Player watch: Toby Alderweireld

[Mr Pink]

Fantastic news if true, think he's a quality CB.

 

[Snarfalicious]

Sky Sqorts News...

Not as accurate as Sky Squirts News in my opinion.

(Check the Twitter name)

 

[raggy]

It's not Sky Sports News HQ's account. Very fake.

https://twitter.com/skysportsnewshq

 

[Lukasz]

It's a fake account...

 

[Mr Pink]

Sky Sports News HQ‏@SkySqortsNewsHQ 1h1 hour ago
BREAKING: Sky Sources: Tottenham agree fee and personal terms for Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld #SSNHQ pic.twitter.com/QNdwhCTJ4O

Really not sure what to make of this.

Seems a nonsense to me to have 5 CB's (assuming Poch plays him and Vertonghen at CB) when the squad needs another striker (as Kane cannot play 60 games and we currently have no other goalscoring strikers), an experienced CM and ideally (although I doubt it) a speedy AM.

So my logic is that if this report is correct, then either Fazio is to be sold (in addition to Kaboul and Chirches) or one of the CB's is to be the DM we need.

So that's a fake account now? Jeez.

 

[Larryjanta]

I like him and, for the right fee, would take him for sure. Do have concerns 1) if he costs c.£15m that's going to take us up to £25m - if we can't shift some squad players, how much more will we realistically have and 2) what does this mean for Dier? That's a real concern as I think he needs games next year but worried about him battling Fazio to be first reserve

 

[Spursidol]

It's a fake account...

@mrpink

The official Twitter account for Sky Sports News HQ. Your home of sports news.
England · skysports.com/skysportsnews

If its fake, someone's in big trouble using the logos and pics on the account.

Edit - Agree it must be fake, only ever made 5 tweets and about 20 followers

 

[mark87]

@mrpink

The official Twitter account for Sky Sports News HQ. Your home of sports news.
England · skysports.com/skysportsnews

If its fake, someone's in big trouble using the logos and pics on the account.

And they also need to get a fucking life.

 

[Makkaveli101]

I remember so many on here shooting others down for suggesting we sign him during every transfer window from when he was at Ajax - right up until this window. 6m in 2013 doesn't seem too bad a price now does it?

(No need for a barrage of neg rep and abuse - we've all miscalled players over time)

Really hope we sign him. Always rated him - and to echo others in this thread would slot in perfectly with Vertonghen. I hope we don't get sniped at the last minute. Hope Verts is filling his smart phone inbox with encouraging texts.

 

[hughy]

Why the fuck would we need him?! It's probably been said, but Dier and Vertonghen with Fazio and Wimmer as back-up is more than good enough.

 

[Doctor Dinkey]

Why the fuck would we need him?! It's probably been said, but Dier and Vertonghen with Fazio and Wimmer as back-up is more than good enough.

If they were good enough, why did we concede so many bloody goals last season then? (Apologies to Wimmer)

 

[yiddo23]

What if Toby is to be the DM?

 

[topper]

What if Toby is to be the DM?

My view too!

 

[hughy]

If they were good enough, why did we concede so many bloody goals last season then? (Apologies to Wimmer)

First full season for Dier, first season in English football for Fazio, Vertonghen wasn't at his best by any means, ridiculous inconsistencies at RB, no true DM.

Plenty of reasons.

 

[Database]

What if Toby is to be the DM?

Nice logic, bro.

 

[Mouse!]

We really shouldn't be concerning ourselves with Alderweireld when we have far more important positions to address. The only situation in which it makes sense is if a sizeable bid has come in for Fazio. I think this is just the player's agent testing the waters, no doubt he'd be keen to play for us.

 

[yiddo23]

Nice logic, bro.

thank you, its nice when it stems from facts, such as Toby playing DM a bit last season and doing quite well

 

[Database]

thank you, its nice when it stems from facts, such as Toby playing DM a bit last season and doing quite well

Yeah. My friend once used sandpaper as toilet paper. He told me that It worked quite well. Why don't you guess which paper my friend buys from the grocery store next time when he needs some paper for whiping his ass?

 

[Snarfalicious]

0 to 100, real quick.

 

[TWLURK]

Gards on Toby:

@Gards44: true but fee is an issue! We are not being tight just realistic and Southampton will pay more which is making it tough!

@Gards44: He wants us they are playing hardball