Player Watch Player Watch: Dejan Kulusevski

[thebenjamin]

He's the only winger at the club and the only player who can play rwf, if we don't sign him it leaves us even more work to do.

 

[McFlash]

I like Kulu and will be a bit gutted if we don't get him but let's face it, none of us know how Ange is wanting to set up or what he wants in his squad.
Maybe he'd rather spend that 35m on other players.

There's so much that's up in the air at the moment, this really is one window that we shouldn't be too quick to jump to conclusions.

Would I keep him? Yes I would.
Does Ange think he's the best use of 35m? Fuck knows!

 

[Joshua shepherd]

Would rather have Kulu than Postecoglou, if it was a toss up.

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

I like Kulu and will be a bit gutted if we don't get him but let's face it, none of us know how Ange is wanting to set up or what he wants in his squad.
Maybe he'd rather spend that 35m on other players.

There's so much that's up in the air at the moment, this really is one window that we shouldn't be too quick to jump to conclusions.

Would I keep him? Yes I would.
Does Ange think he's the best use of 35m? Fuck knows!

To me - that's not the issue here.

If Ange does not want him - fair play. Tell the player and Juve, and move on.

If Ange does want him - fair play. Sign him at the agreed upon option.


Negotiating for a lower price than the option just feels like the actions of a small-time club. Its also not the best way to build relationships in the relatively small world of global football.

 

[McFlash]

To me - that's not the issue here.

If Ange does not want him - fair play. Tell the player and Juve, and move on.

If Ange does want him - fair play. Sign him at the agreed upon option.


Negotiating for a lower price than the option just feels like the actions of a small-time club. Its also not the best way to build relationships in the relatively small world of global football.

No, and I totally agree, I was saying as much in the front page thread on this.
It's just another narrative that we're difficult twats to deal with, constantly trying to change things in our favour.

I'm just trying to find another angle on this, probably to make it make sense!

 

[Nick-TopSpursMan]

Maybe this ties in with us trying for Harvey Barnes.
Ange does prefer pacy wingers

Still doesn't make sense as Barnes is very much a LWF, where as Deki plays on the right.

 

[djhotspur]

I think he presses and works hard though. If the other players around him are pressing he'll be fine.

Yeah he does. He has a decent engine. Just not sure his pace is enough.

 

[mil1lion]

We've lost Moura and Danjuma left after his loan. We may keep Gil but Kulusevski is far better suited to the league. We're not getting anyone as cheap and good as him. We also still need one more attacker or 2 if we don't stick with Gil (unless we keep Perisic for wide left forward). Either way not signing him gives us a lot more work to do.

 

[Ray Ray]

No, and I totally agree, I was saying as much in the front page thread on this.
It's just another narrative that we're difficult twats to deal with, constantly trying to change things in our favour.

I'm just trying to find another angle on this, probably to make it make sense!

Make sense? C'mon you've surely been a spurs long enough to know sense never factors into anything we do!

 

[Misfit]

Whatever the truth is, back the sodding manager. Fully this time. The club hired him. If they don't trust his judgment they shouldn't have hired him.

 

[ButchCassidy]

This all feels pretty classic Levy - we suspect (maybe via FP we even have a little inside intel) that Juve are in a bit of a tight spot and we are hoping they’ll cave and give us a discount of a few million pounds so they don’t have to try offloading yet another surplus player this summer. I think we’d always trigger the option when it comes down to it but we want to make it feel like we’re uncertain so our bluff doesn’t get called. If it works and we get an extra 3-5m to get Raya or Maddison over the line then he’ll consider it a master stroke. Will it make Juve never want to deal fairly with us? Maybe, but Levy’s never put any value on that sort of thing.

 

[felmani26]

 

[cjbyid]

The above info has come from Di marizo and he's pretty solid for Italian news

 

[Yiddo100]

Shock, whole load of panick for nada, I’m sure we knew Juve were willing to negotiate before we rocked up to the talks.

 

[chas vs dave]

Shock, whole load of panick for nada, I’m sure we knew Juve were willing to negotiate before we rocked up to the talks.

Yep. You get a feel for where a negotiation is going early on. It's normal to try and get some anchoring in place.

 

[Ginola+Tonic]

Moaning bastards!!!

Its going to be a long summer for some

 

[tubbygold]

Would rather have Kulu than Postecoglou, if it was a toss up.

You want a bit of Conte to go with that?

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

Damn you Levy!

 

[barry]

Levy saved us 5m euros just by asking the question. Love him or hate him, you have to admit this is a win for Levy.

 

[Guntz]

Damn you Levy!

He's done well this time but you cannot deny that there's also been other times where it's cost us big time.

Grealish comes to mind.