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Pochettino: Tottenham Hotspur won’t spend big
Darren Witcoop

May 18 2017, 12:01am, The Times
Spurs spent just £5 million to bring Alli in from MK Dons two years ago
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Mauricio Pochettino has admitted that Tottenham Hotspur will have to rely on unearthing more players like Dele Alli rather than spending huge fees on transfers if they are to compete with their Premier League rivals.

The club’s annual wage bill is about half that of ars*nal, their north London rivals, and Manchester City, while Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea pay out even more. Those clubs have also spent much more on transfer fees.
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Alli cost only £5 million when he was signed from MK Dons, the League One club, two years ago but has since developed into a key figure for England and Spurs. “If some club is paying double the salary [for players we want to sign], how can you convince them?” said Pochettino, whose side are away to Leicester City tonight.

“That is the reality. It’s true that you need younger players. Dele Alli chose to come here instead of another club, but we took a big risk with Dele. Now he is a massive player, one of the most important players in England. But who took the risk? Us.”

Tottenham’s success since Pochettino took charge in May 2014 means a number of his players are now targets for bigger spending clubs with Kyle Walker, the right back, linked with a summer move to Manchester City where he would almost certainly double his salary. “We have our [transfer] targets and we will see if we can achieve them,” Pochettino said.

The manager, though, insists that there is no chance of him growing frustrated at the financial constraints of his job and leaving. Pochettino has been linked with Barcelona and Inter Milan. “There is no buy-out clause in my contract, I will stay here next season,” he said. “I am committed with the club.”
 
When it comes to building the squad, this is smart business; there is no point us trying to identify and sign players who are already targets of these clubs, when they sense they are threatened for a player by a smaller fish they always throw stupid money at said player. However, I do feel we need to start seriously expanding our scouting network further into Europe and South America, it's very clear we have fallen for agent and media hype with more than one recent signing. It has felt in recent yrs that certain players weren't even properly watched before being brought here. Stambouli and N'jie.

Also, I think we all know if a player's head gets turned in the modern day, there's naff all the club can do about it except try to get the highest possible fee. I do think we should have a "key player" list, and if anyone is bought off that list for mega money, we should invest at least 50% of the fee straight back into their position. One major mistake we have made from every big outgoing transfer is not to directly replace the player leaving. Berbatov, Carrick, Modric, Bale, you get the idea, not once did we buy a player in their mould or even in their role on the pitch. We have a great balance to the side now, and if we lose a big player we need to replace them with someone who offers at least equal threat in the same or a similar role.
 
Devon Spur - 18/5/2017 08:36

When it comes to building the squad, this is smart business; there is no point us trying to identify and sign players who are already targets of these clubs, when they sense they are threatened for a player by a smaller fish they always throw stupid money at said player. However, I do feel we need to start seriously expanding our scouting network further into Europe and South America, it's very clear we have fallen for agent and media hype with more than one recent signing. It has felt in recent yrs that certain players weren't even properly watched before being brought here. Stambouli and N'jie.

Also, I think we all know if a player's head gets turned in the modern day, there's naff all the club can do about it except try to get the highest possible fee. I do think we should have a "key player" list, and if anyone is bought off that list for mega money, we should invest at least 50% of the fee straight back into their position. One major mistake we have made from every big outgoing transfer is not to directly replace the player leaving. Berbatov, Carrick, Modric, Bale, you get the idea, not once did we buy a player in their mould or even in their role on the pitch. We have a great balance to the side now, and if we lose a big player we need to replace them with someone who offers at least equal threat in the same or a similar role.
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I still laugh at Martin Jol when he said that Zok would be better than Carrick..LOL!

Our purchases have and probably will remain 3/4th tier players; up and coming players who may or may not make the transition to the PL - we are often left in the position of looking at players that bigger clubs have scouted and turned down - as Modric and Carrick was. And even to extent with Berbs we took a risk when others weren't fully convinced...

