The Spurs Transfer Wishlist & Scouting Thread

[ToDarrenIsToDo]

OK, got to ask where and how and why were you watching Barcelona B?

Riqui Puig we all know about from last summer, the talent is clearly there for all to see & Carles Alena I watched play at the Nou Camp in January on a weekend visit. Instantly caught my eye, a player with a lot of potential

 

[dtxspurs]

Pretty filthy assist from Brandt in their game today.

https://streamja.com/Aw3k

 

[Spursh]

Pretty filthy assist from Brandt in their game today.

https://streamja.com/Aw3k

Playing as part of the midfield three in the centre these days alongside Havertz, and they’re flourishing.

 

[TEESSIDE1]

Playing as part of the midfield three in the centre these days alongside Havertz, and they’re flourishing.

But not Fri night as they got stuffed lol

It’s hard to judge talent in Germany... look at Meyer, £40m boy wonder a few seasons ago, now a squad player at Palace. Bailey the speed demon and rated at £100m last season, done next to nawt this season. Toljan, highly rated left back, now plying his trade on loan at Celtic.

Havertz is very young but oozes class whereas Brandt burst on to the scene, disappeared and has now come back as a competent attacking central midfielder. These would be the two I would go for.

 

[ToDarrenIsToDo]

But not Fri night as they got stuffed lol

It’s hard to judge talent in Germany... look at Meyer, £40m boy wonder a few seasons ago, now a squad player at Palace. Bailey the speed demon and rated at £100m last season, done next to nawt this season. Toljan, highly rated left back, now plying his trade on loan at Celtic.

Havertz is very young but oozes class whereas Brandt burst on to the scene, disappeared and has now come back as a competent attacking central midfielder. These would be the two I would go for.

If I could get us to sign 4 players this summer it would be Andersen, Diawara, Havertz & Brandt. All four would be top signings based on our current circumstances

 

[blanchflower007]

If I could get us to sign 4 players this summer it would be Andersen, Diawara, Havertz & Brandt. All four would be top signings based on our current circumstances

I like all of these and think all 4 would be good signings, esp Havertz, who I think if we don't pick up this summer we will have no chance in the future, guy is going to be a superstar. But we have to sort the full backs out, esp right back. Our best football under poch was when we had walker and rose in their prime.

 

[ToDarrenIsToDo]

I like all of these and think all 4 would be good signings, esp Havertz, who I think if we don't pick up this summer we will have no chance in the future, guy is going to be a superstar. But we have to sort the full backs out, esp right back. Our best football under poch was when we had walker and rose in their prime.

For me there aren't enough standout fullbacks that make them a priority at the moment. We could really do with new ones, absolutely but players like Havertz come along so rarely that I think timing is crucial and if we have limited funds we need to move on real class like him.

Id love a new full back or two but I can't see us spending big money across multiple areas and as you said if we don't move for Havertz this summer, we'll miss out when potentially a Bayern Munich, Real Madrid come calling for him if he continues his progression. For those reasons I'd swallow a summer of no new fullbacks if it meant we were able to get Andersen in as Toby's replacement, Brandt with his unique buy out clause that's rumours to be £22m, Diawara should he be on our radar as our CM is paper thin and Havertz as the big signing.

It all depends but if I was offered those four and no other signings right now, based on our last few windows I'd bite your hand off.

 

[Davo99]

The thing is, we could really do with those four AND full backs. We’d have to shift a load out to do all of this - football manager style.

We all know that it won’t happen, but maybe over the course of the next two seasons we will see a real change in personnel.

 

[Lighty64]

For me there aren't enough standout fullbacks that make them a priority at the moment. We could really do with new ones, absolutely but players like Havertz come along so rarely that I think timing is crucial and if we have limited funds we need to move on real class like him.

Id love a new full back or two but I can't see us spending big money across multiple areas and as you said if we don't move for Havertz this summer, we'll miss out when potentilla a Bayern Munich, Real Madrid come calling for him if he continues his progression. For those reasons I'd swallow a summer of no new fullbacks if it meant we were able to get Andersen in as Toby's replacement, Brandt with his unique buy out clause that's rumours to be £22m, Diawara should he be on our radar as our CM is paper thin and Havertz as the big signing.

