January transfer window rumors and gossip

Kiith

It's on BBC now, so it looks legit anyway. 27 goals is a good amount for his first season. I know it's the dutch league, but still. He also got the Dutch young player of the year award last year, which Eriksen did in 2011.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36761907

OldMrBrennan83

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Kiith

I'd happily take a Dirk Kuyt. Not the most prolific striker, but gave absolutely everything to the team and was loved by the fans.

DubPerryman

Done deal....

Sugarlumps

Finally, a striker added to the books.

Ormus

Patww79 wrote: »

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There are a few notable failures (Kezman, Alves) and a few notable successes (Van Nistelrooy, Bergkamp, Suarez, Larsson, Bony, Kuyt, Ronaldo, Romario, Ibrahimovic, Kluivert, RVP).

Lets hope Janssen belongs in the second column.

Sugarlumps

Vincent Janssen is the first striker Spurs have purchased since the signing of Roberto Soldado in 2013

pleasant Co.

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Vincent Janssen is the first striker Spurs have purchased since the signing of Roberto Soldado in 2013

Which is interesting given our loopy goals scored record during that period

Harry Kane must be like "thank fcuk for that!".

Ormus

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Vincent Janssen is the first striker Spurs have purchased since the signing of Roberto Soldado in 2013

Yeah that's just the way the cookie crumbled. We had to persevere with Soldado given his price, and in the meantime along came Harry.

Hollister11

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Vincent Janssen is the first striker Spurs have purchased since the signing of Roberto Soldado in 2013

N'jie, Son?

Kiith

Neither would be strikers. Both would be wide forwards.

tippspur

Great signing,hopefully he does the business for us.

pleasant Co.

So, two signings now, how many more are we hoping for?

I'm mindful of the champions league, but also of the potential disruption to a well working squad by adding too many new faces. So far so good though, areas that need addressing have hopefully been addressed.

mass_debater

pleasant Co. wrote: »

So, two signings now, how many more are we hoping for?

I'm mindful of the champions league, but also of the potential disruption to a well working squad by adding too many new faces. So far so good though, areas that need addressing have hopefully been addressed.

I'd be happy with a gamble on an AM, we'll more than likely cash in on Mason

Sugarlumps

I don't think we need much, I'd love a speedy winger, or an intelligent midfielder to orchestrate things. Probably get neither.

You'd expect Son and Njie to kick on, especially with a full training camp behind them, and a bit of experience from last season. You rely on your bench to turn the tide, last season we didn't have it.

At this stage I thought Bentaleb, Carroll, possibly another player might have been moved on.

I'm happy with the squad. There were times last year where we could of went 4-4-2, against the sides that basically come for a point. Sides we couldn't break down, we looked flummoxed.

OldMrBrennan83

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Sugarlumps

Patww79 wrote: »

Who's the other signing?

Victor?

OldMrBrennan83

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DubPerryman

I think we need two more strong players. Strength in depth will be key this season.

There's talk of Tello from Barcelona. I think he would add a different dimension, if Poch wants to change up the tactics in a match.

And maybe one more striker, a younger prospect/talent. Someone in the Dembele from Fulham/Celtic mould. If Poch does end up playing Kane as no. 10 behind Janssen in the CL and PL, then we will need a striker to play the FA Cup and League Cup matches.

Kiith

I'd like a new creative CM, with a proper pass. A counter to Dembele, who is more about dribbling forward then picking a pass. Basically another Modric. That's where i think we need to strengthen most, and i see Wanyama as more of a replacement for Dier then Dembele.

Carroll and Mason are good squad players, but not strong enough to be playing in a CL team.

Sugarlumps

Espanyol director Angel Gomez has suggested they are in negotiations with Spurs to sign Federico Fazio.

Glebee

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Espanyol director Angel Gomez has suggested they are in negotiations with Spurs to sign Federico Fazio.

Ill start the car

Sugarlumps

Glebee wrote: »

Ill start the car

Hey now, he won the Europa League single handed.

2nd Row Donkey

pleasant Co. wrote:

So, two signings now, how many more are we hoping for?

pleasant Co. wrote:

I'm mindful of the champions league, but also of the potential disruption to a well working squad by adding too many new faces. So far so good though, areas that need addressing have hopefully been addressed.

Still not convinced by Walker. He had a good season last year but all the old frailties where there to see in our last 3or 4 games.

Decent RBS are hard to come by and those that do are likely to be snapped up by the top tier teams. I hope tripper gets a chance to cement his place this season

davycc

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Still not convinced by Walker. He had a good season last year but all the old frailties where there to see in our last 3or 4 games.

Decent RBS are hard to come by and those that do are likely to be snapped up by the top tier teams. I hope tripper gets a chance to cement his place this season

+1 on needing a replacement for brain fart walker who cant pass cross or shoot to save his life.

id start tripp ahead of him any day of the week a much better player and hope poch sees that too

Sugarlumps

There isn't a hope of Trippier ousting Walker unless he gets injured.

DubPerryman

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jul/17/tottenham-agree-deal-sign-georges-kevin-nkoudou-marseille

The Guardian reporting we've done a deal for Nkoudou.

Interesting stats in the Europa League last year. Played 10, scored 8 and assisted 4. Plays off the wing.

Looks strong on his right and left foot. So looks an upgrade on N'Jie. Though can't see him displacing Lamela/Eriksen/Alli behind Kane. Looks a strong squad player though, what we need.

Ormus

DubPerryman wrote: »

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jul/17/tottenham-agree-deal-sign-georges-kevin-nkoudou-marseille

The Guardian reporting we've done a deal for Nkoudou.

Interesting stats in the Europa League last year. Played 10, scored 8 and assisted 4. Plays off the wing.

Looks strong on his right and left foot. So looks an upgrade on N'Jie. Though can't see him displacing Lamela/Eriksen/Alli behind Kane. Looks a strong squad player though, what we need.

We have enough quantity in attacking mids already, I think it's the one area we could do with an injection of quality. This guy looks skillful but light. Could be an exciting player.

09_09_09

DubPerryman wrote: »

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jul/17/tottenham-agree-deal-sign-georges-kevin-nkoudou-marseille

The Guardian reporting we've done a deal for Nkoudou.

Interesting stats in the Europa League last year. Played 10, scored 8 and assisted 4. Plays off the wing.

Looks strong on his right and left foot. So looks an upgrade on N'Jie. Though can't see him displacing Lamela/Eriksen/Alli behind Kane. Looks a strong squad player though, what we need.

I do not know why we are looking for an upgrade on Clinton. He played hardly 5 full games for us last season. He needs at least another season to see what he is made of..IMO.

Kevin seems to be very raw from the youtube videos (I know he is young) and I do not think this is right( more like pointless) signing for us unless he will do an Alli. OM bought this guy for around £1 million a year ago now selling us to around £10 millions. Good profit though.

We should try for Mahrez ( serious bid not Levy bid) in the PL or Bouful, Fekir in the league 1. The later ones should be in our budget and will definitely improve our squad.

On paper, Chelsea and Utd have improved a lot so we will have a stiffer competition to maintain our CL status.