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Transfers The Summer Transfer Thread 2025

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I just cannot see Saudi being a Son move. He'll go back to Germany (or try his hand at La Liga) even it has to be also-rans in those leagues, before going somewhere just for money.

Or am I being naive? Would not be the first time...
Also-rans can't afford him.

In Saudi Arabia he can remain a big star and focal point, make a ton of money, and they can pay Spurs enough to do it all quickly and amicably. And it does ease his travel burden to South Korea somewhat as well.

And on the Saudi end you can understand their eagerness for a league that's desperate for global attention to acquire the biggest football star of the Far East.

I'm not going to look down my nose at him if that's what he wants to do.
 
It wouldn't be a bad thing to bring in some tough, physical players along with younger guys long on potential. Mourinho would talk about Spurs players being "nice boys" and he didn't mean it as a compliment. Coming off a season with so much losing, I wonder if some portion of the team accepted losing too easily. Postecoglou would talk about some losses being "unacceptable" but was the reality that he, and the players, did come to accept losing too easily?
Spence said something like "as long as we play the way that Ange wants, he doesn't go into us too hard if we lose" when he was on Ferdinand's podcast.
 
I just hope all our signings this summer aren't sub 23 year olds. If we keep going in that direction it's going to be a long long road to maturity to see any benefit from it.

Just 2 or 3 established top proffesionals at the height of there game, please.
 
Agree but, we are just not in the market for these players unless they are 12.
Liverpool as a club, are not that far away from us in financial turnover but, they win leagues and CLs and there global appeal through success is huge.
Fuck knows who we will end up with, I am not expecting much other than, cheaper punts on youngsters or, players with contract running down that Levy can exploit.

Liverpool are absolutely going for it. Incredible really but they are obviously counting on selling some players and buying for the future, whilst they have leverage.

I saw Janie Carragher at Schipol airport yesterday. I should have asked him what he thought. He was only 2 or 3 yards away and sat with his mares.
 
I just hope all our signings this summer aren't sub 23 year olds. If we keep going in that direction it's going to be a long long road to maturity to see any benefit from it.

Just 2 or 3 established top proffesionals at the height of there game, please.
We are so obviously building a new squad that’s set to peak in about 5 years. I think it’s really exciting. Postecoglu wasn’t the man to manage a team at this point in its cycle. Hopefully Frank is the guy and finds this project exciting too. COYS
 
Hopefully not but a replacement for Dragusin is a must. Can we even sell given he’s still out with an ACL?

Given the fitness concerns over both Romero and VDV, ideally we need a replacement for Radu whilst also retaining Vuskovic at the club as opposed to sending him out on loan. Hopefully Davies joins Wrexham etc for a nominal fee.
Do you not think dragusin should be given a second chance?
 
think he was just young and homesick.
I looked up the quotes:
"I moved to Germany when I was young, and went through so many really difficult, unimaginable moments," said Son, who left Hamburg in 2013 for Bayer Leverkusen. "I faced a lot of racism. And while going through such a really difficult time, I had a lot of thoughts on my mind I should get my revenge one day."
Seems more serious than just homesickness.
 
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