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Sandro Tonali

Zavod 311 said:
I get what youre saying but there's a huge drop off from bentancur and Palhinha. I still feel we need a better ball carrier
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I think we have plenty of carriers, we need more passers - especially those who can receive the ball facing our goal and turn and retain possession then lay it off.
 
fernadez said:
Never heard of him?

Like I said, the player he's most similar to is Declan Rice. How people anaylse Rice's game is up to them.
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When Bruno G plays with him. At Milan and when Bruno does not play he becomes the deeper player who’s controlling the tempo. Is a great passer especially with the long ball.
 
Nathan is a genuine data nerd who loves Spurs. He hasn't always been wrong. He's a brilliant analyst. I don't think I agree that Tonali can't pass. I agree that position isn't a priority.
 
Yiddo said:
People are turning their noses up at Tonali as if we’re in a position to sign someone significantly better. It’s ridiculous.

No matter who we sign, there always seems to be a section of the fanbase ready to complain. People moan that we invest too heavily in youth and say we need more proven Premier League players. Then when we’re linked with experienced players, they’re suddenly “too old”. We sign someone like Robertson and that’s the criticism. Now we’re being linked with Tonali, who is comfortably one of the better midfielders in the Premier League, and people are moaning about that as well.

I’m genuinely not sure what some fans want. It feels like the club is fighting a losing battle in the transfer market because every target gets criticised regardless of who it is. If we sign young players, they’re too inexperienced. If we sign established players, they’re too old. If we sign top-level Premier League talent, they’re apparently not good enough.

At some point, people need to be realistic about the level of player we can attract and recognise a good signing when they see one.
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yeah and that's fair though, you can't please anyone and what the fans think doesn't matter at all - its just an illusion.

the fact is tonali is a good player and Saudi Sportswashing Machine have no need to sell, and if they do, not cheaply because their owners are rich.
That last part is important because THFC under ENIC have never paid top dollar for top players like pool, man u, Emirates Marketing Project and arsenal have - so this is at best HOPEFUL, under new management and direction.
 
Legohamster said:
I'm in the camp of if we have 100 million and it's possible we should be testing the waters for Wharton.

But how many years have we moaned about not giving the manager what he wants?
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Yeah definitely about what the manager wants.

But also likely this is a more doable deal - Saudis seem to be looking to cash in on assets, and they aren't in Europe. Yes we are a bigger club than Palace but they are in Europa League and might not want to sell and Wharton might want to participate in a competition he's not played in before....
 
Not sure where I stand on Tonali. He's a fantastic age and we'd be stupid to think he wouldn't add value at our club on the pitch. It would also weaken the Geordies as a realistic competitor of ours. The challenge is that he is contracted until 2029 and they have the upper hand in negotiation. If we are fortunate to play in that elite transfer fee bracket, would he be the right fit?

If you had £80m in your pocket, who do you aim it at? Would it be Tonali?

Personally, I don't think we'll see him at Spurs because of the transfer fee equation.
 
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