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The transfer window thread.

nayimfromthehalfwayline said:
I was so excited when we got him, loved what he was about at the world cup. And Im still a little sad we never gave him a real crack at it.

Considering Poch was always the FB whisperer, and Yedlin was potentially an evolution of Kyle Walker, I really thought he would get more of a chance
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Fake account. Don’t bite.
 
http://sportwitness.co.uk/tottenham-interest-grasped-shows-much-club-want-sell-player/

Tottenham interest grasped – Shows how much club want to sell player
By Sport Witness Team -

3rd January 2020

Thursday morning saw France’s Foot Mercato link Tottenham with a move for Thomas Lemar.

At the same time, the Spanish sport newspapers were explaining how Atletico Madrid need the Frenchman off their wage bill in order to sign a striker this month, potentially Edinson Cavani.

They couldn’t really muster together a list of interested clubs, with one newspaper having a stab at Arsenal on the basis that the Gunners have been linked previously.

The French claims have since been grasped, mainly by AS who are pretty close to Atletico. In a full page article it’s stated Tottenham’s reported interest in Lemar ‘brings Cavani closer’ to the Rojiblancos.

Cavani is Diego Simeone’s ‘obsession’, and the manager often gets what he wants out of Atletico. PSG are said to be looking to get €10m for the Uruguayan, a low fee because his contract expires in June.

Wages are the real problem.

Whilst AS can’t add anything about Tottenham, it’s clear a Spurs approach would be welcomed. Atletico would prefer a permanent sale, yet given their need and how much Lemar has flopped and subsequently devalued, they may have to take a loan deal with a buying option.

That potentially presents a low risk transfer for Daniel Levy and one with the potential to be a bargain.

Mundo Deportivo also grasp the French reports of Tottenham interest, and if Spurs are genuine there’s a reasonable chance of getting this one done.
 
Bedfordspurs said:
Can you think of anyone though?
It’s like a dying breed
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Plenty around. Off the top of my head: Wood, Deeney, Carroll, Antonio. Not saying they are the right quality and its not my job to find them but they do exist. Remember they have to be prepared to play second fiddle when Kane is fit again. We desperately need a Plan B. Kane has not been good at winning balls in the air or holding the ball up recently. In our current state of affairs we need a real bully and battler up front who is going to disrupt the opponents centre halves. I would even ask our defenders who they least like to play against.
 
Pirate55 said:
Plenty around. Of the top of my head: Wood, Deeney, Carroll, Anthonio. Not saying they are the right quality and its not my job to find them but they do exist. Remember they have to be prepared to play second fiddle when Kane is fit again. We desperately need a Plan B. Kane has not been good at winning balls in the air or holding the ball up recently. In our current state of affairs we need a real battler up front who is going to disrupt the opponents centre halves. I would even ask our defenders who they least like to play against.
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I'd hope that there would be less need for a striker who can deal with high balls once we've sorted out our midfield. We've only been reliant on it since Dembele stopped being a fixture in the team.
 
milo said:
I'd hope that there would be less need for a striker who can deal with high balls once we've sorted out our midfield. We've only been reliant on it since Dembele stopped being a fixture in the team.
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I agree with you. Its not ideal long term, but it is a viable Plan B - which we currently don't have. A real bully up front would be a major plus. A Bobby Smith-type would be ideal (one for the older lags!)
 
Pirate55 said:
I agree with you. Its not ideal long term, but it is a viable Plan B - which we currently don't have. A real bully up front would be a major plus. A Bobby Smith-type would be ideal (one for the older lags!)
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I think that we have seen Kane playing more like this under Mourinho. My preference would still be to have someone who can play across the front four positions because they will get more game time but this would be well down my list of priorities.
 
Pirate55 said:
Plenty around. Off the top of my head: Wood, Deeney, Carroll, Antonio. Not saying they are the right quality and its not my job to find them but they do exist. Remember they have to be prepared to play second fiddle when Kane is fit again. We desperately need a Plan B. Kane has not been good at winning balls in the air or holding the ball up recently. In our current state of affairs we need a real bully and battler up front who is going to disrupt the opponents centre halves. I would even ask our defenders who they least like to play against.
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I should have said of any quality
I do like Antonio though as he is a horrible player to play against wherever he plays
 
Pirate55 said:
Plenty around. Off the top of my head: Wood, Deeney, Carroll, Antonio. Not saying they are the right quality and its not my job to find them but they do exist. Remember they have to be prepared to play second fiddle when Kane is fit again. We desperately need a Plan B. Kane has not been good at winning balls in the air or holding the ball up recently. In our current state of affairs we need a real bully and battler up front who is going to disrupt the opponents centre halves. I would even ask our defenders who they least like to play against.
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This guy has been linked a few time’s
Muriqi - 6,4 and a real handfull
 
milo said:
I think that we have seen Kane playing more like this under Mourinho. My preference would still be to have someone who can play across the front four positions because they will get more game time but this would be well down my list of priorities.
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Kane has tried to play like this under JM but has failed miserably in this role. I don't think he has it in him to rough up defenders. He isn't even great at winning headers or getting to the ball first to hold it up. Not his game.

Drogba, Costa and Lukaku were all powerful beasts. We need that type to really set the tone for our fancy Dan's when things aren't going well.

In fact we need some real strength right down the centre of our spine. A beast of a CB and DM too. We really, really miss Dembele's power in the middle. It was the start of our decline imo. His presence always made Eriksen into a better player. It's no coincidence that Eriksen has hugely declined since Dembele left.
 
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Pirate55 said:
Kane has tried to play like this under JM but has failed miserably in this role. I don't think he has it in him to rough up defenders. He isn't even great at winning headers or getting to the ball first to hold it up. Not his game.

Drogba, Costa and Lukaku were all powerful beasts. We need that type to really set the tone for our fancy Dan's when things aren't going well.

In fact we need some real strength right down the centre of our spine. A beast of a CB and DM too. We really, really miss Dembele's power in the middle. It was the start of our decline imo. His presence always made Eriksen into a better player. It's no coincidence that Eriksen has hugely declined since Dembele left.
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Wrong. Wrong and Wrong. He's capable of all of those things.
 
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