Summer Transfers

[spursfan77]

Interesting. The source is a Sheffield United journalist, no idea on his reliability.



I’d be a big fan of this move, though, and I bet he’ll be available for less than that once they’re relegated.

Doesn’t he make tom huddlestone look like Usain bolt?

 

[Flook]

I’ve just gone on one the the links that was posted earlier about free agents for this summer and put it back to free agents in summer of 2022. We like a player who has less than 12 months left on their contract for example Hojbjerg from last summer.

So here are some players that I know of (don’t have massive knowledge of overseas players) that we could go for now, with 12months left on contract in the summer...
(Obviously some of these will sign new contracts as well, but maybe a cheeky enquiry for them could be made???) and some are totally unrealistic, but surprised that they haven’t been signed up to new contracts.

Mbappe (not realistic at all) haha
Neymar (same as above) haha
Ansu Fati (not a chance)
Varane (José speaks fondly of him) not a chance!
Pedri (same as Fati)
Paul Pogba (not a chance)
Paulo Dybala (my poor heart strings)
Eduardo Camavinga
Ousmane Dembele
Franck Kessie
Lorenzo Insigne
Marcel Sabitzer
Marcelo Brozovic
Andrea Belotti
Denis Zakaria
Niklas Sule
John Stones
Andre Onana
Nikola Milenkovic
Danny Ings
Boubakary Soumare
Antonio Rudiger
Isco
Emil Forsberg
Mike Maignan
David Brooks
Mohamed Ihattaren

Contracts expiring

This overview shows all players whose contracts expire in the upcoming summer, sorted by their current market value.

www.transfermarkt.co.uk

There are many more, that I’ve missed. Maybe one or two of these on the cheap could transform Spurs... Like I stated before, many unattainable for us. But wouldn’t it be great to dream? Would be interesting to see what you all think. Or maybe it’s lockdown that’s driving me mad haha

COYS

 

[pedrodelawasp]

Milkenkovic Savic

Don’t think there’s a snowball’s chance in a bonfire we could afford Milinković-Savić

 

[Tyler24durden]

Franck kessie would be a fabulous signing.

terrific attitude and would fit in to mourinho side alongside peh.

add konsa, an experienced top quality cb (with rodon and tanganga as support). Sell dier, Sanchez and Toby

add lamptey as rb, sell aurier and Doherty and use tanganga as back up.

sell Lloris and try for Henderson or maigan (Lille gk).

sell Davies and use cirkin.

sell winks, Sissoko and sign kessie. also skipp to come back.

sell lamela, Alli, bergwjyn and lo celso if any long term injury concerns.

keep bale. Promote Scarlett.

Sign Leon Bailey.

keep vinicius if a deal around £20m can be reached if not give Scarlett the chances.

I think these are realistic if you equate outgoing income and incoming.

 

[Flobadob]

Everyone is saying Doherty should be sold. I know he hasn't been great but surely players should get more than one season before being booted out.

When they come in from the premier league and show none of the fundamental attributes of a good full back, I’d say in this case not

 

[Cochise]

I think for the most part no matter what Jose wants to do a senior CB and GK are mandatory. I do like the look of Konsa and I think we need to make a decision about Sanchez and Alderweireld before talking about a second. Maignan seems like a good call too although I'd prefer Henderson, the cost might prove too much.

Aside from that, I think it's down to the formation going into next season.

4231: We definitely need a new RB for this one. Neither Doherty nor Aurier have filled me with confidence for any amount of time. At CM I'd be happy to add in Sabitzer. I'd like to give Skipp a chance to step up for us, whilst GLC playing a full season would be quite nice. Dele, Winks and Sissoko can all go. Moura has played his way into my heart so I'd keep him and add Nicolas Gonzalez. Vinicius is a big question mark for me, but in light of how few options there are, we could do worse.

Wonky 3142 thing we played last week: The lopsided back three actually suits our current RB's so we could get away without buying a new one. Son, Bale, Kane can rotate filling the front two spots, however we could do with bringing in a fourth. Leon Bailey has been talked up and he might be a good option as he could play wide right and up top. Daka would be a dream but likely unobtainable. Again, Sabitzer in the centre would be a nice acquisition.

 

[cider spurs]

I like Ibrahim Sangare.

Not really needed in the likelihood Skipp will be back in the fold next season.

But the thought of a Sangare and Holjberg partnership with improved defence in behind looks solid to me.

That would truly let our attack focus on their main job.

Go 4-3-3, 4-2-1-3, with lo Celso and Ndombele rotating for the 3rd creative spot in midfield.

