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Matthijs de Ligt

yankspurs

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Welcome to Spurs' annual transfer saga:


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The only problem with that gift is we rarely end the window high...
 

freeeki

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This is the signing I really want us to make, regardless of the cost. I'll be gutted if he moves elsewhere, especially if it's to another Premier League team.
 

Sweech

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Jun 27, 2013
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I’m still optimistic.

ITK suggests Ajax want an auction which is fair to them - I’d imagine Levy would do the exact same.

Which means out of the clubs linked I really just think it’s down to us and City as I’ve already highlighted that I think the Juventus link is super suspect and very unlikely.

The player wants us Ajax want City (more money). I think so long as City stay out of the range of bidding say 70mil and the price hovers around 50 I think we’ve still got a very fair shot of it working out in our favour.
 

robertgoulet

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Jul 23, 2013
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I’m still optimistic.

ITK suggests Ajax want an auction which is fair to them - I’d imagine Levy would do the exact same.

Which means out of the clubs linked I really just think it’s down to us and City as I’ve already highlighted that I think the Juventus link is super suspect and very unlikely.

The player wants us Ajax want City (more money). I think so long as City stay out of the range of bidding say 70mil and the price hovers around 50 I think we’ve still got a very fair shot of it working out in our favour.

I nearly made a post yesterday morning about how this felt a lot like the Sanchez deal, whereas we are confident in getting him, and even at points ITK were sure we were getting him, but links kept on popping up about wealthier teams showing interest and ready to outbid us...only for us to get him anyway.

Hoping that's the case here as well!
 

Univarn

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I nearly made a post yesterday morning about how this felt a lot like the Sanchez deal, whereas we are confident in getting him, and even at points ITK were sure we were getting him, but links kept on popping up about wealthier teams showing interest and ready to outbid us...only for us to get him anyway.

Hoping that's the case here as well!
Same but in that case we had ITKs on here poo pooing the other teams being really interested and stating definitively that DS only wanted us. Here it seems like de Ligt might prefer us but would not be opposed to the other options and the interest of the other teams is very real.
 

Sweech

Ruh Roh Ressegnon
Jun 27, 2013
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I nearly made a post yesterday morning about how this felt a lot like the Sanchez deal, whereas we are confident in getting him, and even at points ITK were sure we were getting him, but links kept on popping up about wealthier teams showing interest and ready to outbid us...only for us to get him anyway.

Hoping that's the case here as well!
Yeah I think one of the big things in both cases is that we like both enough to bid big money. Not as much as other clubs but still enough to satisfy a large price tag.
 

dirtyh

One Skin, two skin.....
Jun 24, 2011
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as much as toby is a great player, this feels like a progression if we get him. It's one of those (like martial was) that would be gutting to see move to someone else as they just have that something about them that you know would make them a superstar if we miss out. Hasn't happened yet with martial but the potential is still there, regardless of jose's best efforts to ruin him.
 

yankspurs

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Aug 22, 2013
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Ah I see we are now at the point in which SC engages in its yearly exercise of thinking a young, inexperienced player from a lesser league is better than a world class player. Good to see. I’ll be back when rationality re enters the thread in 2 weeks time
 

brb627

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Ah I see we are now at the point in which SC engages in its yearly exercise of thinking a young, inexperienced player from a lesser league is better than a world class player. Good to see. I’ll be back when rationality re enters the thread in 2 weeks time

Point taken, but I think it is rational: (a) to prefer de Ligt given his age and potential to be world class for many years and (b) to wonder how Toby's injuries have affected him, whether he will ever fully regain fitness, and even if so, how much longer he has in him.
 
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