Tottenham Hotspur: "To Dare Is To Do" II

[Twizzle]

things seem to be moving early

Bale re-signed
Bentley released effective immediately
Baldini expected to be announced as DOF very soon

 

[Twizzle]

Tottenham have confirmed the appointment of former England assistant manager Franco Baldini as technical director at the Barclays Premier League club.

The 52-year-old Italian recently left his post as general manager of Roma and is understood to be set to look after Spurs' scouting and transfer policy.

A statement on Tottenham's official Twitter feed read: "We are delighted to announce that Franco Baldini has joined the club in the role of technical director."

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has been keen for the club to move to a structure similar to those adopted by many in mainland Europe, having worked with a technical director during his successful time in charge at Porto.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy also favours that set-up, with Frank Arnesen and Damien Comolli both having undertaken similar roles at White Hart Lane in the past.

Levy said on the club's official website, http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com: "Franco is extremely well respected in the industry, possessing an extensive knowledge of players around the world.

"He will strengthen our football management team, particularly in the field of recruitment, working closely with Andre Villas-Boas and Tim Sherwood across all levels on the playing side."

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...-tottenham-as-technical-director-8664596.html

 

[Twizzle]

Tottenham agree £17m deal with Corinthians for Paulinho - report
By Tom Etherington 2013-06-21 22:47:00

Gazeta Press
Tottenham have agreed a £17 million deal to bring Corinthians star Paulinho to White Hart Lane, according to the Daily Mail.

The 24-year-old has continually been linked with a move to the Premier League outfit, as well as Inter, Chelsea, Roma and most recently Real Madrid.

But it now seems that Andre Villas-Boas has won the race for Paulinho’s signature, having offered the Brazilian club enough money to meet the midfielder’s buyout clause of £17m (€20m).

Spurs are said to have been told earlier in the week they would have to up the ante on a bid for Paulinho, with the North London club originally hoping to pay in the region of £15m.

The Daily Mail report that the Timão have confirmed the deal, even though Paulinho himself said had he will not make a decision until after the Confederations Cup in Brazil.

Check back to Sambafoot for official confirmation in the coming days.

http://www.sambafoot.com/en/news/48..._with_corinthians_for_paulinho_-_report.html?

 

[Tweek]

Whats the go with the young Aussies at tottenham, Massimo Luongo and Giancarlo Gallifuoco not being in the under 20 squad? they injured or not good enough?

 

[Twizzle]

Luongo was out on loan last season and Gallifuoco was at Spurs academy afaik.

Haven't heard anything about the upcoming season.

 

[Tweek]

sorry i wrote that in a hurry, i meant why arent they in the Australian under 20 world cup team. not good enough or injured?

 

[Twizzle]

not injured as far as I know

 

[hellteam]

So do you guys want us to sign Villa? I'm not sure he would be that big a success... but then again I haven't really seen him play since the World Cup.

I highly doubt we will be able to sign him anyway but what are your thoughts if we manage to?

 

[Twizzle]

He scored a few goals in the Confed Cup so he still seems to be at the top of his game. Like it or not he is pretty much done at about 10mill which is pretty damn cheap for a player of his ability.

 

[Twizzle]

better than this bloke

 

[Twizzle]

http://www.ftbpro.com/posts/joel.am...dly-agreed-to-personal-terms-with-david-villa

http://bwinbetting.com/leagues/prem...gning-spanish-superstar-fee-agreed,41847.html

 

[Twizzle]

very unLevy like to spend this much on mature players let alone 2 17 year olds

http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/0...7-2m-croatian-pair-alen-halilovic-tin-jedvaj/

From what I've seen they are very exciting prospects and their price was pushed up by a few other clubs, one being Goons so they must be good

we will need a new CB soon as the news on Kaboom is not good, he has a Ledley King knee and will need to be rested as much as Ledley was at the end, so 2 maybe 3 games a month at most and hopefully we get another few years out of him

 

[hellteam]

I'm getting a bit concerned about all this cash we are apparently spending.... almost like we're spending expecting a big sale before the end of the window....

 

[Twizzle]

pretty much everyone except about 8 players have a for sale sign on them, Defoe, Ade and Dempsey probably the highest profile players

alot of interest in alot of our players

AVB wants to reshape the squad and even play with a smaller squad with more more quality rather than just have players making up the numbers

will require a hell of a lot of work if we pull it off but thats why we got a new DOF, he was responsible for the 2 Croats

 

[Tommy Smith]

Has anyone been watching Paulinho play in the Confed Cup?

Sounds like a good signing for Spurs. Will look good beside Sandro.

 

[Twizzle]

hell yeh,

3rd best player in the CC

Paulinho, Sandro and Dembele, beast of a midfiled

 

[Tommy Smith]

------------Sandro-------------
--Paulinho-------------Dembele--

----- Bale-----------Villa/????--------
-------------Villa/????-------------

Not bad!

Bring back Modric and sign a world class CB and you're title contenders!

Of course the problem will always be depth. That's where the added budget for the big guns really makes a difference.

 

[Twizzle]

agree on the depth but dont need any CBs, Kaboom, Vertongen, Daws and Calker are just fine

a few of the bigger clubs have enquired about Verts so he's done well for himself since joining us

we are selling Benny (Ekotto) so looks like a new Left Fullback or Danny Rose will play at left back if we dont get one in this window

 

[andrew057]

very unLevy like to spend this much on mature players let alone 2 17 year olds

http://www.caughtoffside.com/2013/0...7-2m-croatian-pair-alen-halilovic-tin-jedvaj/

From what I've seen they are very exciting prospects and their price was pushed up by a few other clubs, one being Goons so they must be good

we will need a new CB soon as the news on Kaboom is not good, he has a Ledley King knee and will need to be rested as much as Ledley was at the end, so 2 maybe 3 games a month at most and hopefully we get another few years out of him

Sounds like Arsenal and a few others are still keen.

 

[Twizzle]

yep, its not done yet