Summer transfer mission

[0-Tibsy-0]

... Isn't Ings free now? Great work Sky.

Would it not only go to a tribunal if no fee is agreed for the player? If we bid and it's accepted it's basically stealing a march on Liverpool?

Though I would have thought the 12 million would include Trippier...

 

[THFC 1882]

Hotspur Related ‏@HotspurRelated 6 min
FC Köln defender Kevin Wimmer arrived in London yesterday to complete his £4.3M transfer to Tottenham. #THFC

 

[Barry Mead]

Not the big bustling striker, quite the opposite, but I think a great foil to work with Harry would be Luciano Vietto at Villarreal.Still developing but looks as if he could become a real talent

 

[Barry Mead]

Oh and another La Liga name to throw in for consideration as a CM is Malaga's Camacho. He's looking a very decent player these days a nice balance of defensive and creative qualities combined with a good engine

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Oh and another La Liga name to throw in for consideration as a CM is Malaga's Camacho. He's looking a very decent player these days a nice balance of defensive and creative qualities combined with a good engine

How similar is he to Schneiderlin? I have a feeling we will go for him (we've been linked) and he has a juicy release clause for Levy as well.

 

[Barry Mead]

How similar is he to Schneiderlin? I have a feeling we will go for him (we've been linked) and he has a juicy release clause for Levy as well.

That's a difficult question in some ways because although he is similar in qualities and strengths and I would say about both they are very complete players they look a bit different in how they play it. I think though the difference is more the difference between the PL and La Liga, the less intensity maybe makes Camacho look more a reactive tackler and harrier who reacts and gets amongst it whereas Snidey tends to be already amongst it more. I don't know if that makes any sense but the best way I can explain it

 

[Sir Henry]

Ings is good, but I'd rather we have went for Austin

 

[THFC 1882]

Tottenham had reportedly made an enquiry over the availability of Llorente
Read more at http://talksport.com/football/totte...uventus-star-150527148348#KkR6PjSwQlB3zkSD.99

 

[YiddoTom90]

Tottenham had reportedly made an enquiry over the availability of Llorente
Read more at http://talksport.com/football/tottenham-fight-athletic-bilbao-over-juventus-star-150527148348#KkR6PjSwQlB3zkSD.99

slow as hell, we need a pacey striker to complement kane, would prefer him though as an option over soldado for sure though

 

[Barry Mead]

slow as hell, we need a pacey striker to complement kane, would prefer him though as an option over soldado for sure though

Well we do get a lot of corners and yet rarely make them count. Llorente is a powerful presence in the box and particularly in the air and I think Harry is best when he has some freedom to roam. I wouldn't have a problem with Llorente per se but if we only play one striker he's not going to get too much opportunity to make the most of any corners or crosses. At least a pacy striker capable of playing wide or central can play wide as one of the three behind Kane

 

[carpediem991]

It will be interesting to see what happens to our CM. We have a shitload of talent there, but maybe missing a more experienced leader.

At the moment we are there with:

Bentaleb, Mason, Alli, Winks, Carroll, Stambouli, Paulinho, Dembele, Onomah, Capoue, Holtby

A full 11 out of CMs. Holtby will be gone if Hamburg survives, Capoue and Paulinho should be out too. If we add someone like Schneiderlin/ Milner, there is even more competition. Will we go with Dembele and Stambouli as back up options or trying to promote Carroll/ Alli/ Winks/ Onomah?

 

[mpickard2087]

It will be interesting to see what happens to our CM. We have a shitload of talent there, but maybe missing a more experienced leader.

At the moment we are there with:

Bentaleb, Mason, Alli, Winks, Carroll, Stambouli, Paulinho, Dembele, Onomah, Capoue, Holtby

A full 11 out of CMs. Holtby will be gone if Hamburg survives, Capoue and Paulinho should be out too. If we add someone like Schneiderlin/ Milner, there is even more competition. Will we go with Dembele and Stambouli as back up options or trying to promote Carroll/ Alli/ Winks/ Onomah?

Veljkovic as well.

Personally I'd be going to a 4-3-3, and then from that list:

Bentaleb, Mason, Alli, Winks, Carroll, Stambouli, Paulinho, Dembele, Onomah, Capoue, Holtby, Veljkovic

Then I'd be signing up a midfield anchorman. Not sure who at his point, Carrick would have been a smart addition before he signed a new contract.

So left with:

Anchor role - New signing, Veljkovic.
Passer/connector role - Bentaleb, Carroll, then Winks coming through as well.
Box to box role - Mason, Alli and Onomah coming through also.

Dembele I'd keep to bridge the gap between youth and experience for now. I'd look to be using him as a utility player, between the cm3 and the wide positions and often in big matches to absolutely pack the centre of the park and to aid ball retention.

Having said all that, I cant see it happening (4-3-3) and with a 4-2-3-1 I think we are definitely very heavy on numbers.

