Eriksen and Llorente are defintiely my preferred choices but if we got Huntelaar and Moutinho I'd still be in dreamland I've wanted Llorente at Spurs for about 2 years now, I think he's the complete forward and would slot straight into this Spurs side with relative ease. Huntelaar to me seems of an upgraded version of Defoe, a predator in the box but due to his height, it also allows him to be an aerial threat. Eriksen is such a special talent in my opinion. He has a touch of both Modric and van der Vaart in him and I think he's the real missing piece of our jig saw, I'd be happy to see Levy sanction a £20m+ bid for him (never gonna happen though! ). From what I've seen of Moutinho, he seems a classy, technical box-to-box player, and while that's a rare breed, I NOW think that he's not the type of player we necessarily need. Of course he'd strenghten us massively if he joined but I feel we're lacking the real creative player, which Eriksen most certainly is. We have Sandro and Dembele that cover more than enough of the pitch between them, I just think with Moutinho too, it could get a little congested. Where as Eriksen is that luxury player, you'll need to have a Sandro & Dembele behind him as he's not the type to track back much but when the ball's at his feet, he's magic, and I think that's what we could really do with. If ever there was a time where Levy would answer the fans' wishes, this would be it.
That's a really interesting post SoS. I don't watch a lot of football outside Spurs so I am not familiar with the qualities of Eriksen & Moutinho. I assume they both could be described as playmakers, can you describe what you see as the differences between them?
I know a lot more about Eriksen than I do Moutinho if I'm honest Spurf, mainly because I follow Ajax (and the Erevidisie in general) quite a bit. Eriksen to me, is a faster version of Rafa but creates more than what he scores. He'll sit behind the striker and play the number 10 role but drifts into the wings too. I'd say he's ambidextrous as I've seen him sweet passes and shots with both his left and right and is to Ajax what Luka was to us - the catalyst of 95% of attacks and a truely talented playmaker. They always look to Eriksen to make the killer pass or get the attack started, something which we've really lacked without Luka. As I said he probably won't score as many as Rafa but I'd be confident in saying he'd lay on a lot more for his team mates to make up for that, though when he does score, it's usually a goal you'll remember for a while. The only negative and criticism I'd have of him is that I've rarely seen him track back much, he'll go back to around the centre circle but don't expect him to be coming back any further really, hence the reason you'll definitely need a Sandro/ Parker behind him. From what I've seen of Moutinho, he'll be the type of player to come deep to grab the ball and run through the centre in the hope of creating something, he's got an amazing engine (basically like a superior technically gifted Zokora that can actually pass) and is someone who'll always put a shift in for the team (which is why I pointed out the possible congestion in midfield, we already have Sandro and Dembele who are good at getting up and down the field). He can hit a very neat pass, I wouldn't say on the same level as Eriksen but certainly good enough to still be classed as a playmaker. Plus lets not forget AVB knows him inside out so I'd like to think he'll know how to slot him into the team and get the best out of him. The criticisms I'd have of him, is that he doesn't score enough for a player of his calibre and my only worry would be that at 26, you have to wonder why he's not already been snapped up by one of big clubs in the top leagues, is there something I'm/ we're not seeing that deters clubs away bar his price tag? In my opinion both are fantastic players and as I said previously, if we sign either I'll be over the moon as they'd definitely improve us massively but I think with the players we have now, it's the real creative spark that's missing, which I think Eriksen wins hands down in this race, plus Eriksen is still only 20 years old (hard to believe) and so he's got so much time to improve his game and naturally for Levy's sake - he'll have a sell on value!
Sounds to me that Dembele is more or less filling the Moutinho role in the team - so Eriksen is a more likely option.
Yeah definitely, I was going to move onto a point like at how there are similarities between Dembele and Moutinho but thought my essay was long enough as it was!
SOS, what about if Moutinho played alongside Sandro/Parker and Dembele played further forward? would that solve the creative issue? It's funny you should mention the part about other clubs not coming in for Moutinho and the fact he's 26. I thought about this the other day. My biggest concern is that we could see a Raul Meireles. - I don't mean literally the same type of player, but one who is as much of a flop. I don't think this would be the case with Moutinho, but it'd certainly be a concern when spending that sort of money on someonewho should probably be out of the portuguese league by now. - then again, you've only got to look at Michu, who's the opposite end of the spectrum. A nobody to a hero in just a few months; also 26 years old. The difference, Moutinho will cost £20+mill, Michu cost £2m. Could another costly failure mean the purse strings would then be tightened again? we also have to remember, that by the time we're done with Moutinho, he'll be about 30odd. No resale value at all, pretty much.
