Seen a rumour that, when we sign Berahino, we'll loan Pritchard to Norwich...which makes no sense, given the two players don't play in the same positions, and we're supposedly loaning Lamela to Inter.
Not really sure what the process is for a transfer, we put the first bid in a few days ago which was rejected, we then wait a few more days the put another bid in which again is rejected, how is the bid even tabled, by email? This is where I think every player should have a buy out clause in there contract, just so there's less time wasting. Look at benteke transfer for example the whole transfer was done in a couple of days, Liverpool paid the money and Aston villa can move on.
That may be asking a lot. "Prominent Cock," on the other hand, my preference, would hardly be a change from "Well-Known Member." The whole thing is starting to remind me of Schneiderlin, the difference being that Schneiderlin would have been a great acquisition, whereas Berahino is a big gamble. Luckily there’s no chance we’ll spend the remainder of the transfer window trying and failing to get Berahino, then failing to pull off a backup plan.
Typical English market though. If Carroll went for £35m, Sterling for £49m, Lallana for £25m, Shaw for £30m, Stones looking likely to go for around £35m-£40m then WBA are well within their right to demand £25m-£30m for their prized asset. I'm not sure if it's riskier to pay half the price for say a foreign import, who may or may not be a hit, especially after our troubles with Soldado. We may have to pay about £10m more than what Saido is technically worth right now due to the being English factor but we're giving ourselves a higher margin for it being a successful signing seeing as he's accustomed and proven in the league. Although not English, it's similar with you guys and Benteke, he's not worth £32m right now but the fact he's proven in the league gives you more hope that he'll be a major success and prove worthy of the outlay in years to come. It wouldn't surprise me if we've asked to be kept in the loop in regards to any bids for Charlie Austin, I think if our third bid fails and the transfer deadline is too close then we'd likely make an emergency bid to get him. Though I personally believe we'll eventually sign Berahino for what it's worth, I think too many bridges have been burnt at WBA for him to stay so unless Utd gazump us at the final minute, I'd be very surprised if Berahino isn't a Spurs player come 6pm on Tuesday.
Given the money that West Brom are expecting, a simple question needs to be asked: should we... a.) Go all-in on Berahino b.) Spend the money West Brom expect on two players, for the sake of argument Austin & Yarmolenko I'm certainly leaning towards the latter.
For what it's worth, according to this a deal has been agreed. http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2015/08/inter-agree-deal-to-sign-tottenham-hotspur-star/
Definitely bollocks isn't it. As you say they're not direct competitors for each others' position and there are others we'd be looking to get rid of before Pritchard anyway. He's in for a big season with us I think. The money being touted around for Lamela sounds almost too good to be true, but his dad has been talking up the move today saying they're talking so there could be something in it. We wouldn't get that much if he had a good season with us! Take the money and plough it into the Berahino fund Levy! On Berahino, I think given the other options available to us, and that we're currently running a transfer surplus this window I think (not to mention the previous ones...) so he's worth splurging on. After all, what a player is 'worth' is far more complicated than simply working out how good the player in question is - all sort of factors like the positions of the buying and selling club, nationality of the player, all have to be taken into account. Even though SB is young, quick, has scored goals in the league and is English, if WBA want Fazio enough then we should be able to get something done IMO and the inclusion of our CB in the deal should bring the price down a bit, even if he's not officially 'included'. I think we'll go back for Austin if we don't get Berahino, but the latter is the better fit IMO and is probably just about going to be worth the outlay, especially if we get Lamela, Lennon and Ade off the books too. Aside from those two I struggle to see attractive options really, considering that we really need someone who knows the league at this stage.
£25m for Berahino and £20m plus for Bolasye (excuse spellings) is as bad as over paying for paulinio, lamela and soldado imho. Would rather sign no one and play youth players than waste another £50m ... who ever we sign we will be fleeced cos we are clearly desperate...this window is looking like a very big **** up after starting positively
Absolutely wouldn't want Bolasie at any price. If we get Berahino or another striker in, then all we'd need is a DM, but I don't think we're targeting one anyway so we'll probably be done for incomings unless something too good to be true comes along. Simply put if Berahino is the right fit then he is worth it ('it' being <£25m), and if he comes in I think he'll be starting in some sort of combination with Kane, probably out wide with a liberal licence to roam. There will surely be no danger of him sitting it out on the bench. If Austin comes in then he'll be competing for the 9 spot with Kane but he'd probably cost less than Berahino obviously, so him getting time on the bench isn't so bad. If Berahino comes in and nobody else, then the window can be said to have been a moderate success IMO, if it wasn't for the timing of the last deals which have been farcical.
The difference is that both are semi-proven Premiership players. The three you mentioned weren't. But, I agree about Bolasie - well overpriced!..
Dwight Gayle actually isn't a bad player...but I think he needs to go somewhere and play regularly enough to prove that, which it is unlikely he would do with us to be honest.
I like Bolasie but would never pay anything near £20m for him. £10m with maybe £2m-£3m performance related add-ons would be my limit if it were down to me. He's phenomenally skilful but his decision making is worse than Townsend's and seeing as he should be in his prime right now, I'm not convinced he's a £20m player. For me, I think Saido is worth laying out the £25m for, he's young, a good striker, English and knows the league well, so we always knew he'd come at a premium. Like Hudd says, if Saido is the only one we bring in before the deadline closes then it'd be a moderate success of a window. We've added some much needed defenders which will hopefully pay off in the long run. While also easing the pressure on Kane of the goal scoring burden with the additions of Saido and Clint. IF we were able to bring in a DM, then it's a major success of a window and would set us up for a great season in my opinion.
I’d go for 1. Yarmolenko and Austin. Pacy players with an end product on both sides (Clinton on the left). Three strikers. Plus Cabaye and it would have been nearly a perfect window. 2. Trust in youth. It worked last year, and it’s working so far this year. 3. Berahino. Though I don’t want to pay 25 million for him, he and Kane together just might be great. While it does resemble watching the fat lady do a trapeze act, as all Spurs windows do, I still think we’ve done a reasonably good job this time, so far at least. Just shifting all the extra players is a lot more than I thought we’d do. I thought Alderweireld, Wimmer and Clinton were all good buys. I can live without Martial and Berahino. While I’d like Yarmolenko, the only player we missed out on I would have loved to have is Cabaye, and the only one we absolutely still need is another striker.
Seen on Twitter If West Ham are balking at Adebayor's wages, can't they just get Newham council-tax payers to fund it?
