Winter mercato thread 2020 (41 Viewers)
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What difference does it make ?
We have the 3rd highest wage bill in all of sports ffs
Besides with the new tax laws that isn't even a substantial difference
Tici better have someone better lined up for the summer. You don't get many opportunities to sign world class players for free especially someone who would massively improve our midfield in the current setup
We have the 3rd highest wage bill in all of sports ffs
Besides with the new tax laws that isn't even a substantial difference
Tici better have someone better lined up for the summer. You don't get many opportunities to sign world class players for free especially someone who would massively improve our midfield in the current setup
I still don't understand this transfer 
anyway, i doubt we're getting an other tq/seconda punta, so no eriksen for us. what a pity. not a stop gap solution like vidal, not a handsome dud like giroud, he's a proper footballer. let's hope the italian media know shit about the situation (just like with haaland) and he'll end up in madrid eventually.
First of all, Eriksen has not been outstanding for 1.5 year now. Even last season, when Spurs got to the CL final, neither the club nor the Dane have been outstanding. Mind you Tottenham in 13 CL games won only six while lost five and drew two! They barely beat Inter on goal difference in the group stage. In the league they finished behind Sarri's Chelsea and 26(!) points behind second placed Liverpool!
Speaking of Eriksen being a bargain at 20-35mln transfer fee. Why no club bought him last summer when it was the last chance for Spurs to cash in on him? From the top of my head, Tottenham paid 70mln+ for another midfielder - Ndombele. If Eriksen is so great why no club offered 70-80mln for him?
Nobody is going to pay for Eriksen now because it's simply not worth it.
Moving to the subject of Eriksen to Inter. First of all, I don't see the point in this move from the sporting perspective. The Dane wanted to leave Spurs to compete for trophies. Inter was eliminated in CL group stage for the second year in a row. Currently, Spurs have better players than Inter, no doubt. Plus, their spending power is not inferior to Inter's so I don't see Inter getting better than Spurs anytime soon.
Secondly, the salary. Eriksen will definitely ask for a high salary coming as a free agent. He currently gets 2.3 mln euro net. Since Ramsey and Can got 7m and 5m respectively at Juve, I can see Eriksen asking for 9-10 considering he has a higher market value than both mentioned players coming from EPL recently.
Average salary at Inter is 2.38mln so giving Eriksen 10m would quadruple the average. Average salary at Juve is 4.5mln (excluding Ronaldo for obvious reasons). Consequently, Eriksen doesn't fit Inter wage structure.
To sum up, I think Inter is seriously considered as a destination for Eriksen because there are not many clubs willing to fulfill his wage demands. Nerazzurri would have to offer him 10mln to convince him to join an inferior club which would damage their wage structure. Let's see what happens because making an offer to the player doesn't mean he's going to accept. Plus, Eriksen has not been at his best for almost two years now so maybe that's why we are not interested in him.
Speaking of Eriksen being a bargain at 20-35mln transfer fee. Why no club bought him last summer when it was the last chance for Spurs to cash in on him? From the top of my head, Tottenham paid 70mln+ for another midfielder - Ndombele. If Eriksen is so great why no club offered 70-80mln for him?
Nobody is going to pay for Eriksen now because it's simply not worth it.
Moving to the subject of Eriksen to Inter. First of all, I don't see the point in this move from the sporting perspective. The Dane wanted to leave Spurs to compete for trophies. Inter was eliminated in CL group stage for the second year in a row. Currently, Spurs have better players than Inter, no doubt. Plus, their spending power is not inferior to Inter's so I don't see Inter getting better than Spurs anytime soon.
Secondly, the salary. Eriksen will definitely ask for a high salary coming as a free agent. He currently gets 2.3 mln euro net. Since Ramsey and Can got 7m and 5m respectively at Juve, I can see Eriksen asking for 9-10 considering he has a higher market value than both mentioned players coming from EPL recently.
Average salary at Inter is 2.38mln so giving Eriksen 10m would quadruple the average. Average salary at Juve is 4.5mln (excluding Ronaldo for obvious reasons). Consequently, Eriksen doesn't fit Inter wage structure.
To sum up, I think Inter is seriously considered as a destination for Eriksen because there are not many clubs willing to fulfill his wage demands. Nerazzurri would have to offer him 10mln to convince him to join an inferior club which would damage their wage structure. Let's see what happens because making an offer to the player doesn't mean he's going to accept. Plus, Eriksen has not been at his best for almost two years now so maybe that's why we are not interested in him.
worrying is a harsh word probably, let's say it might be something to think about. so he said kulusevski was sold because it's hard to get any playtime over the current players at atalanta. it's a rare kind of remark from a coach, they are usually much more diplomatic than this, especially when it comes to a young player just sold for a record fee. i never saw a coach saying "the money was too good, we won't miss him anyway". again, i might be wrong, but that's what i read between the lines. 
also, while ilicic and gomez are certainly considered as two of the best attacking players in the league, both are like 31-32 and are regularly rested for league games.
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yeah, this whole spurs team just completely ran out of steam. iirc they didn't sign a single player before the previous season, despite that according to a pochettino interview, some key players wanted to leave during the 2018 summer mercato. eriksen was probably one of those guys. i guess last season was his last effort for spurs, i think he simply lost all motivation and badly wants a change of scenery.
also, while ilicic and gomez are certainly considered as two of the best attacking players in the league, both are like 31-32 and are regularly rested for league games.- - - Updated - - -
yeah, this whole spurs team just completely ran out of steam. iirc they didn't sign a single player before the previous season, despite that according to a pochettino interview, some key players wanted to leave during the 2018 summer mercato. eriksen was probably one of those guys. i guess last season was his last effort for spurs, i think he simply lost all motivation and badly wants a change of scenery.
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This argument is so stupid, no offense.
Yes, we have and it's not sustainable in the long term. The club has to trim down the wages or at least keep those on the same level with hope that the revenue will grow further. As things stand the club spends too much on salaries and there are renewals in the pipeline (Dybala 7m -> 10m; Szczęsny 4m -> 7m).
Yes, we have and it's not sustainable in the long term. The club has to trim down the wages or at least keep those on the same level with hope that the revenue will grow further. As things stand the club spends too much on salaries and there are renewals in the pipeline (Dybala 7m -> 10m; Szczęsny 4m -> 7m).
worrying is a harsh word probably, let's say it might be something to think about. so he said kulusevski was sold because it's hard to get any playtime over the current players at atalanta. it's a rare kind of remark from a coach, they are usually much more diplomatic than this, especially when it comes to a young player just sold for a record fee. i never saw a coach saying "the money was too good, we won't miss him anyway". again, i might be wrong, but that's what i read between the lines. also, while ilicic and gomez are certainly considered as two of the best attacking players in the league, both are like 31-32 and are regularly rested for league games.
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yeah, this whole spurs team just completely ran out of steam. iirc they didn't sign a single player before the previous season, despite that according to a pochettino interview, some key players wanted to leave during the 2018 summer mercato. eriksen was probably one of those guys. i guess last season was his last effort for spurs, i think he simply lost all motivation and badly wants a change of scenery.
also, while ilicic and gomez are certainly considered as two of the best attacking players in the league, both are like 31-32 and are regularly rested for league games.- - - Updated - - -
yeah, this whole spurs team just completely ran out of steam. iirc they didn't sign a single player before the previous season, despite that according to a pochettino interview, some key players wanted to leave during the 2018 summer mercato. eriksen was probably one of those guys. i guess last season was his last effort for spurs, i think he simply lost all motivation and badly wants a change of scenery.
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