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Player watch: Toby Alderweireld

@Bobby__Lucky

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Anyone else heard anything on him going to Chelsea in January?

In exchange for one of their players?

If it was loftus cheek... I'd take that. Don't want to deal with them really and rather Toby went abroad. But a straight swap... I'd do it. There was some rumours on here about hudson-odoi I think... But the risk v reward on that not so much for me. Really like Loftus cheek and think he would fit immediately in with what we need.
 

Hoddle&Waddle

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If it was loftus cheek... I'd take that. Don't want to deal with them really and rather Toby went abroad. But a straight swap... I'd do it. There was some rumours on here about hudson-odoi I think... But the risk v reward on that not so much for me. Really like Loftus cheek and think he would fit immediately in with what we need.
Fuck that
 

ravo

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Just wish Toby would sign some sort of gentleman's agreement contract. Ie, sign a deal so that we get a decent fee, but then we let him go. I still don't think he's quite what he was but he's still bloody good. Should go to Italy and he'll play another 5 or 6 years at the top level there.
Agree with both of your points. He could play at the top level in Italy for a long time.
 

spursfan77

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If we are swapping him for anyone realistic at Chelsea it should be another defender. Christiansen would be the one.
 

Ghost Hardware

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Considering our defence issues this season we really need Toby to stay as long as possible. He might not be as good as he was but he and Jan are still our best defensive pairing. And I would rather we focus on new wing backs then a new cd.
 

nattydredd

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Jul 20, 2015
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TalkFart suggesting Man UTD confident of signing him for 40m this January. I won't link the article, because they dont deserve the clicks.

To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if he left for them...purely for the money, and no other reason.
 

TheVoiceofReason

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Selling him to United now would be even more of a fucking joke than selling him in the summer! Been our best defender this year, so yeah, let’s sell him to a rival who’s main issue is a shite defence.
 

ajspurs

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Considering our defence issues this season we really need Toby to stay as long as possible. He might not be as good as he was but he and Jan are still our best defensive pairing. And I would rather we focus on new wing backs then a new cd.

If he goes he goes, but I'd just like to think we're doing what we can to keep him here. We keep him here then we don't have to worry about the centre of defence in terms of recruitment, if he goes that's another position added to the list in what may already be a limited budget. I feel like we couldn't ask for much more in a CB group containing Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Sanchez and Foyth.
 

Colonel Dax

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Yeah, agreed.

With the emergence of Foyth + Big Dave + Verts, and Dier as a makeshift, I think he's gone.

Shame really

3 centre backs and a makeshift Dier (who is needed in midfield anyway) is not enough IMO.

2nd half of the season we’ll have the following to contend with:
Premiership
FAC
CL or Europa League
League cup if we get through the goons.

Yeah we could sell him for £40m in Jan rather than £25m in the summer but we’ll end up losing far more if we don’t qualify for the CL for next season.
 

Zippy1980

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If it was loftus cheek... I'd take that. Don't want to deal with them really and rather Toby went abroad. But a straight swap... I'd do it. There was some rumours on here about hudson-odoi I think... But the risk v reward on that not so much for me. Really like Loftus cheek and think he would fit immediately in with what we need.
Loftus-Cheek is overrated in my opinion.
 

nattydredd

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3 centre backs and a makeshift Dier (who is needed in midfield anyway) is not enough IMO.

2nd half of the season we’ll have the following to contend with:
Premiership
FAC
CL or Europa League
League cup if we get through the goons.

Yeah we could sell him for £40m in Jan rather than £25m in the summer but we’ll end up losing far more if we don’t qualify for the CL for next season.

All very good points, and it's hard to disagree with anything you've said.

We do have the option to purchase a new defender in January though...
 
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