Winter Transfer Window Scouting Thread

[coy-spurs1882]

Starter wise we need to bring in a CB, CM, RWF and 1 wing back who’s more dynamic and potent than Reguilon or Emerson. Hernandez for the left or Baku for the right for example.

After that, we need another forward option.

We need to turn players like Lucas and Hojbjerg, who are current starters, in to back ups.

i think the whole starting XI (except Lloris, and Son maybe) should be the B team so basically we need a whole new starting team...

 

[brasil_spur]

The only time in the last 20 years that I remember us buying 3 first team players in January was when Redknapp took over, we were in a relegation battle and had large gaps to fill. So buying to what we needed wasn't that challenging. Keane, Defoe and Palacios from 3 smaller clubs were straightforward deals.

If Vlahovic is available then that is a player of the quality we need, now and in future seasons. If we only buy him this January I'd be delighted.

Outside of that, the only way I can see us agreeing deals for now, is if we find buyers for our squad players and do a Holtby style deal and agree a deal for a player 6 months early then agree a transfer fee to get them in January. Unlikely though, in my view.

We're in a very unique circumstance though right now. We've somehow managed to bring in one of the worlds best managers, so I don't think we can compare what we've done in the past with the situation we're currently in.

 

[Aay_Jay_Dee]

At least last night has silenced the 'we don't need Vlahovic' brigade

 

[djhotspur]

still much better than lo celso and ndombele combined imo

He really wasnt at the end of his spurs career. He was awful. In his prime he was obviously a lot better but people forget how bad we actually were in the league from the Christmas the season before poch left.

 

[JCRD]

I think some of us are looing at things a bit wrong. I dont like the idea of a two tiered squad i.e. first team and back up. That doesnt work. I think you need a spine a core within the squad perhaps 16 or so and then the rest are able to play their fair share of games. The players are all interchangeable and can slot into a team.

That doesnt mean we need 16 new players - we dont (actually we do but thats not going to happen) but what we do need is to get rid of five or six i think and bring in five or six who arent necessarily just identified as first teamers or back up but as the core 16 or so.

 

[dontcallme]

We're in a very unique circumstance though right now. We've somehow managed to bring in one of the worlds best managers, so I don't think we can compare what we've done in the past with the situation we're currently in.

The manager doesn't change the willingness of the selling clubs to sell their top players midseason.

If we manage to buy well in January it'll be because of the quality of players with short contracts and teams being forced to sell due to their finances.

 

[djhotspur]

i think the whole starting XI (except Lloris, and Son maybe) should be the B team so basically we need a whole new starting team...

And Romero and Kane. I personally think regs is good enough and is actually doing a lot for us under Conte. He could have had 2/3 goals and a couple of assists if players were better. Against Everton he was involved in all of our best chances, he scored against Leeds and put the cross in that created the equalizer. I agree Emerson is not a starter and was bought for a back 4, not a RWB. We need a lamptey kind of player for the RWB. I want to see us move to a midfield 3 also as I think there is a huge disconnect between our defence, midfield and front 3, we need more bodies in there to link play. We desperately need a CB, 2x CM, 1 striker and a RWB.
add in 3-4 in jan and another 3-4 or so in the summer and we are good enough.
Lloris,
Emerson (not a starter for me) Romero,
dier (I think could start with another class LCB next to him)
Davies (lcb rotation)
reguilon (I think he’ll thrive under conte)
hojberg (can start depending on opposition)
skipp (can start some games)
Moura (good enough squad player)
Kane
Son ( on his day good enough but out of form
Tanganga (good home grown squad
Sessegnon (would still give a chance)
Lo celso (easily good enough squad player or starter for me)
Gil (still deserves a chance)
Bergwijn (good enough squad player)
I don’t know the youth well enough but I think 3-4 youth maybe good enough to get around the first team
So 16 first/squad players plus 4 youth. Bring in 6-8 over 2 windows and we have a good squad if we get
Vlahovic, 2x starter quality CMs, a LCB starter, a starter RWB, a CB rotation, back up GK, ideally a RW starter.
Then our squad looks very good.
Alli, winks, Doherty, gollini, ndombele ( I’ve been his biggest supporter but he will never work out) Rodon, Sanchez all have to go. I would take 100m for the lot happily. Alli 15m, winks 15m, Doherty 5m, ndombele 25m, Rodon 15m Sanchez 20m ideally.
Hoping we get vlahovic (70m, de vrij (out of contract soon 10m) brozovic (same as de vrij) Kessie (same as brozovic but may wait until summer for free)

