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  • by mawspurs, Aug 11, 2010 at 1:08 PM

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    White Hart Lane boss close to securing England international signing.

    Tottenham have opened talks with Aston Villa over a £20million move for Ashley Young but their bid to sign the winger could be scuppered by his £75,000-a-week wage demands.

    It is understood that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has been talking to Villa executives for some time about a deal that would include striker Robbie Keane – valued at £11m – as a makeweight.

    Young, 25, has made it clear he wants to move to White Hart Lane and Levy has told the player’s representatives that the Londoners are willing to offer a five-year contract that would match his current £65,000-a-week package.

    Yet the England international wants a £3.9m-a-year-deal – or £75,000-a-week – that would make him the highest paid player at Spurs, above Luka Modric and Robbie Keane.

    Levy is unwilling to break the club’s tight wage structure and the transfer remains some way off completion, particularly given the added uncertainty at Villa Park following Martin O’Neill’s resignation.

    Spurs are hoping Young will lower his demands and that the carrot of Champions League football this season – assuming they overcome Young Boys Bern in a two-legged qualifier – will work in their favour. The winger, who signed from Watford for £9.6m in January 2007, has less than two years remaining on his Villa contract and has so far been reluctant to discuss a new deal. (Goal.com)

    With Martin O’Neill out of the picture there is a very real fear that Aston Villa will see their star players picked off one by one but at least if this deal was to come to fruition then they would get a proven Premier League marksman as part of the deal. Robbie Keane has been in fine form in pre-season and is a consistent goalscorer at the highest level and could work well alongside Gabriel Agbonlahor.

    Ashley Young appears to be pushing for a move away from Villa Park and it looks very much like its a case of dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s and then Harry Redknapp will have started his summer spending.
    mawspurs, Aug 11, 2010
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Discussion in 'Spurscommunity Front Page News' started by mawspurs, Aug 11, 2010.

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  1. eurodat
    I really hope this is a load of rubbish.
    eurodat, Aug 11, 2010
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  2. Krancjar2k10
    Me too. Don't want Keane to go and don't want Young neither.
    Krancjar2k10, Aug 11, 2010
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  3. Spurs_Bear
    I think 'set to seal' might be a little premature.....
    Spurs_Bear, Aug 11, 2010
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  4. davidmatzdorf
    davidmatzdorf, Aug 11, 2010
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  5. tommo84
    I'm not as against it as many on here appear to be, but I do wonder how (presuming there is some truth in this story) Ashley Young thinks he is worth £75k a week, or entitled to earn more than the rest our team.

    Because, whilst I rate him and would welcome his arrival, he isn't.
    tommo84, Aug 11, 2010
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  6. Floyd
    Totally agree.....definately "Caught Offside"
    Floyd, Aug 11, 2010
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  7. JoeT
    Hear hear 'tommo..'
    JoeT, Aug 11, 2010
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  8. asher
    I think Young is decent and would add to our squad but we have more pressing priorities in terms of a World Class forward who can hold the ball up well and a centre half to replace King. I personally would want someone like Dzeko, Hangeland and perhaps Parker. Bellamy would also be worth a punt. Look to help fund this by getting rid of JJ (£7m), Hutton (£4m), Bentley (£8m) and Keano (£9m) - combined £28m.
    asher, Aug 11, 2010
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  9. Dougal
    :lol:
    Dougal, Aug 11, 2010
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  10. Azrael
    Surely this is based on MON era ITK anyway.
    Azrael, Aug 11, 2010
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  11. jenko
    This story was written from extracts found on the internet i'm sure, but in any case my thoughts on the subject are 'In Harry I trust' and I think we owe him that at this stage.
    jenko, Aug 11, 2010
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  12. doom
    I think we need to keep hold of Keane for at least until the deadline as he's our most effective striker pre-season. A few competitive games will tell us whether he's worth keeping hold of and we don't need Young in a hurry!
    doom, Aug 11, 2010
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  13. Paxtonite
    What he said.
    Paxtonite, Aug 11, 2010
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  14. tcyrus

    Don't let Keane fool in pre-season !
    He's just put himself in the shop window for a bumper pay packet.
    tcyrus, Aug 11, 2010
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  15. garyhopkins
    Yes, there is little doubt that he would add to our squad but if he thinks he deserves a pay rise and wants to become our highest paid player then he is wrong and I hope he stays at Villa.
    garyhopkins, Aug 11, 2010
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  16. battspur
    Please no
    battspur, Aug 11, 2010
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  17. striebs
    He's decent but not worth £20m or £65k/wk , let alone the £75k/wk he's supposedly asking for .

    England B team quality when we really need to be recruiting the best .
    striebs, Aug 11, 2010
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  18. steveitr
    Think he is a very good player, over the top wage demands but very good player and would bring alot to the team, people complain we have no pace, then when we are after one of the quickest players in the league they say they arent good enough!

    I would welcome this transfer even though i dont want keane to leave
    steveitr, Aug 11, 2010
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  19. steveitr
    England B team? Remind me...how did englands A team perform at the world cup?

    Has anyone got a decent arguement as to why he isnt good enough for us?
    steveitr, Aug 11, 2010
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