Contract until 30.06.2017. Would've thought a preseason would sought him out.
I like him (or did 2 years ago) but don't think he would be on a free as he will be still under 24 i think.
Contract until 30.06.2017. Would've thought a preseason would sought him out.
What would Berahino's fee be now I wonder? 15mil maybe or has his contract run down? I think even that would represent a bit of a gamble considering his lack of playing time recently. I like him though and wouldn't be too upset if we got him in. I still think that we need another striker on the books if we want to properly fill the squad out.
Dembele at Celtic is really the one that got away. I watched him a bit against Barca the other night and his movement was superb. Shame.
I did wonder if it went to a tribunal. The Ings stunt might come back to bite us!I like him (or did 2 years ago) but don't think he would be on a free as he will be still under 24 i think.
I did wonder if it went to a tribunal. The Ings stunt might come back to bite us!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha! If Levy can pull that one off I'll shave my sack and use it as my avatar.Just read that draxler is available
Maybe a swap for sissoko as both are valued at £30m
http://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-eye-17-year-old-attracting-european-giants-report/
Seems a lot for a player with so little first team experience and so young, but if the scouts have watched him and he is an outstanding talent maybe we could do it. Does make you wonder why we let Dembele go to Celtic a year earlier rather then agree the 3.5m bid and loan back for a few months. I sometimes feel we do not have a joined up transfer strategy and it can hurt us.
I honestly think we wanted instant cover
Also I don't think anyone would have seen the best of him as a bit part player here
The lad had his head screwed on and went to a dogbrick league which will massively enhance his profile
I think he will go to psg for £30m in the summer to replace zlatan and end up as Frances first choice striker
But we did not get instant cover last January as we did not sign anyone else, so if he was good enough for us to want him then, then why not wait to the summer, and the instant cover we got in the summer turned out to be anything but an instant success. The whole Dembele thing will be one of the reasons I will never be a Levy fan boy.
No... we tried getting him in the summer (he said it himself along with the Arse) but he met Brenton, was a fan of the office and signed for him
really did not know that, shame that ship has sailed
I quite like Wilson at Bournemouth but am not sure he is the class we need, good shot and pacey and hard working. Odd to see Afobe not doing well, I thought he would storm this league.
Lacazzete at Lyon seems like one who might get us to the next level and some of the hype around him has died down a bit so might be gettable.
http://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-eye-17-year-old-attracting-european-giants-report/
Seems a lot for a player with so little first team experience and so young, but if the scouts have watched him and he is an outstanding talent maybe we could do it. Does make you wonder why we let Dembele go to Celtic a year earlier rather then agree the 3.5m bid and loan back for a few months. I sometimes feel we do not have a joined up transfer strategy and it can hurt us.
Berahino will be available on a free in the summer, and I can't imagine his compensation fee will be very high given how West Brom have treated him.
If we're in need of more firepower come January, a token bid for the guy (provided we're still interested) might be worth making. Like 5 million pounds or so. Alternately, we could spend the same amount on Jose Fonte (I think Soton confirmed that they'd accept bids of that figure or above) if we're looking for a short-term, Premier-League proven defensive addition - he could perhaps plug the yawning gaps that open up at the back when Toby's out and we play Dier at RCB, while still being short-term enough to allow for CCV to be phased into that role over the next two seasons. Berahino was definitely a Poch target at one point, and Fonte's played under him, so I suppose both will be less risky in terms of integration issues when compared to targets not previously known to Poch.
Those are the two Prem-ready additions known to Poch that we could possibly make (I suspect) fairly cheaply in January if we're looking for reinforcements - although, in Berahino's case, 'Prem-ready' really depends on how fit he is. If we're willing to venture out beyond players previously assessed by Poch, Andrew Robertson's contract expires in the summer - the young left-back from Hull. If we're looking at moving Davies on, he'd possibly do as a cheap replacement back-up LB in a similar mold. And, finally, Fernandinho's contract at City's up in the summer if we're looking at making a cheap-ish approach in January, although his wage demands will likely be excessive. Overall, those are four Prem-ready players across a variety of positions (CB, LB, DM/CM and up front) that we could possibly cheaply get - but only if we're still looking for reinforcements hard enough to justify spending on Berahino (with his stagnation over the last two seasons), Fonte (with his advancing age), Fernandinho (likewise, plus likely high wages) or Robertson (relative unknown, although rated highly enough).
Either way, given our summer net spend, I don't think we can or should expect much.
The pace of Berahino would certainly be a good addition imo. The skillset that him, Kane and Janssen would bring to the table could be VERY interesting for our attacking play imo..all depends on what his attitude is REALLY like..
I would have thought that both Fernandinho and Fonte would be no-nos due to
a) age of Fernandinho plus likely megawages he's already on
b) Fonte's agent is Jorge Mendes...nuff said...