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Depends on how much they pay.I'm going to be pretty upset if we sell them Toby and they won't sell us Martial.
Depends on how much they pay.I'm going to be pretty upset if we sell them Toby and they won't sell us Martial.
I'm just struggling with it and I know its part of being a Spurs fan but I just want to hold onto our best guys rather than getting good fees for them. We are a better team with Alderweireld, it is yet to be seen if we're a better team with our 60million investment. With Vertonghen, Sanchez and Alderweireld together we were damn near unbeatable.I hope we don’t either but if we do, it’ll be big bucks. Various ITK have indicated these funds will be pumped back into the squad. Mourinho’s proclivity to buy older, experienced players for top dollar isn’t a great long term plan. If we got close to 60 million for him, that’s good business for us. Without second guessing fate, a 29 year old with an injury record might only have a season or two of top football left in a league as intense as the Premier league.
I know- it fucking hurtsI'm just struggling with it and I know its part of being a Spurs fan but I just want to hold onto our best guys rather than getting good fees for them. We are a better team with Alderweireld, it is yet to be seen if we're a better team with our 60million investment. With Vertonghen, Sanchez and Alderweireld together we were damn near unbeatable.
I'll take the 25 mil for him next year when he's a year older with a better chance at winning something with him playing than 60 mil and having to wait for De Ligt to grow into the player toby is for 3 years plus potentially.I know- it fucking hurts
This is very short term thinking mate, everything about the club is setting us up for long term success...not just throwing money away to win a trophy next season.I'll take the 25 mil for him next year when he's a year older with a better chance at winning something with him playing than 60 mil and having to wait for De Ligt to grow into the player toby is for 3 years plus potentially.
Didn't we buy our hopeful long term success last summer with Foyth and Sanchez? Dier is still only 24. We've got plenty of youth and longterm potential at CB. Losing Alderweireld and Walker in back to back seasons to massively improve our top competition would be horrible.This is very short term thinking mate, everything about the club is setting us up for long term success...not just throwing money away to win a trophy next season.
Only because people keep repeating it.Didn't we buy our hopeful long term success last summer with Foyth and Sanchez? Dier is still only 24. We've got plenty of youth and longterm potential at CB. Losing Alderweireld and Walker in back to back seasons to massively improve our top competition would be horrible.
Walker wanted out, and Toby has fucked us around... not like its our doing really.Didn't we buy our hopeful long term success last summer with Foyth and Sanchez? Dier is still only 24. We've got plenty of youth and longterm potential at CB. Losing Alderweireld and Walker in back to back seasons to massively improve our top competition would be horrible.
I was less adamant about Walker then I am about Toby. I understood as fullback is probably the least important position on the field and thought it was a pretty replaceable spot in the team. Yes, I preferred Sanchez/Foyth to Walker. The problem is with the fee for De Ligt we don't have much else to spend on additional replacements with the Toby money. We're just taking a step backwards with that deal.If we'd have kept walker last season and not got sanchez and foyth would we have been any closer to city? They'd have bought another rb, we would have struggled with the injuries to toby and winks. Not sure if we'd have got a cl place.
This is the heart of the matter, isn’t it? We lose Toby and reinvest but that takes a couple of years before fruition takes us to the next level.I was less adamant about Walker then I am about Toby. I understood as fullback is probably the least important position on the field and thought it was a pretty replaceable spot in the team. Yes, I preferred Sanchez/Foyth to Walker. The problem is with the fee for De Ligt we don't have much else to spend on additional replacements with the Toby money. We're just taking a step backwards with that deal.
what the fuck has happened to this thread?
Was all linked to the Martial alternative meaning ManU won't deal which then lead to Toby discussion... Regardless I moved it after a few posts.what the fuck has happened to this thread?
Are we sure about that? Who's place is he taking?Christian makes our starting eleven, better.
This is the type of acquisition that Poch has been talking about since of penultimate league game last year.
Over to you Daniel.
Christian makes our starting eleven, better.
This is the type of acquisition that Poch has been talking about since of penultimate league game last year.
Over to you Daniel.
I think this, along with Dortmund's reluctance to sell, is the main sticking point in this transfer. He's a regular starter for Dortmund and he's only 19 years old. Would he give that up to fight with Son, Lucas and potentially Lamela, for a place in our first team?Are we sure about that? Who's place is he taking?
Honestly the transfer doesn't make a ton of sense to me so we'll see. I'm from the States and would love to see Pulisic at my favorite club but don't necessarily know if its the best use of our funds.I think this, along with Dortmund's reluctance to sell, is the main sticking point in this transfer. He's a regular starter for Dortmund and he's only 19 years old. Would he give that up to fight with Son, Lucas and potentially Lamela, for a place in our first team?
I haven't seen enough of him to judge whether he's a world beater or not, but even if he is it's not easy to move to a new country and a new league. He could find himself spending a lot of time on the bench.
Have to think long-term on this. Sonny is missing the first 2 months or so of the season. He's also likely going to be away on military duty in 2019 or 2020. Pulisic will already be bedded in the squad at that point so won't have to scramble or buy someone and wait for them to settle.Honestly the transfer doesn't make a ton of sense to me so we'll see. I'm from the States and would love to see Pulisic at my favorite club but don't necessarily know if its the best use of our funds.