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Transfer Business at Other Clubs (aka the other Wish List)

ebouefan

BenSmithBBC wrote:
Spurs now look set to complete moves for Wilian and Erik Lamela. Anyone would think they were about to come into some money.

They will be an outside bet for the title even if they sell Bale.

Claudius

why oh why does Wenger's period of most extreme negligence coincide with the rise of Tottenham?

ebouefan

Gazidis' infamous rainy day is almost here. Better shelve any plans to spend.

Dragan

Claudius wrote:
why oh why does Wenger's period of most extreme negligence coincide with the rise of Tottenham?

I wouldn't say its a coincidence. You assess your opponents and then you make your moves. We were supposed to be in for a great summer, but we made a complete mess of it and Tottenham seem to have ceased the opportunity. If they sign Willian and Lamela their squad even without Bale will still be better than ours both in terms of depth and quality.

TambourineMan

Why are just standing by allowing Spurs to sign these guys? Willian and Lamela would improve us immensely. It's not like there's anyone else on the market ffs. This has been horrible not just because we've been so fucking inept but because Spurs are showing that they can hold onto their best players and sign top players too. Just want this window to end now.

evoh

Lamela to spurs would make me pull my hair out. Serious player with loads of potential to play anywhere across the front 4.

Though with us its basically like this, if something makes sense then there is a 90% chance it won't happen. Cazorla is the only sensible move we have made for years and that was only because the oil money got pulled from under the feet of Malaga. By the time we sort ourselves out a player like Santi will be on the decline physically that how we work, no concept of team building.

Conor

Sevilla midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, who has been linked with Arsenal, is close to joining Monaco. (ESPN)

YounGunner

You sometimes wonder how Wenger is struggling in the transfer window this summer when you see the likes of Paulinho, Soldado and Lamela joining Tottenham a team who isn't even in the CL this season. Any one of those would have improved the first team immensely.

What further compounds it is the fact that last season Tottenham signed a world class keeper and a world class centre back. We haven't had one of those since 2006.

Irishgunner

Tactics wrote:
Willian---Soldado----Lamela

Fuck, would be a very good front line.

Much better than ours.

JazzG

Claudius wrote:
Jazz, these players are not world class, but they are the next logical step for Spurs.
If you look at the players they have acquired in the last two seasons, they are slowly improving quality
Loris, Vertonghen, Paulinho, Dembele and Soldado are better than their predecessors. Guys like Siggurdson, Capoue and Holtby are also potentially upgrades, assuming Bale stays.

Contrast with our club where we have replaced van Persie with Giroud and Fabregas with Wilshere, etc.

I don't disagree, I'm probably still a bit deluded in thinking that we should be aiming a bit higher. Spurs are helped by the fact they didn't spend Modric money, sold some more players and I'm thinking Bale exit is imminent as well. Given them a lot of money to spend on improvements.

Qwiss

YounGunner wrote:
You sometimes wonder how Wenger is struggling in the transfer window this summer when you see the likes of Paulinho, Soldado and Lamela joining Tottenham a team who isn't even in the CL this season. Any one of those would have improved the first team immensely.

What further compounds it is the fact that last season Tottenham signed a world class keeper and a world class centre back. We haven't had one of those since 2006.

No they didn't.

Claudius

Let's look at Arsenal
Soldado is a big improvement on Giroud. My nutsack would be a big imprvement on Giroud
Paulinho is an improvement - Paulinho + one of Ramsey/Arteta is better balanced. Same with Dembele
Lloris is an improvement on Szczesny

We could have bought these players

Captain

Willian is serious business. Not fussed about the others.

TambourineMan

Gutted that Willian looks like joining Spurs. Would have a great addition to our attack but he costs real money and that's not how we roll.

Claudius

Spurs are teaching us a lesson in transfer dealings, even if they do sell Bale

Claudius

other than strengthening Spurs, there could be an additional drawback to the Willian deal:
i understood that Liverpool were chasing him hard. maybe they saw him as a Suarez replacement. failure to get Willian could end Liverpool's interest (if any) in selling Suarez to us

est

What's exceptional about Willian? Genuine question. I've only seen him play 4-5 times and he's never stood out for me.

Claudius

in one summer, they will have signed 3 players who cost more than our record transfer. feck. the prospect of those vile Spurs fans celebrating St. Bendnter's day next May is getting realer by the day.

Bryant

Gianluca Di Marzio ✔ @dimarzio
Gareth #Bale very close to @realmadrid: deal with @SpursOfficial for 93€. And #Coentrao probably will join spurs. #footballtransfers

Gianluca Di Marzio ✔ @dimarzio
Bale-Real Madrid 93 million pounds, not euro.

Gianluca Di Marzio ✔ @dimarzio
Bale-Real Madrid: Coentrao included in total deal of 93£.

Irishgunner

93m pounds is ridiculous.

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