Kevin Mirallas...

[Sweech]

So put Chadli in a role he's never ever played before then?

He plays a winger/secondary striker role as is. Which is what he has self described it as. Plus he has the skill set to suggest he can do it as well.

 

[chinaman]

I really don't think we're buying anyone this window. It makes no sense to buy late as Poch would want any new addition to be in place as early as possible so that he can work with the squad.

 

[DaSpurs]

I really don't think we're buying anyone this window. It makes no sense to buy late as Poch would want any new addition to be in place as early as possible so that he can work with the squad.

Also applies for next season though. The sooner you get in any player, typically the better.

 

[spurs9]

Chadli's been better than him this season. I feel like you'd go for a guy like Mirallas if you know he's going to be an upgrade on what you have. He's got more pace than Chadli and he's obviously PL proven. Both of which are intriguing, but if he's not going to come in and add to the Starting XI instantly, does it not make more sense to go for a younger player with a higher ceiling that can still provide similar pace off the bench (For instance, Jean-Paul Boetius) and in the long run could become a player that is a starting XI player.

Maybe the thinking is with Pritchard, Oduwa & Azzaoui coming through, we would rather have someone with experience and he has a different skillset to what Chadli has.

 

[DaSpurs]

Maybe the thinking is with Pritchard, Oduwa & Azzaoui coming through, we would rather have someone with experience and he has a different skillset to what Chadli has.

I too think this is possible. While on the face of it buying a youngster of great potential to play behind Chadli certainly makes sense, but the younger that option is the greater of a block that player is to any youth we would have. By buying players such as Mirallas Konoplyanka, or Ayew, that age gap makes them far less likely to be a block for long, especially if they don't intend on being with us for more than say three years max.

That having been said though, I think Pritch's destiny is at CAM, Azzaoui is some time away from the first team, and Oduwa has yet to even make the bench for the first team despite a thin winger corps and so I'm not sure exactly how Poch rates him. So I don't think it's entirely beyond reason that we may be interested in players such as Gray and Boetius.

 

[yiddo23]

what are you dudes talking about? We are obviously not getting anyone

 

[SpursManChris]

One might suggest that Everton would be a crazy bunch of ****s selling Mirallas to any club mid season, but then again Swansea did sell Bony. I still don't understand mid season selling of key players,
it just doesn't make sense to me. Risky risky business.

 

[ButchCassidy]

One might suggest that Everton would be a crazy bunch of ****s selling Mirallas to any club mid season, but then again Swansea did sell Bony. I still don't understand mid season selling of key players,
it just doesn't make sense to me. Risky risky business.

It did make some sense for Swans I suppose: they're basically safe from relegation, and they may have felt that Bony would push hard for a move in the summer which would really lower his value. They aren't likely to make top 6, so cash in, get reinforcements, and hit the ground running next season. Everton could do the same with Mirallas or McCarthy, but it would be sort of throwing in the towel for this season and trying to recover next year. Would be riskier for them too, as they are a ways behind Swansea and hovering pretty close to a true relegation battle at the moment.

 

[Bofbro]

I really don't think we're buying anyone this window. It makes no sense to buy late as Poch would want any new addition to be in place as early as possible so that he can work with the squad.

Levy

 

[voxy28]

@HLNinEngeland: Tottenham are indeed expected to make a late move for Kevin Mirallas, as mentioned in The Mirror. But Everton refuse to sell him. #efc #thfc



Some twatter itk for u...

 

[SpursManChris]

It did make some sense for Swans I suppose: they're basically safe from relegation, and they may have felt that Bony would push hard for a move in the summer which would really lower his value. They aren't likely to make top 6, so cash in, get reinforcements, and hit the ground running next season. Everton could do the same with Mirallas or McCarthy, but it would be sort of throwing in the towel for this season and trying to recover next year. Would be riskier for them too, as they are a ways behind Swansea and hovering pretty close to a true relegation battle at the moment.

I wouldn't call Swansea basically safe from relegation. It's the Premier League, anything can happen. 2 losses for Swansea and 2 wins for Hull and all of a sudden, it's a different story, Swansea with only 5 points away from the zone. Swansea could get a hiding from the Saints.

 

[Mr Pink]

http://www.thetottenhamway.com/2015...vertons-kevin-mirallas-wants-join-tottenham/?

Nothing new really, but I'd love this deal to happen.

 

[matty74]

I would love it to happen in this window? Unlikely. Would give our front line added quality as he can play anywhere across the front line. With chadli eriksen and Kane I can see plenty of goal scoring opportunities and plenty of threat.

His injuries are a concern very much in the vdv category for that. But whenever he has played against us he has looked top quality and scored s couple of fantastic goals, at White hart lane over last 3 seasons

 

[Ghost Hardware]

I like him but i don't think he is amazing and at 27, which means he should be reaching his peak, i don't know if he is really all that much better then Chadli. Also I would be surprised if he would expect anything less then being a instant starter. Okay he has PL experience but personally i would prefer we went for Kono who is younger and cheaper.

 

[Donki]

One might suggest that Everton would be a crazy bunch of ****s selling Mirallas to any club mid season, but then again Swansea did sell Bony. I still don't understand mid season selling of key players,
it just doesn't make sense to me. Risky risky business.

You can squeeze an extra couple of million out in the mid season window.

 

[Mr Pink]

I like him but i don't think he is amazing and at 27, which means he should be reaching his peak, i don't know if he is really all that much better then Chadli. Also I would be surprised if he would expect anything less then being a instant starter. Okay he has PL experience but personally i would prefer we went for Kono who is younger and cheaper.

We've so many games I don't see the problem with that. We have a big squad but there's still a drop in quality if some of the big guns gets injured.

I mean say Eriksen was to get injured, then we'd have Mirallas and Chadli in the team - so that goal threat is somewhat replaced. Instead of say bringing in Townsend/Lennon who have very little goal threat.

We need more quality for strength and depth, and more end product types - Mirallas fits the bill.

People need to get past this idea of a perfect first eleven.

 

[bubble07]

think he will be a very useful addition to the side/squad

 

[SpursManChris]

You can squeeze an extra couple of million out in the mid season window.

And risk loosing more than a couple of million if you're relegated, no matter how unlikely it may be.

 

[Donki]

And risk loosing more than a couple of million if you're relegated, no matter how unlikely it may be.

£28Million is a might fee to recieve for a club like Swansea, thats over doubling their money in just one season.

 

[The Scarecrow]

I like him but i don't think he is amazing and at 27, which means he should be reaching his peak, i don't know if he is really all that much better then Chadli. Also I would be surprised if he would expect anything less then being a instant starter. Okay he has PL experience but personally i would prefer we went for Kono who is younger and cheaper.

He's not amazing, but he would make an instant impact, and he offers something different than our current crop of wingers. If we want to push for top 4 this season, this is the kind of signings we need to make.