It all depends but if I was offered those four and no other signings right now, based on our last few windows I'd bite your hand off.

If you intend on replacing Toby, you risk losing Foyth. Sanchez and Jan had a good partnership when Toby was out, with Foyth getting more games the experience will grow.

 

[ToDarrenIsToDo]

If you intend on replacing Toby, you risk losing Foyth. Sanchez and Jan had a good partnership when Toby was out, with Foyth getting more games the experience will grow.

Not necessarily. We've had four centrebacks for 2 seasons now and o leave our squad with only Jan, Davinson & Juan wouldn't be wise or practical for a top four team.

If one gets injured, say they're our for 2-3 months it would be insane to plan for a team that doesn't have adequate rotation or backup in such circumstances. We play 50-55 games a season, I definitely feel with Jan being 32 by the time next season is upon us that realistically we should be looking to have 4 central defenders in our squad. From what I've seen we would definitely require one.

 

[Lighty64]

Not necessarily. We've had four centrebacks for 2 seasons now and o leave our squad with only Jan, Davinson & Juan wouldn't be wise or practical for a top four team.

If one gets injured, say they're our for 2-3 months it would be insane to plan for a team that doesn't have adequate rotation or backup in such circumstances. We play 50-55 games a season, I definitely feel with Jan being 32 by the time next season is upon us that realistically we should be looking to have 4 central defenders in our squad. From what I've seen we would definitely require one.

True but a situation like that you would/could use Davies and Dier

 

[ToDarrenIsToDo]

The thing is, we could really do with those four AND full backs. We’d have to shift a load out to do all of this - football manager style.

We all know that it won’t happen, but maybe over the course of the next two seasons we will see a real change in personnel.

The thing is though, what fullbacks?

Wan-Bissaka still can't earn an international call up at senior level, Atal is still vastly unproven at the level we aspire to be, Grimaldo looks nice but with Rose & Davies at LB is it really as crucial if we end up losing Alderweireld & Eriksen amongst others? Tagliafico looks good value for money but do we get more out of him than we already have?

We'll also need a 3rd choice GK and possibly a Llorente replacement. I really wouldn't be surprised to see our fullback requirements shelved until next summer. At present I realistically see a need for a CB, DM/CM & an AM if Eriksen leaves as being more crucial than the concerns we have at FB where people do need to remember we have 4 internationals filling those spots still.

 

[ToDarrenIsToDo]

True but a situation like that you would/could use Davies and Dier

We could but then we'll be chopping and changing who plays where and why, meaning we'll need sufficient cover for Davies at LB and Dier in DM.

I like Foyth and Sanchez but neither are ready to step up and fill Toby's shoes. For me they need to have someone competing with them for their 1st team spot to push them on and Dier/ Davies won't be doing that.

Most of the big clubs have 4 out and out CBs. I'm very wary of playing someone out of position just to cut out required squad levels. We rotate our defence so frequently under Pochettino that I'd be amazed if he goes into next season with Juan, Davinson & Jan as his only competitive options.

 

[Ben1]

True but a situation like that you would/could use Davies and Dier

Every year the suggestion comes up to have players covering two/three positions, every year we get injuries and prove how stupid it would be to leave our squad paper thin. Imagine some of the team selections this season if we were a centre half down.

When Aurier left, people wanted Dier to cover it. When Toby was leaving, Dier was meant to cover it. I don't get the obsession with cutting the squad down in key positions.

 

[ToDarrenIsToDo]

Every year the suggestion comes up to have players covering two/three positions, every year we get injuries and prove how stupid it would be to leave our squad paper thin. Imagine some of the team selections this season if we were a centre half down.

Agreed. I think a summer with no signings, a season with no Dembele pretty much, no Wanyama for two seasons and the likes of Skipp & even Rose having to chip in in midfield surely means we can think about something less square pegs in round holes a little more than we've had to work with.

At the moment we have Vertonghen, Rose, Davies, Aurier, Dier, Sissoko, Son, Lucas and for some reason I recall Wanyama also playing in multiple positions for us as he placed CB once I think. 9 players who can wear many hats is great but where others get to rotate their team, we find ourselves playing the same over and over again just with certain members of personnel playing in an area they didn't before. We've ducked and dived with playing midfielders as forwards, left backs as centrebacks, despvensive midfielders as centrebacks etc for a while now. Eventually it will bite us in the arse if it hasn't already.

