I noticed today that Leicester missed out on the signing of Charles Aranguiz. He is a Chilean midfielder who has been snapped up by Bayer Leverkusen and it got me thinking whether or not the singing of Kramer is a realistic one or not. A little bit of digging makes me think not, as it looks as though Leverkusen have lost 2-3 players that played in their midfield last year and that if anything Kramer has a place locked down in their first XI. I know this is the Bender thread, but it has also become the default DM thread so I figured I'd throw this in here.
but Leverkusen also have Lars Bender.....Aranguiz, Kramer and Bender into two midfield spots doesnt work
i think one of Kramer or Bender might leave. A lot will depend on the CL qualifier against Lazio imo.
Worthy of a new thread..We have to support Lazio? The things I do for Spurs...
Which Bender are supposedly we in for? Sven or Lars? I can't keep up..
Anyway, (Sven?) Bender didn't start for Dortmund tonight and only played in the last 5 minutes - in a game Dortmund won 4-0..
#justsaying
The rumour is that we are in for Sven. He's not looking like first choice at Dortmund although the coach does want to keep him around. I'd say a lot depends on what the player wants. Does he want to be a bench option and fight for his first team spot at Dortmund or does he want to leave? Even then I think there are other offers on the table for him.
Ah thanks. I thought it was Lars, and i noticed Lars played alongside Kramer for Leverkusen today....just think about that for a second...
Back to Sven: how does he compare to Lars and who would our competitors for his signature be at this time? (Please don't say Ar5ena1...)
Which Bender are supposedly we in for? Sven or Lars? I can't keep up..
Anyway, (Sven?) Bender didn't start for Dortmund tonight and only played in the last 5 minutes - in a game Dortmund won 4-0..
#justsaying
Where are these rumours? Are they Twitter based, and are they recent? I've seen one article a while ago and that's it so just wondering...The rumour is that we are in for Sven. He's not looking like first choice at Dortmund although the coach does want to keep him around. I'd say a lot depends on what the player wants. Does he want to be a bench option and fight for his first team spot at Dortmund or does he want to leave? Even then I think there are other offers on the table for him.
Sven Bender is clearly behind 19 year old Weigl in the pecking order. With the Euros coming up and no european football, I'll say he's almost certain to leave. Wether he will go to Spurs is a different matter entirely, but surely we must have a chance. He may be unwilling to leave Germany though. I'm pretty confident we would hav had 4 points now with a player like Bender in our team. Selling all of our dms without rven being close to bringing one in is just shocking, and shows where Levy's priorities lie. He'll never take a hit on a transfer fee, even if it almost certainly will cost us points not to. We currently have NO players for a key position. Someone has to go...
I disagree. He sold them for the biggest fee possible, not worrying about replacing them. I don't think even Levy could imagine getting 17 M for Paulinho. What I mean is he would never pay 1 M extra to get a player before the season starts isntead of four games in. This has cost us time and time again, and it will cost us even more this season because of the early start.im not Levys biggest fan when it comes to our transfer dealings, but this summer we have taken big losses on our transfers out so i dont think he is to blame from this point of view
I disagree. He sold them for the biggest fee possible, not worrying about replacing them. I don't think even Levy could imagine getting 17 M for Paulinho. What I mean is he would never pay 1 M extra to get a player before the season starts isntead of four games in. This has cost us time and time again, and it will cost us even more this season because of the early start.
Where are these rumours? Are they Twitter based, and are they recent? I've seen one article a while ago and that's it so just wondering...
Both Lars Bender and Kramer starting for Leverkusen against Lazio. Result of this tie could have implications for us.