12 Aug 2013 15:35:19
Now that Kouayte has a belgian passport the issues of a work permit are gone and he'd be another great addition to our squad as well as sticking with our young and up and coming philosophy, I also think we should make a move for Andros Townsend as he'd provide great cover on the wings and he has a lot of potential which he showed at QPR last season, either him or Danny Rose as he could cover LB and LW, however Tello would be by far the best choice if we were to meet his 8.5m release clause as he could cove the striker role too, I think 22m is to much for Damiao, I'd like to sign someone like Finborgson, or maybe like Defoe or Bent who are proven goal scorers but someone younger like Morrata would be perfect COYR!

1.) 12 Aug 2013
Christian Tello signed a new 4 year contract with Barcelona a couple of weeks ago and now has a £22m release clause so you can forget that one!

2.) 12 Aug 2013
Tello's release clause is now far in excess of 8.5million he signed a new deal. I think we would benefit from Kouyate and Townsend though, would be well worth the investment. Top priority for Pochettino though appears to be a striker. I do hope we are looking to improve anywhere we can though as the full package matters.

3.) 12 Aug 2013
Kouyate is amazing. Promising young CB. Strong, good in the air, fast, can pass, ticks every box.

Can't see us splashing around the £10m mark for another CB this window though.

Although if we were in for Damiao at £22m I'd much rather get Osvaldo + Kouyate for the same price.

4.) 13 Aug 2013
Why do people keep going on about defoe! He is an injury prone, ageing, average striker with high wage demands. He got booed by his own fans towards the back end f the season.

Bent, albeit a mercenery would be a better signing, but still we could do better!

5.) 13 Aug 2013
Osvaldo is being reported around an 8m fee with his earnings were 1.7m last year, therefore around 35-40k a week for his services but we could have to go up to 60k to persuade him to come