Jack Grealish
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George94
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Univarn
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Ah yep and the itk thread has been locked so either bogus or too unconfirmed for the mods and don't want it stinking up the thread.Looks like it's been deleted as I can't see it in there...
LexingtonSpurs
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I agree with the premise, but its never that simple. Grealish also satisfies a HG need - and that should be factored into the cost.
Streetspur77
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JayB
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The homegrown issue should be addressed by looking to replace the non-HG players at the fringes of the squad (Llorente, Sissoko, Lamela) with players from our academy. For key purchases such as replacing Dembele, we really need to be looking for the absolute best quality we can find within our budgetary constraints.
If we're willing to pay upwards of 35m for a player like Grealish, we should be able to go that bit extra and get genuine quality instead.
tiger666
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Who said Grealish is a replacement for Dembele?
dtxspurs
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He didn't say he was.
Could turn into a dembele-lite. Strong legs, can dribble by defenders, one-footed. Far less physically imposing, but with a bit more to offer in attack.
JayB
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Herc, in this post, said he wasn't being looked at as an Eriksen deputy and that he'd give us the tactical flexibility we are seeking. I read that to mean that we see him more as a No. 8 in a 4-3-3/4-1-4-1 kind of set up, which is to say that we would be moving away from a double pivot.
The only way this makes sense to me is as an opportunistic piece of business borne out of Villa's desperation and our own need for a player who can slot in for Eriksen. If we're actually spending real money there are much better alternatives for the role Herc described, IMO.
tiger666
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Well fair enough, Herc also said Grealish is Poch's no 1 target for that position.
THFCSPURS19
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The Mirror said that they understand Liverpool have no interest, and ITK has said he's only interested in Spurs.
The player can say what he likes, if someone like L'Pool pops in with say a 30M bid I'm not sure what he wants will have any relevance.
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werty
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They can't force him to sign for someone he doesn't want to.
Lou3000
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Maddison just went for 24m. How much does HG add to Grealish?
Lilbaz
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Not as much as HMRC takes away.
Rubbish
Hoopspur
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We (collectively) haven’t got a scooby about the figures being bandied about. What on the face of it may appear similar figures may end up being vastly different when everything is taken into account. Signing on fees, agents, wages etc.
