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Spurs eye France winger Griezmann as long term successor for Gareth Bale

stuffies

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If true yes please .....but with Monaco now full of cash after JR to real ....if they come knocking ....:(
Now hugo get too work!!

If he has a 25mil buyout and we are serious about this ....then just meet the buyout and get the talking started asap.
 

Sir Henry

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We face competition from Chelsea ? The same Chelsea who stated last week that their transfer business is now closed. Hmm.
 

stuffies

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I thought we bought Lamela to replace Bale…?? :pompous:
Lamela normally plays on the right or behind the striker ....Bale played anywhere across that line so .....maybe,but pretty sure it was said he wasn't a direct replacement for Bale ( how can you replace him ).
I would hope he was brought to replace Lennon whos just lost the plot atm ....
 

Dirty Ewok

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We face competition from Chelsea ? The same Chelsea who stated last week that their transfer business is now closed. Hmm.

Is CFC's transfer business ever truly done?.....they may hop out and make a huge purchase just because they are seemingly bored or because Mou wants a new play thing...

That said, everything around the Griezmann rumours feels like an agent(s) trying to stir the pot and drum up some business for his client and CFC really have no place for him at all on their squad....i would think the most legitimate threat would be Monaco if any of this is true.
 

yiddo_4eva

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Haven't really heard a great deal about him being linked to us until the last 24 hours when various articles are starting to pop up so is this just a case of the papers jumping on the band wagon to fill the gaps or are the stories surfacing as a result of something more legitimate?
 

elDiablo

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Is CFC's transfer business ever truly done?.....they may hop out and make a huge purchase just because they are seemingly bored or because Mou wants a new play thing...

That said, everything around the Griezmann rumours feels like an agent(s) trying to stir the pot and drum up some business for his client and CFC really have no place for him at all on their squad....i would think the most legitimate threat would be Monaco if any of this is true.
....or to simply spite us
 

guiltyparty

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"Spurs have made signing a top-quality forward who can drift in from the left to create and score goals a priority."

Damn we're specific
 

sak11

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Lamela normally plays on the right or behind the striker ....Bale played anywhere across that line so .....maybe,but pretty sure it was said he wasn't a direct replacement for Bale ( how can you replace him ).
I would hope he was brought to replace Lennon whos just lost the plot atm ....

Sorry I should have put a different emoticon - it wasn't a serious question..,
 

the shelf

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Apparently we offered £15m despite the fact his buy-out clause is £25m!

And Levy wonders why the football world mocks him...
 

davidmatzdorf

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Griezmann.....Eriksen....Lamela

Fuck my old boots!

Hmm. Very creative and mobile, but not a lot of Pochettino-style pressing, tackling and closing-down going on there... Would our manager field such a trio? I'm not sure he would.
 

Lilbaz

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Apparently we offered £15m despite the fact his buy-out clause is £25m!

And Levy wonders why the football world mocks him...

You do realise that in Spain you are required to have a release clause in your contract? Most of them are very high as they don't know how good a player can become. There is also something about how much tax your team pays if the release clause is matched (can't remember now). 90% of release clauses in Spain are not matched.
 

the shelf

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You do realise that in Spain you are required to have a release clause in your contract? Most of them are very high as they don't know how good a player can become. There is also something about how much tax your team pays if the release clause is matched (can't remember now). 90% of release clauses in Spain are not matched.

Thanks for the information, I was aware that Spanish clubs have release clauses in their contracts but wasn't exactly sure why.

Regardless, if true (and I emphasise the word 'if') it sums up Levy's attitude imo. Never has the strength of his convictions, if you want the player then bid the asking price. It's blatantly obvious the guy is in demand, you have to strike first to get ahead, not drip feed a comical offer in order to start a haggling war that Real Sociedad do not need to entertain.
 

Lilbaz

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Thanks for the information, I was aware that Spanish clubs have release clauses in their contracts but wasn't exactly sure why.

Regardless, if true (and I emphasise the word 'if') it sums up Levy's attitude imo. Never has the strength of his convictions, if you want the player then bid the asking price. It's blatantly obvious the guy is in demand, you have to strike first to get ahead, not drip feed a comical offer in order to start a haggling war that Real Sociedad do not need to entertain.

We will bid what we see as a reasonable price for him. If we straight pay the asking price for players you will see those prices climb very quickly. If they don't want to sell for that price fair enough.

Levy has been doing this for 20 years now, I think he knows what he's doing.
 

Gaz_Gammon

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Hmm. Very creative and mobile, but not a lot of Pochettino-style pressing, tackling and closing-down going on there... Would our manager field such a trio? I'm not sure he would.


Possibly not but i'd like to see the look on Terry's face when he saw those three in our lineup.
 
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