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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Shadydan said:
My point is getting a loan whether it be £60m or £120m to pay up front is stupid considering the fact you need to pay interest on it when you pay it back.
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That is highly dependent on the interest rate. It's hardly stupid doing that in order to secure a player that you've identified as being a game changer as well. Say the interest rate was 5%. Over 5 years that would equate to an additional £15M, so Eze would essentially cost £75M for the transfer. Is this over the top for a player of his ability? I don't think so.

Other things to factor in as well are what value he brings to the team. If he were to elevate us into CL qualification, that money is then dwarfed. It could potentially mean the loan is paid off earlier, thereby reducing the actual fee.

Let's not forget that we agreed to pay more than the release fee for Porro, in order to spread the payments over 5 years, the principle is effectively the same.
 
Ionman34 said:
KWP was given MOTM when he debuted for us, then got dropped for weeks. IIRC, he then got MOTM in his next game but was dropped again.

He most certainly was playing well in the rare opportunities he got. I can remember a high proportion of fans being absolutely mystified as to why he kept getting dropped after some very promising games.

This isn't me advocating us bringing in KWP by the way, but you suggesting that he was poor when he played for us is just plain wrong.
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I also remember fan complaining about his deficiencies in defense. Yes, he was good going forward but he was soon found out defensively.
 
Ionman34 said:
That is highly dependent on the interest rate. It's hardly stupid doing that in order to secure a player that you've identified as being a game changer as well. Say the interest rate was 5%. Over 5 years that would equate to an additional £15M, so Eze would essentially cost £75M for the transfer. Is this over the top for a player of his ability? I don't think so.

Other things to factor in as well are what value he brings to the team. If he were to elevate us into CL qualification, that money is then dwarfed. It could potentially mean the loan is paid off earlier, thereby reducing the actual fee.

Let's not forget that we agreed to pay more than the release fee for Porro, in order to spread the payments over 5 years, the principle is effectively the same.
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There's a load of speculation and if's and maybe's in this post and thus this debate, pointless back and fourth really.

If the club want him they know what to do, I suspect though as I keep saying that the release clause is putting a lot of clubs off (not just us) this is his 3rd summer with such a clause...if this was any normal deal someone would have bitten by now.
 
Should Spurs sign Kudus he could end up being Ndombele II

Comment on SC about Kudus

West ham mate of mine really wants to sell him. Says on his day he is a great player but attitude and effort sucks and when the chips are down he cannot be relied on.
 
If we are starting to evaluate players on academia then lets be honest the bottom will fall out of the market. Most of these young guys would be stuck in very mundane, poorly paid jobs had they not been blessed with athleticism and natural footballing ability. This and a determination and work ethic to succeed, so I say good luck to each and everyone of them.
 
Pathfinder said:
Should Spurs sign Kudus he could end up being Ndombele II

Comment on SC about Kudus

West ham mate of mine really wants to sell him. Says on his day he is a great player but attitude and effort sucks and when the chips are down he cannot be relied on.
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He is also quite selfish and unpredictable. Talent wise perfect for us but I have always had my doubts on him. Bowen is the main guy for West Ham, he is the real one that would upgrade us but they won’t sell him obviously.
 
Pathfinder said:
Should Spurs sign Kudus he could end up being Ndombele II

Comment on SC about Kudus

West ham mate of mine really wants to sell him. Says on his day he is a great player but attitude and effort sucks and when the chips are down he cannot be relied on.
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This is unironically the most useful SC comment that has been posted here. No Herclueless bullshit, just a guy who has a West Ham friend.
 
The Absolute GOAT said:
One question.

Why did you go 'radio silent' after becoming champions of Europe. I would have thought you, as a self-confessed 'genuine spurs fan' would've been overjoyed and want to make some positive posts.

Instead you went quiet for weeks. Bit odd.

:nunothumb:
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Especially for someone who spends half his time in the ENIC thread banging on about how trophies are the be all and end all
 
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spids said:
That is a good point. Note that Abbott, if the club think good enough for PL / CL football (19, 1 season in League 2), would be on the B-List and not affect senior squad places though (still a bonus if good enough). I suspect this season KWP (148 PL games) would be a better backup FB.

In terms of who let it happen, our squad was mismanaged for years, and especially so (from a youth perspective) under 4 years of Mourinho and Conte, the 'win now' managers. The last two years though there has been a clear thought process. Players like Bergvall, Gray, and Vuskovic will all count as, not just home grown, but club trained. We also have the likes of Devine, Donley, Moore, Keeley, Dorrington, Hall, Ajayi etc. coming through as club trained, and I'd hope that at least one of them will make it with us. This is why Levy is always on about wanting a manager who will promote youth.
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It's unfair to lay the blame solely on them, the issue had already begun under Poch. Outside of his first season where he used the youth of the time to oust the likes of Adebayor, Kaboul, and Capoue from the side, he then totally neglected the promising youth players for the remainder of his time, as well as phasing out some of the ones he had initially trusted (Mason, Bentaleb).

There wasn't a ton of talent coming through, but the likes of KWP, Pritchard, Onomah, Edwards, etc could have been used more/better to the extent that, if nothing else, they would have generated greater transfer income.
 
CJJ said:
Pretty much had MOTM in every game Poch allowed him to partipate in
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Pathfinder said:
Not true. I remember fans complaining about how weak he looked in defense.
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Do you remember him being the youngest player to get 3 assists in a single PL game, or just the bad parts?
 
Spurs again linked to Leoni.
And, yes, I know that caughtoffside isn't necessarily the most reliable source...but no less reliable than other sites/sources...


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Tottenham are one of the clubs showing a strong interest in the potential transfer of Parma wonderkid central defender Giovanni Leoni.

Sources with close ties to the agents industry have informed CaughtOffside that Spurs are even considering making an opening offer in the region of €25m for the 18-year-old.
 
Pathfinder said:
Should Spurs sign Kudus he could end up being Ndombele II

Comment on SC about Kudus

West ham mate of mine really wants to sell him. Says on his day he is a great player but attitude and effort sucks and when the chips are down he cannot be relied on.
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He looks a good player when I've seen him (which isnt very often). But he doesn't get the numbers to warrant 60-70m. Id expect Cunha or Mbuemo GA for that.

I'm not a big Johnson fan and he is nowhere near being elite. But he scores 1 in 3 in the league. Thats the minimum standard for an elite wide forward in my opinion.
 
Ionman34 said:
That is highly dependent on the interest rate. It's hardly stupid doing that in order to secure a player that you've identified as being a game changer as well. Say the interest rate was 5%. Over 5 years that would equate to an additional £15M, so Eze would essentially cost £75M for the transfer. Is this over the top for a player of his ability? I don't think so.

Other things to factor in as well are what value he brings to the team. If he were to elevate us into CL qualification, that money is then dwarfed. It could potentially mean the loan is paid off earlier, thereby reducing the actual fee.

Let's not forget that we agreed to pay more than the release fee for Porro, in order to spread the payments over 5 years, the principle is effectively the same.
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It would actually be something like:

Pay £10m a season off over 5years, so the first £10m we pay and borrow £50m.

So season one, £2.5m interest (paying off £10m), season 2 = £2m (5% of £40m), season 3 = £1.5m, season 4 = £1.0 and season 5 = £0.5m.

Total £7.5m interest cost at 5% on £50m.

Making him £67.5m + £8m add-ons.

Seems chicken feed, the increase, given the potential team uplift a high end attacker would yield.
 
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