All New Summer 2008 Transfer Merry Go Round/Rumour Mill

johnyccc said:
I am excited at the potential Berba signing.
It's true that it's not without it's risks - his attitude has been poor at times (although perhaps people are exaggerating it here) and his playing style doesn't immediately look ideally compatible with our system buuut..
He has a lot of ability and at times has looked amazing. if he was to really give his best and sort that attitude out, I think he will quickly become a big fan favorite and probably for the first time since that opening season for Spurs would be enjoying his football again.
Having him available with/instead of rooney/tevez is certainly better than having no option, which is what we have had at times for a while now.
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Spurs fans tend to refute the lazy tag, hopefully thats the case. The problem is we dont own tevez and if we dont and hes on the bench we never will. He then becomes a quite expensive loan deal.
 
G|mp said:
Dont be ****ing silly, he walked on the pitch and motivated everyone

Ive heard countless times how he used to stay behind training with the kids and getting them to train properly and how many times have you heard players talk about what an inspiration he was, people like Beckham, the Nevilles, Roy Keane, Fergie, Scholes......etc

He single handedly won the title for us just by turning up
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Absolutely 100% correct. No discussion will be entered in to.
 
Rotty said:
yes he's not bad but £20m is taking the ****, we don't need him that much
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Torres gets injured in the first game of the season. We've got Voronin, Kuyt and Babel.

I think £20m can be easily justified for such a good player who, as mentioned, is proven in the league.

His signing is more important than that of Gareth Barry, it's not like we're short of quality in the centre of midfield.

I believe both will be signing anyway.
 
Slogan said:
Torres gets injured in the first game of the season. We've got Voronin, Kuyt and Babel.

I think £20m can be easily justified for such a good player who, as mentioned, is proven in the league.

His signing is more important than that of Gareth Barry, it's not like we're short of quality in the centre of midfield.

I believe both will be signing anyway.
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twice as good as Crouch ?
 
Rotty said:
£20m, for Robbie Keane

yes he's not bad but £20m is taking the ****, we don't need him that much
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I don't think we'll be paying £20m for him, closer to £17m and with a few £m of that in add-ons too.

However regardless of that, it's still a big fee but as has been mentioned, we're paying a premium because he's a proven prem player. I disagree about us not needing him that much and spending the money elsewhere; Torres is our only striker we can rely on for goals and if he were to get a serious injury we'd be in big trouble.

I think Keane fits the bill perfectly as he can play alongside Torres but also in place of Torres should he get injured. I just hope we go for a winger now and then come back to Barry should we have the cash, but don't think that's going to happen :(
Rotty said:
twice as good as Crouch ?
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Maybe not twice as good but he's certainly better and more time on his contract too. We struggled without Torres last year as we simply had no pace up top, Keane can help put that right should Torres get injured.
 
Rotty said:
twice as good as Crouch ?
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As mentioned, Crouch's contract was run down and he clearly wanted out.

I do think Keane is better than Crouch. Whilst Crouch is a very good player, he can be really poor in certain games and Keane is by far, more consistent.

£20m is a big fee when you consider we got Torres for £1m more. However, prices of players are going up quite significantly as of late and £20m seems to be becoming the new £10m-£12m.

BaZ, I think a winger would be a very good idea but I would think Keane and Barry will be about as excited as we get. Babel on the left wing could work (although I see him as more of a striker) but he needs to be a lot more confident in himself. You can tell he's struggling mentally in terms of belief but hopefully that will come.
 
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11674_3836141,00.html

Interestingly Levy didn't have much to say about Redknapp/Pompey and their tapping of Kaboul. I guess he wasn't worried about the reaction of the fans to that :rolleyes:

Slogan said:
BaZ, I think a winger would be a very good idea but I would think Keane and Barry will be about as excited as we get. Babel on the left wing could work (although I see him as more of a striker) but he needs to be a lot more confident in himself. You can tell he's struggling mentally in terms of belief but hopefully that will come.
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We've been desperate for a right winger ever since Rafa joined. For one reason or another we've missed out on the likes of Simao, Alves and Mancini but like you say i think Barry and Keane may be it for us this summer (unless we have more cash than we know of (doubt it)). Ive got no problem with us going after a striker before a winger for the reasons i mentioned above but im not sure what it is with Rafa and CM's. Benitez seemed to have made his mind up a while back to sell Alonso and bring in Barry which is fair enough (although i don't agree) but it now looks like Alonso won't be going yet we're still going to be after Barry and seemingly at the expence of a winger.
 
