The ITK Discussion Thread - 15th January 2022

[spids]

Kessie is a bit more Ndombele than Skipp, Hojbjerg, and Winks while retaining the defensive stability which seems about as Conte as it gets.

We'll sacrifice the Ndombele potential to produce something out of nothing for someone who can 'sometimes' add goals, assists, get into the box, while working back to do the dirty work. I think most of us at this point can agree that if that's what Conte wants, he's done more than Ndombele to warrant it hahaha

Last night Winks, Højbjerg and Skipp totally dominated Tielemans, Maddison and Dewsbury Hall, and we created a lot of chances. Conte's system creates the chances, not individual pieces of flair / skill. We need CMs who can defend, are technically sound, physically strong and tactically disciplined. Kessie is far better suited to playing for Conte than Ndombele is, and is actually an upgrade on Winks in terms of physicality and defensive duties.

 

[Yiddo100]

Ornstein saying a London club has bid for Diego Carlos, not Arsenal so us or West Ham I’d say

 

[chrisd2k]

Ornstein saying a London club has bid for Diego Carlos, not Arsenal so us or West Ham I’d say

Or nobody

 

[greavesy461]

With AC Milan in a title race I would be shocked if they let him go without having a replacement lined up.

Agreed but they need a replacement in the Summer anyway (unless he signs a new contract which looks unlikely) so fingers crossed!

 

[snakehipsspurs]

Ornstein saying a London club has bid for Diego Carlos, not Arsenal so us or West Ham I’d say

Don’t understand the cloak and dagger from the media. Only thing I can think is the leak is from the agents side, because if they heard it from the club itself it’d be out there.

 

[sidford]

Just asked Fab Romano about this on his twitch stream. He said “let’s see, but it’s not going to be easy for Milan to let him leave in January”.

He rates McGrath as a journo though and said maybe

McGrath is a good journo, he ain't a click bait and in last few years he has had a lot of spurs stuff so if he's saying it then there's likely a lot of truth in it

 

[ExpatFan]

Is "considering" further along the possibility of signing than "showing interest" or "have sent scouts to monitor" or "believe to be monitoring" or have "reached out"?

I think 'considering' comes after 'weighing up' and before 'prepared to swoop'.

 

[AtoubaToothpaste]

The number of signings is dwindling!

Alasdair Gold:

Who could possibly have seen such an outcome!! Shocker.

 

[Hercules]

I am not going to name names (players). A lot of what is coming out is accurate to a point. Agents and selling clubs contacting us and others. They then leak info that we are ‘considering’. Be very careful ?

Mike McGrath does not tweet bs!

 

[brasil_spur]

Ornstein saying a London club has bid for Diego Carlos, not Arsenal so us or West Ham I’d say

There were rumours last year about a move for him with Sanchez going the other way - https://www.tribalfootball.com/arti...bid-for-sevilla-defender-diego-carlos-4365964

Can we get a Diego Carlos thread mods so that we can take the chat there?

 

[Spursberg]

There were rumours last year about a move for him with Sanchez going the other way - https://www.tribalfootball.com/arti...bid-for-sevilla-defender-diego-carlos-4365964

Can we get a Diego Carlos thread mods so that we can take the chat there?

Thought that was Jules Kounde?

 

[neogenisis]

Is "considering" further along the possibility of signing than "showing interest" or "have sent scouts to monitor" or "believe to be monitoring" or have "reached out"?

No point getting excited until we are preparing a bid tbh.

 

[brasil_spur]

Thought that was Jules Kounde?

Seems like it was Carlos in April but by July we moved it to Kounde. In the end neither happened.

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

Tottenham are considering a move for AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessié during the current transfer window to avoid a bidding war for him this summer | @mcgrathmike reports #thfc

Would be great to get him in ahead of the game so to speak.

Great all-round box to box midfielder, very dynamic, exactly what we need especially if we keep playing 3-5-2.

They desperately need a CB too so could loan them Japhet as a sweetener but doubt we'd do that without a replacement coming in which looks unlikely in CB position this Jan.

 

[synththfc]

Ornstein saying a London club has bid for Diego Carlos, not Arsenal so us or West Ham I’d say

to add a bit more fuel to the fire, he already follows us on instagram. does not follow arsenal or west ham.

probably nothing, but in todays social media age; you never know.

 

[SpartanSpur]

Don’t understand the cloak and dagger from the media. Only thing I can think is the leak is from the agents side, because if they heard it from the club itself it’d be out there.

It's probably club/agents trying to panic Newcastle into paying more money.

 

[chas vs dave]

There were rumours last year about a move for him with Sanchez going the other way - https://www.tribalfootball.com/arti...bid-for-sevilla-defender-diego-carlos-4365964

Can we get a Diego Carlos thread mods so that we can take the chat there?

I hope not. Sanchez is better than Deigo Carlos. Imo

 

[jackson]

I am not going to name names (players). A lot of what is coming out is accurate to a point. Agents and selling clubs contacting us and others. They then leak info that we are ‘considering’. Be very careful ?

Mike McGrath does not tweet bs!

Said it before, I went to school with Mike, spurs fan too if that counts for anything

 

[spursfan77]

Cheers Poch!

 

[Yiddo100]

Cheers Poch!

Can this day get better