The Annual Squad Analysis preperation for the Transfer Window Thread !

[Oshi]

£20million on Benteke would make me nervous, we have had 3 or 4 CF come into the league who have had blazing 1st seasons / half seasons and people have talked about/made mega bucks moves and flopped.

Carroll, Jelavic, Ba, Cisse come to mind.

Not to say Benteke would flop but the doubt would be there!

 

[Gbspurs]

£20million on Benteke would make me nervous, we have had 3 or 4 CF come into the league who have had blazing 1st seasons / half seasons and people have talked about/made mega bucks moves and flopped.

Carroll, Jelavic, Ba, Cisse come to mind.

Not to say Benteke would flop but the doubt would be there!

Yeah I would be nervous too. Time to put our balls on the line though I think. DL must know that Bale will leave at some point in the not too distant future so there is potentially £60m due to come into the club. We should be looking to strengthen enough before that time so it reduces the impact.

 

[Spursidol]

If we could get Benteke for the £20million rumoured we should pull the trigger now BUT I think villa would £30million and as depressing as it sounds I think he is out of our league THIS season

At that price we should look elsewhere, far too risky

There are strikers in Europe available for far less - same risk - as we saw last season when Newcastle turned up with Cisse (preveiously a star with Freiburg if I recall rightly) for about £9m/£10m and had a fantastic first half season but this season pretty average.

I cannot believe Spurs are not looking around at strikers, so we should be able to find several in Europoean leagues with the same potential of a Benteke or Cisse at half your estimated Benteke cost. I hope AVB is prepared to choose the one (or even two) that he thinks will work for Spurs - preferably both a CF and wide forward

 

[Spursidol]

Yeah I would be nervous too. Time to put our balls on the line though I think. DL must know that Bale will leave at some point in the not too distant future so there is potentially £60m due to come into the club. We should be looking to strengthen enough before that time so it reduces the impact.

The players I am expecting to cushion much of the blow are the players who came in this seasoin so will have a solid pre-season to build on this time - Llloris, Dembelke, Vertonghen, Holtby and Sigurdsson, and even Dempsey plus the likes of Caulker, Townsend and Carroll starting to mature as players.

Anyone coming in this summer will have only one season to show what they can do if Bale goes next summer (although I hope we might get 2 years more from Bale)

But I am definitely agreeing we need one or more strikers/forwards this summer.

 

[danielneeds]

I think Benteke does fit the bill, Villa would try and rinse us though.

I do like Osvaldo at Roma, bit of a wildcard though, quite Berba-like in his sulkiness and enigmatic qualities.

 

[Spursidol]

I think Benteke does fit the bill, Villa would try and rinse us though.

I do like Osvaldo at Roma, bit of a wildcard though, quite Berba-like in his sulkiness and enigmatic qualities.

Oswaldo has been widely rumoured to be available at circa £12m, so is a good example of the value potentially out there (albeit might be a special case as he fell out with Roma fans allegedly)

 

[Snarfalicious]

This is my annual squad analysis and the moves I would make should we not make Champions League:

Goalkeeper: We are obviously set here for our No. 1. Lloris is a perfect fit for the high line and he does a fantastic job at diagnosing loose balls that are either sent in or played in behind our backline. We couldn't ask for a better GK for our system. The challenge will become finding a backup. Friedel is probably done after this year and I'm not sure if Archer is a realistic option as a backup. And, unfortunately I'm not one that actively looks for GKs while watching an array of matches. I'll rely on our scouting to figure this one out, but I see a younger GK coming in that may have some experience. Sell Gomes to someone for 2m, I don't care who.

