We have an excess of overseas trained players and a shortage of HG players.
So that's a bad option for Spurs - Winks is perfectly adequate as say 4th or 5th choice CM versus nobody as we cannot replace the HG player
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We have an excess of overseas trained players and a shortage of HG players.
So that's a bad option for Spurs - Winks is perfectly adequate as say 4th or 5th choice CM versus nobody as we cannot replace the HG player
I'm not too bothered about an out and out 10, as I'd really like to see us persevere with the 433 but, like you, I do like Brandt and he could play as an 8 (or a 10 if we ever wanted to play that way) or even in the front three of the 433.
Surprised no-one's gone in for him, still only 25 too.
According to Wiki Barca exercised an option to sign him back from Betis for 3 years at 9m euros.
I don't believe this 30m figure.
Maybe it's because I want it to be true but I think Aurier is involved in this deal.
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I red somewhere (not sure how true) that Barcleona and Betis owned him 50%/50% before Barcelona bought out Betis share in him.
Tottenham want to offload Aurier after Emerson deal agreed - Sources
Football Insider has learned that Tottenham want to offload Serge Aurier after completing a deal to sign Emerson Royal from Barcelona.
www.footballinsider247.com
Homegrown is a relevant factor too. (Same story as Sissoko and Winks)
And it’s irrational, but Aurier has been so bad for so long that like Sissoko it really feels like he’d be addition by subtraction. Whereas Doherty feels like he can be more safely ignored.
Plus the Nuno factor I guess, if ever there was a chance to get a tune out of Doherty it’s now. And tbf he was non-terrible last Thursday.
Tottenham want to offload Aurier after Emerson deal agreed - Sources
Football Insider has learned that Tottenham want to offload Serge Aurier after completing a deal to sign Emerson Royal from Barcelona.
The article says 'want to offload Aurier' .......... which I agree with
But if we cannot offload Aurier we keep him and need to pay his wages (say £3.5m) but do not need to play him.
And we would buy an alternative RB such as Emerson regardless of Aurier situation
He's only HG in the league.
He's a brainfart player..... He's also had good spells and at times excellent games. This is the same path of thinking that led to some people actually wanting to sell Walker. (Not saying he's as good as walker; but the myopic thinking is similar.)
He drags the team down to a crawl when he plays...... I find him impossible to ignore; It's like water torture when he plays.
That's cos everyone was zipping about like nutters and he hardly had to get up n' down the wing all game. Anyone can hang about on the wing in the middle third and make short passes and a very occasional cross. When called upon defensively, he's a traffic cone and in transition he's a momentum killer.
I hate shit-talking our players (and rarely do) but he's so bad.
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Really don't get this article why are we bidding on a player if he didn't want to come.
It always seems these articles try to do us over when we are buying.
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/footbal...-royal-from-real-betis_sto8350773/story.shtml
But a 2019 Marca report said that Betis and Barcelona shared the price of signing Emerson, his rights would be held by Barcelona but Betis would retain a sell-on clause.
There was also reportedly a clause in 2021 for Barcelona to sign Emerson permanently, an option they’ve exercised. Betis keep their sell-on clause.
So nominally Barcelona hold ownership of Emerson, but there is a 50% sell on clause etc which Betis owns.
I suspect this structure brought about as 'co-ownership' outlawed a few years ago.
We'll be lucky to get £1m for Aurier so just send him on loan for the last year of his contract. Gets him off the wage bill and frees up a foreign trained player space. He's wanted out for the last 3 summers and we just need to get rid however we can.
Dont think Ndombele is too bothered about the world cup, especially one played in the heat of Qatar.
Re: do we need a No 10?
Whether Nuno continues with the current 433 or switches to WBs & 3 CBs, neither formation easily accommodates a genuine 10.
Plus GLC was a 10 at Betis, and it seems we'll be using Bryan Gil as an AM primarily rather than a LW, so it's not like we don't have options.
So, if we stick with 433, with a 6 and two 8s, then GLC & Gil are competing with Dele (& it seems PEH) for the 8 role. If by some miracle (eg cash plus Rodon) we sign Bissouma, then presumably he would play as the 6, with Skipp as the other 6 when needed.
And then there's the hugely creative & massively frustrating enigma who wants out of Spurs & out of Nuno's tactical formations known as Tanguy Ndombele.....
Oooo I fucking want him now.
If it's HG issue what about 20m + him for Ward Prowse?
Midfield upgraded without worrying about the HG problem.
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