Are Spurs finally going to get to keep a team/squad together?

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We all know the usual drill for Spurs: top player emerges; top player is sold to bigger club. Rinse repeat.

Carrick, Modric, Berbatov and Bale all taken, but this seems like Spurs' chance to establish themselves as perennial challenger for a top 4 place, at least.

It's pretty obvious that it will take an astronomical amount of money to prise Kane away, and I'm not sure how many clubs would be barmy enough to even inquire or whether Kane would even leave.

Ali, Dier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen and the like all owe Pochettino a lot and aren't going to leave if paid accordingly (with Pochettino staying). Spurs, if they wish to become a genuine CL club, will have to loosen the purse strings and pay their players the going rate, which they've no reason not to do.

It seems like, for once, Spurs are going to keep a team together and organically progress as a unit. It's fantastic for the league as a whole and really pushes a host of teams to up their game or lose out on CL status and the money it brings.
 
I hope Kane and co don't leave in the summer. They play fantastic football and even as a potential rival club fan, it would be a shame to see yet another good Spurs side get ripped apart in a transfer window.
 
They have so many wonderful young players, they could afford to lose 1 for big money if needed. Their manager is the one they cant replace and cant afford to lose.
 
I think Kane is the one Barca/Madrid will buy to replace their current stars.
 
Don't see why any of their players would want to leave. Club heading in the right direction, proper manager, new stadium....

However Levy's Levy. If Real come in for Kane/Alli, he'll demand top dollar. And Levy may be swayed, if the price is right and it'll help with the stadium financing.
 
I don't think they will lose anyone from this current squad that they wish to keep. They don't need the money, their players all seem happy and they have a quality young manager who could be there for a very long time. It sucks when any team has their top player taken from them but I see no reason for that to happen to Tottenham again anytime soon.

Levy wouldn't let any of their top players leave even if they wanted to, remember how hard he was to deal with for Berbatov? Just imagine a club trying to negotiate the transfer of Harry Kane right now, Levy would literally be sat there laughing the whole time. Never going to happen.

They've had a brilliant season and could very well pip Leicester to the title, if they do I don't think anyone can begrudge them it at all. Even the angry Arsenal fans will have to suck it up and admit they deserve it. It's going to go down to the wire and Spurs are looking like they could be the team to topple Vardy and co.
 
prath92 said:
I think Kane is the one Barca/Madrid will buy to replace their current stars.
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There's no chance whatsoever that any of Spurs' star players will be leaving this summer ... Kane least of all. They'll all be very keen to play for Spurs and Pochettino in the CL next season.
 
I don't know about a few years down the road, but right now none of those players have a real incentive to leave. They'll know they're part of a great team with excellent chemistry, we know they love the coach, and most of the teams they traditionally would go to are up for big rebuilding jobs over the next few seasons. Plus the new TV money puts Spurs in a much stronger position than they have been in years gone by.

If I were Kane or Alli, I wouldn't be going anywhere.
 
GlastonSpur said:
There's no chance whatsoever that any of Spurs' star players will be leaving this summer ... Kane least of all. They'll all be very keen to play for Spurs and Pochettino in the CL next season.
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Wasn't talking about this summer but later. Next year or so.
 
Heard something about them only using one player aged 30+ all season and that was Vorm at OT on the opening day. So much for all the experts saying that Chelsea should Terry etc. and that older players are the backbone of the team. Modern day football doesn't work like that.
 
They have no reason to leave currently. They've hit CL football, the chance to shine on the biggest stage. Also potential leverage to get some form of increase in wages/bonuses. And in saying that, Levy wouldn't let them go regardless. It's summer 2017 where the trouble starts if they were to slip out of that bracket.
 
Guy Incognito said:
Don't see why any of their players would want to leave. Club heading in the right direction, proper manager, new stadium....