Not sure really mate, as amazing as Dembele has been, he's not the type (or at least so far) to be able to pick out them killer balls. He tends to glide past two or three (with ease!) and then hit a simple ball. His partnership with Sandro is brilliant so I'm not sure if I'd want to break that up. Yeah that's the only thing on the back of my mind, although I'm confident that Moutinho would be a hit here, regardless of the price, it's still a worry to shell out that much for a player who really should've been in one of the "top" leagues by now and if like you say he possbily flops, there's won't be much re-sale value and therefore we could be £25m/£30m out of pocket... We just can't afford that. At least with Eriksen he won't (or shouldn't) be as expensive and while he's already showcasing his abilities, his potential alone is exciting enough. Personally think he has a massive future.
Realistically, it's more a matter of who we can persuade to come. Let's face it, we don't have CL football, and we're not exactly the top wage payers either. So, it's easy for us to sit here and just say, oh well, I prefer Eriksen, let's have him. There is, unfortunately, the small matter of what the player and his agent want, too.
Absolutely, but that's why Eriksen is again the more viable option. His transfer fee will more than likely be less than Moutinho's and something I've noticed over the years is that the Dutch teams don't pay the highest of wages so I think on that side, he's definitely more of a feasible purchase.
but that's the whole point of the thread NSIS. it's about rumours and us fans fantasising about who we want at our club. if we were to be 100% realistic, we'd be saying "we won't spend anything and we'll get a couple of loans in". - that's more likely for a Jan window, based on our previous track record. but **** that, let's be optimistic!
Wouldn't say no, on his day can tear a defence apart with his pace but if he's rejecting Arsenal's offers which are supposedly pretty big, I doubt we'd be able to attract him. Would be a funny signing though.
he wants to be a striker. He blows hot and cold as it is. he'd be 3rd choice behind Defoe and Ade, without a doubt.
I think the transfer fee would be something that we could reach an agreement with Ajax over. My concern is the player himself. Last I heard, he was aiming for Barcelona. Yes, pretty ambitious & unlikely to happen. But, it gives an idea of where the players' sights are. If none of the big money clubs, with CL football as well, comes in, we may get lucky. Otherwise it will be a matter of trying to unearth a hidden gem from somewhere.
i think he makes a better striker than winger tbh. I can't see Wenger's problem with playing him central. I hope he continues that stance too.
http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-n...-liverpool-eyeing-real-madrid-forward-187700? Tottenham and Liverpool are weighing up a summer move for Real Madrid forward Jose Callejon, according to reports in Italy. The 25-year-old has failed to establish himself as a regular at the Bernabeu under Jose Mourinho and is reportedly ready to consider a move away from the club if the situation does not change before the end of the season. And Italian newspaper Tuttosport claim that Tottenham, Liverpool and Udinese are leading the chase for the forward. But they will have to pay £16.3m to meet Callejon's buy-out clause and prise him away from Real, who are said to still value him highly.
Most sides see switching to 3 at the back as the option to "change things up" and I think they're right to. This wouldn't leave us needing another striker, certainly not a top one. As for wingers, if Bale or Lennon got a longterm injury would you really be happy with Dempsey/Gylfi/Falque/Townsend deputising? Personally I don't think Townsend will ever be good enough but if he's to prove me wrong I think he'd benefit from regular football at a high level so I'd like to see him sent out on loan. Falque, Gylfi and Dempsey all seem to suit the number 10 role best(with their different approaches) and again I'd like Falque to go on loan again, he's not played regular football for a long period in his career and I think we need to pick 2 of the 3 to battle it out between eachother for that role, 3 would be too many. I've not been so impressed with Eriksen when I've seen him over the past year or so, there's shades of Ganso in the impressive start to his career perhaps leading us mere fans to overrate him after they haven't progressed. As for Moutinho, he looked great in AVB's Porto side but again didn't impress me over the Euros, I thought he was part of a disappointing midfield who shied away from imposing themselves on the game. That said I'd really like us to sign Moutinho, I think the Euros may have been more the result of bad management, he's already thrived once working with AVB and could play several different roles for us in midfield. Walcott would be a good signing in terms of his abillity to fit into the squad but it's reported he wants about £90k per week and regular football playing as a striker, I doubt we could offer him either.
