Summer Transfer Thread 2023! - Closed (Maybe)

[FightingIllini]

So you agree that when people say « just pay the fee » they are talking nonsense?

Strategically identifying and targeting players with feasible release clauses has become an increasingly important aspect of transfer business at major clubs, that should be mentioned even with your point being broadly correct.

Have Spurs EVER secured a player via payment of a release clause?

 

[r-u-s-x]

What is your point?

You want Spurs - the first British club to win the league and cup double and the first British club to win a UEFA Competition - to be a club with the best stadium in the world, best training facilities in the world, one of the highest revenues in the world, amongst the most profitable in the world, formally had the best srriker in the world....


but at the same time Spurs should settle for the same outcomes as "many clubs in the football league"?

You are cool with this great football club having the same goals as Blackburn? or Wolves?

What has that got to do with what I quoted?

"Yes but the primary goal for a football club is to win trophies."

 

[NotThatTedHughes]

Fair enough I suppose, though promotion sort of stands in for a trophy at clubs in lower leagues.

Actually, it does far more.
It can massively increase the value of a lower league club if the club can maintain its place in the higher division.
Cups add very little.

 

[Paul Gascoigne]

People need to wake up. It’s 2023, not 2008. 30 million is peanuts in todays market.

That Akanji at City looks good for £30m
You just have to know where to look ??

 

[JDefoe]

I would look to upgrade both Son and Kulusevski before I tried to upgrade Richarlison

Crazy as that sounds they were far bigger liabilities on Sunday than he was

 

[dondo]

So you agree that when people say « just pay the fee » they are talking nonsense?

Depends on the circumstances I guess.
Could have got Grealish for 20m but levy would only go to 15m
Say we want Eze?? They want 80m I could understand if we said no

 

[r-u-s-x]

That Akanji at City looks good for £30m
You just have to know where to look ??

It's easier if you can also spend a shit loads keep on trying. It's not the amounts man city spend it's how often they can do it

 

[NotThatTedHughes]

Have Spurs EVER secured a player via payment of a release clause?

Didn’t we just do Porro— the amount if not by triggering the clause. We just did Phillips from Blackburn.
Certain leagues are obligated to put a release clause on every contract and many are ridiculously overpriced.
There are release clauses and genuine release clauses.
They should be part of any smart team’s strategy along with targeting free agents

 

[r-u-s-x]

I would look to upgrade both Son and Kulusevski before I tried to upgrade Richarlison

Crazy as that sounds they were far bigger liabilities on Sunday than he was

Son won't be able to play that position, the manager either works it out and changes the formation or the player

 

[Zomb]

« Paying what it takes » is a ridiculous notion. You pay what the player is worth to you given your limited resources and considering the opportunity costs. That’s the real world.

Everything else is fantasy.

Opportunity cost is the pertinent point. In hindsight, we should have paid an extra 10M for Hazard when Redknapp wanted him. Would have been over the odds and ‘what it takes’, but it would have paid for itself

 

[Airfixx]

Seen this « not your money » take a lot. Why would that be at all compelling in the real world? The money is the club’s… the one we support… the club will always want to use its resources as effectively as possible.

Any other stance is living in delusion.

Bloke literally spent several posts arguing that it was fine to pay 100m for a 50m player.

Apparently if that seems like a flawed idea then you've been brainwashed by Levy.

 

[MemphisWill]

I'm more interested in the former than the latter. And I'm the viewership the media platforms are paying for.

Explain to me what is more interesting about Burnley than Atletico. You're coming off very much as an American Soccer Hipster right now.

 

[AlabamaSpur]

View: https://twitter.com/HotspurLane/status/1691837965343821933?s=20


Did somebody say Leandro Damiao?

I'd jizz if we got him.

 

[Zomb]

I would look to upgrade both Son and Kulusevski before I tried to upgrade Richarlison

Crazy as that sounds they were far bigger liabilities on Sunday than he was

Yeah I thought Richy did Ok too compared to them. Made good runs and fought well

 

[Spursidol]

The only would be if we were in for another AM, I'm very confident that no one will pay £30-40m though. The value of £30-40m is based on what? 18 months playing for Villareal?

and a year at Real Betis scoring and assisting frequently

and playing with Messi for Argentina - according to his fan club he played better with his mate !

Agree we'd buy another midfielder to replace him - Eze would be good - but we'd need to generate some cash from Lo Celso to upgrade him.

I'd happily take £30m for him but lets start by asking for £40m

 

[Zomb]

Seen this « not your money » take a lot. Why would that be at all compelling in the real world? The money is the club’s… the one we support… the club will always want to use its resources as effectively as possible.

Any other stance is living in delusion.

No-one is suggesting that we should pay over the odds for every signing, just now and again for certain players. Is that clear?

 

[skywalker68]

I'd jizz if we got him.

Do you think we can or will deal with inter, no chance we get him, more clickbait

 

[Zomb]

Enjoying my hols so intermittently catching up , has Poundland Kroenke shown any sign of investing the Kane money in the team ?

No

 

[Hampshire Spur]

Read a couple of things on newsnow. Might be getting Barcelona director of football after he rejected villa. Also orban agent is trying to sort fee with gent.

 

[AlabamaSpur]

Do you think we can or will deal with inter, no chance we get him, more clickbait

I know...plus he'd probably be 80m