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Marvin said:
Except our need is greater for a right back now.
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But not greater for Walker , now we arent getting Alves we could use that foreign spot for a first choice right back and get a homegrown right back that can cover. With Alves off we have the option of going either way. Dont think it makes the slightest difference to Walkers price.
 
mattyb said:
The Alves news really backs this point up

Levy held his position well it seems
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No it doesn't.

With Alves signing we needed a HG Right Back. The only option was Kyle Walker.

Now? We can sign any RB in the world to be our first choice if Levy takes the piss. It's freed up a foreign player spot.
 
blueparrot said:
But not greater for Walker , now we arent getting Alves we could use that foreign spot for a first choice right back and get a homegrown right back that can cover. With Alves off we have the option of going either way. Dont think it makes the slightest difference to Walkers price.
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Well I doubt Levy sees it that way. I predict we'll see City come to terms with Spurs now pretty damn quick. And I wouldn't blame Levy is he put the price up £10m. I don't see many alternatives out there, but there probably are.
 
I had to laugh just now listening to talksport. Walker was now second choice right back for Spurs last season so they are laughing at us as trippier is better and they are getting 50/60 million for their 2nd choice right back. No doubt people buy this crap.
 
domalino said:
No it doesn't.

With Alves signing we needed a HG Right Back. The only option was Kyle Walker.

Now? We can sign any RB in the world to be our first choice if Levy takes the piss. It's freed up a foreign player spot.
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Clichy was released. So already down on 1 home grown. Also need is 2 RBs. If Mendy is signed then its another foriegn player. The count increases as the positions are filled.
Pep has to buy couple of home grown atleast, isnt it ?
 
bneark1 said:
Clichy was released. So already down on 1 home grown. Also need is 2 RBs. If Mendy is signed then its another foriegn player. The count increases as the positions are filled.
Pep has to buy couple of home grown atleast, isnt it ?
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Doesn't have to at all, but probably should and probably will. If it's only 1 then Delph could actually stay as he won't take one place from the 17 foreign quota.
 
I keep reading that the Alves setback today plays greatly into Levy's hands, but I'm not that convinced that it does. It might have if Spurs didn't want to sell, but it seems pretty clear that they do want to do a deal. They won't make the price prohibitive because otherwise they risk missing out on what is an already sizeable transfer fee, and having an unhappy (and seemingly unwanted, by Pochettino at least) player on their hands.
 
Ric said:
I keep reading that the Alves setback today plays greatly into Levy's hands, but I'm not that convinced that it does. It might have if Spurs didn't want to sell, but it seems pretty clear that they do want to do a deal. They won't make the price prohibitive because otherwise they risk missing out on what is an already sizeable transfer fee, and having an unhappy (and seemingly unwanted, by Pochettino at least) player on their hands.
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Yes...I think Levy is just being Levy.
 
Ric said:
I keep reading that the Alves setback today plays greatly into Levy's hands, but I'm not that convinced that it does. It might have if Spurs didn't want to sell, but it seems pretty clear that they do want to do a deal. They won't make the price prohibitive because otherwise they risk missing out on what is an already sizeable transfer fee, and having an unhappy (and seemingly unwanted, by Pochettino at least) player on their hands.
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I think the only card Levy has now is with every day he hasn't sold Walker to us is another day he doesn't work with Pep maybe taking more time to adjust. I agree though Levy isn't the one with "pocket aces" in this deal
 
Ric said:
I keep reading that the Alves setback today plays greatly into Levy's hands, but I'm not that convinced that it does. It might have if Spurs didn't want to sell, but it seems pretty clear that they do want to do a deal. They won't make the price prohibitive because otherwise they risk missing out on what is an already sizeable transfer fee, and having an unhappy (and seemingly unwanted, by Pochettino at least) player on their hands.
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Tottenham have already put their figure out in the press, so much like Mendy it's just a question of arguing how it's going to be paid, rather than the eventual figure. Add to the fact replacements aren't yet sorted and you can see the reasoning for such delays.
 
kiam06 said:
Spurs can fleece is now. Don't even rate the guy he's nothing special.
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He's actually pretty good. I'd struggle to pick a better rb in the Premier league.

Great full backs are hard to come by, if they were we'd have left him already.
 
The question is do we need him more than Poch wants to be rid of him? At this point barring any serious links elsewhere I'd say yes, which means Spurs have every incentive to drag this til the 11th hour and mug us off on price.
 
kiam06 said:
Spurs can fleece is now. Don't even rate the guy he's nothing special.
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I don't get this logic. Even if we had signed Alves we still needed another right back as he was never going to play 50/60 games, so what difference does it make?
 
Ric said:
I keep reading that the Alves setback today plays greatly into Levy's hands, but I'm not that convinced that it does. It might have if Spurs didn't want to sell, but it seems pretty clear that they do want to do a deal. They won't make the price prohibitive because otherwise they risk missing out on what is an already sizeable transfer fee, and having an unhappy (and seemingly unwanted, by Pochettino at least) player on their hands.
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It's not difficult to replicate the position we held with Alves for discussion purposes, leak a few names to the press in that position and if it comes up in negotiation just say we are close on another target. It's a hard one for him to test. Meanwhile we should actually be working on another target anyway, just in case.

Personally I think it'll convince Walker even more because now he knows he's not got Alves to compete with. I'm just not sure he's got the backbone to make his stance clear. The real winner here is to pick up Walker, and sign Fabinho as DM plus RB cover. (:
 
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