Dier & Wanyama have missed more games than they've been available for which has already seen a promising young player in the form of Winks have to adjust his role. I think it's time the club gives sufficient cover and competition in specialist areas instead of trying to pull a fast one with who can cover where and when

 

[Ben1]

Agreed. I think a summer with no signings, a season with no Dembele pretty much, no Wanyama for two seasons and the likes of Skipp & even Rose having to chip in in midfield surely means we can think about something less square pegs in round holes a little more than we've had to work with.

At the moment we have Vertonghen, Rose, Davies, Aurier, Dier, Sissoko, Son, Lucas and for some reason I recall Wanyama also playing in multiple positions for us as he placed CB once I think. 9 players who can wear many hats is great but where others get to rotate their team, we find ourselves playing the same over and over again just with certain members of personnel playing in an area they didn't before. We've ducked and dived with playing midfielders as forwards, left backs as centrebacks, despvensive midfielders as centrebacks etc for a while now. Eventually it will bite us in the arse if it hasn't already.

Dier & Wanyama have missed more games than they've been available for which has already seen a promising young player in the form of Winks have to adjust his role. I think it's time the club gives sufficient cover and competition in specialist areas instead of trying to pull a fast one with who can cover where and when

Simply put, I think you have to have at least 8 defenders, not including versatility men. Similarly 4 centre mids. Versatility is fantastic, we shouldn't be reliant on it.

Not to mention the fact that the two players in question are Dier and Davies. Our centre mid is weak as it is and the only other left back is a half broken Rose, we can't be moving them around too much.

 

[ToDarrenIsToDo]

Simply put, I think you have to have at least 8 defenders, not including versatility men. Similarly 4 centre mids. Versatility is fantastic, we shouldn't be reliant on it.

Not to mention the fact that the two players in question are Dier and Davies. Our centre mid is weak as it is and the only other left back is a half broken Rose, we can't be moving them around too much.

At the start of last season our top midfielders in number order for me were 1)Dembele, 2) Wanyama, 3) Dier, 4) Winks, 5) Sissoko. Within one season we've gone from a top midfield to a team relying on its 4th & 5th best players in those areas. It's amazing the club has been able to compete to a relatively high level considering we've battered our quality in key positions and many others around us have invested and increased their quality.

Time will tell & I am patient and understanding of the predicament we as a club face at present in many departments but I do believe that this summer needs to see at least 3 new faces to freshen it up. It's been prudent for long enough and the manager, players and supporters could do with new faces and a new push. The owners have delivered the stadium and that's great, now a little money towards staying competitive is key

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

Sky Germany are reporting that Werder Bremen striker, Max Kruse, 31, is stalling on a new contract, could be available on a free this summer, with Tottenham & Inter Milan likely to challenge for his services.

As always, I know bugger all about the guy.

 

[razzmaster]

Sky Germany are reporting that Werder Bremen striker, Max Kruse, 31, is stalling on a new contract, could be available on a free this summer, with Tottenham & Inter Milan likely to challenge for his services.

As always, I know bugger all about the guy.

A quick google suggests that he is a high energy cover band specialising in 80s and 90s dance and rock tunes. Not really what we are looking for imo.

Edit: it seems that is actually Max Cruise. Max Kruse is an aging German striker who is nowhere near our level

 

[Lighty64]

Every year the suggestion comes up to have players covering two/three positions, every year we get injuries and prove how stupid it would be to leave our squad paper thin. Imagine some of the team selections this season if we were a centre half down.

When Aurier left, people wanted Dier to cover it. When Toby was leaving, Dier was meant to cover it. I don't get the obsession with cutting the squad down in key positions.

I agree but you can only have so many playing. I'd rather make sure we got the CM and DM right, and if that meant we never had funds to replace Toby but had to use Sanchez as his permanent replacement, and Foyth as Sanchez back up then so be it. even if we bought Anderson and proper cover for Jan it doesn't mean at sometime Dier might need to drop back.