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Summer transfer thread, AvB window wrap up pg 1527
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Danners9
Luke Young
How is what I said disrespectful?
He did give interviews through a window. And a manager who doesn't is a nice change.
The Moonlit Knight
Banned
I think for a player entering their last year of their contract that would be about right. Take RvP for example. Obviously you can milk City for all their worth but any "normal" club shouldn't pay more than £10m for him regardless of his talent levels.
The Moonlit Knight
Banned
It'll only be a remarkable deal if he is any good, or we can sell him on at a profit if he turns out to be a complete dud!
Yep. Think people are getting very excited but not much achieved yet
We've had plenty of summers before where we've been linked with top players but then ended up with a Rasiak come Sept 1st
Will reserve my excitement until we know what CFs have joined, whats happened to Modric & VdV and, if they've left, who their replacements are
paxtonwolf
John White
Brilliand business by Levy...again
DHSF
Les Ferdinand
I agree. I think its what we have experienced in the past that makes me apprehensive. Also no one really knows which AVB will turn up - the one at Porto or the one at Chelscum. Im sure Chelscum fans and players were also excited from the outset too.
I certainly will not be excited just because a couple of players have signed and thats it. Rumours are rumours doesnt mean anything.
NaijaSpurs
Rafael Van Der Vaart
And Madrid reckon they will get Modric for about 28 million pounds?Yeah right, they obviously have not done business with Daniel Levy before
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indianspur
Guest
article by Duncan Castles, who seems very much up to date with whats happening at Spurs, and he says AVB wants Lewandowski from Dortmund. 23 years old, goalscorer, im sure Levy will go in hard to get him.
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Andre Villas-Boas to fight Chelsea for Robert Lewandowski
Duncan Castles
Jul 7, 2012
Andre Villas-Boas is ready to go head-to-head with former employers Chelsea over the recruitment of the Bundesliga's leading marksman, Robert Lewandowski. Tottenham Hotspur's newly-appointed coach has recommended the 23-year-old Poland international to the club, who have made an initial approach for the versatile striker.
Chelsea, who fired Villas-Boas in March and continued paying the Portuguese's £2 million (Dh11,377m) net salary until his formal appointment at White Hart Lane last week, have a long-standing interest in Lewandowski. Villas-Boas, however, is moving quickly to implement a transfer strategy he has been working on since provisionally agreeing to succeed Harry Redknapp in mid-June
In collaboration with chairman Daniel Levy and technical co-ordinator Tim Sherwood, the new coach plans to reinforce Tottenham's squad in all areas. After the pre-arranged purchases of midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson from Hoffenheim and central defender Jan Vertonghen from Ajax, they are working with a transfer budget of £25m plus the income from sales
Villas-Boas has approved a decision to cash in on Luka Modric's desire to leave the club, preferably to Real Madrid. Tottenham are also prepared to sell Rafael van der Vaart to raise further funds. Though popular with supporters, the Holland international has struggled for fitness and tactical discipline throughout his two seasons in the Premier League.
As a replacement Villas-Boas has persuaded Tottenham to bid for Joao Moutinho, a key figure in the FC Porto team with which he won the Europa League, Portuguese League and Portuguese Cup in 2011. The Portugal midfielder is also pushing for the move, meeting Porto president Nuno Pinto da Costa on Wednesday to request a transfer.
Though Moutinho's buyout clause is €40m (Dh180,515m), Tottenham believe they may be able to secure the player for as little as €22m. The deal, however, is likely to be complicated by third-party ownership and sell-on values.
Moutinho forced a €10m transfer from Sporting in the summer of 2010 and the Lisbon club are due 25 per cent of the profit on the player's next move. Porto also sold, and then bought back, proportions of Moutinho's economic rights to a Belgian company. Currently, 15 per cent of those rights are owned by Football Invest Fund.
Moutinho is represented by Pini Zahavi and his nephew Nir, and there is scepticism about reports that Manchester United have made an offer for the midfielder. Tottenham believe they do not face competition from Sir Alex Ferguson for the player's signature.
http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/andre-villas-boas-to-fight-chelsea-for-robert-lewandowski
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Andre Villas-Boas to fight Chelsea for Robert Lewandowski
Duncan Castles
Jul 7, 2012
Andre Villas-Boas is ready to go head-to-head with former employers Chelsea over the recruitment of the Bundesliga's leading marksman, Robert Lewandowski. Tottenham Hotspur's newly-appointed coach has recommended the 23-year-old Poland international to the club, who have made an initial approach for the versatile striker.
Chelsea, who fired Villas-Boas in March and continued paying the Portuguese's £2 million (Dh11,377m) net salary until his formal appointment at White Hart Lane last week, have a long-standing interest in Lewandowski. Villas-Boas, however, is moving quickly to implement a transfer strategy he has been working on since provisionally agreeing to succeed Harry Redknapp in mid-June
In collaboration with chairman Daniel Levy and technical co-ordinator Tim Sherwood, the new coach plans to reinforce Tottenham's squad in all areas. After the pre-arranged purchases of midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson from Hoffenheim and central defender Jan Vertonghen from Ajax, they are working with a transfer budget of £25m plus the income from sales
Villas-Boas has approved a decision to cash in on Luka Modric's desire to leave the club, preferably to Real Madrid. Tottenham are also prepared to sell Rafael van der Vaart to raise further funds. Though popular with supporters, the Holland international has struggled for fitness and tactical discipline throughout his two seasons in the Premier League.
