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Transfer Tittle-Tattle

Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen, 27, has verbally agreed to join Real Madrid. (AS)

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is likely to demand 150m euros (£128m) for Denmark international Eriksen. (Mirror)

Real could wait until 2020 to sign Eriksen on a free transfer. (Sun)


Tottenham will need Mauricio Pochettino to work transfer miracles again on smaller budget than rivals
Matt Law (taco Law?)

Mauricio Pochettino is expected to be asked to work miracles with his Tottenham Hotspur squad again next season, with a number of their Premier League rivals preparing to outspend them.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is ready to sanction a £30million move for midfielder Andre Gomes, who has spent the season on loan at Everton from Barcelona, while Tottenham are among a number of clubs to have made enquires about Nice right-back Youcef Atal, who would cost at least £34m.

Given Pochettino also wants to add an attacking player to his squad, Tottenham’s summer spend could easily push towards the £100m mark, particularly if the likes of Christian Eriksen, Kieran Trippier and Toby Alderweireld leave, but sources currently rate it unlikely that Spurs will make more than two or three significant signings.

Tottenham ideally also need to sign at least one English player to keep on top of Premier League and Champions League home-grown player rules, with Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon and Jack Grealish two of their long-term targets.

Pochettino wants to bring in players who can make an immediate impact on his team and squad, so signing three players who can slot straight in may well satisfy his demands, and chairman Daniel Levy has insisted to supporters that repayments on the new £1billion stadium will not significantly impact the club’s transfer budget.


But Tottenham are likely to once again be outspent by many of their Premier League and European rivals with Manchester United ready to make big moves in the transfer market and Emirates Marketing Project planning three or four new signings with progress already made on Atletico Madrid midfielder Rodri, whose buy-out clause stands at £60m.

Chelsea will also splash the cash if they can get their two-window transfer ban frozen or overturned, while the size of Arsenal’s budget will be determined by whether or not they qualify for the Champions League.

Liverpool are not expected to sign more than a couple of players, but they could still spend a significant sum on topping up their squad, while Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City are ready to make more big moves in the summer market.

Tottenham did not spend any money in the last two transfer windows, in which they did not sign a single player, and Pochettino has admitted the club need to think big in the summer to keep competing at the top end of the Premier League and in the Champions League.

A quick glance at the substitutes’ bench for Tuesday night’s Champions League semi-final against Ajax showed how Spurs have been punching well above their weight under Pochettino.


There was not a single attacking player for Pochettino to call on and 18-year-old Oliver Skipp, along with young defender Kyle Walker-Peters, were among the seven substitutes. With his team trailing, the Spurs manager had to send on Ben Davies and Juan Foyth late on, as he did not have any other options.

The lack of movement in or out has meant Tottenham’s squad is starting to age and there is a feeling that it may have reached its peak, but this summer is expected to be one of evolution rather than revolution.

Gomes is a specialist central midfielder, who would make up for the January loss of Mousa Dembele, while Atal’s versatility will appeal to Pochettino. The Algerian is predominantly a right-back, but last weekend scored a hat-trick from the left of midfield.

Spurs have lost 12 Premier League games this season, but remain third in the table and will look to turn around a one-goal deficit in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Ajax next week.

Despite being out-played by Ajax for the first half-an-hour on Tuesday night, Spurs were far more dangerous in the second period after some choice half-time words from manager Pochettino, who insisted the tie is still open.


“The first half we gave too much space,” said Lucas Moura. “The coach said that in the changing room.

“The second half was much, much better. We put our intensity up, we were aggressive. But we need to enjoy this opportunity. Because against a team like Ajax, if we don’t score, it’s complicated. But it’s still open, it’s not finished. I think we can go there, we can do a good game and we can win.

“They are so strong, we knew that. They have young players and they have so much personality to play, in possession so good. We cannot give space to them. We need to do like we did in the second half.

“There were raised voices at half time, you know Mauricio. He loves to touch our minds and to motivate, he is so good at this. That’s why we changed in the second half and we played much, much better.

“But it’s a very good game, two good teams that have the opportunity to go to the final. We need to believe and go there and fight.”

Moussa Sissoko added: “I believe we will go to Amsterdam and come back with qualification because I know the quality of this team.


“We might not ever come this close to a Champions League final again, so that motivates and inspires us. We’ve been written off before and proved people wrong and we can do so again.

“We have proven it a lot of times this season. We’ve had plenty of injuries, but we still won some games and we still played some good games. That means we have a strong team and a lot of character.

“I believe we will go there and we will score goals, look what happened against Emirates Marketing Project. At 1-0, a lot of things can happen. If we don’t believe we can win over there, we may as well stay in London.”
 
nayimfromthehalfwayline said:
Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen, 27, has verbally agreed to join Real Madrid. (AS)

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is likely to demand 150m euros (£128m) for Denmark international Eriksen. (Mirror)

Real could wait until 2020 to sign Eriksen on a free transfer. (Sun)


Tottenham will need Mauricio Pochettino to work transfer miracles again on smaller budget than rivals
Matt Law (taco Law?)