Although Sangare is labelled as a DM, he has much more to his game than this. He excels at quickly transitioning defence to attack. Great passing, or driving forward.

Pipe dream no doubt, certainly with more pressing areas needing attention, Skipp return and no doubt limited funds.

But I stand by my belief he'd make our midfield a damn good robust one, whilst retaining the ability to break the lines.

 

[double0]

I like Ibrahim Sangare.

Not really needed in the likelihood Skipp will be back in the fold next season.

But the thought of a Sangare and Holjberg partnership with improved defence in behind looks solid to me.

That would truly let our attack focus on their main job.

Go 4-3-3, 4-2-1-3, with lo Celso and Ndombele rotating for the 3rd creative spot in midfield.

Although Sangare is labelled as a DM, he has much more to his game than this. He excels at quickly transitioning defence to attack. Great passing, or driving forward.

Pipe dream no doubt, certainly with more pressing areas needing attention, Skipp return and no doubt limited funds.

But I stand by my belief he'd make our midfield a damn good robust one, whilst retaining the ability to break the lines.

Ndombele rotating hmmm. I'm thinking more about building the team around him Kane (obviously /if he stays) and a leading CB.

 

[cider spurs]

Ndombele rotating hmmm. I'm thinking more about building the team around him Kane (obviously /if he stays) and a leading CB.

I think there'd most probably be room for many variations allowing for good game time for both lo celso and Ndombele.

It's maybe a hard sell to keep everyone happy if you're not starting every week. City manage, frequently rotating, maybe the wages soften the blow.

But we need no diva mentality, but a belief that the whole squad has an important part to play.

We've all witnessed the drop off in quality when player X,Yor Z has been replaced. Be good to build some true depth.

Of course, this takes time and money.

 

[mr ashley]

I like Ibrahim Sangare.

Not really needed in the likelihood Skipp will be back in the fold next season.

But the thought of a Sangare and Holjberg partnership with improved defence in behind looks solid to me.

That would truly let our attack focus on their main job.

Go 4-3-3, 4-2-1-3, with lo Celso and Ndombele rotating for the 3rd creative spot in midfield.

Although Sangare is labelled as a DM, he has much more to his game than this. He excels at quickly transitioning defence to attack. Great passing, or driving forward.

Pipe dream no doubt, certainly with more pressing areas needing attention, Skipp return and no doubt limited funds.

But I stand by my belief he'd make our midfield a damn good robust one, whilst retaining the ability to break the lines.

I wouldn’t go as far as saying we’ve missed our chance with sangare, but obviously last season would have been the best time to bring him in.

For the entire premier league to pass on him suggests some significant doubts (I’m not sure what they are btw).

But with Skipp returning and Ndombele and lo Celso I’d be more interested in one of either Sabitzer or Neuhaus. I’d also be happy to swap winks for Bissouma if a deal was possible

cb is our priority area though. Varanes contract position and history with Jose makes him an interesting option.
after that I’d want konsa although he’d be the most expensive. Denayer, Andersen and botman would be good value options.
Rb would only need addressing if aurier leaves. If he stays we’ve got him and Tanganga.
if Aurier leaves, and we can’t afford a replacement then keeping Doherty could be mitigated by a switch to a back three and playing sessegnon and Doherty as wing backs. It’s not perfect but it does at least play to the strengths of both players.

GK wise the options if Lloris leaves sound like Pope, maignan or casteels. I’d guess that maignan would be cheapest out of the three.

Then RW if we don’t retain bales services. I like Leon Bailey although other names have been suggested. The most important thing is adding pace to our attack. Boadu, malen and madueke are wide forwards I’d consider too

Outs: sissoko, winks, dier, dele gazzaniga Doherty (and possibly Lloris and aurier if contract renewals aren’t happening)

 

[mr ashley]

I think there'd most probably be room for many variations allowing for good game time for both lo celso and Ndombele.

It's maybe a hard sell to keep everyone happy if you're not starting every week. City manage, frequently rotating, maybe the wages soften the blow.

But we need no diva mentality, but a belief that the whole squad has an important part to play.

We've all witnessed the drop off in quality when player X,Yor Z has been replaced. Be good to build some true depth.

Of course, this takes time and money.

City’s success this season has been significantly helped by their ability to rotate.
No one plays 3 full games in succession, so the players are kept fresh and as a result they can outrun their opponents.
wages may help attract players to the club but the ability to win things is the biggest aspect of their squad cohesion.
The only time they might see some grumbling is when players are left of the team in finals.

