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Spurs close to completing the signing of Newcastle’s Perez

mawspurs

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According to reports from Calcio Napoli 24, Tottenham Hotspur are just a step away from completing the signing of Ayoze Perez from Newcastle United in the summer transfer window.

Source: Sports Lens
 

hutchiniho

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This part of the report I really don’t understand.

“”The report adds that Spurs have submitted a bid in the region of £25m (28 million Euros), which is 2 million short of his release clause.””

Level of truth in the report aside?
This would make no sense.
Why would we or anyone offer £25m when £27m immediately triggers the release?
Even in the days before we became a true elite club, muppeting about trying to shave £2m off transfer fee would be poor.

I do doubt the link though, with the above said. Not sure Newcastle will be selling players mid takeover.
 
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eViL

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This part of the report I really don’t understand.

“”The report adds that Spurs have submitted a bid in the region of £25m (28 million Euros), which is 2 million short of his release clause.””

Level of truth in the report aside?
Why would we offer £25m when £27m immediately triggers the release. I really hope we’re not muppeting about trying to shave £2m off future deals.

We are a true big team now time to start acting like one.

I do doubt the link though, with the above said. Not sure Newcastle will be selling players mid takeover.

Because it's £2,000,000; not £200. 2 MILLION QUID. Do you have £2m to burn?
 

hutchiniho

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Because it's £2,000,000; not £200. 2 MILLION QUID. Do you have £2m to burn?

Haha, I’d have to move some things round!

IF, big IF we did want Perez, why haggle for £2m? Which is small change to a Premier league football team. Anyone else could come in and offer the release fee straight away and leave us without a player we wanted.
We’re sitting at the top table now we don’t need to act like we did 5/10 years ago. Poch himself has preached from the Time to act in a new fashion song sheet.
 

bigspurs

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Yep, sounds like Levy to me!

But this story is more than likely a load of crap of course.
 

teedee

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I have always liked Lamela. He works hard and gets back into defence, but he is so often injured and he doesn't score enough goals. Perez also works hard and does score goals and would be a good replacement for a reasonable price, that's if the rumours are borne out.
 

SteveH

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He is excellent ‘when fit’, which feels it’s not very often.
 

Freddie

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Bang average player who had a decent patch of form at the back end of the season. No way is he good enough for us. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if he was someone even Newcastle wanted to upgrade on.
 

C0YS

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I'd imagine he would be 3rd choice striker and son cover. Nothing more. Wouldn't be a terrible option.
 

sebo_sek

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I reckon we can't keep saying this or that player is simply not good enough. If Liverpool invest small change in someone like Shaqiri just to have that extra option form the bench, what's wrong with a more than capable Perez?
 

frost14

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I personally think its a decent buy (if true). The bench has looked dreadful at times this season, 20-30 mill nowadays is nothing in the premier league and he would definitely help at times during the season. His goalscoring record ain't bad either, 13 according to sky sports.
 

Freddie

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I reckon we can't keep saying this or that player is simply not good enough. If Liverpool invest small change in someone like Shaqiri just to have that extra option form the bench, what's wrong with a more than capable Perez?
We can say they aren't good enough if they aren't. Otherwise you can accumulate a lot of deadwood that isn't easy to get rid of. I thought Shaqiri was a decent option for us, whereas Perez has seldom impressed. Not sure Newcastle fans are massive fans either.
 

HobbitSpur

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Bang average player who had a decent patch of form at the back end of the season. No way is he good enough for us. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if he was someone even Newcastle wanted to upgrade on.

That sounds like you could have been describing Sissoko 2 years ago.
 

Freddie

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I personally think its a decent buy (if true). The bench has looked dreadful at times this season, 20-30 mill nowadays is nothing in the premier league and he would definitely help at times during the season. His goalscoring record ain't bad either, 13 according to sky sports.


20-30 million is a massive amount. No one is throwing this about on bench options unless you're City (some teams have signed badly and those players end up on the bench). Furthermore, 20-30 million is an even bigger amount to teams outside the premier league. Dortmund have just signed Julian Brandt and Thorgan Hazard for around 25 million each! Ridiculous to splurge that on Ayoze Perez.
 

Freddie

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That sounds like you could have been describing Sissoko 2 years ago.

The difference being that Sissoko had previously shown a much higher level of play (even if he was crap for in his last season at Newcastle). When he played a bit-part bench role for us he was dreadful. We got lucky by being forced to play him and he came good (in his 3rd season). Your reasoning would justify signing any average player in good form.
 

HobbitSpur

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The difference being that Sissoko had previously shown a much higher level of play (even if he was crap for in his last season at Newcastle). When he played a bit-part bench role for us he was dreadful. We got lucky by being forced to play him and he came good (in his 3rd season). Your reasoning would justify signing any average player in good form.

There was no reasoning intended in my post. It wasn't made to give any sort of bias, itwas just my thought as I read the post.

Although mentioning does by its action create argument as this proves.

I do agree that Sissoko did have a far better Pedigree, and a great world cup. No bearing on whether or not we should sign Perez.
 

sebo_sek

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We can say they aren't good enough if they aren't. Otherwise you can accumulate a lot of deadwood that isn't easy to get rid of. I thought Shaqiri was a decent option for us, whereas Perez has seldom impressed. Not sure Newcastle fans are massive fans either.
They did chuckle about Sissoko too. Look how that's turned out. When a player is bought, it is his ability at the time, but also his potential. If Poch sees potential, he will forge another Sissoko. We haven't had many flops aquired during his tenure. I mean proper flops, not players who simply reached their ceiling while the team has progressed (Trips, sadly)
 

Shadydan

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20-30 million is a massive amount. No one is throwing this about on bench options unless you're City (some teams have signed badly and those players end up on the bench). Furthermore, 20-30 million is an even bigger amount to teams outside the premier league. Dortmund have just signed Julian Brandt and Thorgan Hazard for around 25 million each! Ridiculous to splurge that on Ayoze Perez.

It's the standard fee for players in this bracket in this league. You shouldn't compare transfer fees of Prem club to clubs abroad because Prem clubs have more money so players being bought by a Premier League basef team will always be expensive, for example Chelsea bought Pulisic for £50m compared to Dortmund buying Hazard and Brandt for half the price.

I read somewhere that Perez is one of the best presses off the ball in the league and he has excellent defensive attributes if that's the case you can see why Poch likes him, clearly improving as a player as well so I'm fully on board with the if Poch thinks he can do a job then I'm all for it because the guy hash turns water into wine and proved me wrong nuemorous times - Sissoko being the best example.
 

Shadydan

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Bang average player who had a decent patch of form at the back end of the season. No way is he good enough for us. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if he was someone even Newcastle wanted to upgrade on.

Why would they want to upgrade on their top scorer?
 
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