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Transfers Summer Transfer Thread 2023! - Closed (Maybe)
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€50m sounds like BS.Yeh.... An absolute snip at the suggested 50m pricetag.
Was from Pedulla which is a fake account.
€40m would be high but probably what it costs these days
They used up all the 'fair play Levy' posts, for the next decade, when we landed Maddison.
As soon as I learned his story and saw the finishes with both feet, I was sold.
Journalist - Latest Spurs update on Edmond Tapsoba pursuit is not encouraging
According to Charlie Eccleshare, the latest update on Tottenham Hotspur’s attempts to sign Edmond Tapsoba is not an encouraging one, as it appears very little...www.spurs-web.com
Bad news regarding Edmond Tapsoba to Spurs deal
Now, Charlie Eccleshare has offered his insight on the situation on The View From The Lane podcast and unfortunately, what little information the journalist has is not all that promising when it comes to Spurs’ attempts to snare Tapsoba away from Bayer Leverkusen.
He said: “Well, the last I reported on this was on the centre-backs and it was just bad news after bad news, I felt bad putting it out and there was more stuff coming out.
“I had to add in lines about Tapsoba and whatever it is, that is also going to be really hard to do. I was off after the tour in the last week, so maybe it has accelerated, but not as far as I’m aware I’m afraid.”
Spurs Web Opinion
The fact that we have been circling Tapsoba all summer and still appear to be no closer to striking a deal suggests this one could be dead in the water before it’s even begun.
Time is running out and we really cannot start the campaign without at least one new centre-back, so the club had better find an alternative to Tapsoba, and fast.
This would be the same Eccleshare that said today that VDV was nowhere close to happening either..... About 10 mins before Romano said it was gonna happen.
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He’s also confirmed that Vdv nearly a done deal
Welcome Dan de Burn
Or
Welcome Van de Tonghen
I’m going with the second one.
Yes, it can be argued both ways. Klopp solved that Alexander-Arnold & Robertson bombing forward conundum by essentially playing 3 DMs in the centre of midfield. It's only when Thiago arrived that they had a top passer in there, and he stayed deep & put his foot in too.
The challenge is that all those analyses of Ange's Celtic system have 2 wingers staying wide, a CF buzzing around the box, 2 x 8s bombing forwards constantly, and 2 inverted FBs, providing some solididity in the centre.
Neither Porro or Udogie are natural inverted FBs. Their strength is getting forwards & joining in with the attack. For me, Ange has to allow them to do this, or he's wasting their skillset.
Emerson rescued his Spurs career by proving himself a good defensive FB, so he could certainly help form a defensive 3 allowing Udogie to bomb forward on the other flank.
Same principle with Porro getting forward on the right ,and Davies or VDV2 helping to bolster the defence.
We shall see. Perhaps one of the reasons we're rumoured to be in for Kessie is that Ange has decided the solution to the conundrum is to have at least one of the 8s being whatbus-conductor would call a "busy c***".. as well as a mobile, disciplined 6.
I may well be wrong.
But I think we'll ship a load of goals if we regularly start both Porro & Udogie in the same back 4 with licence to get forward at all times.
For what it’s worth, I don’t think Kessie is what we need. Bissouma covers (or can cover) that hybrid 8 remit well.
I’d rather we actually bought a proper busy cunt to play the 6 remit.
Yeah dunno mate on the exact price, I mean everything is ridiculously inflated these days and Van de Ven is only 22 with a long contract, so I’d expect higher than his actual ability.
For me though €50m is a joke. I’d much rather or be in the €30m range or better yet €25m. I wouldn’t be outraged if it’s €34-40m which is around £30-33 m.
Interesting how the website has edited/put their angle on that bit as I listened to that podcast yesterday.Journalist - Latest Spurs update on Edmond Tapsoba pursuit is not encouraging
According to Charlie Eccleshare, the latest update on Tottenham Hotspur’s attempts to sign Edmond Tapsoba is not an encouraging one, as it appears very little...Bad news regarding Edmond Tapsoba to Spurs deal
Now, Charlie Eccleshare has offered his insight on the situation on The View From The Lane podcast and unfortunately, what little information the journalist has is not all that promising when it comes to Spurs’ attempts to snare Tapsoba away from Bayer Leverkusen.
He said: “Well, the last I reported on this was on the centre-backs and it was just bad news after bad news, I felt bad putting it out and there was more stuff coming out.
“I had to add in lines about Tapsoba and whatever it is, that is also going to be really hard to do. I was off after the tour in the last week, so maybe it has accelerated, but not as far as I’m aware I’m afraid.”
Spurs Web Opinion
The fact that we have been circling Tapsoba all summer and still appear to be no closer to striking a deal suggests this one could be dead in the water before it’s even begun.
Time is running out and we really cannot start the campaign without at least one new centre-back, so the club had better find an alternative to Tapsoba, and fast.
The question he was asked was with all the doom and gloom surrounding the club, had he heard any good news with transfers. The end result was no but he preceded it with saying the bits above but it wasn't just about Tapsoba but all transfers.
He had been on holiday after Singapore and didn't know anything new.
Yeh; it's bollocks.... Aside from the rambling English of the tweet; why would Brighton tell the player's agent there's been a bid but not who it came from?
"Hey Moises; do you like suprises? ......Sign here!"
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I don't believe news papers generally less so with barca, self serving wankers shit on their own players if it serves their purposes. True or not
He said Saka is a wanker, and Ramsdale lives in the woods
Been saying this.
For no rational reason, having never seen him play, I’m 100% convinced it has to be Redondo Jr
I seem to remember some vague rumours linking us with him last summer or after the world cup. The feeling I got was that he wasn't worth it (at the time).
For Johnson?
also that arteta should stick to putting out cones on the training ground
