Summer Transfer Wish List - 2017

[14/04/91]

He's going to Milan next window. Not official, but pretty much done

and we couldn't get the deal done when we originally went for him in Poch's first summer due to third party ownership which I presume is still the case

 

[Woodyy]

Feel a bit sorry for Davies but Shaw would be a great signing, Barkley too. Not seen much of Keane at Burnley so can't comment on that, got a feeling we won't make another CB signing though with CCV slowly coming through. That's assuming Wimmer stays which I guess isn't definite.

Would United sell to us though? Maybe if Shaw pushes for it. He'd probably get less game time here than he does at United though. Shaw has made 15 appearances for United this season and Davies only 12 for us. Also rumours of Davies getting a new contract and of Shaw staying at United.

 

[14/04/91]

I would be shocked if we weren't considering shaw.

Poch and him still speak frequently.

When shaw broke his leg, he called poch crying. That highlights their relationship.

For us to challenge across multiple competitions Rose and shaw would be perfect

Assuming United want a fair chunk of their transfer outlay back, I just think Shaw would take up too much of our budget. I'm sure Poch would love him & Rose competing for left-back but we couldn't afford that.

 

[14/04/91]

Oxlade Chamberlain as Dembele's successor......??

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Oxlade Chamberlain as Dembele's successor......??

What The Fuck!?

 

[beats1]

Let's see

Wages
Injury prone
Man City won't sell to a rival
He wouldn't come to us
No re-sale value
Past his peak

Pick any of the above

You could apply all of this except the Man City and wont come to us to signings like Woodgate, but we did make it

TBF he has earnt the right to walk away from city to wherever he likes as he is a City legend

 

[dovahkiin]

ali z: Tielemans is deffo on radar comes down to opposition ...ie a club that might blow us out of water 4 wages ie mane liverpool

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

Oxlade Chamberlain as Dembele's successor......??

At Dortmund?

 

[KingNothing]

At Dortmund?

No, at Celtic

 

[UpTownSpur]

I've corrected your post for you:

Oxlade Chamberlain as Dembele's successor punch bag......??

 

[crokey]

Oxlade Chamberlain as Dembele's successor......??

Dembele doesn't need a successor yet, and I'm not having it off anyone who thinks he does

 

[JayB]

ali z: Tielemans is deffo on radar comes down to opposition ...ie a club that might blow us out of water 4 wages ie mane liverpool

Surely Tielemans will be on paltry wages coming from the Belgian league, which will hopefully mean that clubs won't feel the need to offer him a mega contract -- a standard PL level contract would still represent a big increase from where he currently stands. It should be similar to the Eriksen situation where he came in from Ajax and his first contract was at 30k/w despite the fact that he had long been identified as a wonderkid and was coveted by clubs such as City.

With Mane it was different, he was already earning PL-level wages and was looking for a bumper contract, and we just couldn't compete. For me the bigger issue than wages will be that Tielemans might choose to go to what he perceives as a more attractive project (e.g. Dortmund, Atletico, etc.).

I'd love for this transfer to come off, though. Anderlecht is reportedly willing to let him go for €22m, which would be a Belgian record, so he's well within our price range. He would solve a couple of our problems, giving us another CM who provides something different from Dembele in terms of tempo-setting and incision, while also being able to deputize for Eriksen at No. 10. His long-range shooting would also be hugely useful against teams that sit back in a block against us.

 

[Hercules]

ali z: Tielemans is deffo on radar comes down to opposition ...ie a club that might blow us out of water 4 wages ie mane liverpool

Wages; I believe we will compete, unless you are talking in excess of 150k-whispers

 

[allpaths]

I would be shocked if we weren't considering shaw.

Poch and him still speak frequently.

When shaw broke his leg, he called poch crying. That highlights their relationship.

For us to challenge across multiple competitions Rose and shaw would be perfect

Honestly rather keep Davies, as Ben is a wonderful part of this squad, he gets along with everybody and you can tell by his play at times, especially against Everton that he's just desperate to be apart of the good things that are happening at Tottenham.

Plus if we keep him on it allows us to sign Sessegnon (who imo will be a lot better LB/LWB then Shaw will ever be) and let Ryan mature before throwing him into the deep. While Ben can also cover as the backup LCB in a back 3, so when Sessegnon comes of age Ben will still be useful and valuable to the squad.

 

[Gbspurs]

Oxlade Chamberlain as Dembele's successor......??

Not as Dembeles successor but I do rate him and seemingly arsenal don't. I think there is a real player in there for someone.

 

[Blake Griffin]

just got done watching anderlecht and tielemans was ... underwhelming, it's not the first time i've been left feeling that way having watched him either. he did a disciplined job in central midfield but i failed to see what he was really bringing to the team. defensively it was dendoncker doing most of the work whilst tielemans was just kind of there, offered very little going forward, nothing special in possession and got caught a couple of times dithering on the ball. obviously at 19/20 he's a work in progress but from what i've seen so far people are being very premature in thinking he could make a big impact on our first team .. sorry to piss on everyone's sparklers.

