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Transfers The Summer Transfer Thread 2025

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They might do - that’s not the point though, the post was in relation to keeping wages aligned internally not externally. The latter is out of our control, the former is our choice

I don't see how it solves the issue of keeping wages aligned, you're still paying the player a higher salary than other, difference is that you're giving a large chunk away straight away.

The other players catch wind of that and they'll be straight onto their agents because they know the club can pay more.
 
Probably our biggest club legend of the modern era. Others left because they wanted to win trophies, but he stayed because he wanted to win trophies at Spurs. Now it's the best time for him to leave on the biggest high. He's on a steep decline (he knows it), and he would leave with the last match of him being a European Cup Final which we won. It would be also good for us if we get a fee for him. HOWEVER, he deserves the chance to make up his own decision. If he wants to stay, we can't say no to him.
This. He if anyone can be allowed to just sit out his contract.

I would love to see him retire here if he is willing to accept more of an off the bench role as well. But his days as a starter at this level are winding down.
 
Several sites now reporting that Real M. are putting Arda Güler up for sale... Can play both wide and central.
Like Martin Ødegaard (he joined Real M. at 16) before him, he should never have joined Real M. at an age when playing regular 1st team footy is essential for development.
 
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It's almost like the club doesn't even realize the ready-made elite quality they could buy for the same amount of money they always feel dragged kicking and screaming into eventually surrendering to on players with "potential" or "market opportunities" that they expect to be cheaper.

We're getting wrapped around the axle bidding up players whose wages are cheap as a "savings". It's just not smart financial management.
A lot of it will just be Agents or click bait bollox, We tend to do quite well in keeping player deals quiet these days
 

Is this right?​

2) Manchester United five-year net spend: £-590.25m

25/26: £-62.5m
24/25: £-117.79m (15th)
23/24: £-119.33m (8th)
22/23: £-182.05m (3rd)
21/22: £-91.93m (6th)



3) Tottenham

25/26: £-18.88m
24/25: £-91.42m (17th)
23/24: £-125.5m (5th)
22/23: £-117m (8th)
21/22: £-50.8m (4th)

7) Manchester City five-year net spend: £-273.93m

25/26: £-43.95m
24/25: £-84.73m (3rd)
23/24: £-114.47m (Champions)
22/23: £5.94m (Champions)
21/22: £-37.38m (Champions)
Yeah its net spend, Man City have sell 500K tickets for every home game so they are always able to spend more than us...........
 
He is probably on the decline. Clubs will have scouting and data and that Turkey is his only option gives an indication this is where his career is heading.
He could have stayed at Bayern, but he refused their new contract offer. He could've played in the Bundesliga or another big competition next season had he wanted to, but prefers cruising in a non league at 350k a week instead. Good luck to him, but not what we need.
 
Several sites now reporting that Real M. are putting Arda Güler up for sale... Can play both wide and central.
Like Martin Ødegaard (he joined Real M. at 16) before him, he should never have joined Real M. at an age when playing regular 1st team footy is essential for development.
We should be all over that if that's the case. The only concern is his physicality, but then, he plays in a position where players like KDB, Mata or Ozil also thrived, and they're not physical either.
 
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