Tottenham Talk on Sunday
Tottenham Talk on Sunday
Welcome to Tottenham Talk on Sunday with Tottenham Hotspur Blog News (THBN), the common sense blog that brings you Tottenham Transfer News, general Spurs News and articles that discuss points that make you think.
A blog from a Spurs supporter who looks at things, at times, through a coaches eye (have two coaching qualifications), through a businesses eye as well as a football fans eye.
They are all very different.
We will start Tottenham Talk on Sunday with another look at our new structure.
I will remind you all of our new structure.
I know I keep writing this but so many on social media don't understand, especially the anti-Levy crowd who still want to blame Levy for transfers.
Apart from not knowing how complicated transfer are to arrange with players, agents, clubs, clubs agents, financial advisors all involved in one form or another, they haven't understood Fabio Paratici is dealing with transfers.
He is NOT selecting players and then handing them to Daniel Levy to negotiate.
Paratici is well versed in negotiating for a club, how much, payment structure, loan to buy deals etc.
Despite what journalists write and this demonstrates they don't know what is happening at the club, Nuno does not have a great say in transfers.
Again, I have told you this before but Paratici has been brought in to build the squad.
Nuno is a coach, not a manager, he coaches who he is given, as per the way clubs are run abroad.
Paratici knows what his budget is, he knows he has to sell players and there are 8/9 players Spurs would let go.
Now, when it comes to Harry Kane, Paratici knows to rebuff everything but chairmen do talk to each other.
Daniel Levy is telling everyone Harry Kane is not for sale, he has 3 years left on his contract and it would take £200m to begin talks.
There isn't a chance he goes for £100m this summer, that isn't anywhere near good enough.
The club will sit down with him after the Euros and discuss the clubs plans. He isn't stupid, he isn't going to force a move and the club will offer him a new deal.
I am convinced he will be here this season and depending upon how we do, could remain beyond next summer, but, as I say, that will depend upon how we fare on the field.
Again I will remind you that clubs around Europe are broke, they need money upfront and in the majority of transfers, they are paid for over several years, often the term of his initial contract.
Thus you may still be paying for players you have bought three or four years ago and receiving money for players you have sold.
Tottenham have bought more than they have sold, Ndombele and Lo Celso for instance.
We hope they can have an injury free season and we can start to see what they can both do.
For one it is a mental issue and the other consistent injuries upsetting rhythm.
Our fans complain about bargain buys but Alderweireld and Vertonghen cost £20m, Højbjerg £15m, Lloris £11m and Eriksen £11m.
That's £57m combined.
Ndombélé cost £54m, but all five have been better buys for the club.
He still hasn't sorted his mentality out if last season was anything to go by, will he turn the corner this season?
We haven't mention Dele Alli for £5m yet!
You gotta love the ITKers.
We have been linked with right-backs, centre-backs, central midfielders, wingers and strikers.
So ITKers tell us we want to sign, you guessed it, a right-back, 2 centre-backs, a central midfielder, a winger and a striker!
You have to laugh.
Tottenham Transfer Talk
Houssem Aouar
The French side, like most sides in Europe, need to raise funds and that means selling assets.
The French international (1 cap) is under contract until 2023 and the suggestion is they are willing to sell the midfielder for around €25m (£21.37m - US$29.70m - AUS$39.64m).
Last summer Lyon were asking for €45m (£38.47m - US$53.46m - AUS$71.35m), however without UEFA Champions League football needs must.
If a club is willing to pay €20m (£17.10m - US$23.76m - AUS$31.71m) upfront with no instalments then they will secure a good player on the cheap.
Despite what you might read on social media, Aouar's agent WAS NOT in London as is being claimed.
Aouar himself says the guy seen is a really good friend, but NOT his agent and asks people to leave him along, as Gooner fans are spamming him.
Mathew Hoppe
Schalke 04 striker Matthew Hoppe, a 20-year-old (21 next March) American who was called up to the full squad for the friendly against Switzerland in May.
"It’s been really great to watch [Hoppe's] rise at Schalke. To come on to score three goals in a Bundesliga game was amazing. He’s a young attacking talent, really good work great, really good energy. We’re really excited to see what he can do with our group."
Being tracked by Southampton, Newcastle United and Wolves, Hoppe has now played 22 Bundesliga games, scored 6 goals and had 1 assist.
The 1.9m (6ft 2in) forward will get regular game time next season after Schalke 04 were relegated from the Bundesliga so there will be plenty of responsibility he'll have to deal with to fire them straight back to the top flight.
Matthew Hoppe, winger vs all position graphic from Wyscout.
Tottenham will be very interested to see how he handles that, will he rise to the occasion or buckle under the pressure?
Relegation also means players can be snapped up for cheap and there is talk of a €4.5m (£3.85m - US$5.35m - AUS$7.14m) fee, which seems low for a striker of his potential.
If that fee were right, and I have my doubts, then snapping him up and loaning him back would be a sensible move.
Tottenham need to move to a more Italian outlook and not just develop players from our own academy, but buy young promising players cheaply, loan them out to develop them and sell them on for a profit.
I'm hoping this is a part of Fabio Paratici's plans that he ran by Daniel Levy in their pre-appointment talks.
Matthew Hoppe will be taking part in the Gold Cup where we will have scouts keeping an eye on;
- Érick Sánchez (Pachuca - Mexico) - central midfield
- Efrain Álvarez (LA Galaxy - USA) - attacking midfield or winger
- Joshua Pérez (formerly UD Ibiza, now free agent - El Salvador) - right wing
- Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town - Curaçao) - central midfield
- Daryl Dike (Orlando City - USA) - centre-forward
- Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City - USA) - midfield
- George Bello (Atlanta United - USA) - left-back
- James Sands (New York City - USA) - defensive midfield (centre-back)
- Nico Gioacchini (SM Caen - USA) - centre-forward
- Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich - Canada) - left-back (winger)
- Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution - Canada) - right wing
- Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC - Canada) - centre-forward
- Ronaldo Damus (USL Championship side Orange County SC - Haiti) - centre-forward
- Leon Bailey Bayer Leverkusen - Jamaica) - right wing
Luis Díaz
He has a contract with Portuguese side Porto until 2024 after signing from Columbian side Atlético Junior FC in 2019 for €7m (£5.98m - US$8.31m - AUS$11.11m).
This was for 80% of his economic rights.
The 24-year-old (25 next January) has played 75 games (26 goals, 12 assists) at left midfield and 49 games (14 goals, 5 assists) as a left winger.
He has played 97 games for Porto (25 goals, 13 assists) in all competitions.
Inter Milan and Roma are linked with him and Porto have an €80m (£68.34m - US$95.02m - AUS$126.92m) release clause on him, but release clause are not market value, they are just to deter clubs.
When a player gets a wage increase with a new contract, he has to agree to his release clause being raised.
The player himself is supposed to pay the release clause to leave the club, unless a transfer fee is agreed between the buying and selling clubs.
With three parties and agents for all parties involved, any transfer would be a complicated one.
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We have Sessegnon and Skipp coming back which will help plus Joe Hart is still here but can we buy too many from around the world. Seems to me we will be looking at our academy more,