We also have £252m transfer debt according to the last financials.
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Transfer fred.
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We also have £252m transfer debt according to the last financials.
Grays_1890
Barry Daines
You are better at these numbers than me, is that total owing from transfer to clubs? But spread over periods agreed?
It is total owing.
Grays_1890
Barry Daines
Not too bad then all told, considering the amount we have spent recently and fact alot of that will be payable.over the course of a few years.
It is the highest in the prem. But yes it won't be paid in one go.
Chrissivad
Chris Armstrong
nattenskonge
Drama queen
No one is not for sale, but Levy/Enic will not pay what it takes to get players that aint for sale
Under normal circumstance just suggests he wants a big bid.
If the price being demanded is more than the player is worth then they shouldn't pay what it takes. There are plenty of other players.
parklane1
Tony Galvin
I don't know how to use the like button.
Gazza
Frederic Kanoute
Bore off grandad we have been through this before ... I have literally told you how to "like a post" ... what I want to know is how I 'dislike" a post ... you would be top of my list ...
Glenda's Legs
Paul Walsh
I think you need to turn off the swear filter. When PL says "I don't know how to use the like button" in response to a post, which is what I see, it auto-changes to the above unless the swear filter is off (at least I think that's how it works).
Gazza
Frederic Kanoute
Statto is alright
Bishop
Nick Barmby
They've just sold Diaby to Villa, they probably have no real need to sell Tapsoba now. So it's going to need to be a fee that piques their interest to get the deal done. Whatever amount that is.
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Agree with this, but at the same time I suggest this is why we struggle at times. The top tier clubs will often (not always) 'pay what it takes' because that player is the one they have identified that is ideal for them in their eyes.
For example, Tapsoba ticks all the boxes pretty much but as such will have to pay a bit over the odds for him. Whereas yes there are plenty of other players out there and no doubt we can get a better price for but they won't be as solid as Tapsoba at the back.
And that is the constant conundrum for us when competing against the Emirates Marketing Project, Chelsea, Man U etc who do more often pay the premium. If we really want to compete I think at times unfortunately we are going to have to 'pay what it takes'.....
Gazza Dazzla
Chris Perry
I think we’ve paid what it takes a few times and always seem to get burned on those ones. As a club we just can’t afford many more Sanchez, Ndombele, Richarlson’s (although I think he might surprise a few this season myself), even Porro we were held to ransom and paid full asking price.
Hopefully with better scouting and a more flexible manager then our hit rate on these will get better.
Totally agree mate, but I do feel like our scouting is much better now and it's easier to make a case for investing that little bit more for Tapsoba.
Not a criticism of Levy or whatever, but I feel these are the things that can make a massive difference in us getting to the promised land, genuine quality rather than hopeful potential. Like you allude to just need to make sure when we do, it's justifiable( I believe both Richi and Porro will show their worth)....
Tapsoba seems to tick all the boxes, but do you really think that there are not other players that would do that too? If we haven't identified anyone else then that's a failure on the scouting side. We wanted Reya, the price being asked was way too high, we walked away and got our second choice for a more reasonable price. That's the way it should be done.
And when I say not over pay I don't mean not pay a couple of million extra occasionally. But you also have to remember that we have several positions we need to strengthen and with a limited budget over paying for one position will probably mean we struggle to fix another.
Grays_1890
Barry Daines
Thus isn't aimed at @harr1984 as I respect him as a poster so just to state that.
There is always an element to our windows where we get linked with players who, let's be Frank, no one mentioned before the first link and now fans know everything about them and it would be catastrophic to miss out. I like you don't think there are these imaginary lists that Spurs fans seem to use where you miss one target or it seems tricky and all of a sudden its "well its Mickey or Taps if not its Dier" was the same with the managers situation when people said if it wasn't Slot it was Mason or Rodgers. The scope for players in Europe is huge, Brighton and others prove that, they are not alone, never heard of Lavia before last year and he is looking an absolute beast with potential.
Ultimately for me, success this season in the window won't be necessarily getting everything done by the first game but certainly by the close of the window, a new first team CB, a back up of say Tosin level and if possible a CM would be success, if Kane leaves then a replacement for him also and a resolution to that too. But after 5 years of decline and being at the start of the Ange reign, I'm not going to clock watch and peg the first game of the season, better to get it right than to get it quick IMO, otherwise we have learnt nowt
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In the case of Reya, we know he's a top keeper with our guy don't get me wrong I'm excited by him but he's more potential. Getting our second option for a less price doesn't guarantee he's going to hit the levels of the outstanding candidate, and talking purely about on the football pitch it doesn't make us as strong. Same with Tapsoba, he looks the stronger candidate over the others who are more potential (that doesn't mean I won't be happy to see them arrive).
We always end up talking about value for money on here as much as the actual quality of the player, and that is what will always hold us back from making that final step that we failed to previously. That was the only thing I was counteracting with, but I am comfortable with where we are and am happy with our recruitment policy since Paratici took over.....