 

[coy-spurs1882]

And Romero and Kane. I personally think regs is good enough and is actually doing a lot for us under Conte. He could have had 2/3 goals and a couple of assists if players were better. Against Everton he was involved in all of our best chances, he scored against Leeds and put the cross in that created the equalizer. I agree Emerson is not a starter and was bought for a back 4, not a RWB. We need a lamptey kind of player for the RWB. I want to see us move to a midfield 3 also as I think there is a huge disconnect between our defence, midfield and front 3, we need more bodies in there to link play. We desperately need a CB, 2x CM, 1 striker and a RWB.
add in 3-4 in jan and another 3-4 or so in the summer and we are good enough.
Lloris,
Emerson (not a starter for me) Romero,
dier (I think could start with another class LCB next to him)
Davies (lcb rotation)
reguilon (I think he’ll thrive under conte)
hojberg (can start depending on opposition)
skipp (can start some games)
Moura (good enough squad player)
Kane
Son ( on his day good enough but out of form
Tanganga (good home grown squad
Sessegnon (would still give a chance)
Lo celso (easily good enough squad player or starter for me)
Gil (still deserves a chance)
Bergwijn (good enough squad player)
I don’t know the youth well enough but I think 3-4 youth maybe good enough to get around the first team
So 16 first/squad players plus 4 youth. Bring in 6-8 over 2 windows and we have a good squad if we get
Vlahovic, 2x starter quality CMs, a LCB starter, a starter RWB, a CB rotation, back up GK, ideally a RW starter.
Then our squad looks very good.
Alli, winks, Doherty, gollini, ndombele ( I’ve been his biggest supporter but he will never work out) Rodon, Sanchez all have to go. I would take 100m for the lot happily. Alli 15m, winks 15m, Doherty 5m, ndombele 25m, Rodon 15m Sanchez 20m ideally.
Hoping we get vlahovic (70m, de vrij (out of contract soon 10m) brozovic (same as de vrij) Kessie (same as brozovic but may wait until summer for free)

De Vrij's contract ends in 2023 though

 

[dontcallme]

And Romero and Kane. I personally think regs is good enough and is actually doing a lot for us under Conte. He could have had 2/3 goals and a couple of assists if players were better. Against Everton he was involved in all of our best chances, he scored against Leeds and put the cross in that created the equalizer. I agree Emerson is not a starter and was bought for a back 4, not a RWB. We need a lamptey kind of player for the RWB. I want to see us move to a midfield 3 also as I think there is a huge disconnect between our defence, midfield and front 3, we need more bodies in there to link play. We desperately need a CB, 2x CM, 1 striker and a RWB.
add in 3-4 in jan and another 3-4 or so in the summer and we are good enough.
Lloris,
Emerson (not a starter for me) Romero,
dier (I think could start with another class LCB next to him)
Davies (lcb rotation)
reguilon (I think he’ll thrive under conte)
hojberg (can start depending on opposition)
skipp (can start some games)
Moura (good enough squad player)
Kane
Son ( on his day good enough but out of form
Tanganga (good home grown squad
Sessegnon (would still give a chance)
Lo celso (easily good enough squad player or starter for me)
Gil (still deserves a chance)
Bergwijn (good enough squad player)
I don’t know the youth well enough but I think 3-4 youth maybe good enough to get around the first team
So 16 first/squad players plus 4 youth. Bring in 6-8 over 2 windows and we have a good squad if we get
Vlahovic, 2x starter quality CMs, a LCB starter, a starter RWB, a CB rotation, back up GK, ideally a RW starter.
Then our squad looks very good.
Alli, winks, Doherty, gollini, ndombele ( I’ve been his biggest supporter but he will never work out) Rodon, Sanchez all have to go. I would take 100m for the lot happily. Alli 15m, winks 15m, Doherty 5m, ndombele 25m, Rodon 15m Sanchez 20m ideally.
Hoping we get vlahovic (70m, de vrij (out of contract soon 10m) brozovic (same as de vrij) Kessie (same as brozovic but may wait until summer for free)

Regarding Brozovic and Kessie. They are both playing regularly for the Milan clubs. I am not sure their financial situations are so bad that they will sell cheaply in January. I think they'd rather keep them for the rest of the season.

