Blackburn Rovers interested in Tottenham forward Dilan Markanday

[mawspurs]

One player who Rovers have considered a move for is Tottenham Hotspur forward Dilan Markanday. The 20-year-old has scored 12 goals in 14 Premier League 2 games this season, with a further five assists.
Markanday played in the 3-3 draw with Rovers earlier this season, but his situation is complicated by ongoing contract talks.

Source: Lancashire Telegraph

 

[cider spurs]

Seems a shame we couldn't have got him a bit of playing time.

I suppose if he's not deemed ready, there's not alot we can do if he wishes to leave to secure more minutes.

Shame as I thought he was quite the prospect.

Would hope we'd be able to include some sort of first option clause if moved on.

 

[spursville]

How difficult would it have been to put him in the first team bench, given him minutes in order to rest Kane and make him clear as a young striker what his targets are? Then he could have gone on loan, with a clearer understanding what he needs to work on? Otherwise I can't see the point of spending all that time developing him.

What is going on with our youth coaching in terms of transitioning into the first team squad? If he's good enough for Blackburn, I would suggest he could have done a better job than an out of position Dele against Morecambe.

 

[FibreOpticJesus]

FFS ????

 

[dontcallme]

Surprised at the negative reactions to this.

We've had players like KWP and Tanganga barely kicking a ball when they weren't ready for us and we didn't loan them out resulting in their development being stunted.

Half a season at a good Championship club seems like an excellent move for him.

 

[TonyK]

He should have replaced Dele in the first team squad a long, long time ago!

 

[TonyK]

Surprised at the negative reactions to this.

We've had players like KWP and Tanganga barely kicking a ball when they weren't ready for us and we didn't loan them out resulting in their development being stunted.

Half a season at a good Championship club seems like an excellent move for him.

Think it will be a permanent transfer to Blackburn! Not a loan move.

 

[dontcallme]

Think it will be a permanent transfer to Blackburn! Not a loan move.

Looks like an initial loan move and he is out of contract in the summer. I'd hope that he'll get a new contract.

 

[SPURSLIFE]

Surprised at the negative reactions to this.

We've had players like KWP and Tanganga barely kicking a ball when they weren't ready for us and we didn't loan them out resulting in their development being stunted.

Half a season at a good Championship club seems like an excellent move for him.

Are they not looking to buy him? If we sell him, one of our better prospects, then we might as well get rid of the academy as kids would not see Tottenham as a club for opportunities. If it's only a loan move then I'm all for it as it's better than wasting time in the reserves especially as he's not given even bench time at the moment.

 

[dontcallme]

Are they not looking to buy him? If we sell him, one of our better prospects, then we might as well get rid of the academy as kids would not see Tottenham as a club for opportunities. If it's only a loan move then I'm all for it as it's better than wasting time in the reserves especially as he's not given even bench time at the moment.

My understanding is it's a loan. But his contract ends this summer.

Given his age I don't believe he'd be a free transfer if he stays in the UK but could go abroad for free.

"We might as well get rid of the academy as kids would not see Tottenham as a club for opportunities" I think this statement is pure hyperbole.

Kane came through our academy. That alone makes the youth academy worthwhile. If we sold Tanganga now we'd get £20m+. Some young players won't work out. Some will leave to make a career of it. A few will make the first team. That's the nature of a youth system.

 

[Freddie]

Surprised at the negative reactions to this.

We've had players like KWP and Tanganga barely kicking a ball when they weren't ready for us and we didn't loan them out resulting in their development being stunted.

Half a season at a good Championship club seems like an excellent move for him.

Walker Peters should have been used more, especially given the alternatives we had at RB/RWB. He went pretty much straight into the Southampton team. We could have developed his potential. Still think he'd be a great asset to have in the squad now.

I know next to nothing about Markanday apart from the hype which seems to have subsided recently

 

[dontcallme]

Walker Peters should have been used more, especially given the alternatives we had at RB/RWB. He went pretty much straight into the Southampton team. We could have developed his potential. Still think he'd be a great asset to have in the squad now.

I know next to nothing about Markanday apart from the hype which seems to have subsided recently

I agree and that was my point about KWP. I could be wrong but I believe he would have developed better if he'd had a few loans.

I don't know anything about Markanday other than he was getting good reviews from our youth system. There was talks of contract negotiations but at this stage his contract runs out in the summer. If he's not going to sign a new contract then I guess we're better off selling.

 

[SPURSLIFE]

My understanding is it's a loan. But his contract ends this summer.

Given his age I don't believe he'd be a free transfer if he stays in the UK but could go abroad for free.