**Outgoings: Friedel retiring (?), Gomes (2m)
**Incomings: Young, athletic GK to mold behind Lloris (Who: I don't know).
Net Spend: - 2m

Fullback: Walker has really rounded into form as the season has progressed. I think he and Smith can do a job as our primary backups and even Kaboul can fill in should we be absolutely ravaged with injuries. I would sell Naughton at this point. He should hold some value given his age and the amount of time he did get this season and also due to his versatility, even if he's not as good at LB. LB is a far bigger uncertainty for me. Rose sounds like he just wants to be at Sunderland. AVB appears to not trust BAE at all and the most consistent LB we have is probably our best CB (Vertonghen). I'd love to see Ben Davies come in and sure up the spot for years to come as he is only 19 and has been very good for Swansea this season. We could realistically get by with Davies and Vertonghen as Vertonghen can spell Davies against opponents such as West Ham, Stoke and whatever team likes to play hoofball. But, to add some depth across multiple positions, I'd bring on Bruno Martins Indi who has played multiple matches as LB and a CB to a very good level. He'd give us another "Vertonghen" with his quality on the ball and in attack, but also a little more pace to cover LB.

Outgoings: Naughton (3.5m), Rose (8m), BAE (7.5m)
Incomings: Ben Davies (9m), Bruno Martins Indi (4.5m)
Net Spend: + 5.5m.

Centerback: I love this spot for what looks to be years. Kaboul, Vertonghen, Caulker and Dawson will give us a wide array of talents and allow us to have one of the deepest and highest quality CB corps next season. So long as Kaboul can return to health, we will be fine here on depth.

Outgoings: Gallas retiring
Incomings: None

Central Midfield: In my opinion, an area to improve upon. I would honestly start with the sales; which for me would include Huddlestone, Livermore and Parker. None have really seemed to figure out their role apart from Huddlestone with a couple of good sub appearances. But there's other players out there that can at least come close to his range of passing but provide more mobility to break up play and drive forward. If it were up to me, to emulate the Moutinho-esque CM of AVB's Porto days I would bring on Clasie. To me, from just the way he looks to his style of play reminds me of Moutinho. He's also been playing a lot as a DM this season and operating as a "take the ball, spray it forwards" type which would fit perfectly into our scheme. Then, I would also add Bibras Natkho from Rubin Kazan who's contract is expiring in the Winter and he should be looking to move on. At 25, with a contract expiring, a good season under his belt (10 goals, 10 assists across all competitions) and added versatility (he can play as a DLP, AM or a DM - dude is awesome) we would do very well with adding him into the fold. Also, it would give us the option to get Carroll either a loan to a side that will utilize him frequently or keep him to get him more time than he did last year as he fills in for Huddlestone.

Outgoings: Huddlestone (5m), Parker (4m) and Livermore (3.5m)
Incomings: Jordy Clasie (7m) and Bibras Natkho (7m)
Net Spend: + 2m

Wingers: Bringing back Townsend will be huge. The versatility and style of play will be of huge importance to this squad for depth and quality purposes. I think Falque will be sold despite my feelings against it (I think he would be awesome in the hole). I see us adding a wide-forward to the squad as well. Ante Rebic has been mentioned, but I think he's further away from contributing and may need a season to adjust. I think Son and PEA are now out of our reach. I would like to see us go for Imoh Ezekiel of the Belgian Pro League. He's putting together a better season than Benteke or Lukaku in their final seasons in the same league, and at only 19 with the ability to play as a striker or wide-forward, he fits the bill. To me, he looks like a guy who could come in and really do a job on the wings given his pace is pretty special. Just on that alone (and he's by no means a speed merchant only type, he's got positional awareness and quality delivery of final balls) he could be an instant impact type or at least provide good depth while Rebic is either brought along slowly or even loaned out for a term.

Outgoings: Falque (4m).
Incomings: Townsend (Return), Ezekiel (6.5m) and Rebic (5m).
Net Spend: - 7.5m

Strikers: Ah, yes. The striker situation. I'd love to see Benteke here, but it sounds like BVB is just going to crap on every target we might have wanted (Son, Eriksen and now Benteke). Damiao would be nice and ITK are making it sound reasonable, but I've been fooled 20x already by this rumor. I've stated my praise for Bony and I still think he's what this squad needs up top. He's strong as hell on the ball, he can operate in tight spaces (Teams like Stoke can park the bus all they want, Bony will just Juggernaut right through them) and he's got a wicked shot with the fearlessness to get on the end of anything. For me, Damiao and Bony would be a great tandem to bring on, that may just be reasonable. I would sell of Adebayor or Defoe, whichever AVB prefers (I'm thinking Adebayor given wages and Defoe's quality off the bench against certain opponents).

