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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Herclueless said:
Bryan Gil will go down as an absolute waster for many Spurs fans I'm sure, but for me there's absolutely a good footballer in there.

He didn't have the physical attributes to ever hit the ground running in England, nor seemingly did he have the grit to compensate for that initial culture shock.

But if he'd gone to a club that would have afforded him the time and patience to adapt to things, he could have become a top player.

In retrospect, the dumbest thing we did with him (beyond parting with £20m+ and Lamela to sign him) is pack him off on loans back to Spain, he should have been sent out to either a lower half Prem side or a top half Championship side, like Luka Modric being toughened up in the Bosnian league.
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That's a proper stubborn streak you got there.
Kid's a total dud and done very little in Spain either.
 
Personally I think these are just being used as distraction for morale purposes after we get pumped tomorrow evening.

Both are not close it seems. Neither will get done until late August if at all
 
JDefoe said:
Personally I think these are just being used as distraction for morale purposes after we get pumped tomorrow evening.

Both are not close it seems. Neither will get done until late August if at all
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What I'd say to anyone currently stressing about these deals and whether they get done ....

Relax and remember that if the worst is to happen and we miss out on both ...

We'll still have this man to protect us and carry us forward through the rough storms that may lay ahead

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Nestle in his cozy bosom and you won't see yourself far wrong

CoYS
 
Herclueless said:
Bryan Gil will go down as an absolute waster for many Spurs fans I'm sure, but for me there's absolutely a good footballer in there.

he should have been sent out to either a lower half Prem side or a top half Championship side, like Luka Modric being toughened up in the Bosnian league.
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He’d have come back in a body bag!

He hasn’t got the physique to make it in English football and should never have been purchased.

Modric has a much stronger lower body with calves like oak trunks compared to Bryan’s twigs!
 
Stateside Spur said:
It’s a sad state of affairs that I actually believe this is more likely the case than us bringing in either of them, let alone both.
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I'm as pessimistic as they come usually but surely nobody believes this shit?

The idea that the club would fabricate links to players to somehow boost the fanbase is beyond ridiculous.

It would actually have the reverse effect. If the club leaked links to players and then the deals don't happen, the fanbase would be far more annoyed then they would be if we just weren't linked to anyone.

It was clear we nearly brought in MGW and to be fair, it wasn't the clubs fault that that deal collapsed. That meant we had 60 odd million ready to spend, and I very much doubt MGW was planned as our last big signing for the summer window.

So it is perfectly feasible that we have the capacity and funds to sign both Savio and Eze.

I know we had a few weeks after MGW where we all moaned about how quiet we seemed to be, but we don't know what we are doing behind the scenes.

The fact is, judging by the calibre of players we are trying to bring into the club., it's clear we are looking at making serious signings with elite quality. And unfortunately for us, for those types of players, we aren't top choice for players and they aren't easy deals to do.

I am far happier that we appear to be trying to bring in the likes of Eze and Silvio, rather than the usual cheap punts on the likes of N'Koudou's and Solomans etc

There's no guarantee that we can complete these big deals, loads can go wrong. So we just need to sit tight and hope for the best.

Again unfortunately for us, the elite players don't grow on trees so if we cant' do the deals, we might be a bit fucked and then have to go for lesser options.

As ever though I'll only be happy if we sign them. Not doing the deals means nothing in football, we need to sign them both.

I will say I am hopeful, anxious, I have a bad feeling Woolwich will come in for Eze and gazump us, but fingers crossed that doesn't happen.
 
Aphex said:
I'm as pessimistic as they come usually but surely nobody believes this shit?

The idea that the club would fabricate links to players to somehow boost the fanbase is beyond ridiculous.

It would actually have the reverse effect. If the club leaked links to players and then the deals don't happen, the fanbase would be far more annoyed then they would be if we just weren't linked to anyone.

It was clear we nearly brought in MGW and to be fair, it wasn't the clubs fault that that deal collapsed. That meant we had 60 odd million ready to spend, and I very much doubt MGW was planned as our last big signing for the summer window.

So it is perfectly feasible that we have the capacity and funds to sign both Savio and Eze.

I know we had a few weeks after MGW where we all moaned about how quiet we seemed to be, but we don't know what we are doing behind the scenes.

The fact is, judging by the calibre of players we are trying to bring into the club., it's clear we are looking at making serious signings with elite quality. And unfortunately for us, for those types of players, we aren't top choice for players and they aren't easy deals to do.

I am far happier that we appear to be trying to bring in the likes of Eze and Silvio, rather than the usual cheap punts on the likes of N'Koudou's and Solomans etc

There's no guarantee that we can complete these big deals, loads can go wrong. So we just need to sit tight and hope for the best.

