Stevo985 Posted August 20, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2013 £25m for Fellaini and £15m for Baines seems right to me I'd want more for Baines if I were Everton. He is probably the best player in his position in the league and he is at the peak of his powers at the moment and he seems happy to stay. Why would they want to sell for anything less than a ridiculous offer? I thought he was a year or so older than he is tbf, I'd say £18m is the absolute most he should go for. Why do they need a LB though? Evra is good enough Baines is about 4 years younger isn't he? Plus Evra hasn't covered himself in glory the past couple of seasons. Baines is excellent though to be honest. He'd improve any team in the league imo. Arguably Chelsea still have a better LB than him, but again age means that won't last long. But if Baines is worth 20 million, Tony Moon must be worth 40 million!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 the idea of ending the transfer window once the games have started is as blinkered as people who question why the Europa league is played on a Thursday we close it last Friday, when do Germany / france / Holland / Italy / spain etc etc close theirs? same day as us no doubt cos they must all kick off on the same weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingysilvers Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) Well it doesn't need to be the day before, it wouldn't be hard to set a date that is before the European leagues kick off. Edited August 20, 2013 by kingysilvers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 So Spurs flog off Bale (not worth more than 45 million) and hit a gold mine. Signing Roberto Soldado, Nacer Chadli, Etienne Capoue and Paulinho already and now Coentrao Willian and Erik Lamela? What a mad swap. One player for a great new squad of players. Ridiculous. I hope Real come in this crazy for Benteke for us to improve our squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 20, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 20, 2013 I wouldn't be averse to the closing of signings (as distinct from sales) once a particular season kicks off. That way, leagues that are yet to kick off could still buy (i.e. at that point the Premier League could still sell players). I believe that arrangement is already in place with Russian sides who can continue to buy from other European sides long after the rest of Europe stops buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 so say end of july rather than the end of august, we have a week / 2 weeks before the start of the season, serie A has 3/4 weeks until the start of the season champions / Europa league start would be the obvious date in my mind but I don't see what the problem is, end of august gives us all of pre season, an international window and 3 league games to test the squad, think the timing works really well for prem clubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarpie Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 If there has to be transfer windows, end of the august is good time to close it because then teams can see if they need reinforcements as pre-season games aren't very indication how well the team really plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Summer transfer window should run through June and July.There should be no winter transfer window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Does anyone now not think that Bale is a cert to join Real Madrid? Pretty astute summer from Levy, despite missing out on the beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted August 20, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2013 Spurs will have a much bigger wage bill after the deal though, but some of this will be offset by other players leaving. Nevertheless, it still seems like a great deal all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Maybe Arsene has got a trick up his sleeve and is going to put in a cheeky bid for GB at £93,000,001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 20, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 20, 2013 Does anyone now not think that Bale is a cert to join Real Madrid? Pretty astute summer from Levy, despite missing out on the beast. It's been a brilliant summer for them despite; as you say; missing out on the Belgian beast. I agree that these high cost signings all certainly hint at a deal already being agreed for Bale. The double advantage for Spurs is that (A) they can use Bale as a lure to get these other players to join and ( the cost of those players doesn't automatically inflate because Spurs (ostensibly) don't have ~£90m sitting in their bank account. Then, voila, September 1st, he joins Real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Does anyone now not think that Bale is a cert to join Real Madrid? Pretty astute summer from Levy, despite missing out on the beast. It's been a brilliant summer for them despite; as you say; missing out on the Belgian beast. I agree that these high cost signings all certainly hint at a deal already being agreed for Bale. The double advantage for Spurs is that (A) they can use Bale as a lure to get these other players to join and ( the cost of those players doesn't automatically inflate because Spurs (ostensibly) don't have ~£90m sitting in their bank account. Then, voila, September 1st, he joins Real. I think they've done well to address the balance of ability within their team. I think it's fair to say that Bale was their only world class outfield player prior to this summer, but now they have several players who could all stake a claim to be part of the world elite, or atleast aspire to be. IF all their signings come off, then in theory they probably have a better team than Manchester United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I don't think the spend is that bad for spurs, even if bale stays they've get a net spend of about £25m so far and shipped out earners such as gallas and parker, capoue and chadli wont be on those kind of wages, with the TV money thrown in as well id guess willian and lamela wouldn't actually break the bank... cant see how he balances it though, id didn't think lamela was a striker and will play the role gabby plays for us (it was chadli out there on sunday) and willain isn't too different, means they now have a ridiculous number of midfielders and IMO still a soft defence, a £30m CB would be a better option, im not a believer that kaboul is the answer (or has any danger of playing more than half a season) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 flamini back to arsenal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Arsenal linked with Suarez Gustavo Higuain End up with Flamini /Inserttrollfacehere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Official Real Madrid online store selling official Bale 11 merchandise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Was just about to post that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Parker is a great player and is obviously a lot better than all of our midfielders (when fit), Bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 22, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted August 22, 2013 Parker is a great player and is obviously a lot better than all of our midfielders (when fit), Bollocks. Stefan have you ever considered journalism as a career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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