Soldado staying put
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It's the transfer window so naturally there is a lot of speculation and most of it ignores a lot of basic facts to allow for a story.
The latest news once again surrounds Roberto Soldado, the striker who seems to be making a career at Tottenham out of missing sitters. The fact he has quality is not in dispute, he is a superb creator around the box and arguably the best crosser of a ball in the club. He can obviously score goals as well, he had been doing it all his career until he came to Tottenham.
We have the usual suspects in Italy being linked with him, Roma this time who may well lose Matteo Destro and see the Spaniard as a loan replacement. A loan is of little use to Spurs given we would have to bring in another striker and then have an extra wage on the already bulging wage bill, a bill that needs trimming.
Now we have news from Bild in Germany that he is being linked with Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen, who it is said will also be losing a striker this month. The story confirms that they have enquired about his availability but nothing more.
When he was purchased from Valencia they consistently refused add-ons wanting a guaranteed fee, so he is a difficult player to sell, given he isn't worth what we paid for him. Everything I have heard is that he is not going anywhere until the summer when a decision will be made on his future. Unless a swap deal becomes available he won't be loaned out.
If we sold Soldado for £12 million ($18.20m - €15.64m) and bought another striker for £20 million ($30.33m - €26.07m) then the new striker will have effectively cost the club £34 million ($51.56m - €44.31m), the £20 million plus the lost £14 million ($21.23m - €18.25m) and that's not great business. We would have less money to spend elsewhere in the squad with the resultant complaints from fans about budget buying.
Hugo Lloris at £7.67 million ($11.83m - €10m) plus add-ons that haven't all kicked in was a bargain and he is one of the best in the world now.
The latest news once again surrounds Roberto Soldado, the striker who seems to be making a career at Tottenham out of missing sitters. The fact he has quality is not in dispute, he is a superb creator around the box and arguably the best crosser of a ball in the club. He can obviously score goals as well, he had been doing it all his career until he came to Tottenham.
We have the usual suspects in Italy being linked with him, Roma this time who may well lose Matteo Destro and see the Spaniard as a loan replacement. A loan is of little use to Spurs given we would have to bring in another striker and then have an extra wage on the already bulging wage bill, a bill that needs trimming.
Now we have news from Bild in Germany that he is being linked with Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen, who it is said will also be losing a striker this month. The story confirms that they have enquired about his availability but nothing more.
When he was purchased from Valencia they consistently refused add-ons wanting a guaranteed fee, so he is a difficult player to sell, given he isn't worth what we paid for him. Everything I have heard is that he is not going anywhere until the summer when a decision will be made on his future. Unless a swap deal becomes available he won't be loaned out.
If we sold Soldado for £12 million ($18.20m - €15.64m) and bought another striker for £20 million ($30.33m - €26.07m) then the new striker will have effectively cost the club £34 million ($51.56m - €44.31m), the £20 million plus the lost £14 million ($21.23m - €18.25m) and that's not great business. We would have less money to spend elsewhere in the squad with the resultant complaints from fans about budget buying.
Hugo Lloris at £7.67 million ($11.83m - €10m) plus add-ons that haven't all kicked in was a bargain and he is one of the best in the world now.
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