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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024

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How Dry should our Powder be?

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Pathfinder said:
If it doesn't make sense for you I can't help you.
But, for a starter, Vušković can't get a work visa until he's 18 years old, which is the main reason Spurs have loaned him out to "minor" leagues (and not their top teams).
Dorrington had trained with Spurs 1st team since October 2023, and was on the bench several times...until an hamstring injury kept him out for around 8 week, and then he got another injury that kept him out for 3-4 weeks and then he had an hamstring operation in May.
It's hard to play for any team when out injured half of the season.
However, if you - and those who agree with you - think an 18 years old Vušković is ready to 1st team footy without having been tested in England at all, feel free to believe so.
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Of course he is loaned to weaker teams, he needs to play regularly. Not sit on the bench for Anderlecht or whoever.
 
GGTH said:
Tbf we basically treated the Conference League as a joke.
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Think it's more to do with squad.

If we were to rotate like that now our team would be:

Austin
Spence - Dragusin - Davies - Udogie
Bergvall - Gray - Bentancur
Johnson - Richarlison - Moore
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Or something of the ilk.

The rebuild of the squad has been exceptional in 3 years. And you can quite easily argue we still need three or four more players.
 
Richard Arlison said:
Yeah I agree and think Locko was probably the one they wanted.

Now they probably need to decide if they like the next available name on the list enough to pull the trigger. My gut feel from Ange in press conferences and interviews is that nothing is imminent and it will be if one they really like becomes available.

We also have Vuskovic coming through and then there is the likes of Ash Phillips and Dorrington a year or 2 down the line. They might be reluctant to plug gaps with players for a year or 2 that aren't ultimately at the level they want. If there is one at the level who will move this summer, they will pull the trigger IMO.
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Clubs including us are still trying to off load players and they are going on loan deals. If a suitable left sided defender becomes available I think we will take him on loan. If not then that is the end of it. Cannot see us buying someone now.
 
Zomb said:
Very simplistic view and when VDV played left back he was outstanding
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Accurate, not simplistic.

He was decent, not outstanding.

Looks like more people agree with me than you.

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Richard Arlison said:
Udogie pretty much dominated Saka.
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People are weird he is 100% who I'd want on Saka. There's an odd narrative building around the Italian. He was excellent last season. On way more occasions than he was poor, he ran out of steam and that's why I don't understand not getting him cover. He has the ability to be truly elite. But he's young and needs resting and pushing. If he was being asked to play orthodox LB he'd already be head and shoulders the best at it in the EPl. Anges system asks crazy demands of him and Porro and can make them look vulnerable .
 
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