Spurs Rumours Archive August 16 2012
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16 Aug 2012 23:32:01
Daily mirror reporting we are after meireles, kind of makes sense as avb seems to like him but I hope the fee is pretty low, under 10mil.
I'm not sure if it is true or just lazy journalism
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He's pretty poor and always seemed like a stop gap signing last year can't see us interested
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Very lazy journalism. Not happening
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Work this one through if , and a big if, he is a Spurs target the it will show that Spurs have to sell to but and in truth he really isnt anywhere near the quality o Moderic
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I really hope this isn't true! Average, I doubt this would appease fans for the lose of modric - moutinho however....
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Strikers strikers strikers strikers
Forwards forwards forwards forwards
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16 Aug 2012 23:15:43
Spurs midfielder Luka Modric will fly to Spain today to finalise his move to Real Madrid.
Reports about the fee vary with Sky Sports claiming an initial fee of £23.6million, plus a further £3.9m in add-ons; however, reports from Spain claim Real will pay around £25million with around £5-6million more in add-ons. That brings the fee closer to the £35-40million Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy was demanding.
Source: footballgossip.org
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Pretty bad math there 25mil +6mil gives 31 mil so unless by around 25mil you mean 30 and around 5-6 you mean 10 it isnt getting up 40
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The fee is £27M going up to £31M.(35M going up too 40M)
Spurs Lad
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It says closer not exactly £35-40million...
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Just travelled back from hols in Croatia and amazingly Luka Modric was on the same 9:20 a.m. Ryan Air flight from Zadar to Stansted. He was also on Croation TV the night before playing for his country versus the Swiss. He appeared very relaxed and was happy to be photographed e.t.c. He seemed to be with his parents. I'm sure that he will go to Real Madrid but he sure wasn't in Spain today!
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I love the idea of Modric having to fly Ryanair. Did he pay the £10 surcharge so he could reserve a seat?
And people say footballers are paid too much.
KM
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RyanAir? Really?
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He 5).was definitely on the flight. People were amazed to see him. I paid the extra £10 for more leg room and (not that he's the tallest) he didn't even do that but sat one row in front. It appears that his parents live in Zadar so I'm guessing that this was the most convenient flight. The best bit was when they advertised their lottery cards and asked whether anyone wanted to be a millionaire and needless to say the Modric family didn't purchase one!
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16 Aug 2012 21:26:00
West ham are in talks with thudd tom huddlestone over a possible 5m move. Accordingly Thudd feels as if he has been pushed further down AVB's pecking order behind Livermore and Sandro so feels it may be time to move.
mk1 {Ed008's Note - Jenas more like it...
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They are not
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Far too good for that mob.
why would tom want to play away at burnley etc in a years time?
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16 Aug 2012 21:22:38
Rumours surfacing on twiter saying we have had a big money bid rejected by Valencia for their striker Roberto Soldado, any truth Ed? {Ed008's Note - It was a bid from January old news being recycled..
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Haha we are now in august
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16 Aug 2012 20:13:51
Levy in Bilbao for talks regarding Llorente according to . Ed have you heard anything about this? He would be an excellent addition. {Ed008's Note - Their's interest depends how much Bilbao want 1 year left on contract fee probably 15-20m but i'm sure he'll go Juventus unless Levy can persuade him..
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Why would Llorente want Europa League football when he can get Champions League football?
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I would bloody love this. how did you hear he is Bilbao?
shorty
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He is signing, agreement reached after friendly last year at WHL. Ade also signing and JD is not leaving. Kane 4th ST. Off topic but our U21 squad is going to be pushing for the title in the new competition. {Ed008's Note - Spurs do have a strong U21 squad for this season whose their 1st game ? I'm going to the Chelsea vs Man City U21 game tomorrow should be a decent game!
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"Why would Llorente want Europa League football when he can get Champions League football?"
the only other team showing proper interest are juventus , the most corrupt team in Italy and in a sh*t league.
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{Ed008's Note - Not a sh*t league!
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Yea according to .com hes flown to spain to have talks to try clinch the deal but at the same time talking to madrid to sell modric maybe,if levy pulls thsi rabbit out the hat and signs Llorente i will hump my laptop till it breaks LOL
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16 Aug 2012 20:11:38
just doing the rounds on here and you know ithink/hope we might just be in for moutinho im not saying im in the know i am just suspcting there is a chance (fingers crossed)
derbyshire dave
{Ed008's Note - Just my opinion expect something soon regarding him...
