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Jan Vertonghen
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Some reports claim more.
Whatever..........it doesn't matter. Still great business.
To put it another way, if the reports of Ade for £5m are true, we will have signed him, Gylfi and JV for a combined £20 million.
Which is what Liverpool paid to sign just jordan Henderson. Nice.
El Guepardo
Rafael Van Der Vaart
2 younger players, 2 better players, not much outlay - job well done! 
Wriggly
Banned
His movement, speed and finishing with his feet for a CB are very much forward-esq.
i guess that
Sigurdsson is a replacement for Krancjar
Vertonghen is a replacement for King
Caulker is a replacement for Gallas
Naughton is a replacement for Corluka
not bad going there really, 4 players out - 4 younger replacements coming in (assuming King retires and Gallas is moved on) - guess we are losing some vital experience - which is why i hope players like VdV stick around
Sigurdsson is a replacement for Krancjar
Vertonghen is a replacement for King
Caulker is a replacement for Gallas
Naughton is a replacement for Corluka
not bad going there really, 4 players out - 4 younger replacements coming in (assuming King retires and Gallas is moved on) - guess we are losing some vital experience - which is why i hope players like VdV stick around
Wriggly
Banned
Would rather have Krunchie, King, Gallas and Corluka.
***waves to Adrian Durham***
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Sig's a Rafa replacement IMO.
Unless AVB is planning to be a bit more adaptable in terms of how he sets the team up in his first season with us, he will be going 4-3-3 and I don't think Rafa fits into the top or the middle of it.
Added to that, he's at a good age where we can sell him, get some good money for him before his performances and value start to decline with age, and if we already have an effective replacement for him in Sig, then we will have done good business. Very Levy to do this IMO.
liquid_football
Jamie Redknapp
We can only hope that the 4 replacements will be as good as the 4 that are leaving
Krancjar over Sigurdsson, really? - i haven't seen much of him but his stats back him up as an improvment
id rather have King at his peak but with the possibility of him being in and out the team over a defender who is hoped to become a long term replacement ? easy decision there
same scenario with Gallas do we stick with an older player on his way out or give experience to an exciting prospect ?
Corluka wasn't happy with being second choice and Walker is likely to be preferred again to him this season so Naughton is a much better player to have as back up IMO - especially after being one of Norwhich's stand out performers last season.
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
Also, I don't think Sig would have joined us to simply take a squad role akin to Krancjar, I expect that he expects to be playing a lot of the time, and I also expect we wouldn't be paying him more wages than Liverpool if it wasn't the plan to have him on the pitch more often than not as well.
liquid_football
Jamie Redknapp
If VdV stays,Sig will be on the bench
that all makes sense i guess but i just don't see it being the case tbh - one more year with Rafa imo, Sigurdsson hopefully proving to be capable of replacing him the following season in the starting line up
think we'll take the EL seriously this season meaning that players will be getting more time in the various competitions. VdV to be first choice but with his fitness levels Sigurdsson will be getting plenty of game time
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indianspur
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so really we havent improved the squad yet, and even if we buy Ade, he comes in for himself from last season, so agin no difference
we need to make 2 improvements to the first team, an upgrade on Lennon and a proper goalscorer
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
I think it makes sense for all parties (in a business sense for Spurs, not that it would necessarily be 'good' for us to lose a player of his quality at all) that Rafa goes. If we get say £13m for him, I think that's a good deal. I've loved watching him, but I really rate Sig, I think Sig will allow AVB to play the system he wants (and I think it's so important to give the manager a squad that suits his preferred system so there are less awkward transitions) and I think Sig will prove to be a great replacement for Rafa.
So I think Rafa is gone. Educated guess, but that's my prediction.
all depends how you look at it i guess - for me Naughton will be a more motivated back up than Corluka was - therefore an improvement (also able to cover left back i hear) an ever present Vertonghen could be better for us over a season than having a sporadically fit King and Sigurdsson is a major improvement on Krancjar - if he continues how he did at Swansea. Caulker as a replacement for Gallas is the weakest of the lot but again he has come off the back of two outstanding seasons out on loan so potentially could be a good move
the biggest worry for me is the amount of changes we will have made by the time the season starts and i hope it doesn't mean we need too much time to settle everyone, but potentially a season of letting these players bed in together excites me as there above is 4 players with great potential
there isn't much wrong with our starting XI from last year - it's the squad/back up players which need the most work
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Hully
Tony Parks
I'm still waiting for a replacement for Crouch...
liquid_football
Jamie Redknapp
Let's be honest - Naughton is nowhere near Corluka's quality,a fit King is one of the best defenders in the world,Caulker is also nowhere near Gallas and Kranjcar scored brickloads of crucial goals for us and he played mostly out of position and there is still a big question mark over Siggy,he might do great here,but he might aswell flop.
We can be lucky if we get out of them,what we got out of the bunch that left.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Ade is a replacement for Crouch
Moutinho is a replacement for Modric
?Leandro? is a replacement for Defoe
Lloris is a replacement for Friedel
Butland is a replacement for Cudicini
Lascelles is a replacement for Bassong
Fryers is a replacement for Rose
Bentley, Jenas, Gio, Pienaar and Gomes don't need replacing.
And we'll be in very good shape for next season and beyond.