Transfer Window Reality


Transfer Window Reality

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Transfer window reality - Ryan Bertrand a Tottenham target

The transfer window reality is that Spurs will look to change things a little, players will move on and others will replace them.

Tottenham are bigger than any one player and the progress of the club over the long term is more important than the short term. Talk of where we are in our project and the fact that we are a couple of years ahead of schedule will reduce the time it takes to get to where we want to be.

Toby Alderweireld is leaving, we all know that, his wage demands are such that we can't keep him as we'd have to give everyone else a similar wage increase and that puts £50m a season on the wage bill. He understandably wants a big pay day with what will be his last chance for a big jump in wages. His age is against him and there are plenty of quality defenders around.

Sanchez has already taken his place and is forming a partnership with Vertonghen. He has to get used to the Premier League and develop his game, which is happening thanks to him playing.

Mousa Dembele is another who wants a big pay jump but again i isn't something we can entertain given his game time has to be managed. The length of contract he is looking for prevents us retaining his services and we are actively looking for a replacement,although Harry Winks hasn't featured much this season, having not yet fully recovered from his injury last season.

Danny Rose has been going through the motions this season and has lost his place to Ben Davies. he is another likely to leave and be replaced. There are plenty of quality left-backs we are being linked with, not least Luke Shaw and Ryan Bertrand, especially if Southampton get relegated. There is no way he will harm his England career by playing Championship football.

There will be a section of our fans who moan and groan, not understanding the realities of football and that you simply can't keep every player into their old age. We should achieve UEFA Champion League football again, which is important for our income, for TV revenue from the competition, important to promote the Tottenham name and important to attract bigger commercial sponsors and thus be able to increase our wages budget.


We failed in the semi-final as we still have a mental block, we'll change that soon, it is the third semi-final in Cup competitions in the 4 years under Pochettino. Incidentally he is after a wage increase and assurances of expenditure.He was after assurances at Southampton that had been promised to him and a change of chairman didn't honour,so he left.

It is a similar situation now, he'll get offered a new contract in the summer, but it is expenditure and progressing the club in the transfer market that will keep him happy. I have absolutely no doubt he'll still be here next season and for a good few seasons yet.

Plenty of fans will be upset this summer and slag the club off, indeed stupidly slag Levy off,when it's Pochettino who decides who stays and who goes. He understands financial considerations have to be taken into account, shame all fans don't.

Looking forward to today's game, hopefully it will set us up to have a happy weekend and Bank Holiday in the sun.

COYS