Mauricio Pochettino is expected to be asked to work miracles with his Tottenham Hotspur squad again next season, with a number of their Premier League rivals preparing to outspend them.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is ready to sanction a £30million move for midfielder Andre Gomes, who has spent the season on loan at Everton from Barcelona, while Tottenham are among a number of clubs to have made enquires about Nice right-back Youcef Atal, who would cost at least £34m.

Given Pochettino also wants to add an attacking player to his squad, Tottenham’s summer spend could easily push towards the £100m mark, particularly if the likes of Christian Eriksen, Kieran Trippier and Toby Alderweireld leave, but sources currently rate it unlikely that Spurs will make more than two or three significant signings.

Tottenham ideally also need to sign at least one English player to keep on top of Premier League and Champions League home-grown player rules, with Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon and Jack Grealish two of their long-term targets.

Pochettino wants to bring in players who can make an immediate impact on his team and squad, so signing three players who can slot straight in may well satisfy his demands, and chairman Daniel Levy has insisted to supporters that repayments on the new £1billion stadium will not significantly impact the club’s transfer budget.


But Tottenham are likely to once again be outspent by many of their Premier League and European rivals with Manchester United ready to make big moves in the transfer market and Emirates Marketing Project planning three or four new signings with progress already made on Atletico Madrid midfielder Rodri, whose buy-out clause stands at £60m.

Chelsea will also splash the cash if they can get their two-window transfer ban frozen or overturned, while the size of Arsenal’s budget will be determined by whether or not they qualify for the Champions League.

Liverpool are not expected to sign more than a couple of players, but they could still spend a significant sum on topping up their squad, while Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City are ready to make more big moves in the summer market.

Tottenham did not spend any money in the last two transfer windows, in which they did not sign a single player, and Pochettino has admitted the club need to think big in the summer to keep competing at the top end of the Premier League and in the Champions League.

A quick glance at the substitutes’ bench for Tuesday night’s Champions League semi-final against Ajax showed how Spurs have been punching well above their weight under Pochettino.


There was not a single attacking player for Pochettino to call on and 18-year-old Oliver Skipp, along with young defender Kyle Walker-Peters, were among the seven substitutes. With his team trailing, the Spurs manager had to send on Ben Davies and Juan Foyth late on, as he did not have any other options.

The lack of movement in or out has meant Tottenham’s squad is starting to age and there is a feeling that it may have reached its peak, but this summer is expected to be one of evolution rather than revolution.

Gomes is a specialist central midfielder, who would make up for the January loss of Mousa Dembele, while Atal’s versatility will appeal to Pochettino. The Algerian is predominantly a right-back, but last weekend scored a hat-trick from the left of midfield.

Spurs have lost 12 Premier League games this season, but remain third in the table and will look to turn around a one-goal deficit in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Ajax next week.

Despite being out-played by Ajax for the first half-an-hour on Tuesday night, Spurs were far more dangerous in the second period after some choice half-time words from manager Pochettino, who insisted the tie is still open.


“The first half we gave too much space,” said Lucas Moura. “The coach said that in the changing room.

“The second half was much, much better. We put our intensity up, we were aggressive. But we need to enjoy this opportunity. Because against a team like Ajax, if we don’t score, it’s complicated. But it’s still open, it’s not finished. I think we can go there, we can do a good game and we can win.

“They are so strong, we knew that. They have young players and they have so much personality to play, in possession so good. We cannot give space to them. We need to do like we did in the second half.

“There were raised voices at half time, you know Mauricio. He loves to touch our minds and to motivate, he is so good at this. That’s why we changed in the second half and we played much, much better.

“But it’s a very good game, two good teams that have the opportunity to go to the final. We need to believe and go there and fight.”

Moussa Sissoko added: “I believe we will go to Amsterdam and come back with qualification because I know the quality of this team.


“We might not ever come this close to a Champions League final again, so that motivates and inspires us. We’ve been written off before and proved people wrong and we can do so again.

“We have proven it a lot of times this season. We’ve had plenty of injuries, but we still won some games and we still played some good games. That means we have a strong team and a lot of character.

“I believe we will go there and we will score goals, look what happened against Emirates Marketing Project. At 1-0, a lot of things can happen. If we don’t believe we can win over there, we may as well stay in London.”
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When was the last time man u, City, Chelsea or Liverpool didn't out spend us?
When was the last time they all finished above us?
Cost doesn't always equal quality.
 
glasgowspur said:
When was the last time man u, City, Chelsea or Liverpool didn't out spend us?
When was the last time they all finished above us?
Cost doesn't always equal quality.
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Exactly.

And dont get me wrong, this isnt a defensive thing.

I could well see us spending big. We have moves we really need to make, and it wouldnt surprise me if we surprise a few this season.

