Why's that. Were you hoping for a slice of the transfer fee?
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I thought he had an Woolwich shirt on when I first saw that photo 
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Was hoping for a fee then a few new players....
We cant buy any new players until the seasons half over, at least.
Surely better to have him available and playing for us. Our squad would be weaker without him
Our squad will be weaker without him when he does leave that's for sure but there are factors to consider before just selecting him. We need to use the time available before his departure to prepare for that event and give his replacement(s) sufficient game exposure. We also have no absolute guarantees about how his attitude will be during this interim period and whether or not his performances will decline. As a professional footballer I would not expect him to just switch off and wait for next summer but it's nevertheless a delicate situation that needs careful balancing by Poch.
The timing would suck because as you said we couldn't replace him immediately, but 50 million pounds buys you a player with a real chance for excellence in today's market. I'd rather suffer through this season and redeploy that money on somebody who can make the squad better for years to come than essentially pay a 50 million pound fee to get Eriksen on loan for a year.
Though to be fair his wages are quite good for us.
EDIT: In any case, it's moot. He's staying for the season.
I think it's less tricky than some imagine. He should be a fixture in the first 11 unless it becomes clear we have a better option. There will be plenty of opportunities through Cup matches, substitutions, crazy periods where we have like 4 matches in 14 days, and injuries for possible replacements to prove their worth.
You are obviously referring to later in the season when we will have league fixtures / league cup semi final / FA Cup semi final and CL quarter final all in a matter of days of each other I presume
You are obviously referring to later in the season when we will have league fixtures / league cup semi final / FA Cup semi final and CL quarter final all in a matter of days of each other I presume
Right! Excellence has its price!
So you'd be happy to strengthen a struggling Man Utd team half way through the season. Possibly to our detriment. Just for the sake of a nominal transfer fee?
Seems a strange logic for a Spurs fan.
No ones paying 50m for Eriksen in January
Please explain how you can 'disagree' with my post that he wouldn't be guaranteed a first team place at a top club like Barca, Real Madrid and PSG knowing that these were his only preferred choices and then you post
That he would want to go to a club that did not want him enough to fork out the cash.
If they are not that bothered about paying for him they cannot be that concerned about wanting him to play regularly for them can they
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Just a shame he is going to spend another season thinking about a transfer rather than his game
I don't think he will.
If his immediate future is confirmed with us he'll knuckle down and play.
When you've got the uncertainty of the last few weeks swirling round your head it's bound to effect your game.
And even with that, he's arguably been the difference between us going into the international break with 5 points rather than 1
That’s the only scenario I had of us getting a fee for him. That one of the elite sides has a nightmare up til Jan ..... force their hand
(I don’t include Utd in that )
John will want that new player regardless of any fee lost; expect to both have his cake and eat it and just cast Levy as the villain of the piece.... #NotMyMoney
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