Ipswich signed Lisbie this evening and should hopefully be completing the transfers of Rudi Skacel and Richard Wright on Monday... we're putting together a half decent team for the coming season and should be around the top 4, hunting around for automatic promotion spots IMO.
 
G|mp said:
He is a sulky little bitch that's the problem, he may knock loads in for us but when the going gets tough he strops about and is a lazy **** to boot
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Just like RvN you mean (at least at the end of his career with Man Utd)

CliffyG said:
Berbatov is at present a one season wonder
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with two good seasons at spurs I wonder how you work that one out :)

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Agree completely until the irrational use of some american term that suggests that we somehow swap footballers.
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Im sure you realised I meant transfers :)
 
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Lads, I know we all love Crouchy, but come, Keane is without a doubt twice as good, he can head the ****ing ball for starters.

In the last 2-3 seasons, we created a shed load of chances, unfortunately we had Kuyt and Crouch upfront, so we couldnt really capitalise on chances, Torres showed last season what a semi decent finisher can do with chances, and I think Keane can give us another dimension, play out wide or uptop with Torres, and score the goals.

Crouch was never the right the signing for us, you will never see players like Crouch,in a EPL winning side tbh.
 
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Spurs fans tend to refute the lazy tag, hopefully thats the case. The problem is we dont own tevez and if we dont and hes on the bench we never will. He then becomes a quite expensive loan deal.
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I see where you are coming from but personally think SAF is going to sign him - he did state the money is already in place several months ago

Even if we dont, the CL and league win are compensation enough I reckon (even without considring anything we win 2008/09), but I still reckon he will be signed permanently no matter what

wedgie said:
He'll do well for us if 23 goals is average.
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Exactly my thoughts earlier - and I cant see him playing the same amount of games for Man Utd and scoring less
 
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Chelsea are set to sign AC Milan's world player-of-the- year Kaka for a world-record fee of €100m (£79.2m). (The Guardian)

New Chelsea midfielder Deco has pleaded with Frank Lampard to stay at the club to help them win the Champions League. (Various)

But Lampard appears to be on his way to Inter Milan after the Italian side revealed they have agreed terms with the England midfielder. (Various)

Didier Drogba also appears to be on his way out of Stamford Bridge after Barcelona made an enquiry for the striker. (Daily Star)

Sunderland have had a £23m bid for Younes Kaboul, Pascal Chimbonda, Steed Malbranque and Teemu Tainio accepted by Tottenham. (Various)

However, the deal could be jeopardised after Kaboul's agent said his client would not join Sunderland "even if there was an earthquake". (Various)

Chimbonda also looks set to snub the Black Cats in favour of a move to either Newcastle or Everton. (Daily Mail)

Gareth Barry has reaffirmed his desire to quit Aston Villa and join Liverpool. (Daily Mirror)

Aston Villa expect to sign Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel next week as Rovers boss Paul Ince faces a tough task keeping hold of his players. (The Sun)

Middlesbrough have received a bid from Wigan for midfielder Lee Cattermole. (The Guardian)

The Latics are also close to completing the signing of Egyptian striker Amr Zaki on a one-year loan deal after he passed a medical. (Various)

West Ham are closing in on the signing of Switzerland right-back Valon Behrami for £5m from Lazio. (The Independent)

Premier League new boys Hull have tabled a bid for Wigan striker Marlon King. (The Sun)

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has admitted he needs to sell players in order to buy new ones. (Daily Mirror)

QPR manager Iain Dowie is expected to complete the signing of Ben Watson from Crystal Palace for £1.75m. (Daily Mirror)

Sheffield United have accepted a £2m bid from Derby for striker Rob Hulse. (The Sun)

Rangers boss Walter Smith is keen on signing Glenn Loovens from Cardiff City but the Bluebirds want to hold on to their star player. (Daily Record)
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Thats a crazy amount of money for Kaka.
 
SSN have his agent saying he's desperate to go there too. What is it with Chelsea buying so many CM's? If their team is weak in any area it's up top.
 
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