 

[beats1]

feghouli wouldn't be too bad of a shout, is he realistic do you think

bear in mind the Algerian connection with bentaleb

Feghouli is known as one of trouble makers in the valencia dressing room, so it would be a no from me

 

[THFC 1882]

Burnley striker Danny Ings has made it clear to Tottenham Hotspur that it is his preference to join Liverpool this summer in spite of the London club’s continued attempts to muscle in on the deal.

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...nham-he-wants-to-join-liverpool-10279447.html

 

[beats1]

Veljkovic as well.

Personally I'd be going to a 4-3-3, and then from that list:

Bentaleb, Mason, Alli, Winks, Carroll, Stambouli, Paulinho, Dembele, Onomah, Capoue, Holtby, Veljkovic

Then I'd be signing up a midfield anchorman. Not sure who at his point, Carrick would have been a smart addition before he signed a new contract.

So left with:

Anchor role - New signing, Veljkovic.
Passer/connector role - Bentaleb, Carroll, then Winks coming through as well.
Box to box role - Mason, Alli and Onomah coming through also.

Dembele I'd keep to bridge the gap between youth and experience for now. I'd look to be using him as a utility player, between the cm3 and the wide positions and often in big matches to absolutely pack the centre of the park and to aid ball retention.

Having said all that, I cant see it happening (4-3-3) and with a 4-2-3-1 I think we are definitely very heavy on numbers.

I would personally just loan Alli and Winks out for a season, they are both at the age where they need to be playing. Especially in winks case

That would leave us with 6 players or in a 4231 scenario 5 players for 2 positions

As for Dembele, its a tough one. Levy will want to sell imo as he has a hip injury which flares up very bad and keeping him just greatly reduces his value while he is still somewhat considered a top player and able to pass a medical

 

[JohannTHFC]

Not the big bustling striker, quite the opposite, but I think a great foil to work with Harry would be Luciano Vietto at Villarreal.Still developing but looks as if he could become a real talent

Awesome potential. May be out of our reach but I'd be dissappointed if we didn't at least try to get a player of his talent in.

 

[ButchCassidy]

Would it not only go to a tribunal if no fee is agreed for the player? If we bid and it's accepted it's basically stealing a march on Liverpool?

Though I would have thought the 12 million would include Trippier...

Something tells me this is Levy's attempt to up Ings tribunal value for Liverpool. If they had to pay 12m because we were willing to pay that much it would be hilarious, and hopefully dent their transfer budget a good amount.

 

[mill]

Something tells me this is Levy's attempt to up Ings tribunal value for Liverpool. If they had to pay 12m because we were willing to pay that much it would be hilarious, and hopefully dent their transfer budget a good amount.

Would it be so funny if they did the same thing to us in the future?

 

[SPURSFANfrance]

Info FM : Nabil Bentaleb sur le marché !
Publié le : 27/05/2015 - 21 h 33

• Matthieu Margueritte

Lassé d'attendre un signe de ses dirigeants concernant une prolongation, le jeune talent algérien Nabil Bentaleb ne serait pas contre un départ

La saison 2013/2014 avait été celle de l’éclosion de Nabil Bentaleb. Jeune milieu de terrain algérien âgé de 20 ans (il fêtera ses 21 printemps en novembre), il avait fait ses grands débuts en Premier League avec Tottenham. Titularisé à onze reprises, Bentaleb avait profité de ses bons débuts pour glaner sa place avec l’équipe nationale d’Algérie pour la Coupe du Monde 2014 au Brésil. Depuis, le Fennec a enchaîné en étant l’un des joueurs les plus utilisés par Mauricio Pochettino en championnat (25 titularisations).

Cependant, un gros nuage est venu assombrir l’avenir l’ancien pensionnaire du LOSC (il y a joué jusqu’à ses 15 ans). Alors qu’une prolongation de contrat était dans l’air, les dirigeants des Spurs tardent à trouver un accord avec leur joueur. Et selon nos informations, un terrain d’entente est loin d’être acquis. Les pensionnaires de White Hart Lane refusent en effet d’accéder aux requêtes du joueur qui espère voir son salaire être plus conforme à celui d’un titulaire davantage utilisé que des recrues onéreuses telles que Paulinho ou Dembélé. En clair, Bentaleb aimerait voir ses émoluments se rapprocher du salaire moyen d’un élément de Premier League.

Seul souci, le président Danie Levy se montre inflexible pour le moment. Résultat : la confiance du joueur serait plus qu’entamée et ce dernier envisagerait clairement un départ. Selon nos informations, trois formations habituées à la Ligue des Champions, deux formations anglaises et une italienne, auraient sondé l’entourage du joueur. Mais là encore, la partie s’annonce ardue puisque Tottenham ne laissera pas filer son talent contre un chèque inférieur à 25 M€.

 

[spurs9]

Something tells me this is Levy's attempt to up Ings tribunal value for Liverpool. If they had to pay 12m because we were willing to pay that much it would be hilarious, and hopefully dent their transfer budget a good amount.

Also, it wouldn't surprise me if, when Ings signed for Liverpool, Levy uses it to get Liverpool investigated for tapping up to give them a distraction pre-season, as it would be pretty obvious if Ings turned us down, that he must have spoken to someone else.