I can't see how we can replace with a player who immediately replaces an established top class player who we might sell to a bigger club - so I think that for at least the next 5 years we'll have to keep buying players we think we can improve and bring on....or are experienced but not quite top tier.
 
Good. We don't need to spend big... We need to keep the squad together and improve it with 1 or two quality additions.
 
Agreed with above

Only madmen want and expect us to spend 200 million plus

But at the same time we have to increase the wages of the star players and we have to spend 50-80 million on a couple of proper players that will not only improve the squad, but push Kane/Alli etc
 
I don't think any spurs fan is expecting to spend stupid amounts.

Looks like we will get around 30m for Bentaleb, N'Jie, Fazio. Reckon we will sell Wimmer and probably Sissoko as well. What's that another 20m ish.

Sessegnon a LWB, A CB like Maguire or Keane to replace Wimmer, then add a player like Zaha, reckon that will be us done. Unless we sell any first team players of course.
 
A 'big risk' on Alli? Wtf is that idiot on about? Within the first 10 mins of his debut with us v RM in the Audi Cup you could see the kid is class - Pleat (Mitchell too) could see it.

No one with a brain expects us to spend big in the summer, because the Lewis / Levy aim isn't success on the field. We will spend what we can sell for.

Probably the key is to up the wages of the key players, as Lewis / Levy can't keep expecting to pay low-end PL wages to them when we qualify for CL football two seasons in a row.
 
Bald Archie - 18/5/2017 21:42

A 'big risk' on Alli? Wtf is that idiot on about? Within the first 10 mins of his debut with us v RM in the Audi Cup you could see the kid is class - Pleat (Mitchell too) could see it.

No one with a brain expects us to spend big in the summer, because the Lewis / Levy aim isn't success on the field. We will spend what we can sell for.

Probably the key is to up the wages of the key players, as Lewis / Levy can't keep expecting to pay low-end PL wages to them when we qualify for CL football two seasons in a row.
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You're right 'BA', we need to pay the players properly or we'll lose them. Pay them well, at least enough to keep them happy, we need to keep the A Team together. After all, we'll be getting more revenue in a year or so's time from the new stadium so money is going to be less of a problem. We have to start setting out our revenue levels for the future. We will also, presumably, be getting better income from the Wembley Stadium numbers attending.
 
Honestly believe Levy's approach to wages is sensible, it's wages that will get a club in trouble. I would expect that with CL football secured Levy will wait till summer spend is done, then I would expect him to look at what is available for wages.
Come December I expect those that are performing will be offered new contracts, players should know that if they keep performing their contracts will be improved.
 
Topspur1 - 21/5/2017 09:40

Honestly believe Levy's approach to wages is sensible, it's wages that will get a club in trouble. I would expect that with CL football secured Levy will wait till summer spend is done, then I would expect him to look at what is available for wages.
Come December I expect those that are performing will be offered new contracts, players should know that if they keep performing their contracts will be improved.
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Yes, the sensible approach works for some. But when you give 100k to one player then the rest of the teams heads will be turned and players will be thinking 'hold on, he bangs in the goals but im part of the best defence in the league so should get paid the same'. Toby wants what kane has got,isnt he entitled to that?

There a few billionaires now in the PL and a couple of them are throwing the money at the club and winning trophies whereas us and ars*nal both have billionaire owners, ars*nal have 2 of them, and yet we can't win a damn trophy.
 
Taricco the yid - 21/5/2017 09:47

Topspur1 - 21/5/2017 09:40

Honestly believe Levy's approach to wages is sensible, it's wages that will get a club in trouble. I would expect that with CL football secured Levy will wait till summer spend is done, then I would expect him to look at what is available for wages.
Come December I expect those that are performing will be offered new contracts, players should know that if they keep performing their contracts will be improved.
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Yes, the sensible approach works for some. But when you give 100k to one player then the rest of the teams heads will be turned and players will be thinking 'hold on, he bangs in the goals but im part of the best defence in the league so should get paid the same'. Toby wants what kane has got,isnt he entitled to that?

