Transfer Rumours transfer thread fact and fiction

Vuskovic having his medical ahead of a loan to Hamburg, as per Plettentwerp

Meanwhile, Bisosuma to Galatasaray is reportedly off as per Sacha Tavolieri, apparently forgetting that whole "Wants the UK passport he's one year shy of" thing

 

Apparently our timing for summer transfers over the last 10 years is as follows (according to a post elsewhere)...
Beginning of Window (June – early July)
~27 signings
Middle of Window (mid-July – mid-August)
~22 signings
End of window
~7 signings

 

I'm baffled by the Simons links.

Frank was very clear after the Eze debacle that he only wants players who want Spurs.

So we go and bid £70m for a player who has had his eye on Chelsea for two months.

 

The only way to know whether he prefers us to Chelsea is to give him the option.

 

I'm believing nothing I read any more. What will be, will be...

 

Eminently sensible.

I prefer getting worked up over nothing.

I thought I wouldn't miss the frustration, but apparently not.

 

Indeed, it's been the most unstressed window for me since I don't know when...

 

I think Xavi Simons will be a great fit for us. Skillful, excellent passer and vision and a goal scoring threat too.
Predominantly a 10 but can play off the left from time to time.

Get him and Ake and I think it would end up being a very good window.

 

*Chelsea

 

Chelsea have agreed a fee of £40M for Garnacho.
They can’t sign everybody

 

Why Chelsea?

dreams of winning the conference league or world club cup?

chasing the money

I’m not convinced with this kids attitude for us

Hope it’s not another desperate Levy offering as opposed to a Frank wanting

 

They've spent over half a billion quid just on wingers in three years.

They don't agree with your assessment.

 

Money and trophies. You get both at Chelsea. Spurs not so much

 

I obviously hope I’m wrong about Simons but I just have a really bad gut feeling he won’t cut it in the Prem.

Of all the attacking mids we’ve been linked with, he’s the first where I’ve thought I’d rather we go elsewhere. Would’ve loved Eze, can’t even deny that one hurt, MGW would’ve been welcomed, Rogers is a player I’d also love, Paqueta’s a good player and all of these are obviously proven in the league. There’s just something about Simons though where I think he’ll struggle with the pace and physicality over here, Bundesliga is sort of like the Prem-lite with the pace being nothing like England and many players who’ve hit similar stats as Simons have struggled over here. Don’t think he’ll quite be Lo Celso/ Ndombele bad but I fear for £60m+ and a supposed £200k a week wage, we'll end up feeling a little short changed should he join (which he probably won’t, lol).

IF it goes through, I pray my judgement of him is the poorest call I’ve made in football, if he goes Chelsea I pray it’s one of the best!

 

gives me Memphis Depay and Antony vibes

that kind of stuff

Giovanni Dos Santos style more cold than hot days

A few Helder Postiga moments in him at best

gut feeling saying nay

 

Yessss!

That’s exactly how I view him in that sort of Depay style. Stat pads where it’s easier to do so but in the big boy league could get found out.