Spurs Rumours Archive August 03 2013

03 Aug 2013 22:19:17
AVB still saying bale is not for sale. (Source: tv) surely bale cannot be sold, otherwise avb and co will not be the most popular people in London. He surely cannot go against his word, especially after this statement

Thfcmatt

Hope so!

Agreed, but he did also say ' that in football anything can happen'. I have said all along that I think we won't sell him. We will be far better off keeping him and adding few others, then we will be title contenders.

It means Real Madrid going to be paying over 100 million in a one off cash payment and chuck player in or they can do one haha.

Lets see if they got the money, I hope levy tells them to get lost anyway

He seemed pretty adamant that we will keep him, I think as long as bale doesn't do the same as modrić we will keep him. Avb was also spot on about ancelotti

Take the money

Avb has had his say publicly. Levy needs to come out and echoe those statements. I think he should come out with some proper sarcy comment like " you can have bale for 120million and we will take Ronaldo, benzema and modric Aswell, or shut the hell up Perez" then give bale the contract his agent clearly wants. He really does deserve that. Then add another striker and centre back and I think we can really challenge. COYS

AVB I think he's the man! Real to funk yourselves! They still owe £20 mill for modders so where the funk r
They going to find £85mill from? It's all bull designed to unsettle bale, would rather sell to PSG for less mon tbh. An why isn't platini looking into there dealing under ffp or are FIFA to scared of real to do anything about it? In a country that's got mass unemployment and deep in ressesion how many jobs could £85 mill create

Real want to pay in 5 installments, the first one being no more than 25m. This is the current hang up, Levy needs more upfront cash to sign the quality of players AVB wants. {Ed002's Note - It is rather more complex than that - try not do get wrapped up in the money.}

Apparently we've agreed a £83m deal to sell him next summer- seems good to me? no doubt levy will change his mind then and demand more haha

Clue: Spurs are owed money for Modric.

That means the transfer was paid in installments. Like all transfers.

If RM pay £100 million, then it will be paid over years. Not in one lump sum.

This isn't a manager game

I love how AVB does an interview and a certain sports news channel has someone talking to sources close to Gareth Bale (over night) within hours to confirm he was not happy with the interview. Still no quote from Bale himself.

I wonder how much the betting arm of that sports channel has made this summer. sure Damaio made them a few quid last year, and the year before too.

Roll on 18 Aug, and let's see if Bale plays.

DT

Agree DT;

This is a money driven game by journalist's and book maker's.

Let's remember these are the people who told us the signings of Villa, and Benteke were all imminent?!

KD

Real madrid want to pay in instalments over 5 years

Perhaps they have us confused with DFS

He's not for sale, but Levy says 125million or whatever number one cares to believe. Therefore he is for sale on the right terms. the only question now is can Madrid match those terms?

Did u even watch the game? I doubt that will be our starting 11 for the first game. Don't give up on your team now!
F34

Outclassed at monoco cause it wasnt our full strenght team out we will have it out next sat in the friendly watch that game next sat cause that will be the team that will start at palace

Not just bale missing at Monaco, look at the back 4. only Walker a realistic starter, the middle 3 no starters and the front 3. maybe but no Bale or Soldado. so pretty much our second Xi

^^ posted on the banter page, including bale, 10 outfield players who would start against palace or be on the bench at least, missed Monaco.
Don't worry yourself too much about just bale missing the defeat. I will list the players again.
Kaboul, Verts, daws, bae, paulinho, sandro, bale, holtby, ade, soldado.
Now, I don't think we was just missing bale, do you?

Re: "Levy needs more upfront cash to sign the quality of players AVB wants"

Very, very naive. All transfers are paid in installments. So if we sell Bale to RM and they pay over 5 years, then when Spurs sign a replacement, Spurs will pay in installments.
It's how transfers work. When Villa signed Bent from Sunderland, most of the fee went to Spurs. Because Sunderland still owed Spurs

Fair enough but why put out such a weak team at this stage of the season against a side like Monaco?
Should he not by now be choosing his first team line up injuries permitting and giving them chance to gel before the first game. Also, losing 5-2 can hardly be good for morale whatever team he puts out.

So where was our up and coming youngster centre backs? So if the worst injury situation happened in season as in
this friendly who'd be our CB pairing as this one was woeful

You can only take 3 years now to pay installments.

I get the impression that avb is aware of his starting starting 11. I think these pre season games are to select fringe players

Cockney magic. Agreed but that is a PL league ruling, doesn't affect continental clubs. {Ed001's Note - it is an FFP ruling, as part of UEFA's FFP, not a Prem rule.}

I know we probably couldn't afford his wages unless we got rid of a couple of the deadwood but maybe we should just ask for a swap of Bale for Ronaldo or end of negotiations.