A lot of players are running their contracts down as they can get higher wages when there is no transfer fee. So I think people expecting a lot of Holtby style deals are going to be disappointed.

 

[djhotspur]

Regarding Brozovic and Kessie. They are both playing regularly for the Milan clubs. I am not sure their financial situations are so bad that they will sell cheaply in January. I think they'd rather keep them for the rest of the season.

A lot of players are running their contracts down as they can get higher wages when there is no transfer fee. So I think people expecting a lot of Holtby style deals are going to be disappointed.

Maybe so, I am not sure how badly they need money. But I am sure a deal is to be had somehow. But anyway, I was giving examples and the overall sentiment of what I was saying stands I think.

 

[Grey Fox]

i think the whole starting XI (except Lloris, and Son maybe) should be the B team so basically we need a whole new starting team...

Son has been absolute dog shite for weeks

 

[ardiles]

That doesnt mean we need 16 new players - we dont (actually we do but thats not going to happen) but what we do need is to get rid of five or six i think and bring in five or six who arent necessarily just identified as first teamers or back up but as the core 16 or so.

I agree that we don’t need that many new players. If we get in a few top players that are willing to put a shift in every game, the other existing players around them with start to put in more effort too.

 

[dontcallme]

Maybe so, I am not sure how badly they need money. But I am sure a deal is to be had somehow. But anyway, I was giving examples and the overall sentiment of what I was saying stands I think.

We'll see, at the end of the day we are only guessing.

My guess is to buy a player like Brozovic we'll need to be paying at least £15m to tempt Inter to sell early. But as the player like wants the higher signing on fee and salary that goes with a transfer fee this is very unlikely.

 

[YB123]

Have to be realistic. Not going to sign 7 or 8 and sell 7 or 8 in Jan.

Jan Priority

CB
CM
Striker

Summer

Keeper (Number 2 but play all cup games compete with Lloris)
CB
Creative Midfielder

 

[gavspur]

I’m normally a fan of Tanganga, but the last couple of performances he’s been pretty bad. I thought RCB in a three would suit him down to the ground, but he’s making such a mess of it. Shame really. So with that in mind, for the Winter window, I wouldn’t mind selling him, to be replaced with someone like Max Aarons who could be great as a RWB for us. Also move Sanchez on, I mean, enough is enough with him, right? Replace with De Vrij. That’s a back line (5) of Aarons Romero De Vrij Dier Reggy. Pretty solid. Emerson, Rodon, Davies and Sess to fill in.

Others to move on:
Doherty
Dele
Ndombele

Others to bring in:
Brozovic
Kessie
Vlahovic
+ a creative midfielder, no idea who.

Then I woke from my dream.

 

[Gassin's finest]

Son has been absolute dog shite for weeks

He was excellent, right up until Kane came back in...

 

[GutBucket]

Need to get Brozovic asap, or risk him moving to Newcastle/PSG/Utd, if Inter decide to sell him in January the we have to get him then. Poch or ETH would both love him. Maybe he decides to extend a contract there and stay closer to Croatia, who knows. We might have to sell/loan one of GLC/Winks/Ndombele first though.

 

[Gassin's finest]

would be a great signing. as usual though, the outs are as important as the ins.

Completely turning over about 8 players isn't really realistic in onw window though.

 

[shoggy33]

At least last night has silenced the 'we don't need Vlahovic' brigade

He'll be as useless as kane unless we get some creativity as well.

 

[dontcallme]

At least last night has silenced the 'we don't need Vlahovic' brigade

I don't think you can silence a brigade that doesn't exist.