"We might as well get rid of the academy as kids would not see Tottenham as a club for opportunities" I think this statement is pure hyperbole.

Kane came through our academy. That alone makes the youth academy worthwhile. If we sold Tanganga now we'd get £20m+. Some young players won't work out. Some will leave to make a career of it. A few will make the first team. That's the nature of a youth system.

One player in nearly 10 years doesn't make it a successful academy. You look at other PL clubs many have brought through and played young academy players. These clubs are willing to give them a chance and in many cases it has paid off. Now I don't follow the youth side as much as some on here but every season I hear talk of "this guy is scoring a lot of goals and this guy has so much skill on the ball" but why do we not give them some playing time. When you think of the money we waste on players that never deliver, we could do a lot worse than play the likes of Markandy for the odd half a game or so.

 

[tiger666]

One player in nearly 10 years doesn't make it a successful academy. You look at other PL clubs many have brought through and played young academy players. These clubs are willing to give them a chance and in many cases it has paid off. Now I don't follow the youth side as much as some on hear but every season I hear talk of "this guy is scoring a lot of goals and this guy has so much skill on the ball" but why do we not give them some playing time. When you think of the money we waste on players that never deliver, we could do a lot worse than play the likes of Markandy for the odd half a game or so.

By all accounts he wants regular first team football. The odd half a game won't convince him to sign a new contract.

 

[FibreOpticJesus]

One player in nearly 10 years doesn't make it a successful academy. You look at other PL clubs many have brought through and played young academy players. These clubs are willing to give them a chance and in many cases it has paid off. Now I don't follow the youth side as much as some on hear but every season I hear talk of "this guy is scoring a lot of goals and this guy has so much skill on the ball" but why do we not give them some playing time. When you think of the money we waste on players that never deliver, we could do a lot worse than play the likes of Markandy for the odd half a game or so.

Kane, winks, skipp, tanganga, mason kwp……not one but not enough

 

[dontcallme]

One player in nearly 10 years doesn't make it a successful academy. You look at other PL clubs many have brought through and played young academy players. These clubs are willing to give them a chance and in many cases it has paid off. Now I don't follow the youth side as much as some on hear but every season I hear talk of "this guy is scoring a lot of goals and this guy has so much skill on the ball" but why do we not give them some playing time. When you think of the money we waste on players that never deliver, we could do a lot worse than play the likes of Markandy for the odd half a game or so.

Kane, Winks, Tanganga, Skipp and KWP alone are worth well in excess of £150m.

The gap from youth teams to a top 6 Prem club is huge. Poch really fucked up by not loaning players out. I personally, don't believe playing 5 games a season for the first team is a good way at all to develop a young player.

Skipp and Kane had loan spells in the Championship before making it into our first team. Even if only for half a season it has to be better than just throwing them in at the deep end.

 

[TonyK]

Looks like an initial loan move and he is out of contract in the summer. I'd hope that he'll get a new contract.

Seems like it is definitely a permanent transfer DCM.

Tottenham transfer news: Dilan Markanday set to be sold to Blackburn

Blackburn are close to agreeing a deal to buy Dilan Markanday - Tottenhams most promising U23 player and current second-top scorer in Premier League 2; Spurs wanted him to sign a new contract but the winger wants first-team football

www.skysports.com

Would be a real shame to be selling someone with so much potential while dross such as Dele, Bergwijn etc continue to get game time!

 

[dontcallme]

Seems like it is definitely a permanent transfer DCM.

Tottenham transfer news: Dilan Markanday set to be sold to Blackburn

Blackburn are close to agreeing a deal to buy Dilan Markanday - Tottenhams most promising U23 player and current second-top scorer in Premier League 2; Spurs wanted him to sign a new contract but the winger wants first-team football

www.skysports.com

Would be a real shame to be selling someone with so much potential while dross such as Dele, Bergwijn etc continue to get game time!

As he has 6 months left on his contract, it makes sense to sell if we don't have plans for him.

I strongly disagree with playing young players well before they're ready. Thinking they're going to perform better than underperforming full internationals is wishful thinking at best.

 

[TonyK]

As he has 6 months left on his contract, it makes sense to sell if we don't have plans for him.

I strongly disagree with playing young players well before they're ready. Thinking they're going to perform better than underperforming full internationals is wishful thinking at best.

Personally, I’d prefer us to keep the youngsters showing a bit of potential and sell the dross that might be either current or former internationals. I agree about not playing them too early though - a gradual move up through the levels should be carefully managed.

 

[kaz Hirai]

Feel like the club aren't too bothered. So he couldn't have been that amazing
Have we ever let a youngling leave who turned out to be a top player that ended up being a massive mistake?