Again unfortunately for us, the elite players don't grow on trees so if we cant' do the deals, we might be a bit fucked and then have to go for lesser options.

As ever though I'll only be happy if we sign them. Not doing the deals means nothing in football, we need to sign them both.

I will say I am hopeful, anxious, I have a bad feeling Woolwich will come in for Eze and gazump us, but fingers crossed that doesn't happen.
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We may have the funds and capacity to sign both but I doubt we have the capability.
 
Aphex said:
I'm as pessimistic as they come usually but surely nobody believes this shit?

The idea that the club would fabricate links to players to somehow boost the fanbase is beyond ridiculous.

It would actually have the reverse effect. If the club leaked links to players and then the deals don't happen, the fanbase would be far more annoyed then they would be if we just weren't linked to anyone.

It was clear we nearly brought in MGW and to be fair, it wasn't the clubs fault that that deal collapsed. That meant we had 60 odd million ready to spend, and I very much doubt MGW was planned as our last big signing for the summer window.

So it is perfectly feasible that we have the capacity and funds to sign both Savio and Eze.

I know we had a few weeks after MGW where we all moaned about how quiet we seemed to be, but we don't know what we are doing behind the scenes.

The fact is, judging by the calibre of players we are trying to bring into the club., it's clear we are looking at making serious signings with elite quality. And unfortunately for us, for those types of players, we aren't top choice for players and they aren't easy deals to do.

I am far happier that we appear to be trying to bring in the likes of Eze and Silvio, rather than the usual cheap punts on the likes of N'Koudou's and Solomans etc

There's no guarantee that we can complete these big deals, loads can go wrong. So we just need to sit tight and hope for the best.

Again unfortunately for us, the elite players don't grow on trees so if we cant' do the deals, we might be a bit fucked and then have to go for lesser options.

As ever though I'll only be happy if we sign them. Not doing the deals means nothing in football, we need to sign them both.

I will say I am hopeful, anxious, I have a bad feeling Woolwich will come in for Eze and gazump us, but fingers crossed that doesn't happen.
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Eze the little one need to stop playing games and go in with a offer that is acceptable to them

i can see him doing silly things and pissing off Parrish by including player/exchange for our shit like Bissouma Solomon etc
 
Aphex said:
I'm as pessimistic as they come usually but surely nobody believes this shit?

The idea that the club would fabricate links to players to somehow boost the fanbase is beyond ridiculous.

It would actually have the reverse effect. If the club leaked links to players and then the deals don't happen, the fanbase would be far more annoyed then they would be if we just weren't linked to anyone.

It was clear we nearly brought in MGW and to be fair, it wasn't the clubs fault that that deal collapsed. That meant we had 60 odd million ready to spend, and I very much doubt MGW was planned as our last big signing for the summer window.

So it is perfectly feasible that we have the capacity and funds to sign both Savio and Eze.

I know we had a few weeks after MGW where we all moaned about how quiet we seemed to be, but we don't know what we are doing behind the scenes.

The fact is, judging by the calibre of players we are trying to bring into the club., it's clear we are looking at making serious signings with elite quality. And unfortunately for us, for those types of players, we aren't top choice for players and they aren't easy deals to do.

I am far happier that we appear to be trying to bring in the likes of Eze and Silvio, rather than the usual cheap punts on the likes of N'Koudou's and Solomans etc

There's no guarantee that we can complete these big deals, loads can go wrong. So we just need to sit tight and hope for the best.

Again unfortunately for us, the elite players don't grow on trees so if we cant' do the deals, we might be a bit fucked and then have to go for lesser options.

As ever though I'll only be happy if we sign them. Not doing the deals means nothing in football, we need to sign them both.

I will say I am hopeful, anxious, I have a bad feeling Woolwich will come in for Eze and gazump us, but fingers crossed that doesn't happen.
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I don't think the links are fabricated, but I do think there's a good chance we don't end up with even one of Savinho, Eze, and Paz. Spurs have a long history of being too clever by half when it comes to deals for experienced players. Our opening offers are almost always far off the mark and negotiations extend and then break down. Woolrich will come back in on Eze just to be sure Spurs don't get him. Man City won't let Savinho go unless they are sure of getting Rodrygo and, even then, Spurs would have to pay much more than they would like. Any deal for Paz seems to be a non-starter. Some chance on Eze, slight chance on Paz, and almost no chance Spurs get Savinho. Hope I'm wrong, but if there's a way to mess up these deals Spurs will find it.
 
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