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Archibald&Crooks

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JJ said the same thing as well. :cool:
Not only do you get yourself banned from the ITK forums but now you're having these pops. So what if JJ said it too? It doesn't disqualify Hercules from saying it if he's heard the same, in fact it adds to the feel of the info. But no, you've got to be like this.

It's unnecessary
 
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chinaman

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None of them will happen imo. They are some of the hottest prospects in world football – they will not choose us over Barca and the other megaclubs – de Jong is an example of this.

Some of them will probably be guaranteed more playing time with us though, at least we got that bargaining chip..


I don't mind if they join us as a stepping stone. Once they've got the Poch love, they'll remain if Levy is sensible enough to renew their contracts every 2 years according to the going rates.
 

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What timing all of this is. Never have we had such a combination of positive factors culminating all together like this before.

It must surely be the most attractive image we've had in the modern era.

1) Fabulous new stadium and training facilities

2) Making the Champions league final in the way we have - so, so special.

3) A manager that is clearly an unbelievable human being in every respect, what player wouldn't want to play for him, and the whole world saw his pure emotion last night.

It's like riding the crest of a wave, all those factors aligning together means it's our chance to lure some of the best young players in the world that Poch deems suitable.

Amazing.

Add the money earned from reaching the CL final and this summer really could be huge for the club in terms of assembling a squad that can genuinely challenge for the title.

Get this summer transfer window right and it could set us up for a period of real dominance.
 
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Add the money earned from reaching the CL final and this summer really could be huge for the club in terms of assembling a squad that can genuinely challenge for the title.

Get this summer transfer window right and it could set us up for a period of real dominance.
This is how I feel quietly, the optimist in me anyway.

The amount of good vibes coming from the ITK fills me with a hope that with everything good (and not so good, the majority good) happening on the pitch won't go to waste off of it this time round.

Please, this one time, please just let the pieces actually fall into place.
 

Dharmabum

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They can based on the money they're getting for players this season.

If they can is one thing but if they want to is another. If Ajax can match the salaries at Spurs those players would most likely not leave to Ajax or Spurs. Ajax has a ceiling on what they are willing pay players.
 

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I'm amazed by the number of wishlists I'm seeing without a DM. Given the performance levels of Wanyama and Dier over the past two seasons, surely it's an area we're looking to strengthen.
 

coy-spurs1882

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I'm amazed by the number of wishlists I'm seeing without a DM. Given the performance levels of Wanyama and Dier over the past two seasons, surely it's an area we're looking to strengthen.
berge? not sure if n'dombele is considered as a DM though
 

wrd

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Not only do you get yourself banned from the ITK forums but now you're having snide little childish pops. So what if JJ said it too? It doesn't disqualify Hercules from saying it if he's heard the same, in fact it adds to the feel of the info. But no, you've got to be like this.

It's unnecessary, snide & immature. Grow up

I took his post as, more than 1 ITK is saying it which is a positive thing because it coming from more than one source increases the chances as all ITK get their news from different ends? I don't think he meant any disrespect.
 

punkisback

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I'm amazed by the number of wishlists I'm seeing without a DM. Given the performance levels of Wanyama and Dier over the past two seasons, surely it's an area we're looking to strengthen.
We don't need a unit here. DMs nowadays are more short nippy busy guys. Someone like Kante who will run for days and not give up. Attackers are a lot of agile and we need them to be able to nick it off their toes.
 

wrd

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I'm amazed by the number of wishlists I'm seeing without a DM. Given the performance levels of Wanyama and Dier over the past two seasons, surely it's an area we're looking to strengthen.

I'd probably try and get Sander Berge in as dm prospect but have Sissoko as the main dm. Seems perfect fit for the role.
 

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The club are now assured of earning nearly 150 million pounds of Champions League revenue between this year and next (on top of the 90 million pounds of Champions League Revenue earned between 2016-2017 and 2017-2018). That surely is surplus cash that Levy could not possibly have accounted for in stadium budgeting and in my opinion should not go towards paying down stadium debt. It was earned by the manager and the players and should go back into the playing squad to allow for the club to consolidate their position for years to come.

The era of "doing a Leeds" is largely finished for the top 6 football clubs in England. The amount of television and commercial money provides wide scope even for some misses in the transfer market. Beyond the domestic television deal, Spurs will also benefit from an ever-increasing international television rights deal, which has room to continue to grow as the EPL continues to surge in popularity globally. Add on the incredible commercial value of reaching a Champions League final in the manner that the club has done, with all the accompanying positive media, as well as the rise in the overall value of the club, which Forbes estimated to be worth 917 million pounds, but has almost certainly risen to well over 1 billion pounds, and there really is no excuse not to spend heavily this summer if the manager wants to. There is a high quality squad now at Spurs, so waiting 6-7 years until stadium debt is clear to then invest makes absolutely no sense, as some of the stars you have now are likely to be long gone and who knows if their replacements will be better. Even if you spend and things go sideways a bit, players you buy will almost certainly have some resale value (note we got most of our money back for the widely panned 2013 summer purchases), and it's almost inevitable in that scenario that some of your top players will eventually seek moves elsewhere anyhow, and you'll recoup enormous fees for them, too.

With all that said, if you look at Spurs transfer dealings on the whole in the last 8 years, they've been pretty good. One thing that has stood out to me for some time is that a lot of the signings we've made this decade have had three things in common:

#1: They had experience and success in one of Europe's top 5 leagues or at Ajax.

#2: They had experience in the Champions League or Europa League.

#3: They had broken through and earned call-ups from their national teams.

Some of our transfers who fit all three criteria above: Eriksen, Lloris, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Sissoko, Son, Moura, Dembele, Wanyama, Van der Vaart, Berbatov, Llorente and Aurier.

Mix in a few opportunistic homegrown signings for very small fees (Bale, Rose, Walker, Trippier, Dele) and you can see a pretty clear picture of what's driven Spurs growth these past years.

Following the above, some names that would be in line with the former group of signings above:

Attacking Midfielders: Ziyech, Fekir, James Rodriguez, Draxler, Insigne, van de Beek, Brandt

Central Midfielders: Tielemans, Ndombele, Lo Celso, Gueye, Aranguiz

Defenders: Kamil Glik (older, but would be cheap, experienced Toby replacement), Meunier, Sidibe

All in all, a fruitful summer ahead, hopefully, and not one where no purchases are made until early August haggling with Real Madrid over Eriksen conclude.
 
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