Outgoings: Adebayor (7m)
Incomings: Damiao (16m), Bony (9m)
Net Spend: - 18m

So, in summary:

Outgoings: Adebayor (7m), Falque (4m), Huddlestone (5m), Livermore (3.5m), Parker (4m), Naughton (4m), Rose (8m), BAE (7.5m), Gomes (2m) = 9 Sales = 46m Total

Incomings: Ben Davies (9m) , Bruno Martins Indi (4.5m) , Bibras Natkho (7m), Jordy Clasie (7m) , Ante Rebic (5m) , Imoh Ezekiel (6.5m) , Leandro Damiao (16m) , Wilfried Bony (9m), Younger GK (3m) = 9 Purchases = 67m

Net Spend: - 21m

 

[beats1]

At that price we should look elsewhere, far too risky

There are strikers in Europe available for far less - same risk - as we saw last season when Newcastle turned up with Cisse (preveiously a star with Freiburg if I recall rightly) for about £9m/£10m and had a fantastic first half season but this season pretty average.

I cannot believe Spurs are not looking around at strikers, so we should be able to find several in Europoean leagues with the same potential of a Benteke or Cisse at half your estimated Benteke cost. I hope AVB is prepared to choose the one (or even two) that he thinks will work for Spurs - preferably both a CF and wide forward

The only issue with getting a different target is that we cant afford to give him a run of games and develop them to get to the same stage as Benteke. Benteke is quoted everywhere avaible for £20mill but if you look at Villa's recent history they sold players worst than Benteke for around £20million like your Downings.

I dont think anyone doubted Cisse was a good player but whether he was potential a top class striker or great striker always seemed a question mark. One of the better strikers this season with all the top attributes has been Wilfred Bony, but he however is wanted by Chelsea and West Ham plus others. As sad as it sounds I think we are heading for another summer of Leandro, though if we make CL the Higuain deal should be interesting as would the Villa deal which is rumoured by the barca press to happen regardless of potential CL and he would fit the wide forward/lone striker role.

 

[Spursidol]

The only issue with getting a different target is that we cant afford to give him a run of games and develop them to get to the same stage as Benteke. Benteke is quoted everywhere avaible for £20mill but if you look at Villa's recent history they sold players worst than Benteke for around £20million like your Downings.

I dont think anyone doubted Cisse was a good player but whether he was potential a top class striker or great striker always seemed a question mark. One of the better strikers this season with all the top attributes has been Wilfred Bony, but he however is wanted by Chelsea and West Ham plus others. As sad as it sounds I think we are heading for another summer of Leandro, though if we make CL the Higuain deal should be interesting as would the Villa deal which is rumoured by the barca press to happen regardless of potential CL and he would fit the wide forward/lone striker role.

Just mentioing Downing at £20m and Benteke at £20m re-confirms my views.

Cisse was an illustration - as was Osvaldo - of far cheaper players likely to be available.

I understand Bony on a week's trial was offered to us but we turned him down in January - not 100% guaranteed accurate but believe my source was correct - again for the circa £12m Osvaldo has ben touted round.

Plenty of options at reasonable values if we have done our homework - just hope we haven't gone for a shortlist of expensive options (or worse having Leandro as the only name) as appears to have happened in one of two previous TW's.

 

[onthetwo]

Cant suggest anything apart from the obvious ones, I would be just guessing.
One would need to be much closer to the players than I am.
AVB and Co will call it, we the fans dont see enough of these players to genuinely add much i.e Ade would be mowing the grass at the training ground, if you have listened to a large proportion of us on here.

So apart from the likes of Bentley, who thank christ is off.

I'll bow to the ginger bearded one's, greater knowledge.

"in gingerness speramus"......(thankyou Google translate)

 

[spurs-r-us]

I just want to see Gallas, Gomes, Livermore and Defoe out.