Really glad paulinho sandro and dembele have had plenty of pre season games to get to know each other. oh wait. also glad soldado bale and chadli have too. oh wait. its ok, its not like our most important game is in the third week. oh wait.

Here's to hoping the new boys hit the ground running!

COYS.

Did you know they basically train all the time together, Tottenham have one of the best training grounds in the EPL, why would they not know how to play together by the start of the season

With all due respect to you, whoever you are, training together is NOT the same as playing in a proper match. I know as I have coached teams for a number of years. The manager should by now be playing his best side in readiness for the first match, not still experimenting and messing about at this stage.

AvB knows what he is doing. He can experiment all he likes, He is looking at who he wants to keep and who to sell before season starts. wouldn't surprise me if Scott Parker, Huddlestone, Livermore and a fair few more depart yet even possibly signurddson

03 Aug 2013 15:46:03
Defoe swap with Remy deal to be annouced early next week. I know all about the court case, and am a big Defoe fan, but this deal is going to happen. Remy is regarded as a player of real potential, and will provide squad coverage after Adebayor leaves next week to join Besiktas.

With Soldado already in, Remy will have his work cut out for first team action. One might be worrying that we will be left with 2 strikers again, but when Bale leaves there will be another striker coming to Spurs, in the shape of Alvaro Morata.

Remy did have a reasonable start for QPR and I remember one memorable goal but he fell away badly towards the latter part of the season. Overrated player and not really good enough.

03 Aug 2013 18:01:11
We won't get Morati there is no way Madrid will let him go

Remy faded, but look at who he played for and the situation his team was in. With a better squad around him aiming higher than a relegation battle, he'll stay motivated and hopefully more consistent.

Morati only if Real get a buy back option on him I suspect

How about no morati no bale Real Madrid haha. sort the deal out 85 million and a striker nice!:)

How about we just keep Bale.

He didn't fade any worse than definitely did! Deffo's season is finished at xmas

If Madrid are not willing to part with Morata, that surely mirrors our stance with Bale?

Therefore stalemate, let's stay as we were!

Sick of this nonsense, Madrid can not even afford to spout off like they are superpower, they should be made to pay their bills before they go writing more big cheques!

KD

04 Aug 2013 15:02:25
There's absolutely no way Defoe would step down a division in a world cup season. If he leaves it'll be another prem club.

Why you think a player like Defoe would ruin his chances to play for England is strange. consider the following points;

1. Would play every game at QPR verses a part bit role behind Soldado and whoever else we sign.

2. Would score many more goals in the Championship.

3. Roy Hodgson has picked players like Butland and Zaha from the Championship. With Defoe's pedigree he would still be in the frame.

4. Redknapp is certain to get press coverage, and this will keep Defoe in the news.

5. Defoe is actually 31 in October as the new season gets underway. He is unlikely to get Champions League football even if Spurs qualify this year.

6. He has a year or two left, and why not help QPR back to the Premiership, and probably be able to play for three or four more years if they make it. He wil be a folklore if he fires the hoops back into the Premiership, and even more so if he can keep them there when get return.

7. Fernandez and Resknapp are no fools, they will pay huge bonuses to a player like Defoe knowing he could fire them back to the top. So financially it might be more lucrative than you might imagine.

In summary I see every reason why Defoe might prefer QPR. Remy is a risk in return, but could be anything if given the right training and team around him.

Remy's just signed for Newcastle on loan. That confirms you talk a load of b*llocks

03 Aug 2013 03:15:10
After a few trips to watch Ajax play pre season friendlys and to mainly check out Christian Eriksen,
Reports are coming back linking us with Victor Fisher.
A young Dane with loads of talent who plays on the wings for Ajax.

No further movement regarding both players.

02 Aug 2013 18:20:59
Hi eds don't know if this is true or not but just been told we are looking at 2 players at Porto any clue eds? Hope one is Jackson Mart�nez

SpursT {Ed001's Note - Mangala, Otamendi and Alex Sandro have all been scouted by Spurs as well. I wouldn't like to guess which of them would be most of interest, as all 4 would seem like a good fit for the gaps in the squad. Sorry, I haven't really helped much there, more clouded the issue with more possibles!}

03 Aug 2013 08:54:01
Has soldado passer his m�dical yet I want to put him in my dreamteam and in Getting impatient

C o y s wirral yid

Rolando of Porto.

I am sure he has passed his medical, spurs busy sorting out friendly against monaco. probs be announced monday