RichieS
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Xhaka isn't the type of midfielder we want/need though.
Player Watch: Victor Wanyama
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THFCSPURS19
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Rumour also has it that West Ham will finally sign Lacazette then as well.
doctor stefan Freud
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He's not there for bus parkers- he's there to twat slap Pullis type teams when they're trying to throw their weight around, or to come on and protect a lead. You're right though- we do need either a needle threader or a pacy dribbler to unsettle defences. I reckon Poch knows this though.
I'm new around here and this is my first window following this section. But honestly is it always this repetitive? Atleast half the posts in these 44 pages have been about his red card record/or lack of record in the past/record compared to Dier/record compared to Xhaka. Just round and round in circles.
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CL allowing us to do this is a myth, we would always end up signing the same quality of players we would regardless..... because money.
Batshuayi seems to be the one that might be aided by CL, however although I like him, he probably doesn't fit into that category either.
Imagine if we could sign that Eric Dier lad from the Euro's who's been class so far, or that Dembele guy that was one of the best midfielders statistically in Europe last season, that would be good.
Wanyama isn't a sexy signing or one most people would make on FM/FIFA, but he fits our ethos perfectly, has worked with the manager before and plugs a gaping hole in our squad. On top of that he's PL proven and £11m!
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Quotes (allegedly) from Wanyama from Supersport- one of the biggest African sports networks:
http://www.supersport.com/football/kenya/news/160618/Wanyama_to_complete_Spurs_move
Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama is set to sign for Tottenham Hotspur in a lucrative deal for the Kenyan international.
Spurs beat Leicester City to Wanyama's signature and the highly rated defensive midfielder will put pen to paper on his new deal on Monday next week.
Wanyama was at Kamiti Maximum Prison in Nairobi on Saturday where he paid a courtesy call and spoke to inmates.
"I want to thank Southampton for the great opportunity they gave me to play in England. As footballers, we harbour ambitions and a move to Tottenham Hotspur will give me a chance to play in the Champions League."
Spurs tried to sign him at the start of last season but Southampton refused to relent with Wanyama going on to make 35 appearances for them.
Wanyama will depart Nairobi on Sunday for London where he is expected complete the move on Monday and re-join manager Mauricio Pochettino who signed him for the Saints three years ago.
He is expected back in Nairobi on Wednesday.
http://www.supersport.com/football/kenya/news/160618/Wanyama_to_complete_Spurs_move
Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama is set to sign for Tottenham Hotspur in a lucrative deal for the Kenyan international.
Spurs beat Leicester City to Wanyama's signature and the highly rated defensive midfielder will put pen to paper on his new deal on Monday next week.
Wanyama was at Kamiti Maximum Prison in Nairobi on Saturday where he paid a courtesy call and spoke to inmates.
"I want to thank Southampton for the great opportunity they gave me to play in England. As footballers, we harbour ambitions and a move to Tottenham Hotspur will give me a chance to play in the Champions League."
Spurs tried to sign him at the start of last season but Southampton refused to relent with Wanyama going on to make 35 appearances for them.
Wanyama will depart Nairobi on Sunday for London where he is expected complete the move on Monday and re-join manager Mauricio Pochettino who signed him for the Saints three years ago.
He is expected back in Nairobi on Wednesday.
THFCSPURS19
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Genuinely think this is one of my favourite posts ever. I just love the subtle destruction.
y1dk1d
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Yes, yes they are
THFCSPURS19
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Love how he announced his move at a prison. So random, although he has a track record for that:
Victor WanyamaVerified account@VictorWanyama
I had spaghetti and it was very nice i enjoyed it
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I had spaghetti and it was very nice i enjoyed it
Roynie
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You're absolutely right. Putting it politely they are all idiots who can't be bothered to go back and see what has already been said.
Me included!
t79boy
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Talk about cherry picking comments to support your views . A lot of them call him slow , not being able to handle playing against fast teams , crap passing etc the list goes on
Jamturk
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He won't be slow after Poch has finished with him.
Anyway he isn't an unknown quantity, Poch signed him for Soton so he knows how to make him tick.
I have no worries about this signing.
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Are you new? Were you not around last summer when we endlessly debated the merits of Berahino for nearly 200 pages. Strap in, it's still early.
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That's Lamela, Eriksen, Son and Njie. Poch knows this.
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Are these negative comments posted after they've given up hope of keeping him?
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I like this news. I like his attitude on the pitch, he should fit in well
Quite strange that this appears to have been such a simple process - no drama, no faffing about until days before the window closes "to get the best deal" like we've become used to, we just went and got the deal done. Such an odd sensation considering a few years ago we'd have offered £4m, then maybe one of our youngsters on loan for the season, then £6m, staggered over 18 months, etc.
Refreshing. I like new Spurs.
Haha. Throw this one back in...
this is a Levy deal. Last year of contract, so half market price or less, and since the coach trusts this player the chairman would pay 11 without the usual silly clauses because he knows there's only a tiny tiny chance of this asset depreciating in value over the next 3 years...
It's the bigger deals that Levy has struggled with over the years, although I will perhaps give you Son as an exception.
Let's see what Levy can do when some other big clubs are competing with us for a key player
doctor stefan Freud
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Four for three positions; still need another player with either quality who can at the very least be as effective as Lamela and Eriksen. I know this.
What rumour ?
$hoguN
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Also Xhaka will start most matches for Arsenal with Coquelin as back up. We have Dier who is one of the first names on the team sheet, Wanayama will be coming to provide an alternative.
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