1. Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!

Transfer Rumours transfer thread fact and fiction

Discussion in 'Tottenham Hotspur' started by remembercolinlee, Feb 1, 2017.

  1. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2011
    Messages:
    63,622
    Likes Received:
    28,262
    As somebody else has suggested elsewhere (apologies for forgetting who, but I did spend half the morning locked in a life or death struggle with Spotify...) if Poch needs/wants to make wholesale changes we shouldn't buy half an outfield squad in the summer and wait for them to bed in, we need to get some key personnel in place in January and the rest will be added in the summer

    Based on the list of potential January departures in The Times, a DM definitely needs to be the top priority in January given the other first team DMs are reportedly available to leave, although the second option is tough: on the one hand the heart says make another play for Dybala as he'll add both creativity and goals, although the head says if both Verts and Toby are leaving we need to get a centre back in place so they have time to build an understanding with Sanchez as they'd likely be our starting centre back pairing next season

    Of course, if we happen to buy all three that'd be nice...
     
    #15101
  2. Lovearsenalcock

    Lovearsenalcock Homeboy
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2011
    Messages:
    72,219
    Likes Received:
    84,795
    Real Madrid will enter talks with Tottenham to try to sign Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 27, in January

    Needs to stop popping up in the match day squad
     
    #15102
    The Changing Man likes this.
  3. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2011
    Messages:
    63,622
    Likes Received:
    28,262
    Fortunately it's not Sissoko...
     
    #15103
  4. Lovearsenalcock

    Lovearsenalcock Homeboy
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2011
    Messages:
    72,219
    Likes Received:
    84,795
    #15104
  5. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2011
    Messages:
    63,622
    Likes Received:
    28,262
    There's a slight issue with Atal this season: he's not playing RB, he's mainly playing as a RW - and on at least one occasion a LW

    Of course, this might play in our favour...
     
    #15105
    Lovearsenalcock likes this.
  6. Lovearsenalcock

    Lovearsenalcock Homeboy
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2011
    Messages:
    72,219
    Likes Received:
    84,795
    Aye...just been reading up on him

    He has been playing as a winger but prefers his RB role...scored on the weekend but claims that he prefers the responsibility of his defensive game.
     
    #15106
  7. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2011
    Messages:
    63,622
    Likes Received:
    28,262
    He was linked during the summer, with the presumption being that Aurier not leaving scuppered the deal - although Nice being taken over by a British billionaire during the summer may have also made it a tad problematic, at least until Boris Johnson became PM and no doubt downgraded him to a mere millionaire...
     
    #15107
    Lovearsenalcock likes this.
  8. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2011
    Messages:
    63,622
    Likes Received:
    28,262
    Scouting the Scouts
    Rumours/reports/whatever suggest that Steve Hitchen has been in Argentina, reportedly scouting the following players

    Agustin Almendra (19yo Boca Juniors central midfielder)
    Adolfo Gaich (20yo San Lorenzo striker, who made his international debut at the end of September)
    Agustin Urzi (19yo Banfield left winger)

    We were linked with Almendra a few months ago, and back then I said he looks like a good long-term prospect, and considering he primarily plays as a number 8 in midfield the obvious suggestion would be that he would be the long-term replacement for Sissoko, although with Boca playing him in a DM role this season I wouldn't be surprised if Poch sees him playing in Harry Winks' false 6 role

    Gaich and Urzi are a little harder to dig up information about, which is more to do with Almendra being seen as the top prospect in the Argentina league than anything else, but from what I can dig up Gaich was linked with Everton in the summer and is similar to Maxi Lopez as his game has the physicality and heading ability of a target man but the speed and instincts of a poacher, while Urzi comes across as being pretty similar to Lamela as he's got the skill but also a hell of a lot of tenacity

    Of course, one obvious counterpoint: our midfield needs a number 6 in it, especially with rumours of Dier and Wanyama being on the chopping block, and none of these players are really that - Almendra is closest, as he's Winks with better tackling, but hardly a Kante-type we so clearly need - and there's the whole most-of-a-back-four question on top of that...
     
    #15108
  9. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2011
    Messages:
    63,622
    Likes Received:
    28,262
    So, yeah, centre backs...

    With it likely that at least one of Verts and Toby are off at the end of the season, and even if one of them stays they need a long-term replacement, it's odd that there's very few stories linking us to centre backs at the moment. On the one hand we technically have plenty in that area in Sanchez, Foyth*, Tanganga and Eyoma, the fact that the aforementioned list includes one player currently being used as a right back for club and country and two youngsters with one start between them, obviously we need to address this with at least one CB signing

    And because I got the ball rolling, here's a short list...