As a replacement Villas-Boas has persuaded Tottenham to bid for Joao Moutinho, a key figure in the FC Porto team with which he won the Europa League, Portuguese League and Portuguese Cup in 2011. The Portugal midfielder is also pushing for the move, meeting Porto president Nuno Pinto da Costa on Wednesday to request a transfer.
Though Moutinho's buyout clause is €40m (Dh180,515m), Tottenham believe they may be able to secure the player for as little as €22m. The deal, however, is likely to be complicated by third-party ownership and sell-on values.
Moutinho forced a €10m transfer from Sporting in the summer of 2010 and the Lisbon club are due 25 per cent of the profit on the player's next move. Porto also sold, and then bought back, proportions of Moutinho's economic rights to a Belgian company. Currently, 15 per cent of those rights are owned by Football Invest Fund.
Moutinho is represented by Pini Zahavi and his nephew Nir, and there is scepticism about reports that Manchester United have made an offer for the midfielder. Tottenham believe they do not face competition from Sir Alex Ferguson for the player's signature.
http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/andre-villas-boas-to-fight-chelsea-for-robert-lewandowski
paxtonwolf
John White
Adebayor
Lewandowski
Moutinho
Sigurdsson
Vertonghen
plus Youth signings of Fryers,Lascalles and Butland
That would be some transfer window
Lewandowski
Moutinho
Sigurdsson
Vertonghen
plus Youth signings of Fryers,Lascalles and Butland
That would be some transfer window
thfcsteff
Terry Dyson
Fair point on the 'mutually exclusive' Naija...agreed there. WOuld rather the Pole to be fair though (plus Ade)...
thfcsteff
Terry Dyson
Mate,
I love your work, and enjoy a good debate with you as I respect your counter-opnions, but on the above, you are so far off base it's bewildering. The training comment is the one bit I would agree with. And it is one of the major reasons we kept dropping off the last two seasons. Our training was not good enough in areas of fitness or set-pieces. This is not even up for debate really, the proof was there for all to see.
When you carry, say, a hamstring strain, the appropriate thing to do is give it the extra week's rest and ROTATE. Ade never had that luxury unless he was about to tear the thing (and he was gambling prior)...sorry mate, he needed a little more rest ESPECIALLY given the nature of his game and what he was being asked to do...
thfcsteff
Terry Dyson
Oh come on! Are you serious? You're suggesting that because the temperature drops he literally 'freezes up'? You're joking, please...
Leeds Spur
Banned
League winner and player of be year with Ajax, hardly a mug club
DublinSpur
Scott Parker
Park Ji-sung to QPR for 2 million (according to the BBC). Decent signing for them at a decent price.
Raymond Verheijen @raymondverheije
At Yerevan airport on my way to the UK for tomorrow's meeting with PL club to discuss position as their new Director of Performance.
Could be nothing, but anyway:
Raymond Verheijen (born 23 November 1971) is a Dutch professional football coach who currently is the assistant manager to the Armenian national side.
Verheijen has been a member of the coaching staff of the national teams of the Netherlands, Russia and South Korea, attending three World Cups and three European Championships. He has also worked with a number of European club sides, including Barcelona of Spain, Zenit Saint Petersburg of Russia, and English teams Chelsea F.C and Emirates Marketing Project. He has also been a personal fitness coach to Craig Bellamy.
In 1998, Verheijen published his Complete Handbook of Conditioning for Soccer.
Primarily a fitness coach, Verheijen has publicly criticised the training methods of a number of English teams, such as London-based clubs Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as former club Emirates Marketing Project. Earlier in his career, Verheijen publicly criticised the coaching methods of Dutch team Feyenoord, but returned there to advise on pre-season build up in July 2011.
Verheijen was appointed to the position of Assistant Manager to the Welsh national side in February 2011. (...) Verheijen's contract was due to expire at the end of 2011, but he remained in the position until February 2012, when he resigned.
At Yerevan airport on my way to the UK for tomorrow's meeting with PL club to discuss position as their new Director of Performance.
Could be nothing, but anyway:
Raymond Verheijen (born 23 November 1971) is a Dutch professional football coach who currently is the assistant manager to the Armenian national side.
Verheijen has been a member of the coaching staff of the national teams of the Netherlands, Russia and South Korea, attending three World Cups and three European Championships. He has also worked with a number of European club sides, including Barcelona of Spain, Zenit Saint Petersburg of Russia, and English teams Chelsea F.C and Emirates Marketing Project. He has also been a personal fitness coach to Craig Bellamy.
In 1998, Verheijen published his Complete Handbook of Conditioning for Soccer.
Primarily a fitness coach, Verheijen has publicly criticised the training methods of a number of English teams, such as London-based clubs Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as former club Emirates Marketing Project. Earlier in his career, Verheijen publicly criticised the coaching methods of Dutch team Feyenoord, but returned there to advise on pre-season build up in July 2011.
Verheijen was appointed to the position of Assistant Manager to the Welsh national side in February 2011. (...) Verheijen's contract was due to expire at the end of 2011, but he remained in the position until February 2012, when he resigned.