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How much will we spend this summer?
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Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
I'd say £15m
The problem is we don't really have much deadwood left to fund much above that. We might get another £10-12m combined for Defoe and Hudd, but there's little value in the likes of Gomes, Khumalo, Parker and Livermore (and none in Gallas).
Basically I'd say we're pushing it to sign a senior #9 and a senior CM, let alone any up-and-coming kids for squad places.
The problem is we don't really have much deadwood left to fund much above that. We might get another £10-12m combined for Defoe and Hudd, but there's little value in the likes of Gomes, Khumalo, Parker and Livermore (and none in Gallas).
Basically I'd say we're pushing it to sign a senior #9 and a senior CM, let alone any up-and-coming kids for squad places.
Southcote Spur
Jason Dozzell
Net spend of zero pounds (We will have to sell, to buy)?
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Guess it depends if we are really skint/saving for the stadium, or if over the last few years Levy has just not trusted Redknapp/been waiting to check AVB wasn't another Ramos.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Because it will be paid in intallments over the next 4-5 years?
Because it will get eaten up by even bigger EPL player premium transfer fees and player wage demands?
Spursalot
Jimmy McCormick
Thought it was like 20m per year extra.
But you are right, it will find it's way into wages eventually, but in the first year? I think it'll be available funds.
Rorschach
Sonny Walters
I think you are wrong about that. I believe it is worth about 27-47mil extra yearly. It's 3 billion spread over 3 years only and there is still a variable amount from the overseas rights to be added to the pot. Say Spurs finished 4th next season then the projected amount for the 2013-2014 season for Spurs could be anywhere from 84mil to 104mil depending on the overseas variable. That is compared to about 57 mil for finishing 4th last season. That is one serious jump.
I think that we will spend between £30-£40m tbh and we spent more than that last summer overall but I suspect it will be on just 2-3 players. I imagine we will recoup maybe £10m or so. Despite us not getting much back in from transfer sales, what we will do is get a load of wages off the bill which I imagine won't neccessarily be replaced like for like. Gomes, Bentley, Jenas to name just 3 who must earn towards 120k a week at least between them.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
I don't know why no one believes that we actually sold Jenas in January!
Although the crap thing is that we're still subsidising his wages in an arrangement a bit like we have with City over Ade.
I knew we were subsidising his wages but his contract with QPR was only to the end of the season I thought?
I also forgot to add in Gallas who will be leaving and he must definitely be taking home a nice wedge each week.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
He signed an 18 month deal with QPR, which was longer (or the same as) he had left with us. It was definitely a transfer rather than a loan, though I doubt we received much of a fee.
Yeah I think Gallas is supposed to be one of our top earners, possibly even the 3rd highest after Bale and Ade.
Surpising that the poll didn't have nigher numbers!
I'm expecting us to spend net £20m - £25m, based on us bringing in something like £10 from the sale of Ade and Thudd (despite their improved recent form) and spending about £30m - £35m. Given I htink we need 3 decent players, that would mean that we need to find 1 Bosman or bargain, particularly is we end us blowing £20m odd on Moutinho
I'm expecting us to spend net £20m - £25m, based on us bringing in something like £10 from the sale of Ade and Thudd (despite their improved recent form) and spending about £30m - £35m. Given I htink we need 3 decent players, that would mean that we need to find 1 Bosman or bargain, particularly is we end us blowing £20m odd on Moutinho
And more importantly because the majority of the extra TV money has probably been already ear-marked for the new stadium
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
We won't get any fee if we sell Ade. If anything we'll end up subsidising his wages at his next club, like City currently do for us. The deal we made to bring in Ade cheap has also made him unsellable.
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
Do you think the deal he has with City currently will expire if we sell him on? Is there any reason to believe this, or just speculation?
If the reports are true and we're only paying around half his wages there are plenty of teams that can afford that. If City will continue paying the rest of his wages until the point where his contract with them would have expired I don't think he would be unsellable at all.