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Apparently fee and terms has been agreed , just waiting on Modric money to be in the bank
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How do you know this shorty
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..you will end up with Mereiles. Moutinho to the Champions of EUROPE
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16 Aug 2012 16:07:26
AVB reports still in negotiation with Citeh over Ade- expects position to be sorted next week regardless. Reading between the lines a striker is coming next week (one that isn't Ade but going for both)- source BBC.
Auspur
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16 Aug 2012 15:39:44
Modric fee believed to be £30m (BBC)
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16 Aug 2012 15:22:14
Sessegnon on his way down to complete spurs deal.
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Source?
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Whats ur source? ed do you know anything about this?
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I don't think we will sign anyone this week. But heard people on there way out. Giofor 1
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You say it like it's a done deal, your source?
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Any sources or reasoning behind this?
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I really can't see that one happening, there's been no mention of us having any interest and really there's no need for him
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16 Aug 2012 13:55:59
Sky Sport reporting that Moutinho isnt ruling out a move this summer?! .... interesting timing
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He's coming
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Im not convinced Levy will sanction the reported fee? Lloris' father and agent said he expects Hugo to come to spurs once the Modric deal gets done, £15M .... we need a striker(s), with Hudds back, Livermore coming on strong and Gilfi do we need to replace Modric? I prefer us to spend the money on strikers as much as id love Moutinho! Ed what do you think? {Ed008's Note - Surely bringing a GK in depends on 1 or 2 of Gomes,Friedel or Cudicini leaving more ?
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Mouthino is the one player who could take over modrics place in the team..class player and a class passer of the ball..can pick out a pass from anywhere.will cost us abit but its about time we splashed out
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Deal announced soon, hopefully before sat
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17 Aug 2012 01:39:11
Moutinho now coming to spurs, fee agreed
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16 Aug 2012 13:13:51
Apparently huddlestone talking to west ham in a 5million move according to caught offside
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Not a hope in hell in him moving to West Ham especially not for £5m worth at least £12-15m (look at Jordan Henderson). Also don't think we would sell him either
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Surely not, seem to be selling a lot of players!
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If we get m'villa some our midfliders will have to go most likely hud and jj, ed what u think about this rumour? {Ed008's Note - Theirs interest and a rumours of a bid being made that is all.
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Total nonsense
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How can you say Huddlestone is worth £12m-£15? You Spurs fans overrate your players so much. {Ed008's Note - £7-8M max!
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Huddlestone is crap I hope we sell, what does he do exactly apart from stand in the centre circle for 90 mins, a good passer i hear you say. well whoop de doo
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16 Aug 2012 12:40:32
What is going down the lane? why are spurs not signing a striker or 2! Newcastle is going to be a hard game as it is. Ed is it a wage problem with players not wanting to come? the fans need a statement from spurs or something as a top 4 finish is going to be hard this season with man city, man u, Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle all be up there. {Ed008's Note - Little bit of everything fee,wage personal terms etc if you were owner of club you'd think the same way as Levy trust me!
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There will be signings, probably not this week but I would envisage a few signings next week. Lets get it rubberstamped that Modric is gone and we will hopefully see the wheels in motion. I believe there has to players lined up, as Im sure DL & AVB knew Modders was going and that we needed strikers! Although I am concerned as to where the alleged huge transfer kitty has gone and the profits we have made from players sales over the last few season. Can any of the Ed's explain, and do they know of the up to date players we are interested in? Final note please get Lloris and Cesar!!
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Well AVB has now said he will TRY 2 sign a new striker next week now..what happernd to buying before the newcastle game..looking at defoe against italy we can be assured hes ready so maybe him up front on his own for 1 game will be ok
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Should b okay for 1 game like u say not long term in the england game defoe also went out to the left were he scored his goal from him and bale can swap thru out the game so can lennon and dos santos may even play so for one game should be okay 3 points is the main thing
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16 Aug 2012 12:19:01
Apparently we have a £30 mill bid rejected for Roberto Soldado
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I find this highly doubtful, I'm sure we would be more likely to try to sign Negrado or someone like that (even llorente would be slightly cheaper!)
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This is a story from January. Regurgitated lazy journalism.
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Think you'll find its Nobby Solano.