I’d love us to have those kind of selection headaches!

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

Every french club, apart from psg, are in severe financial trouble so I assume we will be raiding the league as much as we can.
There will be no better time to buy players this summer given finances of all clubs but were we will have real trouble is selling.
On zoom call last night and miguel Delaney and Rory Smith were on and they said they have been told by agents that there will be a lot of players given free transfers this summer as it's likely only way they will get rid of players.
Given our squad is too big already Levy is going to have to seriously change his normal behaviour if we are to ship players out.

I agree I’ve been saying this in a couple of other threads. I fully believe it will be a summer of big possibilities and maybe attracting a kind of player that we often loae
out on. The issue is that ENIC will have to change their spots for one summer temporarily.

 

[mr ashley]

I agree I’ve been saying this in a couple of other threads. I fully believe it will be a summer of big possibilities and maybe attracting a kind of player that we often loae
out on. The issue is that ENIC will have to change their spots for one summer temporarily.

Levy is the perfect person to take advantage of this financial situation to sign players

Sadly he’s also the worst person in this financial situation to sell players.

As you say, something needs to change

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

Levy is the perfect person to take advantage of this financial situation to sign players

Sadly he’s also the worst person in this financial situation to sell players.

As you say, something needs to change

Yup. I think if you have 4 players you actively would want to sell, which I think is possible, then being a bit more easy going about ensuring that outgoings actually happen would bring cash enough for 1-2 quality signings.
But we must also assume that maybe a couple of players would like to leave even if we’d prefer keeping them. To replace those more than adequately, it’s my belief that ENIC as a one off should finally bankroll parts of the transfer business to exploit the unprecedented opportunities.
If you end up needing goalies, CBs and CMs, so new players to the central core
positions, in the same window, you don’t want to do that half heartedly.

 

[LeParisien]

I like this guy from Monaco

Very highly rated in France. He is only 20 but has come of age this season. Classic number 8 - great in both halves. Wins plenty of balls back but good further forward to. Captained U19 team.

He will play for a big club but Monaco spent €18m on him in January 2020 so I think he would cost too much.

 

[TheTanguy]

Would love us to sign Ajax' Gravenberch (18 years old) and loan him back for next season. Never gonna happen, but this kid will become an absolute star, already so mature for his age as well.

 

[mr ashley]

Yup. I think if you have 4 players you actively would want to sell, which I think is possible, then being a bit more easy going about ensuring that outgoings actually happen would bring cash enough for 1-2 quality signings.
But we must also assume that maybe a couple of players would like to leave even if we’d prefer keeping them. To replace those more than adequately, it’s my belief that ENIC as a one off should finally bankroll parts of the transfer business to exploit the unprecedented opportunities.
If you end up needing goalies, CBs and CMs, so new players to the central core
positions, in the same window, you don’t want to do that half heartedly.

I just worry that our financial security (comparatively) will be used as a reason not to have a clearance sale, when actually it’s exactly what we need to create space in the squad for upgrades that we could then afford.

 

[Japhet]

Levy is the perfect person to take advantage of this financial situation to sign players

Sadly he’s also the worst person in this financial situation to sell players.

As you say, something needs to change

The big question is whether Levy can grasp the nettle and let some go for attractive fees. I think wages will be a problem for the type of clubs that would be in for Winks, Sissoko, Dier etc though. Might even have to loan them out and subsidize wages to make anything happen. There will certainly be some bargains out there though.

 

[mr ashley]

The big question is whether Levy can grasp the nettle and let some go for attractive fees. I think wages will be a problem for the type of clubs that would be in for Winks, Sissoko, Dier etc though. Might even have to loan them out and subsidize wages to make anything happen. There will certainly be some bargains out there though.

Yes we’d need to be creative to make things happen.
that’s why I think we could see deals similar to KWP-Hojbjerg transfer happening too.

 

[Gspurs11]

Hopefully from the beginning of next season we have crowds in and I saw something about venues being able to increase their annual allowance of events per year after covid so hopefully Levy has some event on every week, whether it be Lady Gaga or the U9’s Haringey Schools Cup Final.

we’ll probably need:

GK: Hugo looks on the way out and the English option in Henderson and Pope will probably be too expensive so Maignan would be great

CB: need at least one, maybe two if another leaves. With a focus on LCB I’d love Pau Torres from Villarreal

CM/AM: Sabitzer seems to tick all the boxes and is in his last year going forward

winger: Bale-dependent but Nico Gonzalez would be fantastic.