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Spurs locked in stalemate with Eriksen over new contract

CowInAComa

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I find it hard to believe Levy is silly enough to not view Eriksen's value to the team as equivalent to Kane or Hugo.
 

Shadydan

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Never in a million years will Eriksen be on parity with Kane, like it or not Kane will always be the highest paid player at the club, he's a striker and he's a club icon, legend etc...

I suspect that Eriksen will eventually be well under the £200k a week which represents a massive pay hike considering he's on allegedly £75k he doubles his wages.

Regardless I expect this to get done, same thing happened this time 2 years ago when we were locked in talks with him for some time and he ended up signing around November(ish)...anyway we will see.
 
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Johnny J

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Never in a million years will Eriksen be on parity with Kane, like it or not Kane will always be the highest paid player at the club, he's a striker and he's a club icon, legend etc...

I suspect that Eriksen will be under the £200k a week which represents a massive pay hike considering he's on allegedly £75k he doubles his wages.

Regardless I expect this to get done, same thing happened this time 2 years ago when we were locked in talks with him for some time and he ended up signing around November(ish)...anyway we will see.
Eriksen is just as important for us, imo.
 

gusrowe

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How can a newspaper report sheer speculation and we are so gullible to believe this story or fairytale. Are the Daily Mail with Levy and Erickson during discussions and negotiations...no, nothing to do with them and another bullshit made up piece of speculation to sell newspaper space.
 

Metalhead

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It doesn't appear as though he is making outrageous demands for a wage rise and surely the longer Spurs continue to dither about the less confidence he has that the club appreciate his overall contribution. I wouldn't necessarily say "however much it takes to keep him" but if the guy is being reasonable and simply looking to be on par with Hugo and Harry salary wise then fair enough, because he certainly matches them with level of performances.
I agree. The thing is that wages in football are ridiculous now but if we are increasing the wage ceiling for what we consider to be our most influential players then I don't see why Eriksen should miss out.
 

1882andallthat

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I’m struggling to believe that it’s as simple as the Daily Fail paint it, the posts on here have debated whether Eriksen should be paid the same as HK, let’s leave that to one side for the moment. It is being alleged that he wants to be on a par in wage terms as Lloris.

If there is anyone on here that can come up with an argument as to why Eriksen should not be I’d love to hear it.

I cannot believe the board would be so stupid and short sighted to think he shouldn’t be in the same or a very similar pay bracket as Lloris at least, and I cannot believe they think we could replace him like for like with someone of a similar ability. Transfer fee aside, who on earth do they they think they can get to bring in who would do a similar job for the reported wages Eriksen is asking for.

If he does leave and it’s down to this, it really would undermine the board and the managers argument that we will retain our best players, and it would begin an exodus of our highest talent from the club that couldn’t be be reversed, and so quickly replaced.

This is why I’m convinced that there must surely be something more than a refusal to offer him a contract in a very similar wage bracket as Lloris, given his importance to the team, in the current and medium term future over the next 3-5 years and based on his recent performances in the last two- seasons.
 

Everlasting Seconds

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Somehow, the greed in football becomes even more abhorrent when somebody like Eriksen, who always strikes me as a thouroughly decent person, is wallowing in the trough with the rest of them. Yes, he's on a par with the very best, but there is still that element of unquenchable greed to reconcile.
I'm not criticising Eriksen, I'm just sick of the greed in football. Maybe I'm a bit sensative because I've just had eye surgery where I have been treated and looked after by amazing people who do incredible things that are life changing. The surgeon who operated on me probably earns less in a year than a moderate footballer earns in a fortnight, and the nurses earn in a year what a top footballer earns in a day, and still it's not enough.
What is most greedy, to want to be paid what you are worth, or to refuse to pay what you ought to?
Now, I do agree that the level of the market salary for somebody kicking a ball around a grass pitch is insane. However, that level of salary is not of Eriksens doing. Once said (crazy and bewildering) level is the going rate in the market, is it greedy to want it, or greedy to refuse to pay it? I'd rather have really good players content with their salaries, than good business men content with their spendings.
 

Lilbaz

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Eriksen is just as important for us, imo.

To the team yes to the club no. The club will sell far more merch and attract far more sponsors with kane than eriksen. Just the way it is. I'd argue to the team eriksen is probably more important.

Hope this gets settled soon.
 

Lilbaz

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What is most greedy, to want to be paid what you are worth, or to refuse to pay what you ought to?
Now, I do agree that the level of the market salary for somebody kicking a ball around a grass pitch is insane. However, that level of salary is not of Eriksens doing. Once said (crazy and bewildering) level is the going rate in the market, is it greedy to want it, or greedy to refuse to pay it? I'd rather have really good players content with their salaries, than good business men content with their spendings.

Is it the going rate though? Bayern don't pay any of their players that much.
 

Thewobbler

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Is it the going rate though? Bayern don't pay any of their players that much.

Is lewandowski earning over 200k euros.

Anyway players are now going to be asking for over 100k a week now. We either pay up or let them go.
 

parj

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I'm not criticising Eriksen, I'm just sick of the greed in football. Maybe I'm a bit sensative because I've just had eye surgery where I have been treated and looked after by amazing people who do incredible things that are life changing. The surgeon who operated on me probably earns less in a year than a moderate footballer earns in a fortnight, and the nurses earn in a year what a top footballer earns in a day, and still it's not enough.

Totally understand based on that, however, NHS are screwed by Tories, not their club, and they have the option to go private to earn more. Their careers can be 30-50 years so overall earnings quite high. Nurses on the other hand just get screwed.
 

Thewobbler

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I would say levy needs to understand how much it will cost to replace eriksen but I know he will probably go for grealish and be happy.

We dont want to start selling our best players, not now but agents will now be looking at the kane contract and demanding somewhere near for their player.
 

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Whilst I do not want to see any of our top players leave I wouldn’t lose a great deal of sleep if Eriksen was to go. He plays 1 in 4 games at best, goes missing in the crunch games and bottles any 50/50 challenges. In Lucas, Winks, Son and Lamela we have adequate cover, if he ain’t on board he ain’t on board IMO!
 

Shadydan

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Jesus Christ I didn't think anyone actually believed that B.S. about Eriksen going missing in crunch games anymore, he literally always scores or assists in our big matches.

Shocking analysis :confused:
 
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mawspurs

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Whilst I do not want to see any of our top players leave I wouldn’t lose a great deal of sleep if Eriksen was to go. He plays 1 in 4 games at best, goes missing in the crunch games and bottles any 50/50 challenges. In Lucas, Winks, Son and Lamela we have adequate cover, if he ain’t on board he ain’t on board IMO!

I disagree, have you ever watched us play when he is not in the team. Even on a bad day he can make something happen for us.
 

parj

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Whilst I do not want to see any of our top players leave I wouldn’t lose a great deal of sleep if Eriksen was to go. He plays 1 in 4 games at best, goes missing in the crunch games and bottles any 50/50 challenges. In Lucas, Winks, Son and Lamela we have adequate cover, if he ain’t on board he ain’t on board IMO!

No way we carried Eriksen for 75% of our games. Not sure what you been watching but he was key last year
 
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