Ex-Player Watch Player Watch: Kyle Walker
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To all those peeps worrying about how much we will get for Walker....relax. The one thing we do know is that Levy will squeeze every last drop of blood out of City as it's possible to do. Personally I don't agree with the view that we are "strengthening a rival and weakening ourselves." Look at it this way. City will buy a RB and strengthen that position anyway, regardless Walker or another. We on the other hand have an adequate replacement in Trippier. Then we can strengthen our own team with City's money. We are not weakening ourselves by selling Walker, we are strengthening, with somebody else's money !!
Hengy1
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Depends on your view as I feel Trippier is a adequate replacement but hey trust poch and all that
Gb160
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r u new here?
E17yid
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This had been said a few times in this thread but it doesn't wash with me. By signing a foreigner with no EPL experience city are taking a big risk. In that scenario their best case is that he takes a month or 2 to settle and then does well. Worst case is he can't hack it. With Walker they're signing someone who's not only been the best RB in the league for the last 2 seasons but knows the league intimately. We're basically making it easy for city by selling him to them. Hence why we should, at the very minimum, whack on another 50% on his transfer fee. Personally I hope Levy sits Walker down and says if you're refusing to go to Bayern and it's city you want then I'm telling you now I'm going to ass fuck them for everything they've got.
I see what you're saying. None of us know how it'll pan out for either team and it goes without saying that if this does happen then I hope he's shit at city and KT kicks on and becomes the best Rb in the league for us.
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THFCSPURS19
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Walker's Instagram post isn't different to any other end of season one posted by a player.
Mark_147
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Why are you gutted, has he already signed for city? Just checked official website, no announcement yet.
DaSpurs
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He is trolling the lot of you
Why would he be saying thanks now of all times when he is still in Hong Kong jeeez
I bet he with the rest of the lads thought he would old troll you have it a mixed message
He will most likely leave but that specific message doesn't mean he has is saying goodbye just yet
Why would he be saying thanks now of all times when he is still in Hong Kong jeeez
I bet he with the rest of the lads thought he would old troll you have it a mixed message
He will most likely leave but that specific message doesn't mean he has is saying goodbye just yet
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We shouldnt sell to a direct rival, we wouldnt sell to chelski, also man city rep confirmed they wouldnt sell us kelechi inecheo(sp) as we are a direct rival, he he wants to go then only let him go to a league abroad. He signed a new contract last sept, if he dont like ... tough!!
Spurrific
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He definitely had nothing to do with that post. If you think Walker has the brain to co-ordinate multiple images to make a mosaic on Instagram, you're off your rocker.
All a bit arty farty for me. Too intricate for him to post agreed,
LexingtonSpurs
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Actually, I think that came from Iheanacho's agent - not Man City
GetSpurredOn
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Completely agree. City, in Walker, are trying to buy a league proven RB, no risk and no acclimatisation period. But as such, those players generally come with an added value thrown on top. English players are generally overpriced, especially proven internationals, or proven players from within the league, because you are getting that known quantity, whereas even internationals from abroad, are generally a little bit more reasonably priced due to the acclimatisation require, and the risks they won't settle, they carry an element of risk, even proven internationals.
On that basis, if Stones was circa £50m, Walker will be a similar price moving within the league. Walker is a bit older, but equally more proven over a longer period, and still has plenty of years ahead of him. You have to allow for the fact City will also get an extra player for their homegrown quota, which they aren't exactly flush with. You have to assume he's a £30m player in today's market when disregarding nationality and league familiarity, so then add another 50% for those two factors, and you're up around £45m which is what I expect.
Must add, I like and agree with the principle of telling Walker beforehand, we'd rather you stay, but if you really want to go, we will demand a high fee, so be prepared to play the waiting game. If Bayern or Barca for instance come calling, it may be a quicker easier transaction, but there will be an added tax thrown onto the fee for City, Utd, Chelsea etc. If they don't pay the required fee, no deal. Walker is locked into a long term contract, so even allowing for the theory that no manager wants an unhappy player, we ultimately significantly hold the upper hand, and Walker in a World Cup year can't afford to be exiled and not playing, he needs to be in the shop window for international selection, even more so with his team mate now in the reckoning for his spot. Falling out with Poch and not playing would effectively give Trippier a clear run at his club and international shirt.
Bus-Conductor
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Hopefully you are Christian Eriksen in real life then.
spursfan77
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If he is to go then it should be on our terms. I expect us to draw the transfer out until the end of the window. If he is to leave why let City have him early and give him a whole preseason and first month of the new campaign. If he goes then it has to be on the last day.
GetSpurredOn
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Pretty sure that was just a comment from Iheanacho's agent saying he didn't expect City to sell to a rival. Don't think City have come out and said anything. Equally, if Poch decided he wanted Iheanacho, assuming he was intetested in coming (which his agent didn't rule out), then Levy could just demand that Iheanacho is part of the deal. If City refuse, then no deal for Walker is agreed. There will be other clubs interested. Alternatively as I've stated above, I can't see Walker going on strike to force a move through when it's a World Cup year, he can't afford to not be playing.
I think the days of us being seen as mid table also rans who get dictated to by supposedly bigger clubs, are over. We have a talented young team on the brink of competing for major honours on a consistent basis, with a hugely respected manager, and a business savvy chairman who is about to deliver a world class stadium to go with the world class training facilities we already now have. Spurs are a club very much on the up.
Most of our players are tied down to long term deals, so less chance of them playing a waiting game to push through a move with only one year left on their deal, knowing we have to sell or risk seeing them walk on a free. (See Everton and Barkley).
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