But they do you surely see it, Toby is only on £75k a week because he has chosen not to sign an improved deal which would take him up to probably £130-£150k a week, Eriksen the same. One thing we do regularly is reward players with improved contracts should thy chose to sign. Davies seems to be he next to sign and I’m glad he will , he’s not a world beater but he is a very useful squad player and only coming into his peak years now.
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But they do you surely see it, Toby is only on £75k a week because he has chosen not to sign an improved deal which would take him up to probably £130-£150k a week, Eriksen the same. One thing we do regularly is reward players with improved contracts should thy chose to sign. Davies seems to be he next to sign and I’m glad he will , he’s not a world beater but he is a very useful squad player and only coming into his peak years now.
Don't really disagree with anything you say however my point was;
2 players who have both openly said they want to leave their their current clubs
1 is out of contract in 12 months and can go for free, the other in 12 months time will still have 2 years remaining on his contract
Only in the world of Glaston is it Spurs who are in the better position with these two players, all based on this notion that Eriksen will be an asset to the Spurs side whereas Pogba will be useless and have a negative effect on the side. This despite there being undeniable proof to the contrary
I don’t think we are in that great a position with Eriksen, but then again I don’t really think that there was much more we could do. I think both players clearly want Madrid, and I think if Pogba gets his move he will be a starter but with Eriksen I’m no so sure. They have Isco and Cabellos who are very similar players, I also think ZZ would prefer Pogba over Eriksen.
Both our clubs clearly aren’t in a position they want to be in and I’m kind of indifferent if Eriksen does go as long as we get in a replacement. I would definitely agree, in terms of getting money for the player United are in a stronger position, but if we are to believe Eriksen and he would consider signing a new contract we would we would come out better. At the minute there is much to many ifs, buts and maybes.
Likewise Madrid could offer £40m for Eriksen tomorrow and when Spurs turn it down the player could hand in a transfer request to force the move through.
Or is he too nice a lad for that?
Great player but £130m seems a but steep for someone with a year left on his contract. Although you have to cough up what said club is asking if you want the player that much.
I've got to be honest, as a spurs fan, given the situation I'd be happy to see the back of Eriksen. Excellent player on his day, no doubt, but he's been dialing in his performances for most of last season, and it's clear he wants a new challenge (no problem at all with this). We've signed Ndombele, and look likely to sign a few more. If we can get in Lo Celso and Ceballos, I very much doubt Eriksen would be missed.
That said, if RM and Barca aren't interested, I would expect and hope Eriksen sorts his head out and gives us 100%.
Time will tell I suppose!
That said, if RM and Barca aren't interested, I would expect and hope Eriksen sorts his head out and gives us 100%.
Time will tell I suppose!
Matt Law of the Telegraph reporting that Eriksen is waiting for Real Madrid, Juventus or Man United to make a bid for him.
Not to be a textbook self loathing Utd fan on here, but our name looks out of place in that list.
I doubt very much that Juve want/need him, no offense but why would he go back to EL football at United? Its Real IMO.
Agree with you. Why would he consider Utd? Juventus have about 10 midfielders. I think he wants Real, but if push comes to shove he would consider PSG, Bayern or even Athletico
I'm sure we could use him.
The only reason he comes to United is for a big cheque. Not that I'd mind given his quality. But I'm fairly certain it'll be Real or run down his contract.
Manchester United is still one of the biggest draws in world football and Juve don't need him and Zidane doesn't fancy him. Matt Law is a good journo for the London clubs and wouldn't have just thrown our name in to it without without good knowledge.
Probably fancies playing for a genuinely big club, for lots of money and for a club that actually has aspirations to challenge for titles within the next 5 years.
He didn’t appear at all in the recent friendly against Juve in Singapore and i was pretty disappointed not to see him play live at the stadium. Do any Spurs fans here know what was the reason? Is he injured or kept under wraps prior to a possible move?
I don't think many outside of the Nordic countries understand how big the PL, and Manchester United, is for us. Not saying he will chose us over Real, but it wouldn't only be for the money, no.
He should be pretty rich by now, even if Spurs pay their players less than the other top teams in the PL, and he doesn't strike me as a person who does this for the money either.
Both United and Real are massive clubs compared to Spurs, no offense, and he would be used to the climate, the league, etc.
What are we waiting for? We aren’t going to sign Bruno so let’s go for him. Give him a free role behind Rashford or even on the right wing would be great to watch
Acquisition of Eriksen would strengthen us by an absolutely huge extent. Having both him and Pogba would make us times less vulnerable to pressure as both of them can create goal scoring chances.
Besides, Eriksen would bring great improvements in set piece deliveries which we also lack.
That said, we of course do not need Bruno if Eriksen comes, the Dane is certainly a better player.
Besides, Eriksen would bring great improvements in set piece deliveries which we also lack.