Then I'd like to see two strikers in, a developing centre back and a winger like Redmond or Ince.

I'm not the type to really do these hypotheticals, but Benteke would be my ideal striker along with someone else in the Pav 'unproven with plenty of potential' mould. (Not that Pav had that much potential in the end.

If AVB decides he wants rid of Benny - I'd prefer we didn't use Rose as first choice and would rather looked towards a Luke Shaw or otherwise another continental LB. Benny has flair, but he also has lapses. Maybe one with less of each category would be better for first 11 balance.

 

[alex3]

This is my annual squad analysis and the moves I would make should we not make Champions League:

Goalkeeper: We are obviously set here for our No. 1. Lloris is a perfect fit for the high line and he does a fantastic job at diagnosing loose balls that are either sent in or played in behind our backline. We couldn't ask for a better GK for our system. The challenge will become finding a backup. Friedel is probably done after this year and I'm not sure if Archer is a realistic option as a backup. And, unfortunately I'm not one that actively looks for GKs while watching an array of matches. I'll rely on our scouting to figure this one out, but I see a younger GK coming in that may have some experience. Sell Gomes to someone for 2m, I don't care who.

**Outgoings: Friedel retiring (?), Gomes (2m)
**Incomings: Young, athletic GK to mold behind Lloris (Who: I don't know).
Net Spend: - 2m

Fullback: Walker has really rounded into form as the season has progressed. I think he and Smith can do a job as our primary backups and even Kaboul can fill in should we be absolutely ravaged with injuries. I would sell Naughton at this point. He should hold some value given his age and the amount of time he did get this season and also due to his versatility, even if he's not as good at LB. LB is a far bigger uncertainty for me. Rose sounds like he just wants to be at Sunderland. AVB appears to not trust BAE at all and the most consistent LB we have is probably our best CB (Vertonghen). I'd love to see Ben Davies come in and sure up the spot for years to come as he is only 19 and has been very good for Swansea this season. We could realistically get by with Davies and Vertonghen as Vertonghen can spell Davies against opponents such as West Ham, Stoke and whatever team likes to play hoofball. But, to add some depth across multiple positions, I'd bring on Bruno Martins Indi who has played multiple matches as LB and a CB to a very good level. He'd give us another "Vertonghen" with his quality on the ball and in attack, but also a little more pace to cover LB.

Outgoings: Naughton (3.5m), Rose (8m), BAE (7.5m)
Incomings: Ben Davies (9m), Bruno Martins Indi (4.5m)
Net Spend: + 5.5m.

Centerback: I love this spot for what looks to be years. Kaboul, Vertonghen, Caulker and Dawson will give us a wide array of talents and allow us to have one of the deepest and highest quality CB corps next season. So long as Kaboul can return to health, we will be fine here on depth.

Outgoings: Gallas retiring
Incomings: None

Central Midfield: In my opinion, an area to improve upon. I would honestly start with the sales; which for me would include Huddlestone, Livermore and Parker. None have really seemed to figure out their role apart from Huddlestone with a couple of good sub appearances. But there's other players out there that can at least come close to his range of passing but provide more mobility to break up play and drive forward. If it were up to me, to emulate the Moutinho-esque CM of AVB's Porto days I would bring on Clasie. To me, from just the way he looks to his style of play reminds me of Moutinho. He's also been playing a lot as a DM this season and operating as a "take the ball, spray it forwards" type which would fit perfectly into our scheme. Then, I would also add Bibras Natkho from Rubin Kazan who's contract is expiring in the Winter and he should be looking to move on. At 25, with a contract expiring, a good season under his belt (10 goals, 10 assists across all competitions) and added versatility (he can play as a DLP, AM or a DM - dude is awesome) we would do very well with adding him into the fold. Also, it would give us the option to get Carroll either a loan to a side that will utilize him frequently or keep him to get him more time than he did last year as he fills in for Huddlestone.

