Transfer targets

[Boots22]

Not sure if its been posted on here but JJ said on twitter Willian is our main target in January in response to someone asking him who he thinks we'll be chasing

 

[EnfieldYiddo]

who?

yeah why not, sounds good.

Haha. I know that was in jest but that epitomises a lot of posters on here.

They jump on players bandwagons that they've never seen aside from FM or youtube compilations then throw their name about like they are their agent or we have a realistic chance of signing them

 

[TheAmerican]

How do you know that? Do you work for the financial department of the club? I guess not...

Well, consider that FIFA has come down on Malaga with sanctions for unpaid player wages, the sale of Cazorla and others, the continuing reports that their financial state has not improved, along with reports that they will sell Isco if a bid comes in over his summer financial clause, I believe there is sufficient reasoning to believe it is so.

 

[Sum Monsterism]

Haha. I know that was in jest but that epitomises a lot of posters on here.

They jump on players bandwagons that they've never seen aside from FM or youtube compilations then throw their name about like they are their agent or we have a realistic chance of signing them

sweeping statements are never a good thing mate. You mean: you think that epitomises a lot of posters on here.

 

[EnfieldYiddo]

sweeping statements are never a good thing mate. You mean: you think that epitomises a lot of posters on here.

It's not sweeping if I say a lot; there are people who post with apt reasoning. For arguments sake if it was 'sweeping'; quite a few people post names and give no evidence as to why we would be in for him/his club would sell/whether they would come.

It's fair enough posting about 'player X' who you reckon would be available and good for us because 'Reason X Y Z'.

Just posting 'we should look at signing Gotze'

It's not really realistically or debate inducing...

 

[Sum Monsterism]

It's not sweeping if I say a lot; there are people who post with apt reasoning. For arguments sake if it was 'sweeping'; quite a few people post names and give no evidence as to why we would be in for him/his club would sell/whether they would come.

It's fair enough posting about 'player X' who you reckon would be available and good for us because 'Reason X Y Z'.

Just posting 'we should look at signing Gotze'

It's not really realistically or debate inducing...

Nah. Saying "a lot" is sweeping. But I'm not arguing semantics.

there are no hard and fast rules for what people need to say on here. Not everyone is on here to clinically deconstruct everything football - I don't need to give evidence to back up what I say. some are just for fun and lots between the two... It's fair enough posting whatever you want, however you want as long as you're not upsetting folk.

 

[EnfieldYiddo]

Nah. Saying "a lot" is sweeping. But I'm not arguing semantics.

there are no hard and fast rules for what people need to say on here. Not everyone is on here to clinically deconstruct everything football - I don't need to give evidence to back up what I say. some are just for fun and lots between the two... It's fair enough posting whatever you want, however you want as long as you're not upsetting folk.

I'm not upsetting folk as my statement was ambiguous and I didn't target anyone? The person's quote I used implied I knew his statement was in jest.

Not here to argue just post about realistical transfer targets; that's where my original qualm lay.

Anyway all Spurs here doesn't matter, I'm sure we can all agree we just want some quality players signed in Jan

 

[beats1]

We have so much young talent in our squad who are more than comparable with the names from championsship and lower divisions. Pritchard, Townsend, Falque, McEvoy, Coulibaly, Coulthirst, Mason, Ceballos, Luongo, Carroll, Smith, Kane, Dombaxe etc. etc.
Hyped up british youngsters at same price as top internationals from other countries does not interest,
if we're going to buy - buy world class (current or potential) players cause that's what we need.
Save our money for that one player we need (a Moutinho signing), don't waste money on the Ince's and Zaha's of this world when we got some of the most exciting talent already in our academy

My feeling exactly, go for the cherry on top for our first 11, whilst bleeding kids through, I see a max of 2 signings

 

[sbrustad]

Well, consider that FIFA has come down on Malaga with sanctions for unpaid player wages, the sale of Cazorla and others, the continuing reports that their financial state has not improved, along with reports that they will sell Isco if a bid comes in over his summer financial clause, I believe there is sufficient reasoning to believe it is so.

That could be good news then. Isco is one of the players I would love to see us sign, and I'm surprised we haven't had much ITK on a possible transfer. I guess he's already wanted by many big clubs and would demand too much cash for our wage budget, but if he's not then we should definitely be looking at him.

€21 million is a lot of cash, but having said that it's no less than what he's worth. Versatile player able to play on the wings as well as an attacking central midfielder, and he's only 20 years old. If we're in the market for a player that can play on both wings then surely Isco is the man for us. To be honest I'd rather see us sign Isco than Willian, for example.

 

[TheAmerican]

That could be good news then. Isco is one of the players I would love to see us sign, and I'm surprised we haven't had much ITK on a possible transfer. I guess he's already wanted by many big clubs and would demand too much cash for our wage budget, but if he's not then we should definitely be looking at him.

€21 million is a lot of cash, but having said that it's no less than what he's worth. Versatile player able to play on the wings as well as an attacking central midfielder, and he's only 20 years old. If we're in the market for a player that can play on both wings then surely Isco is the man for us. To be honest I'd rather see us sign Isco than Willian, for example.

That's the thing, it's not about matching the buyout clause anymore, as a bidding war is entirely possible. He is now going to go to the highest bidder. In all reality, we should have that money from the failed Moutinho purchase. You would think Levy would see Isco as an alternative and money well spent, but you never really know with Levy, do you?

 

[Snarfalicious]

That's the thing, it's not about matching the buyout clause anymore, as a bidding war is entirely possible. He is now going to go to the highest bidder. In all reality, we should have that money from the failed Moutinho purchase. You would think Levy would see Isco as an alternative and money well spent, but you never really know with Levy, do you?