Just as, it wouldnt surprise me if Utd/Pool and go spend less than expected. Think about it:

City - what do they even need?
Pool - Have already spent loads, blown all the Coutinho money, do they even have deep pockets now?
Utd/Arsenal - EUROPA called, and said even if you want to spend loads you probably cant ;)
Chelsea - Hopefully on a ban, but even if not will only likely spend money raised off of Hazard (tight purse strings for a while now)

And us? Havent spend in 18 months. Need 3 or 4 quality buys, and something of a squad refresh.

I wouldnt be at all surprised to see us outspend at least some of the above.

And thats just looking at it from Matt Laws basic point of view.

Really what do I think?

I think I couldnt give the slightest fudge how much any of them spend, so long as we do the business we want to do and finish the window with a stronger squad.
 
I guess the only way we’ll be able to get Grealish is if Villa don’t come up?

I’ve tried to view him this season in a kind of isolated way, without any baggage from when he was younger (his attitude and the image portrayed in the media) and I have been very impressed with the player he now seems to be.

I think he would be a great buy and would excel further under Poch.
 
All depends on money, doesnt it? I dont think Villa are exactly flush.

Unrelated but relevant - saw an article the other day saying Farke at Norwich would be given £20m to spend in the summer. No idea if its true, but it could be - they are a family run style club, hardly affluent. Which made me think even though they are coming up - links to Aarons could still bear fruit. Farke could bring in more money selling one of the crown jewells and maybe make Norwich strong enough to survive with it.

Villa could be similar.

That all said, they have to come up first and the play offs are impossible to call.

Currently Leeds, WBA and Villa are in, plus one of Derby, Middlesboro or Bristol City - honestly I couldnt pick a winner out of that lot.

And of course if Villa do stay down getting Grealish becomes much easier.
 
nayimfromthehalfwayline said:
All depends on money, doesnt it? I dont think Villa are exactly flush.

Unrelated but relevant - saw an article the other day saying Farke at Norwich would be given £20m to spend in the summer. No idea if its true, but it could be - they are a family run style club, hardly affluent. Which made me think even though they are coming up - links to Aarons could still bear fruit. Farke could bring in more money selling one of the crown jewells and maybe make Norwich strong enough to survive with it.

Villa could be similar.

That all said, they have to come up first and the play offs are impossible to call.

Currently Leeds, WBA and Villa are in, plus one of Derby, Middlesboro or Bristol City - honestly I couldnt pick a winner out of that lot.

And of course if Villa do stay down getting Grealish becomes much easier.
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Agree but you’re not taking into consideration Grealish is very much a Villa man and now their captain. If they got promoted I’d expect he would give them at least one season in the PL before leaving in the same way Sess did at Fulham....
 
harr1984 said:
Agree but you’re not taking into consideration Grealish is very much a Villa man and now their captain. If they got promoted I’d expect he would give them at least one season in the PL before leaving in the same way Sess did at Fulham....
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Would? Or "might"?

Sessegnon was 18, and guaranteed game time in the PL with them. No rush to move. Now that they are down he will be off no question. Im not sure he stayed because he was "a Fulham man" or for any particular loyalty, rather it was just the smart move career wise. He could easily have moved to a bigger club and just disappeared as so many young players do.

Grealish is 23 (24 in Sep), already recommitted to them and dragged them up (if they make it) - he might well feel he has done what he needed and whats best for him is to step up a level to a bigger team to test himself.

At least, I certainly wouldnt "expect" him to stay there. He is at that age where players really need to consider pushing on.
 
I would expect him to stay there for a season if he gets them promoted. He’s very much a Villa man and playing PL football would be enough to get him in the England squad. Of course we can offer him CL football, but I think he would stay for one season at least. But hey, that’s just my opinion who knows.....
 
Absolutely!

I disagree, I think in a short career like that loyalty only goes so far. If he has a realistic chance of going to a CL club I think he would probably say his time there was done.

He loves the club, Ive no doubt, and I wouldnt be at all surprised if he went back to finish his career there - but now? I think CL etc would be too tempting.

Of course neither of us actually KNOW anything here, so only time will tell.
 
nayimfromthehalfwayline said:
Absolutely!

I disagree, I think in a short career like that loyalty only goes so far. If he has a realistic chance of going to a CL club I think he would probably say his time there was done.

He loves the club, Ive no doubt, and I wouldnt be at all surprised if he went back to finish his career there - but now? I think CL etc would be too tempting.

Of course neither of us actually KNOW anything here, so only time will tell.
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He signed a new contract last summer with a clause if they didn't get promoted (reportedly) - I would be surprised if he doesn't stay for a year if they are promoted otherwise he would have insisted on the clause regardless of promotion imo.

Only time will tell but I fancy him to stay for a year if they are promoted also.
 
Finney Is Back said:
Very strange if we were offered him in Jan and refused, especially when considering the double whammy of our injury situation and us planning on selling Dembele?
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As discussed earlier, from my limited knowledge I can only assume we didnt think he was up to it (+ foreign player squad place issues)

Finney Is Back said:
While I think it is immaterial anyway as I can't see us putting in an offer anywhere near big enough to prise AWB away from Palace, I would hardly expect the player to say anything other than he is staying when talking to the press at a Palace awards ceremony.
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Absolutely
 
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