Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[Concrete John]

I don't think Adebayor would take a short term contract - he'll want at least 3 years. 

For me, it would only make financial sense it it was a year long loan.  It's quite possible there's s find of brinksmanship going on between us, Spurs and the players agent about this very issue.

[Dante Lavelli]

I don't think Adebayor would take a short term contract - he'll want at least 3 years. 

For me, it would only make financial sense it it was a year long loan.  It's quite possible there's s find of brinksmanship going on between us, Spurs and the players agent about this very issue.

Loan is the perfect scenario.  A motivated Adebeyor is arguably better than Benteke.  So not having a contract beyond the current season might be enough to ensure he is committed.  In the meantime we develop a youngster.

[cdbearsfan]

A couple of year contract would be fine by me.

[RussellC]

Whilst I agree that there's more value to be had in Europe we also need to be mindful that we've lost a lot of Premier League experience in Vlaar, Delph, Cleverley and (sadly) Benteke. I'd be more inclined to bring in a couple of staple Premier League players to fill the more pressing gaps in the side now.

[Shrek]

I would not want Adebayor on a perminant deal, the only way I'd  be happy with him coming, is on loan, with Spurs paying most his wages.

It's about time we did a loan deal where we benefited. Spurs got the best with the Walker, Jenus and that unknown chap. I'd love to take a player like Adebayor, who'd they want to sell and make them pay most his wages.

[mr underhill]

If Adebayor is still such a desirable player why are spurs desperate to get him out? We've only just said goodbye to one overpaid 31 year old forward and now we're falling over ourselves to bag another. I know he's scored bags of goals elsewhere but his best days are gone - and with the amount of leave he's had it might also take months to get him match fit. Younger players with real potential and a realistic chance of making money on are the way forward imo and if we want experience in the interim, lets look at Austin.

[Clark W Griswold]

Yeah, Austin for me too. I think he'd do well here.

[KRS]

I can't see how anyone who is contemplating Adebayor as being a good move can have the audacity to scoff at signing Lambert...they may have PL experience but they are both old, have no resale value and would demand excessive wages. We do need some players with PL experience added to the squad (may be a few loans) but I hope TS has the common sense to avoid this pair.

Interesting piece just on SSN...we have lost almost half the team that started the FA Cup final just 7 weeks ago...

Given
Vlaar
Cleverley
Delph
Benteke

...the spine of this team may have been completely removed but for the majority of last season we were spineless with or without them on the pitch. TS has got a lot of work to do over the next few weeks and he needs the full backing of Randy to rebuild this team...by my reckoning TS should have somewhere between £50-60m to spend, of which he still has £30-40m to invest in the team after the signings of Gueye and Amavi.

[Matt Collins]

I'm really happy w Amavi and gueye. But we could do with some players with real premier league pedigree. We're extremely short on that now especially in midfield and attack.

If Tim thinks he can get the best out of adebayor then I'm coming round to it. Especially if we get an up coming kid to bring through.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I can't see how anyone who is contemplating Adebayor as being a good move can have the audacity to scoff at signing Lambert...they may have PL experience but they are both old, have no resale value and would demand excessive wages. We do need some players with PL experience added to the squad (may be a few loans) but I hope TS has the common sense to avoid this pair.

Interesting piece just on SSN...we have lost almost half the team that started the FA Cup final just 7 weeks ago...

Given
Vlaar
Cleverley
Delph
Benteke

...the spine of this team may have been completely removed but for the majority of last season we were spineless with or without them on the pitch. TS has got a lot of work to do over the next few weeks and he needs the full backing of Randy to rebuild this team...by my reckoning TS should have somewhere between £50-60m to spend, of which he still has £30-40m to invest in the team after the signings of Gueye and Amavi.

Good post. I remember after the FA Cup final thinking "I won't be sorry to see any of these fekkers piss off" well it looks like I get my wish and most of them are. I am angry at Delph pissing around but honestly the entire team didnt show up for the past few games of the season. Its not like we are having a winning squad broken up. We are having a losing squad broken up.


If we start the new season with a more hardworking and rounded squad who work for each other then I can get on board.

[old man villa fan]

A big problem with Adebayor is that he has hardly played in the last 12 months.  Twice in the last 6 months he has been given compassionate leave to go back to Africa to sort out his family problems.  His family are basket cases and have caused him problems throughout his career but over the last 12 months things have really got out of control.

I would stay well away from him until he can guarantee that his family issues are cleared up and then I would only look at a year by year contract at best.

[FatSam]

Stephen Ireland never played well for us. Adebayor played excellently for Tottenham when Sherwood was in charge. It's hardly a like-for-like comparison.

I don't think there is such a thing as a like-for-like comparison when it comes to footballers, but I also don't think we're going to agree about Adebayor even if I found one.

Sure, if he was motivated, didn't command too high a fee, fitted into our wage structure etc. it could be fine. However, his relationship with each club he has played for has followed a similar path, and he made the same move as Delph a few years ago. It just rings all the alarm bells for me.

If Sherwood signed him I would support him, and give him the clean slate mentioned by another poster. I'd be happily proven wrong.

[Steve67]

Whilst I agree that there's more value to be had in Europe we also need to be mindful that we've lost a lot of Premier League experience in Vlaar, Delph, Cleverley and (sadly) Benteke. I'd be more inclined to bring in a couple of staple Premier League players to fill the more pressing gaps in the side now.

I agree with this. A deal for Leroy Fer, or dare I say it, Tom Huddlestone might make some sense. Perhaps neither of those, but the point stands, we may need a couple of old lags who can help some of the new players settle in.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

the only possible deal should be a season long loan by which time he will have lost interest. saying he may come good reminds me of:

nzobia will be fine is he redisovers his 6 month good spell at newcastle

joe cole will be fine if he rediscovers his chelsea form

senderos will be fine if he stays fit

ireland will be find if he rediscovers his one good season form

pires will be great if he rediscovers his arsenal form

 

i love our optimism but bugger me adebeyor aint the answer

[villan from luton]

Whilst I agree that there's more value to be had in Europe we also need to be mindful that we've lost a lot of Premier League experience in Vlaar, Delph, Cleverley and (sadly) Benteke. I'd be more inclined to bring in a couple of staple Premier League players to fill the more pressing gaps in the side now.

I agree with this. A deal for Leroy Fer, or dare I say it, Tom Huddlestone might make some sense. Perhaps neither of those, but the point stands, we may need a couple of old lags who can help some of the new players settle in.

How many relegations has Leroy Fer had?