, pass to the left, run on, narrow the angle and back. Go! Pass, pass, pass..."
Porro playing RB then?
Tottenham player's agent claims Russian team are interested in signing him
Davinson Sanchez looks set to leave Tottenham Hotspur this summer, and Russian side Spartak Moscow have emerged as a possible destination for the 27-year-old. Spurs...www.spurs-web.com
Sanchez has also attracted the attention of Flamengo (Globo), while Turkish giants Galatasaray are believed to have offered €9m (£7.7m) for the Spurs man (Sporx).
That’s far too low surely?
Looks like we might get a fee for Lloris after all according to this.
www.footmercato.net
Inter have accelerated in recent hours
According to our information, the 36-year-old goalkeeper is on the shelves of Inter Milan and discussions have accelerated in recent hours. The Nerazzurri now know that Onana is going to join Manchester United and they must therefore get a new goalkeeper. The contractual situation of Lloris, who has been leaving for several weeks (his contract ends in June 2024), makes the deal very interesting for the Italian club, which will not pay a large sum to bring him in.
At the beginning of June, Hugo Lloris had also publicly expressed his desires elsewhere in the columns of Nice-Matin. "It's the end of an era. I have desires for other things, I will ask myself quietly to study what will be possible, ”he explained. A club like Inter Milan could allow him to live a last challenge at the high level and prove that he still has the level of the big European teams. While he announced his international retirement after the 2022 World Cup, Hugo Lloris could therefore have one last challenge in his rich career.
L’Inter Milan accélère dans le dossier Hugo Lloris
À la recherche d’un gardien de but pour la saison prochaine, l’Inter Milan a intensifié ses discussions avec Hugo Lloris qui veut quitter Tottenh (...) - Footmercato
www.footmercato.net
Inter have accelerated in recent hours
According to our information, the 36-year-old goalkeeper is on the shelves of Inter Milan and discussions have accelerated in recent hours. The Nerazzurri now know that Onana is going to join Manchester United and they must therefore get a new goalkeeper. The contractual situation of Lloris, who has been leaving for several weeks (his contract ends in June 2024), makes the deal very interesting for the Italian club, which will not pay a large sum to bring him in.
At the beginning of June, Hugo Lloris had also publicly expressed his desires elsewhere in the columns of Nice-Matin. "It's the end of an era. I have desires for other things, I will ask myself quietly to study what will be possible, ”he explained. A club like Inter Milan could allow him to live a last challenge at the high level and prove that he still has the level of the big European teams. While he announced his international retirement after the 2022 World Cup, Hugo Lloris could therefore have one last challenge in his rich career.
Can't blame Conte now.
Hopefully by the time we leave we will have 2 new centre backs in. I’ve got a feeling we will get VDV and Nelsson in. I would be happy with both and I think VDV is probably the most important of them as he can play left back too. His pace is something that we seriously lacked last season and the amount of goals that you would normally concede you don’t because that pace to recover gets you out of so much trouble. I like the look of Nelsson too. Fantastic on the ball and never looks like he’s under pressure. Has that same style as Kjaer from Milan but also much quicker. Seems to be very highly thought of and future captain of Denmark due to his leadership qualities. If we could get those two in we then look very strong at centre back with Romero there too.
As for Tapsoba,Levy won’t pay the fee they are asking for so we’d be best to rule him out.
As for Tapsoba,Levy won’t pay the fee they are asking for so we’d be best to rule him out.