Outgoings: Huddlestone (5m), Parker (4m) and Livermore (3.5m)
Incomings: Jordy Clasie (7m) and Bibras Natkho (7m)
Net Spend: + 2m

Wingers: Bringing back Townsend will be huge. The versatility and style of play will be of huge importance to this squad for depth and quality purposes. I think Falque will be sold despite my feelings against it (I think he would be awesome in the hole). I see us adding a wide-forward to the squad as well. Ante Rebic has been mentioned, but I think he's further away from contributing and may need a season to adjust. I think Son and PEA are now out of our reach. I would like to see us go for Imoh Ezekiel of the Belgian Pro League. He's putting together a better season than Benteke or Lukaku in their final seasons in the same league, and at only 19 with the ability to play as a striker or wide-forward, he fits the bill. To me, he looks like a guy who could come in and really do a job on the wings given his pace is pretty special. Just on that alone (and he's by no means a speed merchant only type, he's got positional awareness and quality delivery of final balls) he could be an instant impact type or at least provide good depth while Rebic is either brought along slowly or even loaned out for a term.

Outgoings: Falque (4m).
Incomings: Townsend (Return), Ezekiel (6.5m) and Rebic (5m).
Net Spend: - 7.5m

Strikers: Ah, yes. The striker situation. I'd love to see Benteke here, but it sounds like BVB is just going to crap on every target we might have wanted (Son, Eriksen and now Benteke). Damiao would be nice and ITK are making it sound reasonable, but I've been fooled 20x already by this rumor. I've stated my praise for Bony and I still think he's what this squad needs up top. He's strong as hell on the ball, he can operate in tight spaces (Teams like Stoke can park the bus all they want, Bony will just Juggernaut right through them) and he's got a wicked shot with the fearlessness to get on the end of anything. For me, Damiao and Bony would be a great tandem to bring on, that may just be reasonable. I would sell of Adebayor or Defoe, whichever AVB prefers (I'm thinking Adebayor given wages and Defoe's quality off the bench against certain opponents).

Outgoings: Adebayor (7m)
Incomings: Damiao (16m), Bony (9m)
Net Spend: - 18m

So, in summary:

Outgoings: Adebayor (7m), Falque (4m), Huddlestone (5m), Livermore (3.5m), Parker (4m), Naughton (4m), Rose (8m), BAE (7.5m), Gomes (2m) = 9 Sales = 46m Total

Incomings: Ben Davies (9m) , Bruno Martins Indi (4.5m) , Bibras Natkho (7m), Jordy Clasie (7m) , Ante Rebic (5m) , Imoh Ezekiel (6.5m) , Leandro Damiao (16m) , Wilfried Bony (9m), Younger GK (3m) = 9 Purchases = 67m

Net Spend: - 21m

after so many big changes last season do u reall think were gonna sell 9 player and buy 9? no chance

 

[Snarfalicious]

after so many big changes last season do u reall think were gonna sell 9 player and buy 9? no chance

We honestly could see more as AVB has had a full season to diagnose players that he may consider not of the quality we want here. I don't think any of those sales are actually that wild, and those purchases would all fit into our transfer focus/wages.

 

[Oshi]

New LB, creative CM, attacking midfielder, 2 strikers and possibly another CB.

Sell: Huddlestone (£5m), Livermore (£3m), BAE (£11m), Gallas (free), Bentley (shudder), Defoe (£9m), Gomes (£2m)
Total: £30m, give or take £14m a year off the wage bill (wowsers!)

Fuck knows who we get in to replace them at this stage, CL qualification would be for example the difference between Higuain and someone uninspiring.

 

[newbie]

Next season using Carroll, Townsend, rose we will be stronger, I think we should sell one of Dempsey or sig pref Dempsey as he is older I think they are the same player but sig s more skillful.

Sell Livermore, BAE, a striker, naughton one of HUD or Parker unless we sign an awesome midfielder.

We have lots of great youth, we need to play some in cup games, unfortunatly we have not smashed many teams in years so we can't bring on young players with less pressure.

We need a striker (as we all know) score goals consistently.
Creative mid, I think sandro Holtby and Dembele can play as defensive mids. Townsend, mini bale, Pritchard, Munns, ceballos are all good options, from clever wide mids to tricky pace y wingers.