 

[allpaths]

just got done watching anderlecht and tielemans was ... underwhelming, it's not the first time i've been left feeling that way having watched him either. he did a disciplined job in central midfield but i failed to see what he was really bringing to the team. defensively it was dendoncker doing most of the work whilst tielemans was just kind of there, offered very little going forward, nothing special in possession and got caught a couple of times dithering on the ball. obviously at 19/20 he's a work in progress but from what i've seen so far people are being very premature in thinking he could make a big impact on our first team .. sorry to piss on everyone's sparklers.

This shouldn't deter us people need to remember he's onomah's age and a year younger then winks, young players are inconsistent. The same criticism was and still is labeled against eriksen. Think if anything this shows why the really big clubs are not really interested in him yet.

 

[not_tenth-again]

Just to further to eddiev14's excellent post a few pages back, I had a look at some other players with 12 months left on their contracts this Summer from around Europe, including the ones he mentioned.


(Information from transfermarkt.com)

Premier League

Alexis Sanchez, 28, Arsenal, ATT
Mesut Ozil, 28, Arsenal, MID
Aaron Ramsey, 26, Arsenal, MID
Juan Mata, 28, Man Utd, MID
Ander Herrera, 27, Man Utd, MID
Ross Barkley, 23, Everton, MID
Daley Blind, 26, Man Utd, DEF
Luke Shaw, 21, Man Utd, DEF
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 35, Man Utd, DEF (Ending this Summer)
Santi Cazorla, 32, Arsenal, MID (Ending this Summer)
Yaya Toure, 33, Man City, MID (Ending this Summer)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 23, Arsenal, MID
Emre Can, 23, Liverpool, MID
Michael Keane, 24, Burnley, DEF
Andre Gray, 25, Burnley, ATT
Andrew Robertson, 22, Hull, DEF

La Liga

Lionel Messi, 29, Barcelona, ATT
Andres Iniesta, 32, Barcelona, MID
Isco, 24, Real Madrid, MID
Jose Gimenez, 22, At Madrid, DEF
Mateo Musacchio, 26, Villarreal, DEF

Serie A

Dries Mertens, 29, Napoli, ATT
Stefan de Vrij, 25, Lazio, DEF
Gianluigi Donnarumma, 18, AC Milan, GK
Keita Balde, 21, Lazio, ATT
Kevin Strootman, 27, Roma, MID
Faouzi Ghoulam, 26, Napoli, DEF
Milan Badelj, 28, Fiorentina, MID
Kwadwo Asamoah, 28, Juventus, MID
Mattia De Sciglio, 24, AC Milan, DEF

Bundesliga

Chicharito, 28, B Leverkusen, ATT
Leon Goretzka, 22, Schalke, MID
Max Meyer, 21, Schalke, MID
Mahmoud Dahoud, 21, Gladbach, MID
Sead Kolasinac, 23, Schalke, DEF
Luiz Gustavo, 29, Wolfsburg, MID

Ligue 1

Edinson Cavani, 30, PSG, ATT
Blaise Matuidi, 31, PSG, MID
Joao Moutinho, 30, Monaco, MID
Radamel Falcao, 31, Monaco, ATT
Maxime Gonalons, 27, Lyon, MID
Alassane Plea, 23, Nice, ATT
Vincent Koziello, 21, Nice, MID
Jean-Kevin Augustin, 19, PSG, ATT


Obviously there are some names we could never attract (included just out of interest), but there are players in that list we could realistically target who would improve our 1st XI/squad, and ones who I'm sure Levy would relish trying to do cut-price deals for (e.g. Wanyama).

Of the somewhat possible second tier players I'd happily take Emre Can, Keita Balde and Stefan De Vrij, I'd love to get Juan Mata but I just don't see him being available.

 

[Blake Griffin]

This shouldn't deter us people need to remember he's onomah's age and a year younger then winks, young players are inconsistent. The same criticism was and still is labeled against eriksen. Think if anything this shows why the really big clubs are not really interested in him yet.

is another project player really what we need at this point though? what happens to winks if tielemans comes in? i know players like him are what this club is built on but i think we need to just capitalise on the position the club currently finds itself in. 20m+ on a player that hasn't really proven anything yet is a lot of money, if we're targeting central midfielders then i'd rather it went towards someone who could instantly take the team up another level. i'll watch tielemans again in the 2nd leg, hopefully he shows a bit more than he has on the admittedly few occasions i've seen him.

 

[danielneeds]

is another project player really what we need at this point though? what happens to winks if tielemans comes in? i know players like him are what this club is built on but i think we need to just capitalise on the position the club currently finds itself in. 20m+ on a player that hasn't really proven anything yet is a lot of money, if we're targeting central midfielders then i'd rather it went towards someone who could instantly take the team up another level. i'll watch tielemans again in the 2nd leg, hopefully he shows a bit more than he has on the admittedly few occasions i've seen him.

The fact is that proven players who could improve our starting XI are going for £50-60m in today's market. We will always need to develop players for the foreseeable future. The trick is getting the right ones, that can step up quickly.