Agree 100%. He is the one player in our squad whose ability and salary are probably commensurate to Spurs’ current standing. None of our main guys would contemplate going there and Levy probably wouldn’t match their wages anyway, never mind improve their termsMy own opinion is it should be Ake, without any hesitation.
It offers Laporte the assurances he needs of regular game time, the club not legislating for the return to form of Stonesy and him about to announce a new deal.
Ake can only play on the left of a two anyway, same as Laporte, who is in a different post code, ability wise.
Dias plays both sides, so whether Stones gets injured or Dias does, the left and right pairing is not compromised as much if Laporte plays instead of Dias on the left.
Ake was only ever a squad filler and he's picked up a couple of medals he could never have dreamed of 18 months ago.
Harsh, but we paid £40m for Ake and on top of £70m cash, I think that is a fair deal.
Not on massive money, so hardly impacts Spurs wage bill.
My own opinion is it should be Ake, without any hesitation.
It offers Laporte the assurances he needs of regular game time, the club not legislating for the return to form of Stonesy and him about to announce a new deal.
Ake can only play on the left of a two anyway, same as Laporte, who is in a different post code, ability wise.
Dias plays both sides, so whether Stones gets injured or Dias does, the left and right pairing is not compromised as much if Laporte plays instead of Dias on the left.
Ake was only ever a squad filler and he's picked up a couple of medals he could never have dreamed of 18 months ago.
Harsh, but we paid £40m for Ake and on top of £70m cash, I think that is a fair deal.
Not on massive money, so hardly impacts Spurs wage bill.
Why do you think Lewis would pump money in? As far as I'm aware, he didn't before FFP and hasn't within the limits allowed under FFP since it's been in place
In a nutshell,Spurs would be a great move for him.He's wasting his best years here.Agree 100%. He is the one player in our squad whose ability and salary are probably commensurate to Spurs’ current standing. None of our main guys would contemplate going there and Levy probably wouldn’t match their wages anyway, never mind improve their terms
I understand why we would think Ake is a good choice, but why would he take the step down when he's only just got here and hasn't had a chance to prove his worth due to injury? If it was me, Spurs would need to pay me more than I'm on now at City to take the step downMy own opinion is it should be Ake, without any hesitation.
It offers Laporte the assurances he needs of regular game time, the club not legislating for the return to form of Stonesy and him about to announce a new deal.
Ake can only play on the left of a two anyway, same as Laporte, who is in a different post code, ability wise.
Dias plays both sides, so whether Stones gets injured or Dias does, the left and right pairing is not compromised as much if Laporte plays instead of Dias on the left.
Ake was only ever a squad filler and he's picked up a couple of medals he could never have dreamed of 18 months ago.
Harsh, but we paid £40m for Ake and on top of £70m cash, I think that is a fair deal.
Not on massive money, so hardly impacts Spurs wage bill.
No way did city panic buy Ake. The club had all but written Stones off and we had ridiculously bad injuries to CB over the last 2/3 years.In a nutshell,Spurs would be a great move for him.He's wasting his best years here.
In hindsight,an unnecessary purchase and probably something of a panic one.
I think we were worried about Laporte’s knee going again after a long injury absence and so wanted a left sided insurance policy. And also nobody foresaw Stonesy’s renaissance. I think Ake is our most expendable player now for various reasonsIn a nutshell,Spurs would be a great move for him.He's wasting his best years here.
In hindsight,an unnecessary purchase and probably something of a panic one.
Panic in the sense we could have found far better for 40m had we had the luxury of more time.I get the situation was uncertain,but i just found Ake an odd choice.No way did city panic buy Ake. The club had all but written Stones off and we had ridiculously bad injuries to CB over the last 2/3 years.
I think we were worried about Laporte’s knee going again after a long injury absence and so wanted a left sided insurance policy. And also nobody foresaw Stonesy’s renaissance. I think Ake is our most expendable player now for various reasons