There a few billionaires now in the PL and a couple of them are throwing the money at the club and winning trophies whereas us and ars*nal both have billionaire owners, ars*nal have 2 of them, and yet we can't win a damn trophy.
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I think we are getting ahead of ourselves, we only have speculation in the newspaper that the stumbling block is money with Toby, for my part I think he is worth 100k.
 
Toby is the best CB in the league you give him what he wants. Same goes for Kane, Alli and Eriksen. If you don't they go and we will be back to square one.
 
We don't need to spend big, we need to spend early.

A full pre season is vital to help a player integrate into the team, fitness and tactics wise.
 
Would be brilliant if we had all the signings done by the start of July. Sadly I just can't see that happening.
 
Topspur1 - 21/5/2017 10:34

Taricco the yid - 21/5/2017 09:47

Topspur1 - 21/5/2017 09:40

Honestly believe Levy's approach to wages is sensible, it's wages that will get a club in trouble. I would expect that with CL football secured Levy will wait till summer spend is done, then I would expect him to look at what is available for wages.
Come December I expect those that are performing will be offered new contracts, players should know that if they keep performing their contracts will be improved.
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Yes, the sensible approach works for some. But when you give 100k to one player then the rest of the teams heads will be turned and players will be thinking 'hold on, he bangs in the goals but im part of the best defence in the league so should get paid the same'. Toby wants what kane has got,isnt he entitled to that?

There a few billionaires now in the PL and a couple of them are throwing the money at the club and winning trophies whereas us and ars*nal both have billionaire owners, ars*nal have 2 of them, and yet we can't win a damn trophy.
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I think we are getting ahead of ourselves, we only have speculation in the newspaper that the stumbling block is money with Toby, for my part I think he is worth 100k.
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His Agent is his Dad, 'Vic' he is a loose cannon that will talk to and encourage just about anyone to talk - you may well think that talking doesn't do any harm - but it does, it gives the impression that the player wants away.

He is 28, 29 next season and is at the peak of his powers, it may well not be about salary at all, in fact I'm pretty sure it isn't - it will be more about banking 15-20% of a very big transfer fee plus possibly a signing on fee, that sets him up financially for the rest of his life - irrespective of what may or may not happen to him in what's left of his career.

I know fans don't get this or like it, but it is the reality of the game.

It's just another aspect of the business of football.
 
Pollo - 21/5/2017 15:39

We don't need to spend big, we need to spend early.

A full pre season is vital to help a player integrate into the team, fitness and tactics wise.
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This. Nothing is more important to Poch. We just need to act quickly and snap up the likes of Sessegnon if possible, but with him I fear we may be too late. We cannot waste any more time and energy on last minute deals because no matter how good the financial benefits are in the deal, we suffer from not having the player all summer and it ends up being a wasted year on a high paying contract.
 
Does toby have a release clause EX? Thought I read it was 25m, can you confirm or deny this.

Im suprised none of the big boy have knocked down our door if he had. He is quality.

Also read he only earns 55k a week, which he knows he can double.

Pay this man what he wants we can't lose him.
 
Taricco the yid - 23/5/2017 15:21

Does toby have a release clause EX? Thought I read it was 25m, can you confirm or deny this.

Im suprised none of the big boy have knocked down our door if he had. He is quality.

Also read he only earns 55k a week, which he knows he can double.

Pay this man what he wants we can't lose him.
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Unless I saw his contract I wouldn't know, the circle of people who do know will be very small indeed - my personal view is that we've never gone in for such gimmickry and so would be utterly amazed if we'd allowed anyone to have one.

I do believe that his current salary figure is in that ball park, so there is certainly room for some considerable improvement from us.

There are many agents/clubs circling, they're just looking for some encouragement - I still think it's highly likely that a new deal could be agreed pretty soon.

Guess we'll know soon enough.
 
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