markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Get 4th on sunday and it could happe, if we dont zero chance
31 years old and no sell on value. Unproven in the English League. My guess is a loan deal, and to make it worthwhile I hope that there are some younger players involved.
Loan would be perfect. At that age it's not a very Spurs type signing, or at least which makes financial sense. And we need to be frugal. Signings like this need to ensure CL qualification otherwise it would be classed as a failure.
You have to think with him up front this season instead of Defoe / Ade we wouldve already had 3rd or 4th in the bag
I would have thought so. I guess for me the fear is always we take a big gamble on big wages and then the lad gets injured. Then we miss out on CL and have a Leeds situation. Bit far fetched maybe and I guess there are times when you have to gamble. If we do one of these experienced players I think it's important we don't get too many.
Villa could be our Davids, Klinsmann, Naybet-esque signing. Although younger and more to offer.
We'll see.still see the scum going in for him.
I agree with what you say but any player could get injured, Bale could break his leg 1st game of next year, you just dont know do you...
Some Spanish radio station has apparently said that David Villa has agreed terms with us.
The story originates from Spanish radio station Cadena Ser - Which state: "David Villa, in the absence of small details, will play next season at Tottenham, whose manager has seduced the Asturian striker to play there next year."
@barcastuff
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Pending a few details, Barcelona forward David Villa (31) will join English club Tottenham this summer. [ser]
I assume [ser] is a Spanish newspaper
Tottenham coach Villas-Boas was earlier this month in Barcelona. He personally convinced David Villa to join the English club. [ser]
Edit:
Link
http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130...er-league-fichaje-cadena-ser_54374129598.html
AVB may have had a chat and convinced Villa, but we all know who the main man in all this is who will make or break any deal
I'm not sure how this makes me feel. On the one hand he's clearly a talented player, however on the other it's clearly a stop-gap measure.
http://hereisthecity.com/2013/05/16...close-to-signing-for-tottenham-spanish-repor/
There's your radio station.
He's less than a year older than Defoe, he's had his injury problems, but to me at least he's no more a stop-gap measure than keeping JD.
I think going for someone like Villa and then bringing in someone younger like Rebic for example can be a good solution, one "stop-gap" and one to develop over the next couple of seasons.
You can never be sure, always a chance of a transfer failing. Especially with a player coming into a new league, but I would be very excited if we managed to sign Villa. And equally I wouldn't be happy if he signed for Arsenal, I really wouldn't.
All that being said, some radio station in Spain? Any reason to think they would know what's going on? Not getting my hopes up just yet.
True, but keeping Defoe wouldn't affect our ability to sign a different striker. Buying Villa would, because he'll cost money.
I don't know if he'd fail or not, that's not in my thinking at the moment with Villa.
The fees that have been mentioned in the media haven't been outrageous. And they haven't been massively in excess of what I think we could get for Defoe if we choose to sell him. And I think he would most likely be a significant upgrade on Defoe.
I get what you're saying, there would be an opportunity cost involved. And if going for Villa means that we can't go for one of our other, younger targets like Damiao then of course that's worth considering.
I'm not sure how this makes me feel. On the one hand he's clearly a talented player, however on the other it's clearly a stop-gap measure.
it would be a gamble, 10m for a 31 year old is not good business regardless who he is. If we do buy him and don´t get CL football next season, then we have flushed 10m down the toilet