LukeBB
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- Aug 4, 2013
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I reckon we don't see or hear of half of the work Franco does for us behind closed doors. Last summer, we heard all sorts of stories about his "little black book" which contained connections to all across the world, we saw the efforts of his leg work with pictures and rumors coming in about him flying off to Spain and Italy to negotiate for Roberto Soldado and Erik Lamela whilst Levy flew off to Ajax to negotiate for Eriksen. Levy clearly has faith in Baldini, retaining his services amongst two manager changes and amid rumors that Franco offered his resignation after AVB's departure.
His presence at the club has been hugely beneficial in my opinion and with the latest transfer window on the horizon, stories have again been popping up regarding the signings of young star such as Musa Yahaya and Ismail Azzaoui, some believe Franco's fabled connections have played a hand in such moves. At the moment, we are led to believe he is in Spain, specifically in Barcelona where he is conducting a meeting between himself, Levy and our new manager, Mauricio Pochettino, in order to identify transfer targets as well as construct a strategy for the next season and future transfer windows.
His striking figure and Italian heritage have also led to many funny stories between Spurs fans of him and Levy running Spurs like a Mafia and contract negotiations frequently involving the player's and his agent's families being threatened and held hostage by Baldini & Levy.
I always feel sorry for the likes of Baldini when they have the likes of Redknapp Jr criticizing their efforts and calling for their heads. Baldini's efforts clearly have benefited our club, his legwork and connections have clearly helped major transfers such as Soldado's to be completed a lot sooner than they would otherwise. He's made Levy's job a lot easier and has taken a fair bit of pressure off Levy whilst also becoming the perfect middle man between the chairmen and the manager who will always have differing opinion's on transfers.
I wanted to create this thread to thank Baldini for his efforts and I hope to see him at the club for many years to come! Thank you Franco!
His presence at the club has been hugely beneficial in my opinion and with the latest transfer window on the horizon, stories have again been popping up regarding the signings of young star such as Musa Yahaya and Ismail Azzaoui, some believe Franco's fabled connections have played a hand in such moves. At the moment, we are led to believe he is in Spain, specifically in Barcelona where he is conducting a meeting between himself, Levy and our new manager, Mauricio Pochettino, in order to identify transfer targets as well as construct a strategy for the next season and future transfer windows.
His striking figure and Italian heritage have also led to many funny stories between Spurs fans of him and Levy running Spurs like a Mafia and contract negotiations frequently involving the player's and his agent's families being threatened and held hostage by Baldini & Levy.
I always feel sorry for the likes of Baldini when they have the likes of Redknapp Jr criticizing their efforts and calling for their heads. Baldini's efforts clearly have benefited our club, his legwork and connections have clearly helped major transfers such as Soldado's to be completed a lot sooner than they would otherwise. He's made Levy's job a lot easier and has taken a fair bit of pressure off Levy whilst also becoming the perfect middle man between the chairmen and the manager who will always have differing opinion's on transfers.
I wanted to create this thread to thank Baldini for his efforts and I hope to see him at the club for many years to come! Thank you Franco!
