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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025
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Slashes wrists….blood’s draining…”Damn this was a Fichajes rumour…”
Would be a super signing, in my opinion.
This is of course a completely different discussion but one worth having.
The market is so fucked now that players are going for transfer fees (and wages) that they are never going to be able to live up to. Semenyo in this case is a perfectly good Premier League player. But if he is sold for 70 mil he is never going to live up to those types of expectations. Those types of players are still very much rare.
Or Solanke for a more close to home example. There are people that have labelled him a flop because he cost a lot of money. And this is in spite of him scoring 16 goals in all competitions and providing 8 assists. He's a good forward but people turn their nose up because they expect numbers that he is probably never going to provide. Not to mention that he lives in the shadow of one Harry Kane.
The point I am rambingly trying to make is that the prices paid in the current market are screwing players, clubs and fans over in some way. Shave 10-20 mil off of the Solanke fee and he would not be listed as a flop at all. But the inflation in the market has shattered what is considered reasonable.
If only for the hat-trick against Manure that he would undoubtably score.
I think he has talent but still raw, he's a head down merchant however a good coach can unlock his potential...he always wants the ball which is rare for a young player.
He is perfect for Chelsea. Overpaid, temperamental, wasteful. Fits like a glove.
Nah, he’s a head down, wasteful player.
Yep, our wingers/attackers are mostly good. If we're adding anyone, it has to be a clear upgrade like Eze.
When he came on in the EL final I was worried. Probably would have scored too if Casemiro hadn't got in the way.
Seems like a version of what Lamela was supposed to be
I can envisage a situation where Paratici is going to get us Douglas Luiz on the cheap. Maybe a loan with the option to buy..
And it would actually be good business. Currently, he's every bit as good as Wharton and Baleba although the other two are better long term signings. I'd love if we could splash 70-100m on one of them but thats just not Spurs.
Luiz fits the bill perfectly. 160k a week is steep but if we only have him on loan with no obligation then its a typical spurs move.
And it would actually be good business. Currently, he's every bit as good as Wharton and Baleba although the other two are better long term signings. I'd love if we could splash 70-100m on one of them but thats just not Spurs.
Luiz fits the bill perfectly. 160k a week is steep but if we only have him on loan with no obligation then its a typical spurs move.
Slightly cheaper than Werner who was apparently on £165.000 pw. I don't know how these sites get to know players wages though.
We should be in a strong position for targetting a CDM. We are the only champions league team in England who need one so should be able to attract the likes of Luiz, Wharton and Baleba to come. Problem is Levy won't pay for the other 2 but Luiz sounds realistic.
All our competitors don't need another CDM assuming Woolwich get Zubemendi over the line.
Woolwich - Zub
City - Rodri
Liverpool - Grav
Chelsea - Caicedo
Newcastle - Bruno G
No excuses for us to not go and sign a really good defensive midfielder. Unlike the other positions, we shouldn't have major competition from clubs who might be ahead of us or on par with us on the food chain.
totally agree with Frank if that report is true.
Never understood the Gomes links. He's just a cheap squad player. Not convinced he'd even be an improvement on Bissouma who we are trying to upgrade!
I think we should be purchasing rather than loaning for such a key position, we need someone fully committed.
How would someone even know this, I’m convinced this account is a WUM. No better than ol’ Trix.
I think all we need is a few experienced heads to help the young side we have grow and thrive in the short term (2 years)
Defence: Aymoric Laporte or Milan Skriniar
Centre Midfield: Jaou Paulinha
Wingers: Leroy Sane (hasn't signed for Galatasaray yet)
Garnacho
Number 10 type player: James Macatee Jack Grealish on loan
Striker: Dusan Vlahovic
All of these players could add to the squad we already have assembled and take a little bit of pressure away from some of the youngsters we have in our ranks like Lukas Bergvall & Luka Vuskovic (who most expect will grow into a world class defender but at 18 will require patience to get to those levels)
Defence: Aymoric Laporte or Milan Skriniar
Centre Midfield: Jaou Paulinha
Wingers: Leroy Sane (hasn't signed for Galatasaray yet)
Garnacho
Number 10 type player: James Macatee Jack Grealish on loan
Striker: Dusan Vlahovic
All of these players could add to the squad we already have assembled and take a little bit of pressure away from some of the youngsters we have in our ranks like Lukas Bergvall & Luka Vuskovic (who most expect will grow into a world class defender but at 18 will require patience to get to those levels)