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did post in the Isco thread but as most will not even look at the Transfer Rumours right not thought I'd post in here, sounds like another classic Levy haggle failure
can see a few more teams will be interested in him now
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/...am-lost-them-isco-on-transfer-deadline-day-bu
can see a few more teams will be interested in him now
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/...am-lost-them-isco-on-transfer-deadline-day-bu
Tottenham in the final week of the transfer window resembled a 2am nightclub drunk stumbling around women in a state of panic having seen the girls they really fancied leave with different men already. Tales of Daniel Levy flying around Europe and being laughed out of clubs were coupled with a persistent link with Joao Moutinho.
In the end they got Clint Dempsey and Hugo Lloris in the final hours but if a Tottenham representative had been successful then it would have been much better than that. AS today say that Ian Broomfield, before he left the club, traveled to Malaga on behalf of Spurs and was hoping to fix up a deal for Isco.
At the time Isco's buy-out clause was €21m, it rises by €1m a year until 2016. Tottenham offered €12m plus Giovani Dos Santos and had their offer refused. AS claim it was this which delayed the transfer of Dos Santos to Mallorca, which was only completed on transfer deadline day.
It's quite an in-depth report, given that it names Broomfield, and if it's true it does make you wonder if Tottenham's frugality holds them back. The sale of Dos Santos to Mallorca will have brought a few million in and to reach the converted buy-out clause of £17m would have been a great deal to get Isco.
AS say it's possible Spurs could be back in come the summer when they would have to match his buy-out clause.