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Tony Parks
Jasper on SO
It is believed we shall let the big financial guns like chelskum and Emirates Marketing Project cite their targets whilst we work away competently. We remain confident on our extensive list of targets as talks progress secretly. Make of that what you will...
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It is honestly best that some things be kept confidential mate and allow the club to do what they need to do.
Seriously, Spurs fans are so predictable in transfer windows.
We always get to a certain point in a window when, whereas other clubs around us are strengthening, we're doing sweet fudge all in the market. But fear not, we always hear! This lack of activity is actually part of a highly cunning plan, one which will come to fruition and deliver the fruits of our labour.
Such horsebrick. I wouldn't say it's a case of nothing happening or some uber-clever ruse on Levy's part, but more likely a case of our targets being acquired by others clubs who either simply move quicker or are prepared to pay the money to do the deal.
No harm in setting your targets high, but there is harm if - once you approach these targets - you start tinkling around on agreeing personal terms and/or fees with clubs. I'm sure we just come across as time-wasters.
Are we interested in Damiao? Oh yeah probably. But guess what? We're not interested in paying what Internacional want, and - almost certaily - neither what the player will demand in wages. So why fudge about wasting your time trying to do a deal which will never happen as we can't afford it?