He wasnt "good enough for city" hence they're trying to flog him. He's made numerous mistakes and his concentration levels are shite.Was good enough for city but not us
All of a sudden
Ake on the other hand is very good when fit
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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025
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Ake on the other hand is very good when fit
Ake injury record is terrible, its the only reason they would be willing to sell him
In your opinion.
He’s not going to usurp Micky or Destiny is he, but when one or both inevitably get injured, would you rather we had him or be proud you thought he was shit and the club didn’t go for him, and we had nobody.
Spence being LB and RB cover is asking for trouble.
Micky gets injured, would you rather Daddy Davies or Ake?
Ake is probably 10 times the player Akanji is. it's just his injury record and age that's the issue.
In what world is Ake shit? Football isn’t for you.
Alright, alright, we get it!
BLATANT "I've been in Rio & Rhodes on Holiday!!
Well fuck you'd both! Some of us aren't ON holiday....
I'm currently AT WORK, OK?? WORKING...
y'know.... Hard GRAFT, at the DAY JOB... so don't wanna hear it!
But if you must know, the 'office' is' in a Galaxy far, far away....' so mustn't grumble!
But you can still shove your Rio up your Rhodes!
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Ake being left sided is probably more useful but would be happy with either.
One thing to consider here. We're told time and time again that it can take months for these contracts to be put together and negotiated before a deal is struck. This 'seems' to have been done quickly but, based on the sums involved and the timescale of the deal, I'd say this has been worked on for a while, we've just done it quietly. I would suggest that we've worked on this probably alongside the deals we put together for MGW and Eze. It suggests to me that we actually DID have contingency in there for if/when another deal fell through or the player(s) chose elsewhere.
I have no dog in the fight where Levy is concerned. I don't know the bloke so I neither like nor dislike him, so I don't view what we do through an emotionally charged lens. What seems apparent to me though is that we have a clear plan when it comes to our squad building, and that it is centred around longevity rather than for the immediate term, which is why I've stated previously that I really like our recruitment strategy.
Gotta say though, I think we've pulled off some cracking deals this window. Palhinha is a needle mover for me (can't wait for him to go permanent), Kudus is another who, let's be honest, is everything that we Spurs ever want in our players, and now Simons, who will potentially be that as well.
3.needle.movers in one window? Wasn't that precisely what we wanted before the window opened? It could even be 4 if Savinho gets done. That is an excellent window. Get a RB backup as well, then look at our squad and tell me where we've been left short, another accusation (justifiable previously) levelled at Levy.
One last thought. Look at the euphoria in the fan base currently. We've had 2 great wins so far, and now we're bringing in at least one "elite(?)" player to add to that. The stadium will be buzzing when we play Bournemouth as a result of this, a feeling we likely wouldn't have had we completed all our business weeks ago.
Just think what it'll be like if we do manage to get Savinho over the line.
There was a complaint a few days ago, that Levy had killed off the Europa League buzz with this window. I think he's just reignited it and then some.
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Always thought he was a good player since his Dortmund days. A bargain at that price as well and covers an important position
Daniel 'Money' Levy is on one today
Him and Vinai must be on some mad red wine sesh just now for him to be this trigger-happy with the old wallet.
“Fuck it, buy another one!”
This is why we wanted Hincapie but defensive options are less plentiful than midfield and it's why we're looking at Akanji now (let's hope we find someone else)
I'd prefer Ake because he can cover LB, too.
I also like the idea of having a Dutch legion in the squad.
I also like the idea of having a Dutch legion in the squad.
Does this mean Hincapie could be off to City I wonder?
do you actually watch city games? hes a weak link for them along with akanji and that little rico lewis! football isn't for you if you dont see that! which guess what....is why they want 2 out of the 3 gone...strange that hey! lewis will be soon mark my words.
In fairness, Akanji covers RB as well as centre half, meaning Spence can pretty much exclusively play LB for us. And being honest, he’s probably always looked better at LB anyway.
Can I be the first to say that he needs to bulk up?
It's only a matter of time, surely...
It's only a matter of time, surely...
He so clearly is not.
Do you even go further than reading the name (and how British/non-British it sounds) ?!?
Akanji is better all around defender and footballer than Ake, massively underrated.