Walker sale won't chance Spurs' transfer policy

[FootballWhispers]

Afternoon all,

We've got a story here which we hope will be of interest, explaining why the sale of Kyle Walker to Manchester City won't mean a sudden or drastic change to the way Tottenham go about their business.

We hope you enjoy it and, as always, any feedback on the article or what you would like to read from Football Whispers is gratefully received.

You can view the piece here.

 

[Metalhead]

Afternoon all,

We've got a story here which we hope will be of interest, explaining why the sale of Kyle Walker to Manchester City won't mean a sudden or drastic change to the way Tottenham go about their business.

We hope you enjoy it and, as always, any feedback on the article or what you would like to read from Football Whispers is gratefully received.

You can view the piece here.

Therein lies the problem I suppose. We want to spend the kind of money that clubs around mid table will spend but at the same time, we want a particular quality of player, it's not just a question of getting bodies in.

 

[Pat Rice Spurs fan]

Sorry, changed my post.

It only takes looking back at the money wasted after Bale's transfer for most Spurs fans to be glad that we're not planning to splurge the Walker money.
We've all seen what building sensibly can do, over the last couple of years and most of us are pretty happy with how that's turned out.
So, more of the same, please.

 

[Metalhead]

I'm assuming this will be locked, as it would if anyone else had created an extra Walker thread in Transfer Rumours.
So here I am, in before the lock

We could have a lock in - cheers!

 

[Gbspurs]

I'm assuming this will be locked, as it would if anyone else had created an extra Walker thread in Transfer Rumours.
So here I am, in before the lock

You assume incorrectly I suspect.

 

[DogsOfWar]

Our transfer dealings in terms of fees and wages are based on our income.

Whilst the £50 million allows us to pay more in fees it's not guaranteed every year so the wages of that player would have to be within our current yearly income. And there are no £50 million players who would have wages of less than £100,000 a week.

My realistic list for this season was Sessegnon, Barkley, Ihneacho, and Oxlade-Chamberlain (although unlikely) with Walker and Sissoko out the door to fund it.

 

[Wheeler Dealer]

The squad needs fine tuning, not wholesale change. Retention is the main objective these days and this will prove just as challenging as being as active with in coming transfers. Our inability or unwillingness to pay top dollar salaries will be tested over the coming years. City, United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool all know they can offer our players more money and the players know this to. We are probably seen as low hanging fruit by the aforementioned 5, and I expect them to pursue this route with greater rigor in the future and start to exert the pressure.

 

[king26]

very good read and the waywe should do it

 

[hutchiniho]

Agreed. At some point the wage structure has to change.

We used to think it was breaking into the champions league that would result in the club making some major signings but even though we have now achieved that in back to back seasons it is of course wages that are key.
Just like a newly promoted team like AFC Bournemouth has to change its mentality from simply looking to stay up each year to beginning to establish its position in the league. We need to embrace the fact that we are a top four club. We have done that off the field with a new stadium and new training facilities, a top manager and some seriously good players we just have to free up the salary space to cement that position. It is simply the last piece of the puzzle.
Other than to Real or Barca, non of our players would want to leave if on equivalent wages to Utd or city and we would be in the best position to attract (Arsenal aside) a Sanchez, lacazette, who ever it maybe when that quality became available.

I can see the process at the club at the moment and our progress has been awesome, but I feel the wage structure will need to follow. Maybe this will coincide with the opening of the new stadium and increased revenues there. Or more realistically a further five years down the line when it's paid for in full.

 

[Japhet]

We're in a very tricky situation where our first XI is very strong but we need a bit of depth. Recruiting players to warm the bench is a tough one since we don't pay the wages to compensate for lack of game time like most of our direct rivals. You only have to look at Kevin Wimmer to see a very good player getting no opportunities. Even when he stepped in superbly for Vertonghen, he immediately found himself back on the bench when Jan recovered, and hasn't had a sniff since. That must be a red flag to any potential signings.

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

I see this shopping at Harrods and grocery chains metaphor keeps popping up. If we are not shopping at Harrods, could we try Fortnum & Mason?

 

[FibreOpticJesus]

Apparently Levy has lost his touch and we have sold Walker on the cheap

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