It all comes down to who we are bidding against. Man City/Man Utd have a shit ton of money, but do they have bigger needs? Man Utd need more of a central midfield type (Sneijder/Wanyama) and just recently bought Kagawa who is very similar but has just been injured. Quite honestly City don't need anything else but for Mancini to get the most out of their talent. I could see Isco going there just so they could have him essentially. Aguero's been playing some AM this season as well as striker, and they already have Silva/Nasri as other AM options. It'd be so shitty to see him go to Man City when they obviously don't need him and he would be a mainstay in our squad.

But, if we're willing to go to 20m, could that be enough to get him to come to us? It'll be interesting to see how it all develops.

 

[sbrustad]

That's the thing, it's not about matching the buyout clause anymore, as a bidding war is entirely possible. He is now going to go to the highest bidder. In all reality, we should have that money from the failed Moutinho purchase. You would think Levy would see Isco as an alternative and money well spent, but you never really know with Levy, do you?

Good points. I was of the impression that as long as the buy out clause is met the offer has to be accepted, but then again you never know what silly offers the likes of Chelsea and Man City can put on the table. What's certain is that if he has lots of suitors then his wage demands will probably be out of our league anyway, and the interest will probably lead to a hefty sign-on fee as well.

I bet the two aforementioned teams will just bid on him to prevent us from signing him..

E: as far as I know the buy-out clause really only applies to spanish teams, but it's my impression that if it's met even from a foreign club they will accept the offer.

 

[beats1]

I saw some 'ITK' on Twitter that Sibs from The Fighting Cock posted that suggested Moutinho wouldn't join and that Eriksen is next on the target list and that Willian looks 'good to go'. Willian and Eriksen would be a great window IMO, but I can't see it happening.

Sorry if somebody's already posted this.

I think Isco would be more gettable than Eriksen, just because Malaga wouldn't want to sell to another Spanish club

Well, consider that FIFA has come down on Malaga with sanctions for unpaid player wages, the sale of Cazorla and others, the continuing reports that their financial state has not improved, along with reports that they will sell Isco if a bid comes in over his summer financial clause, I believe there is sufficient reasoning to believe it is so.

Well since then the Owner seems to be more interested but not putting much money in, as far as I'm aware they have paid the players and it seems they don't need to sell Isco in january but if that clause is met they would sell to try and get the money from Uefa

That could be good news then. Isco is one of the players I would love to see us sign, and I'm surprised we haven't had much ITK on a possible transfer. I guess he's already wanted by many big clubs and would demand too much cash for our wage budget, but if he's not then we should definitely be looking at him.

€21 million is a lot of cash, but having said that it's no less than what he's worth. Versatile player able to play on the wings as well as an attacking central midfielder, and he's only 20 years old. If we're in the market for a player that can play on both wings then surely Isco is the man for us. To be honest I'd rather see us sign Isco than Willian, for example.

Agree, Isco is player we are lacking and while Willian has been more direct in the matches I have seen(not many)

 

[Cravenspurs]

Don't know if he has been mentioned, but Beñat Etxebarria from Betis is a nice player. Total speculation, but in that spanish play maker role.

 

[ItsBoris]

I got a feeling Willian might happen. Would love him - I've said it for months but I think we desparately need real cover/competition for Bale and Lennon - a LFL who has skill, pace and goal threat! Even if we got just him I'd take it. We could afford to trim up again in January and make squad places. I'd like to see some of the youngsters pushed through to get more bench places. Were not a million miles off from a top 4 squad - we can do it sensibly aswell without spending a treasure chest. The suggestion of Nani wouldn't be a bad shout if Willian couldn't happen actually.

I love Transfer windows.

I think Willian would be to play in the attacking midfield position, not on the side. Could be a great player for us though.

I can't remember what Adam Johnson went to Sunderland for but he would have been a great option as competition for Lennon/Bale imo. So would Nani though although there is something about him that I don't like but I could get over that.

 

[sbrustad]

I think Willian would be to play in the attacking midfield position, not on the side. Could be a great player for us though.

I can't remember what Adam Johnson went to Sunderland for but he would have been a great option as competition for Lennon/Bale imo. So would Nani though although there is something about him that I don't like but I could get over that.

I've been watching a few Sunderland games this season, and Johnson has been pretty shit in all of them. The whole Sunderland team has been poor, but still. I don't think Johnson is the answer. Could be good for competition, but he'd be far too expensive to be worth it.

 

[jamesc0le]

adam johnson is a bit too cocky to be a good team player when we don't have the ball.

nani can just FO hehe. wkr.

 

[ItsBoris]

I've been watching a few Sunderland games this season, and Johnson has been pretty shit in all of them. The whole Sunderland team has been poor, but still. I don't think Johnson is the answer. Could be good for competition, but he'd be far too expensive to be worth it.

I don't think I've actually watched Sunderland one time this season, so thanks for the info. I think though if he had gone to Liverpool we would see something a bit different. It doesn't seem to me like Sunderland's style would suit him at all.

 

[Harry_Snatch]

who?

yeah why not, sounds good.

Sorry mistype Marko Arnautovic.

You really never heard of him?

Plays RWF for Bremen and can play CF. Pace, technique and goals. Not the biggest creator when I have watched him but would get 15 goals from the wing easily. Add that to Bale's 15 and at least 15 from JD or Ade and that's 45 goals min from your front 3.
Doubt he'd cost the world, he must be 27 odd by now so if he was going to a top club he's have gone by now.

 

[danielneeds]

adam johnson is a bit too cocky to be a good team player when we don't have the ball.

nani can just FO hehe. wkr.

Johnson has good dribbling skills, but does nothing off the ball. It's too easy for well-drilled PL defences to shut out players like him, we need attackers who know how to make smart runs so our team attacking interplay improves. That is what AVB's coaching is all about, smart players making team combinations