That said, we of course do not need Bruno if Eriksen comes, the Dane is certainly a better player.
I'm not disputing the higher wages, we would probably put him on par with Kane at £200K a week, you would offer him £250k? The aspirations to play for the title I would say are the same as our own at the moment, you are in another transition year and as far off Liverpool and City as we are. I'm not trying to be snide here just saying how I see it, if it is United he wants to go to I don't have a problem with it as long as we get the best deal possible. Matt Law is meh, he said that Athletico were looking at a double deal for Tripper and Eriksen which I doubt was ever on the cards.
There is some talk that he's going to sign a new contract at Spurs … I wouldn't discount it.
Would be our best transfer news of the summer.
He was inconsistent last season, but an Eriksen committed to the future of the club and fully motivated is easily one of our best players.
We should go all in for him if he's interested. Would show some ambition about wanting to get back up top.
You lost any remote chance you had of him being interested when you missed out on CL football.
His ambition is to step up and join a club where winning a league/cl is realistic next season, not hopping to another project.
I have no idea what will happen. But from a purely financial perspective, Eriksen would be a fool to sign a contract in the 200K per week range when in five months he could be negotiating with any club in the world to go there on a free next summer. Aaron Ramsey just got 400K per week from Juve in this situation (and apparently had other offers as well) and Eriksen is a better player who fits a broader range of tactical systems.
I imagine any contract he may sign with us would include a massive signing on bonus to try and even out the financial benefits of moving elsewhere on a free.
Not really. For two reasons:
1) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Anything could happen before the 2020-21 season kicks off - he might get a career-ending injury for example.
2) Any new contract might well contain a release clause if RM or Barca were to come for him. Otherwise, are there any other clubs he'd really want to leave Spurs for?
Spurs are the new juggernaut in football, right? Only Madrid and Barcelona can compete, makes sense.
Juve, Bayern, PSG
He's 27 and only has a few Dutch league titles to his name, he could go to any of the clubs I mentioned and be almost guaranteed to receive league title medals
Juve don't really have space for him but yeah I agree with the rest, although both the French league and the German league are a level below England or Spain IMO. I hope he either signs a new contract or gets sold this summer if I am honest about it.
With the money involved in transfers now I do think we are going to see more players letting their contracts expire and moving on a free, if that is the case the result could be really bad for football clubs and will change the current high cost of transfers.
Somewhat true. Didn't stop Pogba though. However generally I agree.
It's not so much that, but I doubt he'd want to leave Spurs and the Prem just to play in the Bundesliga, Serie A or the French league. So once you rule these out, that pretty much leaves Barca or RM.
A bird in hand might be worth two in the bush when you're years away from a new deal but he is five months from signing a pre-contract. The chance of a massive injury is very low and the potential rewards are very high. He could make twice the amount of money Spurs is reportedly offering him. On a 4 year deal, the difference between 200K per week and 400K per week is over 40M pounds.
I'm sure there would be plenty of teams for which he'd leave Spurs, especially if the money is right - Juve, PSG, City, United, Chelsea, Bayern at least.
I think with Pogba he was significantly younger than Eriksen is now, had already won a few trophies, and at the time probably believed United were definitely going to get back to the top. Quite a few things are different in Eriksen's case.
Well, you're assuming that money would be the main motivation for his leaving, rather than genuinely only wanting to leave if the next club is a clear step-up. Of the clubs you've mentioned, only City fits that bill IMO.
We'll see what happens, but I won't be all that surprised if he signs new contract with Spurs - albeit one containing a Barca and/or RM release clause.
Money matters to players much more than supporters like to acknowledge. It is the single most important factor in most contractual decisions.
As far as the bolded, let's just say that your view on the topic is in the minority and leave it at that.
Of course it does, but there are other considerations for players, we have managed to keep players like Kane, Eriksen, Lloris and Vertongen while signing players like Ndombele and Sanchez where they could have gotten more money else where. Things like opportunity to play, career development, being sold an idea definitely comes into play at some point for players. If money was the only thing players looked at, a lot more would be heading to China.
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Juve love a free transfer though and if Eriksen is available for nowt but a signing on fee next summer you can guarantee he'll be of interest
So hang on Tottenham a club who haven't won a league title in my life time, who haven't won a trophy at all in what 10+ years are now on equal footing to European Juggernauts and serial domestic winners Juventus, PSG and Bayern Munich?
Could possibly be but it wouldn't be without a massive overhaul of their midfield they have the most stacked midfield I have seen, plus they already have fan favourite Pjanic who is the exact same player as Eriksen. If I was looking it as a neutral I would say Italy would be the ideal place for Eriksen to play.
Really don’t think one season out of the CL is going to influence prospective transfers as is often implied here. We only missed out because of an absolute implosion at the back end of the season. Almost wilfully threw it away. Somehow, don’t see that happening again from here on.
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