Both please!I rate De Ligt very very highly. I even wanted him instead of Sanchez. But 50m is a bit too much
We need De Jong more than him
Thanks! And not sure if you can answer this one now but if we lose Danny as well do you feel as if we will bring in a direct replacement?There is truth, and has been for a very long time. Will we actually formalise is another question. Please
Surely you can answer that Q yourself mate?Thanks! And not sure if you can answer this one now but if we lose Danny as well do you feel as if we will bring in a direct replacement?
No problem if you can't get into that mate!
He's a fantastic young talent, no question. But do we need him with Vertongen, Sanchez, Dier and Foyth already here? I don't think so. I really like what I've seen so far from Foyth and would like to see him get more playing time next year. Signing De Ligt would push Foyth further down in the pecking order and we don't need to do that. I think he can do the job.Yes please.
https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/spurs-eye-up-ajax-star-14486032
Spurs eye up Ajax star Matthijs de Ligt for £50m summer swoop as Toby Alderweireld talks stall
Tottenham are keeping close tabs on the talented Dutchman
Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing up a potential £50m summer swoop for Ajax teen sensation Matthijs de Ligt as speculation builds over the future of Toby Alderweireld.
The 18-year-old Netherlands international centre-back has been catching the eye of top clubs around Europe in recent seasons, including Barcelona and Arsenal, but football.london understands that Tottenham are also interested in the teenager, who could cost as much as £50m.
The north London outfit traditionally do their business later in transfer windows, but after that strategy drew some frustrated words from manager Mauricio Pochettino this season, Spurs could look to move for De Ligt early this summer in order to fend off some of their bigger spending rivals and land one
Ins:
De Ligt
Sessengon (if we think he will cover LB, if not then get a proper LB in)
Malcom
Patrick Kliuvert or a young ST
1 year left on his contract too.
I'd be content with a Rose for Shaw and cash swap. I think Poch can get the best out of him and he can be a rotational piece with Davies. Sessegnon to rotate in with them as a wingback when we go three at the back and continue his development further as a winger the rest of the time. Bring in a top level replacement for Toby: Lenglet, Tah, De Ligt would be my top 3 choices. I think all of them have massive potential. Arp for me would be satisfactory in the striker position. I like the idea of a young player who idolizes Kane and is a Spurs fan, to me that would give him all the motivation in the world to get better and follow in Kane's footsteps. Then you bring in a midfielder who is a pass first type of player. Other than that maybe we bring back Pau Lopez on a free for a future goalkeeper/backup. That would be a perfect summer for me.
Sessengon would be a signing I would like to see but I would to see us add some experience to the team in addition to young, emerging and slightly until proven talent just to knit it all together.Sessegnon above all else. Will be silly money, like Modric and Bale were, and we will have the outstanding youngster in the country whose value will double again in no time.
Madison and Brooks worth a punt too.
We should try to get Jadon Sancho from Dortmund, unlikely to happen, but would be a real coup.
I'd be content with a Rose for Shaw and cash swap. I think Poch can get the best out of him and he can be a rotational piece with Davies. Sessegnon to rotate in with them as a wingback when we go three at the back and continue his development further as a winger the rest of the time. Bring in a top level replacement for Toby: Lenglet, Tah, De Ligt would be my top 3 choices. I think all of them have massive potential. Arp for me would be satisfactory in the striker position. I like the idea of a young player who idolizes Kane and is a Spurs fan, to me that would give him all the motivation in the world to get better and follow in Kane's footsteps. Then you bring in a midfielder who is a pass first type of player. Other than that maybe we bring back Pau Lopez on a free for a future goalkeeper/backup. That would be a perfect summer for me.
I'm not sure Vic's considered a reserve as such. He did have a pretty serious injury and Pochettino's been keen not to disrupt the harmony of a winning team in the league.Agree with you on almost all of that. Perhaps Given the choice between a young striker like ARP (who excites me but we’d struggle to find the game time to develop and is presently a less reliable premier league goal scorer than even Llorente) and using Son there as our ‘12th’ man, I think I’d prefer to overpad our squad in midfield instead and perhaps bring in a ‘potential superstar’ there like Pulisic/Malcom.
To that extent I’d stretch to bring in both Eriksen cover (Maddison) as I see Barca making a big play and tempting him after the first year grace period in the stadium.
Also I love victor but don’t see him accepting more than another year as a reserve so I’d bring in Frenkie De Boer as his long term replacement even if to get much game time it requires shoe horning him into the sweeper role he’s now playing while he adapts to the English game...
Other than that our musings seem similar:
For a net spend of perhaps 40 million in the Bielsa style 3-3-3-1 I suspect Potch is envisioning, it gives us a youthful squad thatcould win anything:
Kane
Dele Eriksen Lamela
Shaw Dier Aurier
Davies Vert Sanchez
Lloris
Son. (Llorente+Winks)
Malcom Maddison Lucas
Sessegnon Wanyama CWP
Foyth F De Boer De Ligt
Pau
Maddison 25
Malcom/Pulisic 50
De Ligt 40
Sessegnon 50
De boer 40
200m
Rose. 35 (+px Shaw)
Sissoko. 15
Gnk. 10
Trippier. 20
Jansen. 15
Alderweireld. 50
Dembelle. 15
160
You could play Foyth on the right.If we were to bring in a left footed CB I wonder how we would line up the three in the back. I know its minor, but I really liked Sanchez in that middle spot cleaning up all the leftovers. Would we play two left footed players on either side of him?