Hey Big Spender
I have been busy with other projects after coming off Twitter, a place that is far too toxic.
Today we get a chance to see how Tottenham are developing under Ange Postecoglou. Obviously, we are nowhere near the finished article and before now he hasn't even worked on the defence, that has taken far more stick than it deserves, with the midfield being largely at fault after the players gave up on Conte after returning from the World Cup.
The 4th highest net spenders in the world since 1918/19, when the stadium opened, shell out over £100m a season on existing transfer installment payments before adding to that with this summer's spending.
Tottenham Signings
- Micky Van de Ven - £43 million*
- James Maddison - £40 million
- Pedro Porro - £34.4 million
- Dejan Kulusevski - £25.8 million
- Guglielmo Vicario - £17.2 million
- Alejo Véliz - £12.9 million*
- Ashley Philips - £2.3 million
Total = £176.6 million
Micky Van de Ven and Alejo Véliz have medicals booked for Monday.
That Tottenham spend means the club are the second highest spending club in the world this summer, behind only Arsenal, who have spent £199.18m.
It is also worth mentioning to all the idiots calling Daniel Levy a cheapskate for not paying £40m for a goalkeeper with one year remaining on his contract that Arsenal have offered £20m!
That just demonstrates the mentality of the agenda-driven and why their opinions are worthless.
I have fresh ideas about how Spurs can grow the worldwide fanbase over the next 10 years, how Spurs could unite the football industry to make a significant impact on the world, while promoting the Tottenham brand as a by-product and fresh ideas for Spurs TV.
Reworking an old idea that I came up with for offering Ronaldo a 10-year contract, something we missed out on with Gareth Bale perhaps, but could now offer to Harry Kane.
Again, I repeat that the club should create a 'Legends XI' in a far more formal capacity as a tool to market the club around the world and compliment my other expansion ideas. Seeing Gareth Bale back in a Spurs shirt as a central figure playing in Asia, South America and North America for instance would be fantastic.
There is no reason why this can't be self-funding, it just takes vision.
I proposed scouring South America for young talent and snapping it up a while back and this again is where we need links with Italian and Portuguese clubs to loan them straight out to.
They speak Portuguese in Brazil, so signing and sending a young Brazilian to Portugal, where he can learn English and get 1st XI football to develop his talent, seems eminently sensible.
So many players take this route and become important players quickly.
Note some of the young South American players who were transferred from clubs in South America to European clubs and became important players:
Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) - Transferred from Racing Club to Inter Milan and later became one of the most sought-after forwards in Europe.
Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) - Transferred from Athletico Paranaense to Lyon, where his performances attracted attention from bigger clubs.
Rodrygo Goes (Brazil) - Transferred from Santos to Real Madrid, where he showcased his talent before becoming a valuable asset for the club.
Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) - Transferred from Flamengo to Real Madrid, and his progress has drawn attention from top clubs.
Arthur (Brazil) - Transferred from Gremio to Barcelona, and later became part of a high-profile swap deal involving Juventus.
Reinier (Brazil) - Transferred from Flamengo to Real Madrid, and his potential has generated interest from various European clubs.
Matheus Cunha (Brazil) - Transferred from Sion to RB Leipzig, and his performances led to a move to Hertha Berlin and garnered attention.
Exequiel Palacios (Argentina) - Transferred from River Plate to Bayer Leverkusen, and his displays in Europe have kept him in the spotlight.
Gustavo Maia (Brazil) - Transferred from Sao Paulo to Barcelona, with the hope that he develops into a valuable asset for the club.
João Pedro (Brazil) - Transferred from Fluminense to Watford, and his progress has led to interest from various clubs.
Another list of South American players who were transferred to Portuguese clubs and went on to become big stars in Europe:
James Rodríguez (Colombia) - Transferred to FC Porto from Club Atlético Banfield, later sold to AS Monaco for around €45 million.
Radamel Falcao (Colombia) - Transferred to FC Porto from River Plate, later sold to Atletico Madrid for around €40 million.
Ángel Di María (Argentina) - Transferred to SL Benfica from Rosario Central, later sold to Real Madrid for around €33 million.
Hulk (Brazil) - Transferred to FC Porto from Tokyo Verdy, later sold to Zenit St. Petersburg for around €55 million.
Ederson (Brazil) - Transferred to SL Benfica from Rio Ave, later sold to Manchester City for around €40 million.
Nicolás Gaitán (Argentina) - Transferred to SL Benfica from Boca Juniors, later sold to Atletico Madrid for around €25 million.
Radamel Falcao (Colombia) - Transferred to FC Porto from River Plate, later sold to Atletico Madrid for around €40 million.
Ángel Di María (Argentina) - Transferred to SL Benfica from Rosario Central, later sold to Real Madrid for around €33 million.
Hulk (Brazil) - Transferred to FC Porto from Tokyo Verdy, later sold to Zenit St. Petersburg for around €55 million.
Ederson (Brazil) - Transferred to SL Benfica from Rio Ave, later sold to Manchester City for around €40 million.
Nicolás Gaitán (Argentina) - Transferred to SL Benfica from Boca Juniors, later sold to Atletico Madrid for around €25 million.
Fábio Coentrão (Portugal) - Transferred to SL Benfica from Rio Ave, later sold to Real Madrid for around €30 million.
Another list for South American players who went via Italy:
Alex Sandro (Brazil) - Transferred to Porto from Santos, later sold to Juventus for around €26 million.
Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) - Transferred to Boca Juniors from Club Atlético Rentistas, later sold to Juventus for around €9.5 million.
Lucas Torreira (Uruguay) - Transferred to Sampdoria from Pescara, later sold to Arsenal for around €30 million.
Mauro Icardi (Argentina) - Transferred to Sampdoria from Club Atlético Rosario Central, later sold to Inter Milan for around €13 million.
Matías Vecino (Uruguay) - Transferred to Fiorentina from Nacional, later sold to Inter Milan for around €24 million.
Clearly there is cheap talent to develop. Yes you are taking a gamble, but why not sign one of these players each summer, you don't need every one of them to succeed to make it worth your while and you could uncover a top player cheaply.
Developing players has been one of our problems because we can't give them game time. Associations with other clubs who don't have our resources but could benefit from receiving our players on loan and developing them helps everyone.
Will Alejo Véliz be a success? I have no idea, but it is worth thre gamble in my opinion, it's worth a gamble every summer.
I hope you all enjoy the game today and enjoy the journey Abge Postecoglou is going to take us on.
He is certainly having a positive effect because two South Americans who wanted to leave, Cristian Romero and Giovanni Lo Celso are happier and happy to stay.
A midfield of Lo Celso, Maddisom and Bissouma or Bentancur sounds like a good attacking threat to me and both Bissouma and Lo Celso have played as defensive midfielders so can be trusted to alternate roles as required.
Bye for now.
COYS
4 comments
Good to read your thoughts again.
Another avenue of talent from Africa and the Far East should also be explored as with 'International teams,' such as the various regional championships, the availability of club players causes problems for the clubs. A varied national quota reduces the risk of a loss of requisite talent at crucial times.
Regards
Les