In Parker and huds defence they have had long injury lay offs.

 

[Syn_13]

We honestly could see more as AVB has had a full season to diagnose players that he may consider not of the quality we want here. I don't think any of those sales are actually that wild, and those purchases would all fit into our transfer focus/wages.

I read your analysis. Not sure if they're the players I'd go for but I agree with the fact that we can't really look for big names as we won't be able to afford it within our current wage structure and transfer budget. Not sure about Damiao for £16m, seems too low. Conversely, Davies (who I really like too) seems quite high/risky at £9m.

As for the amount of players in and out - I can't see 9. Even if AVB knows exactly who he does and doesn't want in the squad, I doubt Levy will sanction so many transfers, unless he can make money or break even. But in order to bring in a decent amount of quality, even if not big names, we will have to spend more than we'll make off our deadwood.

 

[Spursidol]

This is my annual squad analysis and the moves I would make should we not make Champions League:

Goalkeeper: We are obviously set here for our No. 1. Lloris is a perfect fit for the high line and he does a fantastic job at diagnosing loose balls that are either sent in or played in behind our backline. We couldn't ask for a better GK for our system. The challenge will become finding a backup. Friedel is probably done after this year and I'm not sure if Archer is a realistic option as a backup. And, unfortunately I'm not one that actively looks for GKs while watching an array of matches. I'll rely on our scouting to figure this one out, but I see a younger GK coming in that may have some experience. Sell Gomes to someone for 2m, I don't care who.

**Outgoings: Friedel retiring (?), Gomes (2m)
**Incomings: Young, athletic GK to mold behind Lloris (Who: I don't know).
Net Spend: - 2m

Fullback: Walker has really rounded into form as the season has progressed. I think he and Smith can do a job as our primary backups and even Kaboul can fill in should we be absolutely ravaged with injuries. I would sell Naughton at this point. He should hold some value given his age and the amount of time he did get this season and also due to his versatility, even if he's not as good at LB. LB is a far bigger uncertainty for me. Rose sounds like he just wants to be at Sunderland. AVB appears to not trust BAE at all and the most consistent LB we have is probably our best CB (Vertonghen). I'd love to see Ben Davies come in and sure up the spot for years to come as he is only 19 and has been very good for Swansea this season. We could realistically get by with Davies and Vertonghen as Vertonghen can spell Davies against opponents such as West Ham, Stoke and whatever team likes to play hoofball. But, to add some depth across multiple positions, I'd bring on Bruno Martins Indi who has played multiple matches as LB and a CB to a very good level. He'd give us another "Vertonghen" with his quality on the ball and in attack, but also a little more pace to cover LB.

Outgoings: Naughton (3.5m), Rose (8m), BAE (7.5m)
Incomings: Ben Davies (9m), Bruno Martins Indi (4.5m)
Net Spend: + 5.5m.

Centerback: I love this spot for what looks to be years. Kaboul, Vertonghen, Caulker and Dawson will give us a wide array of talents and allow us to have one of the deepest and highest quality CB corps next season. So long as Kaboul can return to health, we will be fine here on depth.

Outgoings: Gallas retiring
Incomings: None

Central Midfield: In my opinion, an area to improve upon. I would honestly start with the sales; which for me would include Huddlestone, Livermore and Parker. None have really seemed to figure out their role apart from Huddlestone with a couple of good sub appearances. But there's other players out there that can at least come close to his range of passing but provide more mobility to break up play and drive forward. If it were up to me, to emulate the Moutinho-esque CM of AVB's Porto days I would bring on Clasie. To me, from just the way he looks to his style of play reminds me of Moutinho. He's also been playing a lot as a DM this season and operating as a "take the ball, spray it forwards" type which would fit perfectly into our scheme. Then, I would also add Bibras Natkho from Rubin Kazan who's contract is expiring in the Winter and he should be looking to move on. At 25, with a contract expiring, a good season under his belt (10 goals, 10 assists across all competitions) and added versatility (he can play as a DLP, AM or a DM - dude is awesome) we would do very well with adding him into the fold. Also, it would give us the option to get Carroll either a loan to a side that will utilize him frequently or keep him to get him more time than he did last year as he fills in for Huddlestone.