However Levy's Levy. If Real come in for Kane/Alli, he'll demand top dollar. And Levy may be swayed, if the price is right and it'll help with the stadium financing.
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Levy has always sold under duress, I thought? He hates selling players who become stars, but if he has no choice, he'll squeeze the buying club for every penny and make them not want to deal with him/Spurs again. It's an effective tactic as everyone now knows that if you want the likes of Kane, Levy will bleed you dry. Remember the nightmares both Modric and Berbatov had trying to escape his clutches?

As long as they pay the going rate on the wage side of things, there won't be many worse clubs than Spurs to deal with at the negotiating table.
 
Samid said:
Heard something about them only using one player aged 30+ all season and that was Vorm at OT on the opening day. So much for all the experts saying that Chelsea should Terry etc. and that older players are the backbone of the team. Modern day football doesn't work like that.
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It's true, Vorm with 1 appearance has been our only 30+ player in the PL so far this season. This has been equalled once before but I'm not sure by which club.
 
The difference between Spurs this season and the previous ones when they had Bale, Modric and Van der Vaart is that Spurs has much better overall squad right now. They have a bigger ambition as well since they are currently title challengers not a top 4 challengers. During Carrick and Berbatov years their overall squad are nowhere near at this level so don't try to compare the situation. Levy isn't going to sell his players cheaply anyway. I can see Spurs will and also can keep their players for a few more years as long as Pochettino stays and can keep up the same level and ambition.
 
Being out of The Europa League will be a huge advantage to them moving forward.

Spurs are already a very well off club, so their stock will only rise from their incline under Poch.

Levy will be able to beat off any offer that isn't world record breaking.

Champions League football will suit Spurs. They have a really impressive style of play. It's near perfect. Solid defensively, good at set-pieces, creativity from multiple midfielders, and a reliable goalscorer alongside a young world class talent.

If they add two quality players to the squad, they should have another really good season.

I think Son will settle next season like Chadli did. Another goalscorer to help Kane would be a big bonus.
 
GlastonSpur said:
There's no chance whatsoever that any of Spurs' star players will be leaving this summer ... Kane least of all. They'll all be very keen to play for Spurs and Pochettino in the CL next season.
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Do you remember when you told us Bale had signed a new contract at Spurs, and it turns out you were lying and he left for Madrid a couple of months later?
 
RedStarUnited said:
United? We are still a bigger team than Spurs.
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No champions league, dire football and clueless management. Unless you shower them with obscene amounts of money there's no reason at this point in time for the likes of Alli and Kane to join us. The whole 'big club' arrogance will only get you so far.
 
Dominos said:
Do you remember when you told us Bale had signed a new contract at Spurs, and it turns out you were lying and he left for Madrid a couple of months later?
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Not true .. like so many things that are claimed I've said.
 
Reckon the tv deal, plus Champions League, gives clubs like Spurs a much stronger bargaining position that 5/10 years ago. If the player doesn't want to go don't think they're selling. And I don't know where you'd go from Spurs this summer factoring in managers, living in London and everything.
 
Don't know if it's true or not but some rumours doing the rounds that Spurs won't be borrowing any money to build the stadium and may not even sell the naming rights, initially anyway.

It's rumoured that uncle Joe is going to stick his hand in his pocket and personally pay for the stadium, in return there will be a new share issue with him gaining shares personally and outside of the ones owned by Enic.

If true we will be moving into the stadium completely free of debt and will be in a position to compete financially certainly with Arsenal, Liverpool, and probably Chelsea.
 
Kaos said:
No champions league, dire football and clueless management. Unless you shower them with obscene amounts of money there's no reason at this point in time for the likes of Alli and Kane to join us. The whole 'big club' arrogance will only get you so far.
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Manager should be changing. Shower him with obscene amount of money. We don't flex our muscles enough in this league.
 
Damien said:
Right...
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Will be ... not the same as "has". Right.

And even that assumes information about the context and time of the post ... which I can't be bothered to look up. But clearly several on here are ... so knock yourself out.
 
RedStarUnited said:
Manager should be changing. Shower him with obscene amount of money. We don't flex our muscles enough in this league.
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It's not money-muscle you need. You've been flexing that and it hasn't worked so well.
 
