Being Watched
Morning folks, just a short one today, I do have some pieces written and I'm putting together a short series about my role as Fabio Paratici, always like to give you something different.
Spurs Chat
The contract situation at Tottenham.
Contract run until the end of June each year.
2027 Romero, Richarlison, Skipp, Spence, Udogie
2026 Bentancur, Bissouma, Emerson, Sarr, Gil, Scarlett
2025 Son, Højbjerg, Whiteman, Davies, Tanganga, Sessegnon, Lo Celso Reguilon, Rodon, Ndombele, Parrott
2024 Kane, Lloris, Forster, Perisic, Dier, Davinson, Austin, Winks
2023 Lucas
Transfer Chat
A player like Marcus Thuram, coming to the end of his contract and refusing to sign a new one gets offered around £4.41m (€5m) ages from top clubs in Europe.Inter, for instance, offered him that much a while ago, it equates to about £79,000 per week.
As it is easier to get UEFA Champions League (UCL) football abroad, a Premier League club like Spurs has to offer more money, more wages and perhaps more signing-on fee.
The knock-on effect of this is that if a player fails at the club and doesn't want to lower his wages, it becomes very difficult to sell them.
The transfer fee is not usually the problem because you calculate that over the term of his initial contract into equal amounts and deduct the amount equivalent to the number of years he is into that contract.
A £30m player, therefore, cost £6m per year for 5 years and if he has been at the club for 2 years, then the club only needs £18m (£30m - £6m - £6m = £18m) to recover costs.
The problem arises for a buying club when a player doesn't want to reduce his wages, he becomes unviable to them, just another reason why clubs seek loans where they only pay a portion of a player's wages.
In theory, you are getting a player you can't normally afford.
It's an important element to consider in any transfer story.
Spurs would want to sign players on £79,000 wages, as that gives the ability to give annual wage increases, based on performance, that are aligned with adding a year to a contract, which keeps a player's potential sale fee higher.
The downside is that it becomes more difficult to shift the unsuccessful players.
Tottenham Summer Transfer Talk
Elye Wahi
Elye Wahi has had a breakout season and been one of the revelations of Ligue 1.
The 20-year-old (21 next January) French striker, born in Courcouronnes (a former commune in the southern suburbs of Paris), has scored 8 goals and 2 assists in 21 appearances (1,705 minutes) for Montpellier this season.
The French U-21 international (3 games, 1 goal in a total of just 73 minutes) makes a contribution to 29% of his club's goals.
Naturally, Wahi has attracted attention with his performances including Spurs. of observers from the big clubs.
The youth market, and by youth I mean young players playing first-team football, has become an even more competitive market with clubs throughout Europe having to sell players to financially survive.
French clubs, of course, have to demonstrate they are financially viable each year, something that needs to happen throughout Europe.
Clubs like Borussia Dortmund and Fiorentina have a policy of scouring Europe for the best young talent and trying to sign them before they strike big.
It is a policy that there are going to be many failures with as players don't always develop as you would expect once they have money, but the Jude Bellingham and Gareth Bale's of this world make it worthwhile.
Wahi is known for his impressive physical attributes, including his pace and strength, as well as his technical ability on the ball.
He has been compared to former French international and current Manchester United striker Anthony Martial due to his playing style.
Considered one of the most promising talents in French football, he has also attracted the attention of Juventus, Liverpool and Arsenal.
Altay Bayindir
According to a report from Turkish outlet Fotospor, Tottenham have a gentleman's agreement with Fenerbahçe goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.
The 24-year-old (25 next April) is a free agent in the summer.
As I informed you a month or so ago, Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret, an Italian international, would not be leaving the Serie A side.
Having failed to persuade him his future lies at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Fabio Paratici turned his attention to the Turkish international stopper.
Altay Bayindir started his football career at Hacettepe SK, a local club in Ankara, and played for the team's youth academy until 2017.
In the same year, he signed with Ankaragucu, a Turkish professional football club based in Ankara, and made his debut in the TFF First League in a match against Elazigspor on September 24, 2017.
Bayindir's impressive performances at Ankaragucu caught the attention of top-flight teams in Turkey, and in July 2019, he signed a five-year contract with Fenerbahçe, one of the biggest clubs in the country.
He became the team's first-choice goalkeeper and played in all 40 matches in his first season at the club.
In the 2020-21 season, Bayindir helped Fenerbahçe to finish as runners-up in the Turkish Super Lig, making 36 appearances and keeping 11 clean sheets.
He also played a key role in Fenerbahçe's run to the quarter-finals of the Turkish Cup, where they were eventually eliminated by Kasimpasa.
Altay Bayindir is an agile and athletic goalkeeper with excellent reflexes and shot-stopping ability.
He is also comfortable with the ball at his feet and has the ability to start attacks from the back.
Despite his relative youth, he has already shown great maturity and composure in high-pressure situations.
With his impressive performances in the Turkish Super Lig, Bayindir has established himself as one of the best young goalkeepers in Europe and would be a valuable addition to Tottenham I feel.
It depends upon Lloris's view, but I would not be surprised to see our captain leave on a free transfer at the end of the season to play regularly in France.
Alternatively, he could stay for the final year of his contract and Fraser Forster would become number 3, but that uses up a non-homegrown space and arguably would be a waste of a valuable slot.
There is an argument that says Lloris should stay to ensure Bayindir adjusts to life in England and the Premier League (EPL), indeed the article suggests this is what has been put to him.
The offer, which the 5 times capped international accepted, was for £1 million per year (£19,231 per week) basic plus bonuses, which is recognized as one of the biggest performance-based bonus systems in the Premier League.
There will, of course, also be a signing-on fee.
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