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16 Aug 2012 11:13:52
Reports coming from spain this morning saying Valencia have rejected a 'huge' offer for Striker Soldado.
What do you guys reckon?
{Ed008's Note - I heard that this morning Spurs apparently bidded for Soldaldo however it was in January and it's old news being recycled. Fee was like £30m i think it's made up as he's committed to the club.
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16 Aug 2012 08:44:34
Modders for 27m pounds? This is unbelievable. That's 13m pounds less that Chelski offered for him a while ago! Wao! {Ed055's Note - Personally I think 27 is OK i know its less that Chelsea offered but he is 12 months older now, 12 months less on his contract
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Also it is better that he has gone abroad rather than go to rival to come back and hurt us.
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We'll probably never know the true price - Sky Sports say £23.9m + £3.6m in add ons (£27.5m), whilst other sources I've seen this morning range from as low as £23m to as high as £34m. Who knows, and more importantly, who cares now? We needed the money in to kickstart our transfer bids. Time to get moving now. Sorry to see Luka go, but it was time. Llorente + Moutinho would be glorious....
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And he has gone abroad.
Spurs Lad
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Also how do we now that Chelsea officially offered £40million?? I'm just glad like most people he has gone abroad. {Ed008's Note - I don't think Chelsea offered that if you ask on Chelsea page the Ed there says a bid that high was never made if i remember correctly i think it was as high as £30m papers overreact on bids like that to sell.
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The fee is NOT £27m or anything that is being reported in Marca (Which is Real Madrids Sponsor Paper) it is £35m (around 42m euros) the fees being put about are to make Madrid look good in negotiating and also for spurs to look as if they ain't got shed loads of cash to splash.
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The highest Chelsea offered last year was 30 million + kalou or Alex, which was rightly rejected
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I think the fee may be slightly higher than 23mil but maybe not as high as 35mil but either way I think there is little point in having a player that doesn't want to be at the club and we nee the money to strengthen in other areas. Sad to see Modric go, he played well for us and doesn't deserve the abuse he is getting for leaving
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16 Aug 2012 08:22:26
Who realistically are we going to get up front before the window shuts?? Defo up top on his own is a disaster in my mind! {Ed055's Note - I am sure AVB has something up his sleeve - dont think it will be a big name like spurs fans want though -
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Isn't AVB supposed to have an eye for unknown talent? I thought that was one of the reasons levy brought him in
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ED055- I have to disagree with you mate, I think there is more pressure on AVB and Levy now to appease the fans after the supposed sale of Modric. I'm not saying it will be a Hulk or Llorente but a household name will come of that i have no doubt. Think Ade is one of two coming in and a CM + GK. THing is i don't think they will come until the window is nearly shut.
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I don't want to say it, and hope to God it isn't true, but word on the street is that Michael Owen is pushing for a move to the Lane... {Ed008's Note - I heard Stoke...
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Id take Owen as a back up striker, he not a force like he was but he knows where the net is and would be a good support player through the season. Spurs need a striker who will lead the line as well though, lorrente would be a great signing but feel he would go to Italy over England. We really need to act fast or face having Defoe and Kane for the first half of the season
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16 Aug 2012 07:56:19
Modric isnt going anywhere 40million is askin price and real madrid are not going to pay that, and aperently damiao will only leave for 47 million euros. Adebayor will sign after the wekend
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Erm.....Do you read the news or watch SSN at all mate? Deal has been agreed for Modders and just awaiting for a replacement for him until it all goes through!!
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Force real Madrid to part ex a striker (Higuian) and half cost of modric
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16 Aug 2012 07:53:25
First timer here... I look the look of Dembele of Fulham, 2 years left on his contract so will be available at the right price! Any links to us? {Ed055's Note - None that I am aware of
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16 Aug 2012 04:35:34
Stick llalana southampton & michu swansea in as your cheap picks would b my tip they'll get goals from midfield next season.
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Yeah and then we can have more midfielders to sit around! Wake up mate its strikers we need and maybe a keeper that's it un-proven kids isn't going to help us!
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^^ I think he's talking about fantasy football mate
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16 Aug 2012 01:20:21
Utd,City,Chelsea and even the Gooners have stepped up their transfer buying quality we've got to follow suit or were gonna drop back into the pack of also-rans.... In Levy we trust time to prove us prove us right son.
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