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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025
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So you don't care about actual quality and want us to sign older players on higher wages just because?
I'd imagine it puts us out of the race with quite a lot of the top bracket players.
But its based on our wages to turnover stats, no getting round that chum...figures speak for themselves.
But look, I'm not getting drawn into a nit picking debate here, it's pretty fucking obvious what our MO is, most fans are well aware of how we operate generally speaking.
Indeed. There's the thought that if we are prudently run we increase the value of the club, then there's the one where we are really successful and the value of the club gets even bigger. What I don't get is Levy's desire to just stick with the first option and not go for proper success and increasing the value by more, if that's what he's really after. He's wanted to get the success by, I don't know, luck? When what it really takes is proper investment in player salaries. We've spent decent dough on players but we've lost out on better because of probably our self imposed salary cap. Hopefully we get MGW through, and one other first teamer by the end of the window because if not there will be an awful lot more disgruntled spurs supporters, not that I think he cares about that.
They are sickening, and other clubs keep baling them out by paying high prices for the players they no longer want.
So, the wages then
Quality players generally earn higher or lower wages?
Think the main reason he was employed is, that he can generally overachieve on a limited budget/wages.
That is probably the main driver behind this.
Onana earns 20% more than Ederson.
Cole Palmer has just signed a 9 year deal at significantly less than Maddison gets.
Doku earns less than Solomon.
Lower wages obviously, if only they had agents to look out for their interests . Luckily they don’t so we have hoovered up the worlds best players
Not scandalous but not what we needed.
I don't think it mattered in relation to the manager at the time, who in my opinion would not have made us a strong and effective unit, even with far superior players. Not capable.
We needed more experience, so it was a summer where we were 2 players short. Another striker and a far better holding midfielder than we possess.
Both still unresolved. That's scandalous if it remains like that, post-window.
I’m still believing MGW will come, but we really need at a minimum 2 more quality signings and truth be told 3 or 4 , but we know that is not happening .
The perfect manager for our owners.I like him,but he’s never gonna do a conte and call em out.
Exactly, levy would have informed him, we have a Harrods infrastructure, but you will be working with IKEA items.
Looks like he swallowed whole that ForestDepends if Maranakis still wants it paid in Luncheon Vouchers….
the lack of an update is getting so frustrating. Would be nice if we knew what was actually holding it up and when it'll be resolved. Sounds like Forest are just threatening legal action and trying to convince City to match Spurs' offer which is beyond bizzare at this stage.
Whenever we spend 'big', we fuck it up.
No serious big club would've signed Ndombele, Richy or Solanke for 60, Johnson for 50, Madders for 45, Biss for 35...Archie for 40...
Big clubs are entrenched with a culture of winning. These players come to us pick up their wage and play with minimum pressure to actually achieve anything