Outgoings: Huddlestone (5m), Parker (4m) and Livermore (3.5m)
Incomings: Jordy Clasie (7m) and Bibras Natkho (7m)
Net Spend: + 2m

Wingers: Bringing back Townsend will be huge. The versatility and style of play will be of huge importance to this squad for depth and quality purposes. I think Falque will be sold despite my feelings against it (I think he would be awesome in the hole). I see us adding a wide-forward to the squad as well. Ante Rebic has been mentioned, but I think he's further away from contributing and may need a season to adjust. I think Son and PEA are now out of our reach. I would like to see us go for Imoh Ezekiel of the Belgian Pro League. He's putting together a better season than Benteke or Lukaku in their final seasons in the same league, and at only 19 with the ability to play as a striker or wide-forward, he fits the bill. To me, he looks like a guy who could come in and really do a job on the wings given his pace is pretty special. Just on that alone (and he's by no means a speed merchant only type, he's got positional awareness and quality delivery of final balls) he could be an instant impact type or at least provide good depth while Rebic is either brought along slowly or even loaned out for a term.

Outgoings: Falque (4m).
Incomings: Townsend (Return), Ezekiel (6.5m) and Rebic (5m).
Net Spend: - 7.5m

Strikers: Ah, yes. The striker situation. I'd love to see Benteke here, but it sounds like BVB is just going to crap on every target we might have wanted (Son, Eriksen and now Benteke). Damiao would be nice and ITK are making it sound reasonable, but I've been fooled 20x already by this rumor. I've stated my praise for Bony and I still think he's what this squad needs up top. He's strong as hell on the ball, he can operate in tight spaces (Teams like Stoke can park the bus all they want, Bony will just Juggernaut right through them) and he's got a wicked shot with the fearlessness to get on the end of anything. For me, Damiao and Bony would be a great tandem to bring on, that may just be reasonable. I would sell of Adebayor or Defoe, whichever AVB prefers (I'm thinking Adebayor given wages and Defoe's quality off the bench against certain opponents).

Outgoings: Adebayor (7m)
Incomings: Damiao (16m), Bony (9m)
Net Spend: - 18m

So, in summary:

Outgoings: Adebayor (7m), Falque (4m), Huddlestone (5m), Livermore (3.5m), Parker (4m), Naughton (4m), Rose (8m), BAE (7.5m), Gomes (2m) = 9 Sales = 46m Total

Incomings: Ben Davies (9m) , Bruno Martins Indi (4.5m) , Bibras Natkho (7m), Jordy Clasie (7m) , Ante Rebic (5m) , Imoh Ezekiel (6.5m) , Leandro Damiao (16m) , Wilfried Bony (9m), Younger GK (3m) = 9 Purchases = 67m

Net Spend: - 21m

Love the analysis and types of players being brougt in - all young and hungry looking, but honestly cannot see it happening. Maybe 4 or 5 of the moves in/out may come off (not 9) and ino its the forwards (CF/Wide) we meed more than anything else

If we did 2 of those and nothing else (hold your heads CM lovers) we would have done amazingly well...of course movement on an incoming CM would be extra nice (if not fantasstic) as would an agreed LB !

 

[ItsBoris]

I'm going to try a more realistic version of this now. Spoiler: I made it completely unrealistic.

Let go: Friedel, Gallas
Sell: Ekotto (£7 mil), Rose (£7 mil), Defoe (£6 mil), Dempsey (£6 mil), Naughton (£3 mil), Bentley (probably nothing), Parker (£5mil), Hudd (£7 mil), Gomes (£5 mil), Livermore (£5 million). So that is £51 million in player sales. We probably won't make THAT much simply because we won't be able to offload that many players, but I think the figures are fairly reasonable, except maybe for Rose but apparently Sunderland would be willing to pay that much. But if we could sell all these players we'd also get a massive amount of money off our wage bill.

