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De Jong is apparently off to City for £60m+ anyway, so hey ho. Going to be a hell of a player.
We don't shop at the same stores as Chelsea, Man City, et al.Really miffed with Spurs transfer stuff at the moment. I know it's only media hype etc, but De Jong, De Ligt and Pulisic are all being linked to our rivals and our name is nowhere to be seen. Surely we can't let all these propects join our rivals? Annoys me that we are always the last club out of the big boys to be linked to any top player.
We don't shop at the same stores as Chelsea, Man City, et al.
Really miffed with Spurs transfer stuff at the moment. I know it's only media hype etc, but De Jong, De Ligt and Pulisic are all being linked to our rivals and our name is nowhere to be seen. Surely we can't let all these propects join our rivals? Annoys me that we are always the last club out of the big boys to be linked to any top player.
Except that's just not true. De Jong averages about 19 more passes per 90 than Winks, but their forward passes per 90 are actually the exact same. Winks forward passes as a percentage of his total passes is much higher than De Jong's.He's not going to be drastically better unless you think Winks is shit.
De Jong is better though. Winks is tidy and keeps the ball moving, but he doesn't place many forwards passes
I wonder how Phil Foden will feel,about signing his new contract if this happens. Shameful they lost Sacncho ( and we didnt sign him), and it would be humiliating for Foden if he does not get a real chance to establish himself over next season or so.De Jong is apparently off to City for £60m+ anyway, so hey ho. Going to be a hell of a player.
Except that's just not true. De Jong averages about 19 more passes per 90 than Winks, but their forward passes per 90 are actually the exact same. Winks forward passes as a percentage of his total passes is much higher than De Jong's.
I wonder how Phil Foden will feel,about signing his new contract if this happens. Shameful they lost Sacncho ( and we didnt sign him), and it would be humiliating for Foden if he does not get a real chance to establish himself over next season or so.
I suspect it’s more often than not that we try to avoid the outrageous agent demands to get the deals over the line (which is a principle I respect) and chelski and citeh don’t bat an eyelid. That part of the game seriously needs cleaning up.The last?? We are usually the first to be linked. And then most of the times we take too long and the other clubs blow us out of the water.
And I'm not sure there's anything we can do against chelsea and city's money. We are not "letting" them do anything. We simple can't compete with the money they can throw
Completely different players though. De Jong and Foden wouldn't be competing for one spot, they'd be the long-term replacements for Fernandinho and Silva.
I suspect it’s more often than not that we try to avoid the outrageous agent demands to get the deals over the line (which is a principle I respect) and chelski and citeh don’t bat an eyelid. That part of the game seriously needs cleaning up.
And in turn, I ultimate agree with you in practice. It’s holding us back. I’ve moved my stance in the last 12 months on this. It’s a classic prisoner’s dilemma situation. You take the principled line hoping others follow and you’d all be better off. In practice, others just pay up and you’re the loser.I’m sure this is a big part of it.
The difficulty is though that, like you, while I respect the principle, ultimately it comes at a cost in terms of player acquisition
I believeCompletely different players though. De Jong and Foden wouldn't be competing for one spot, they'd be the long-term replacements for Fernandinho and Silva.
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De Jong is too lightweight to be a Fernandinho replacement
The last?? We are usually the first to be linked. And then most of the times we take too long and the other clubs blow us out of the water.
And I'm not sure there's anything we can do against chelsea and city's money. We are not "letting" them do anything. We simple can't compete with the money they can throw
Another reminder that the ITK and Transfer Rumours threads will open soon at which point all transfer related threads in Spurs Chat will either be locked or be moved across as usual.
As you know, we cannot have transfer stuff all over the place as it makes moderating it impossible. Nevertheless, the change is small, it's still only a click away.
It's fast approaching now. Yay.
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