GlastonSpur said:
It's not money-muscle you need. You've been flexing that and it hasn't worked so well.
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We haven't. The most expensive player we bought in this league is like 37m. We have enough money to break the record on any player in the league.

BTW, Do you think Kane has been better in these last 2 seasons than Bales last 2 seasons at Spurs?
 
RedStarUnited said:
We haven't. The most expensive player we bought in this league is like 37m. We have enough money to break the record on any player in the league.

BTW, Do you think Kane has been better in these last 2 seasons than Bales last 2 seasons at Spurs?
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Aren't you committed to spending anything up to £60m for Martial, with future possible add-ons? And isn't your net spend on additions to your last title-winning squad pretty huge? But in any case, what I meant was that IMO you'd be better off focusing more on the manager-position, scouting network and youth development system rather than just blasting away with the money-gun.

Re. Kane: that's a tough question. Bale scored a phenomenal number of goals given that he wasn't playing as a striker - and was hugely exciting to watch. But Kane contributes so much the team besides just goals - his all-round play is really good. I'm going to pass on answering.
 
They have a quality manager that can achieve great things for them. I doubt their is interest from most of their players to leave. That is a sign of good leadership.

I am more interested towards what position they would improve from their first eleven. Pochettino has always said he is willing to keep things fresh each summer, as such I am interested to see who he brings in to do this. I believe, they will improve their squad depth rather than get a collection of first team players.
 
Mr Anderson said:
They have no reason to leave currently. They've hit CL football, the chance to shine on the biggest stage. Also potential leverage to get some form of increase in wages/bonuses. And in saying that, Levy wouldn't let them go regardless. It's summer 2017 where the trouble starts if they were to slip out of that bracket.
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The only reason I can think of is that Spurs really aren't paying top wages. Some of their players could earn a bit more elsewhere, but as you say, everything else is looking extremely bright for their club at the moment.
 
How much are Spurs valued at? Wonder if it would be cheaper to buy the club than get Levy to agree a price on their best players!

It is a cycle and I think it is their turn to enjoy some success but the top clubs will come back to establish themselves over the next few years. They always do eventually (in the modern game).
 
GlastonSpur said:
Not true .. like so many things that are claimed I've said.
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Damien said:
Right...
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GlastonSpur said:
Will be ... not the same as "has". Right.

And even that assumes information about the context and time of the post ... which I can't be bothered to look up. But clearly several on here are ... so knock yourself out.
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Splitting hairs here Glaston.

That wasn't the post I had in mind Damien but you get the point about Glaston's spreading of misinformation and bullish predicitions that he just hopes come true. It was a similar post that said Bale will be signing a new contract soon if he hasn't already, which came after the Evening standard had published a bollocks story that he'd signed a new contract.
 
I want Spurs to keep their squad and manager together. Not because I want them to do well but because I want to know what they are made of and only next season will give us a clearer picture of that.

This season has been a clusterfeck for all the top teams and even then Spurs are behind Leicester by 5 points. Next season I can see things changing with the big teams coming back into the picture. Will Spurs be able to do it then? Many here are not expecting Leicester to really do anything of much note next season and I have a feeling the Spurs bubble will also burst next season.
 
Ofcourse they'll keep them. With the kind of money clubs will make, it will take an insane bid for a PL club to get someone like Kane or Alli because levy won't sell for anything that could be considered normal. Clubs like Real, Barca, Bayern, the ones where a player would throw a strop to move, won't be interested in any of their players.
 
They can, but if they are going to and to maintain a CL position they will have to completely revamp their wage structure.

These players - Kane, Alli - are fast becoming top, top stars. They will expect to be paid like them eventually.
 
Varun said:
Ofcourse they'll keep them. With the kind of money clubs will make, it will take an insane bid for a PL club to get someone like Kane or Alli because levy won't sell for anything that could be considered normal. Clubs like Real, Barca, Bayern, the ones where a player would throw a strop to move, won't be interested in any of their players.
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The idea that Real etc. Would not be interested in Kane or Alli is hilarious.
 
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