Anyway for argument's sake I'll say we make 35-40 million on player sales and Levy makes a budget of 10-15 million available, so we have 45-50 million to spend. We need at least 1 striker (I didn't sell Adebayor), clearly we need creative players in midifield, and I think we need a left back.

Loan/Youth incoming: Townsend, Smith, Fryers (as LB cover).

Buy: Striker - Leandro Damaio (I know, I know). £15 million. David Villa (£8 million).
Midfielders - Sergi Roberto (£7 million), Younes Belhanda (£ 10 million), Jordy Clasie (£8 million).
Left Back - Luke Shaw (£8 million). Total: £56 million

Fuck I said I was going to try to make it realistic but whatever. Even then our squad wouldn't quite look complete, we'd probably still need a wide forward.

So -

​

Lloris/Archer​

Walker/Smith --- Kaboul/Dawson---Vertonghen/Caulker----Shaw/Fryers​

Sandro/Holtby​

Belhanda/Roberto-------Dembele/Clasie/Carroll​

Bale/Townsend------ Leandro/Villa/Adebayor --------- Lennon/Sigurdsson​

​

I feel like that level of reshuffling is what we would need to compete for the top spots next season. Realistically we have to be fighting for the title in order to finish top 4, because City, United, Arsenal, and Chelsea will all probably strengthen.​

Also what I realized in making this post is that we have a lot of players to potentially sell. I doubt that much business will be done in the window but there's no reason we can't raise at least 30 million easily. That's 6 players for 5 million each. Buying younger players is ideal because they don't add as much to the wage bill. But I think the squad I posted above would be capable of competing for the title next season.

 

[Tottenham_God]

I'm going to try a more realistic version of this now. Spoiler: I made it completely unrealistic.

Let go: Friedel, Gallas
Sell: Ekotto (£7 mil), Rose (£7 mil), Defoe (£6 mil), Dempsey (£6 mil), Naughton (£3 mil), Bentley (probably nothing), Parker (£5mil), Hudd (£7 mil), Gomes (£5 mil), Livermore (£5 million). So that is £51 million in player sales. We probably won't make THAT much simply because we won't be able to offload that many players, but I think the figures are fairly reasonable, except maybe for Rose but apparently Sunderland would be willing to pay that much. But if we could sell all these players we'd also get a massive amount of money off our wage bill.

Anyway for argument's sake I'll say we make 35-40 million on player sales and Levy makes a budget of 10-15 million available, so we have 45-50 million to spend. We need at least 1 striker (I didn't sell Adebayor), clearly we need creative players in midifield, and I think we need a left back.

Loan/Youth incoming: Townsend, Smith, Fryers (as LB cover).

Buy: Striker - Leandro Damaio (I know, I know). £15 million. David Villa (£8 million).
Midfielders - Sergi Roberto (£7 million), Younes Belhanda (£ 10 million), Jordy Clasie (£8 million).
Left Back - Luke Shaw (£8 million). Total: £56 million

Fuck I said I was going to try to make it realistic but whatever. Even then our squad wouldn't quite look complete, we'd probably still need a wide forward.

So -

​

Lloris/Archer​

Walker/Smith --- Kaboul/Dawson---Vertonghen/Caulker----Shaw/Fryers​

Sandro/Holtby​

Belhanda/Roberto-------Dembele/Clasie/Carroll​

Bale/Townsend------ Leandro/Villa/Adebayor --------- Lennon/Sigurdsson​

​

I feel like that level of reshuffling is what we would need to compete for the top spots next season. Realistically we have to be fighting for the title in order to finish top 4, because City, United, Arsenal, and Chelsea will all probably strengthen.​

Also what I realized in making this post is that we have a lot of players to potentially sell. I doubt that much business will be done in the window but there's no reason we can't raise at least 30 million easily. That's 6 players for 5 million each. Buying younger players is ideal because they don't add as much to the wage bill. But I think the squad I posted above would be capable of competing for the title next season.

lol

 

[ItsBoris]

lol

HAHA, I know I couldn't help myself...