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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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The purchase of Tel is a real conundrum and completely ignores the benefits of the 'try before you buy' option which leads me to conclude that despite reports to the contrary his loan deal did indeed contain an obligation to buy.

Nothing else makes sense and without wishing to upset the more qualified scouts within the forum I really cannot see what they are seeing other than a young athlete that runs around a bit.

£40m for a young prospect is in the higher bracket for a punt and it should have manifested into some glimpses of star ability by now and it simpy hasn't.
Tel was a huge disappointment last year performance wise. We were all buzzing when we signed him and the majority thought he'd compete with solanke as a 9 and would start over Son and Richarlison on the left. He was a complete let down. He didn't even come on in the Europa League final. An injured and half fit Richarlison and Son were both selected ahead of him.

Which makes you wonder why we were so desperate to make him perm? Ange had gone and we had not even hired Frank at the time. So this was not a managerial decision. This was Lange and Levy going rogue, not doing any due diligence and making another costly mistake. I hope the young lad proves me wrong but I've seen nothing to suggest that he's any better than Odobert or Soloman yet. Nevermind being good enough to start or replace Son.
 
Fabrizio Romano has been found out this Summer.Its not just Spurs he got wrong either.

He had everyone convinced Gyokeres was going United and Sesko was going Woolwich. He's got most the summer dealings wrong.
He's a grifter plain and simple. But millions of numpties hang off his every word making him millions for what... a catchphrase and a snippet of information you think you are getting before anyone else... he probably lifts and shifts from the associated press of every country... although I don't even think he puts that much effort in...
 
Yes we have strenghtened, in two positions!

But this team needs much more than that. We both need to strenghten the starting eleven, AND our squad.
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One of my 'favourite' cases of overrated hype was two Icelandic players we bought about 20 years ago (David Limbersky and another chap I can't recall) for about £5m to develop in our reserves.

Lots and lots of talk about them. First reserve game they featured in we got slapped 5-0 and then I never heard from them again. Could still be around for all I know.

I don't know if it's a Spurs fan thing or a general football fan thing. But overhyping our youth is something that has been happening as long as I can remember. If fans really can't separate good performances in youth vs mens football, then they really don't understand the game at all.
Those same fans will say shit like "don't sign players from Holland as it's a weak league"
A weak league full of athletically mature men who can take a knock.

Ffs, Pretend fc!

Madrid would not match and pay 35m euros imo. They are far too stacked in paz position. Another bullshit story of looking like we tried.

He's played a game for Como this season. Had he not played, Madrid could have signed him for much less than we would have to pay Como and then sell him for more.
It wouldn't even be the first time they have done that. They sold Morata to Juve, then when teams tried to buy him the following season, they bought him back, kept him for a season, then doubled their money.
We were worried about Reguillon lets not forget....
 
It's ok lads another SC oracle has spoken and this time it's Trix with this very positive and revealing update
"Well we are still in for players and one hurdle at least has been knocked down. I don't want to say too much other than that."

This goes hand in hand with the other oracle Hercules saying this morning "don't give up"

That's gotta be worth a monthly DD of at least £10 if not more. Get your wallets out ladies and gentlemen
Thaks for that.....just copied/pasted and forwarded to the UK National Fraud and Cybercrime Reporting Centre.
 
21st December to 18th January

So, he’s gone for the busiest schedule of the season and then either knackered or injured afterwards

Last time he came back with a back injury that all but ended his season because he never got match fit afterwards. Bissouma came back with Malaria.

AFCON is a very intense tournament if you go all the way like Senegal are expected to and is notoriously difficult to recover from.

You keep coming for me and then not bothering to reply when you realize I’m making a reasonable point. Are you ok?

Yes I am.
Cant help that you talk shit really.. I just mostly point them out so average bystander can differenciate between actual info and just random garbage. I mean like the CB issue - you present your fantasy that if VDV will not play Davies will due to preferred foot. While it is quite clear that if that actually does happen, we go with CB pairing of Danso-Romero.

You literally make wild fantasies across the board and state them as facts.
Last time he might have had an issue, but that does not mean this time will go identically.

Not to mention the straight lie about "Most of the winter" and then bringing out tournament dates that cover 29 days o_O
Most of the winter. In EPL that does mean missing 6 games. Europe is on pause in this time and in domestic cups I believe we survive.
 
He's played a game for Como this season. Had he not played, Madrid could have signed him for much less than we would have to pay Como and then sell him for more.
It wouldn't even be the first time they have done that. They sold Morata to Juve, then when teams tried to buy him the following season, they bought him back, kept him for a season, then doubled their money.
We were worried about Reguillon lets not forget....

We should have got Romano to spread his usual bullshit that teams were sniffing around willing to bid 60m for him and they might have jumped in and activated the buy back thinking they were onto a winner.
 
Yes I am.
Cant help that you talk shit really.. I just mostly point them out so average bystander can differenciate between actual info and just random garbage. I mean like the CB issue - you present your fantasy that if VDV will not play Davies will due to preferred foot. While it is quite clear that if that actually does happen, we go with CB pairing of Danso-Romero.

You literally make wild fantasies across the board and state them as facts.
Last time he might have had an issue, but that does not mean this time will go identically.

Not to mention the straight lie about "Most of the winter" and then bringing out tournament dates that cover 29 days o_O
Most of the winter. In EPL that does mean missing 6 games. Europe is on pause in this time and in domestic cups I believe we survive.

Just explained it to you exactly what I meant

Based on how it went last time with Sarr for AFCON. If you don’t have fuck all to say to argue against that, then that’s fine if you wanted to waste a load of words doing your imaginary service to the average bystander, that’s up to you mate,

Crack on and enjoy yourself
 
I actually think he's who we will go for. Its opportunistic, he's young and he's English. Levy's algorithm is binging away
I'm going to start the Mainoo thread now so it doesn't happen!


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I personally think that their attempt to monetise ITK is what killed it off completely. That's why they're left with clowns like Trix and Hurclueless.
Agreed.
Someone should really keep score for the named journo's every season and advertise their success rate.
And also record all their stories, as I'm sure they delete a lot of stories they post when they don't happen.
 
Just explained it to you exactly what I meant

Based on how it went last time with Sarr for AFCON. If you don’t have fuck all to say to argue against that, then that’s fine if you wanted to waste a load of words doing your imaginary service to the average bystander, that’s up to you mate,

Crack on and enjoy yourself

Facts
- Danso is first in line to step in if VDV does not play
- AFCON lasts 29 days (not most winter)
- we don't know in what condition Sarr comes back

All else is random empty words, hot air, and your fantasy crap. Wasting load of words as you said it.
 
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