Spurs were right not to throw away £24 million
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The dilemma with Roberto Soldado will go on as we enter a new transfer window with clubs willing to test us over the misfiring striker.
He can score goals, of that their is no doubt, his record shows that, but if the system isn't right for him and Tottenham's isn't then unless he adapts his game he won't have much success. It is clear that after over a year he has been unable to adapt his game to meet the needs of the team.
He was purchased for £26 million which pandered to the supporters demanding big money should be sent on a striker. Now of course, as it isn't there money it's simply a blasé attitude of sell him and spend big on another.
Value for money is an alien concept for most fans, as is balancing the books, making a profit or living within your means, something Financial Fair Play dictates. Plenty of fans would have been only too happy to pay the extra £9 million Southampton slapped on Morgan Schneiderlin after the World Cup, after-all it's not their money so it doesn't matter.
Sevilla are reportedly interested in Roberto Soldado because they think they'll get him on the cheap, Inter Milan tried all last summer and are said to be prepared to try again in January with an £11 million offer.
Just look at the two deals for a moment pay an extra £9 million on an inflated £27 million fee then lose £15 million on selling Roberto Soldado. That's £24 million disappeared from club funds in a stroke, £24 million that now can not be spent on transfers.
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A solution to the Soldado situation has to be found, that may have to be a loan spell from January until June with Spurs bringing in a loan replacement. A permanent replacement can't be brought in until the sale of Soldado or Adebayor is complete and their wages are permanently off the books.
A sale at £11 million makes little business sense and demonstrates the sort of figures clubs value him at and have been offering for him. The Express are suggesting the Spaniards demands for £60,000 a week are scuppering any deal but last summer the word was that Soldado was more than happy to take a wage cut to get out of Tottenham.
There is little benefit to Tottenham is accepting a £15 million loss, that has more to do with any deal not going through that player wage demands. Valencia didn't want add-ons as part of a transfer fee, they wanted a guaranteed amount which is being paid over the length of his contract. He is a prime example of why you don't pay the inflated buyout clauses that are part of the majority of Iberian player contracts.
Tottenham should only ever pay what a player is worth not what a club demands they should pay, if that means moving on to another target then that's what you do. We don't have an endless pot of money, throwing it away and throwing it around is simply not an option.
He can score goals, of that their is no doubt, his record shows that, but if the system isn't right for him and Tottenham's isn't then unless he adapts his game he won't have much success. It is clear that after over a year he has been unable to adapt his game to meet the needs of the team.
He was purchased for £26 million which pandered to the supporters demanding big money should be sent on a striker. Now of course, as it isn't there money it's simply a blasé attitude of sell him and spend big on another.
Value for money is an alien concept for most fans, as is balancing the books, making a profit or living within your means, something Financial Fair Play dictates. Plenty of fans would have been only too happy to pay the extra £9 million Southampton slapped on Morgan Schneiderlin after the World Cup, after-all it's not their money so it doesn't matter.
Sevilla are reportedly interested in Roberto Soldado because they think they'll get him on the cheap, Inter Milan tried all last summer and are said to be prepared to try again in January with an £11 million offer.
Just look at the two deals for a moment pay an extra £9 million on an inflated £27 million fee then lose £15 million on selling Roberto Soldado. That's £24 million disappeared from club funds in a stroke, £24 million that now can not be spent on transfers.
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At last specialist coaching for the defence
Soldado won't be moving to Sevilla
The owner van just pump some money in, well no he can't, it's illegal now, he can only spend his money on infrastructure not players or players wages.
A solution to the Soldado situation has to be found, that may have to be a loan spell from January until June with Spurs bringing in a loan replacement. A permanent replacement can't be brought in until the sale of Soldado or Adebayor is complete and their wages are permanently off the books.
A sale at £11 million makes little business sense and demonstrates the sort of figures clubs value him at and have been offering for him. The Express are suggesting the Spaniards demands for £60,000 a week are scuppering any deal but last summer the word was that Soldado was more than happy to take a wage cut to get out of Tottenham.
There is little benefit to Tottenham is accepting a £15 million loss, that has more to do with any deal not going through that player wage demands. Valencia didn't want add-ons as part of a transfer fee, they wanted a guaranteed amount which is being paid over the length of his contract. He is a prime example of why you don't pay the inflated buyout clauses that are part of the majority of Iberian player contracts.
Tottenham should only ever pay what a player is worth not what a club demands they should pay, if that means moving on to another target then that's what you do. We don't have an endless pot of money, throwing it away and throwing it around is simply not an option.
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