    Dayot Upamecano (20yo, Taurine FC Leipzig, contracted until 2021)
    Pros: likes to pass out from the back; has the physical attributes; hasn't signed a new deal since 2017, giving us some Levy room
    Cons: Leipzig won't be letting him go cheap; current favourite of r/coys, so we'll all be sick of his name by next April

    Ibrahima Konate (20yo, Taurine FC Leipzig, contracted until 2023)
    Pros: similar to Verts in the way he plays out from the back; also has the physical side to his game to fit into the Premier League
    Cons: signed a new contract back in January, so Leipzig can think of a big number if we make an approach

    Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen, 23yo, contracted until 2023)
    Pros: likes to pass out from the back; heading ability and physicality make him a good option for the PL; quick for a CB
    Cons: it begs the question why nobody's come in for him and, more importantly, why the Germany team always overlook him

    Nikola Milenkovic (21yo, Fiorentina, contracted until 2022)
    Pros: great in the air; an impressive first touch; adept at RB...which we also need
    Cons: a bit of a card magnet in Serie A, so will probably be permanently suspended in the Premier League

    Joachim Andersen (23yo, Lyon, contracted until 2024)
    Pros: Looks like a young Verts with the way he moved the ball; can ping long balls like Toby
    Cons: Lyon only just signed him, reportedly giving us an ultimatum to back off or we wouldn't get Ndombele, so expect a rinsing

    Lisandro Martinez (21yo, Ajax, contracted until 2023)
    Pros: the latest centre back off the Ajax production line, so you know what to expect; left-footed, which Poch is on the lookout for
    Cons: Ajax only signed him in the summer, and with the De Ligt and De Jog cash they can name any number they can think of
     
    #15109
  10. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2011
    Messages:
    36,290
    Likes Received:
    41,577
    Nathan Ake for me. Good ball playing CB plus he’s left-footed, good in the air despite being relatively small for a CB at 5’10/ 5’11 and he’s used to the Prem, think he may also qualify as HG too which would be a bonus.
     
    #15110

  11. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2011
    Messages:
    63,622
    Likes Received:
    28,262
    Good News
    Reports suggest that our current shopping list looks like this

    Ruben Neves
    Youcef Atal
    Thomas Strakosha
    Declan Rice
    Bruno Fernandes
    Ousmane Dembele
    Memphis Depay
    Max Aarons
    Ben Godfrey
    Sean Longstaff

    Bad News
    ...reports from the Twitter account that broke the N'Geme story

    Good News
    We've also got another shortlist, which reads as follows

    Paulo Dybala
    Bruno Fernandes
    Youcef Atal
    Max Aarons
    Ruben Neves
    Nathan Ake

    Bad News
    ...from a bloke named "ITKSpurs079"
     
    #15111
  12. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2011
    Messages:
    63,622
    Likes Received:
    28,262
    Rabiot Watch
    Oh for ****'s ****ing sake...

    Le10 Sport are reporting that it's taken less than three months for Rabiot to royally piss off Juve management, to the point where they're willing to offer him as a potential makeweight in a January deal for Christian Eriksen

    Let me translate this into a language that all parties can understand...
    Juventus: Vaffanculo
    Rabiot: Va te faire foutre
     
    #15112
  13. The Huddlefro

    The Huddlefro Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 31, 2011
    Messages:
    7,670
    Likes Received:
    6,091
    Reports on Twitter suggesting we’ve re-signed Vorm on a contract to the end of the season
     
    #15113
  14. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2011
    Messages:
    63,622
    Likes Received:
    28,262
    Can he play RB?
     
    #15114
  15. The Huddlefro

    The Huddlefro Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 31, 2011
    Messages:
    7,670
    Likes Received:
    6,091
    You’ve asked the same question as a few on Spurs twitter hbic and the only answer I can give is yes, he probably can better than Serge Aurier
     
    #15115
  16. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2011
    Messages:
    36,290
    Likes Received:
    41,577
    Makes sense. Not as good as he was in the first couple years we had him but he’s a solid enough option and better than Whiteman at the moment.
     
    #15116
  17. bigsmithy9

    bigsmithy9 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2011
    Messages:
    10,127
    Likes Received:
    3,323
    I think it's time for our defenders to lock themselves away and discuss what the hell is going on with us? (If they haven't already done so!)
     
    #15117
  18. The Huddlefro

    The Huddlefro Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 31, 2011
    Messages:
    7,670
    Likes Received:
    6,091
    Yeah agreed. Can’t help but think that we might be looking for a long-term GK over the summer as well. Hugo isn’t getting any younger or improving and as much as I love Gazza I don’t think the club view him as a first choice option, unless he absolutely smashes it when Hugo is out injured. I’d love to see that.

    Another position on the list of things to fix then
     
    #15118
  19. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2011
    Messages:
    63,622
    Likes Received:
    28,262
    We were linked with Lazio's Thomas Strakosha over the summer, and his name's recently resurfaced on the ITK lists

    I'm sure signing an Albanian won't lead to any pig ignorant chanting from opposition fans at any point...
     
    #15119
  20. KingHotspur

    KingHotspur Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 11, 2011
    Messages:
    19,964
    Likes Received:
    26,260
    What sort of message does that send to Whiteman and Austin?

    Poch usually loves youth but signing Vorm seems weird.
     
    #15120

Share This Page