tommyt
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I never mentioned anything about being easy or difficult, just that Sporting could walk away from negotiations if they felt there wasn't enough time to get a replacement.
Player Watch Player Watch: Pedro Porro
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curlacious
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Would you take £4?
chas vs dave
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They aren't walking away. You get a feel in negotiating of where the line is. Then it's a case of working out terms within the Zopa - zone of possible agreement.
As people have been saying, we could activate the release clause. Which is the last resort, so no reason why you wouldn't try and lever some value.
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Tottenham continue to chase Sporting Lisbon fullback Pedro Porro
Sporting Lisbon are weighing up an offer for Heerenveen full-back Milan van Ewijk as a potential replacement for Tottenham target Pedro Porro.
Tottenham continue to chase Sporting Lisbon wing-back Pedro Porro, as the Portuguese side consider Milan van Ewijk as a replacement should they let 23-year-old leave for £30m plus add-ons
- Antonio Conte's Tottenham have struggled defensively in their past few games
- They are now looking to bring in Pedro Porro to steady them at fullback
- Sporting Lisbon are eyeing Milan van Ewijk as a potential replacement for Porro
However, the Portuguese side face potential competition from Premier League sides Southampton, Wolves and Fulham while PSV Eindhoven have also made an enquiry.
Tottenham have made Sporting right-back Porro their main target for this window. The Portuguese have been previously pointing to his buy-out clause of £40million but it is understood there may be a softening in their stance if Tottenham can reach £30m plus bonuses.
Further talks are planned this week with Tottenham director Fabio Paratici hoping to deliver the key defensive signing Antonio Conte needs.
As a consequence, Sporting are beginning to assess potential replacements and have identified Van Ewijk at Heerenveen who is available for a relative bargain of around £4m.
That price for the 22-year-old though has alerted other clubs who are on the look-out for cover at right-back this month.
Asked last week about a potential move to the Premier League amid growing interest, Van Ewijk told Dutch media: 'It is hard to so no to such an opportunity. Premier League offers do not come around every day. I don’t know. It’s hard.
chas vs dave
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Damn it, we should have just paid 40m upfront.
Ffs, why are we negotiating. It's only 10m....
Snarfalicious
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Zaniolo, Porro and Ndicka is the perfect (realistic) window for me.
Derryank
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Where did he post that? TIA
fishhhandaricecake
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It's not - any club triggering the release will also have to pay the associated taxes as the payment goes to the player as he has to pay the club (that's my understanding of it anyways)
robertgoulet
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Reckon that will get it done.
smithym
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EastUpperDK82
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Wait... I have an idea. Why don't we pay the amount in installments and give Porro a contract of 8-10 years ? ... I"ve seen somewhere that it should work.
nedley
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The benefit of that value verses the benefit of having said player integrated with the squad earlier.
The board favours one and our managers will favour the other.
Nick-TopSpursMan
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I wonder who the player is.
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