After writing yesterday about Daniel Levy’s apparent willingness to make an exception to Tottenham’s lean summer transfer strategy for Wolves striker Raul Jimenez [Football Insider], I am sad to admit I have been brought smackdown back to Earth by today’s report in The Express.
According to a Tony Banks exclusive, Spurs retain an interest in Chelsea veteran Olivier Giroud, who we tried to get in January as short-term cover for the injured Harry Kane. You’d have thought with the England skipper’s return to fitness that we’d approach our striker search with a little less desperation, and yet The Express understands that Spurs are still considering moving for the 33-year-old Frenchman. Then again, COVID-19.
Jose Mourinho is comfortable that Giroud would be a suitable target man in his setup, and Chelsea would only ask for £7m for the former Arsenal forward whose preference is to remain in London if he does move clubs.
I could have stomached this in January but not now.
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They are certainly buying quality. For me the jury’s still out on Lampard. They were in awful form earlier in the season and he was looking to be devoid of ideas. His record at Derby is hardly remarkable. Our stadium will help us close the gap to them. It’s only the virus that’s put everything off kilter, and that’s temporary. COYS!
Common theme? Spurs are a great club to play for, we have had some tremendous players but if you want to win a trophy or two go elsewhere!
Ahh i see.
He was a great player i was sad to see him go. He never got going with us with keane and defoe up top. He was even used like a centre attacking midfielder for us, not his position… Look what the guy won when he left us for sevilla, two uefa cups and two copa del rays, uefa supercup and the supercopa de espanya!… 🤔
Opposed to our tax evading billionaire whos been hiding in the bahamas since the eighties…. Noticed abromavich was going to upgrade their stadium, but he pulled the plug.. Chelsea will be a force under lampard they are buying quality.
Ditto.
Yes it’s worrying isn’t it? That’s what you can do when you’re funded by a billionaire who likes to spend.
Exactly – if we had a quality second choice, he could play in some games as first choice anyway when kane needs a rest.
Jimenez would be great. Giroud just a back up.
Yes I’d agree totally. In that sense, Wolves are a selling club, so are we and even Liverpool. Every club is a selling club in the right situation.
The term used to mean a club needed to sell players to stay afloat. I don’t think that’s the case any more – putting the virus situation to one side.
Kanoute was some player wasn’t he?
Swap dele for mixime Lopez?
It doesnt seem that long ago under levy when we had the likes of kanoute as fourth choice striker. Or defoe on the bench.
That year contract extension was a clause triggered so that was always happening. After signing werner then the ageing giroud will be fourth choice there. He wasnt getting minutes as it was. He’ll be leaving them mate, hopefully not to us though.
Its still there i think when certain players want to move on to a top club and someone comes calling… If madrid or barca want a wolves player then he is going… Spurs are obviously a selling club too, we are just higher up the food chain than the dingles.
Covid 19 isnt stopping the chavs. Spend spend spend…. And here we are… Loans and the likes of giroud.. I would have taken him in jan too.. But not now. Surely the club has better targets.
Gabriel Jesus could be classed as playing second fiddle to Aguero but the rotation of the players makes it work. Since Jesus signed in January 2017 he has played in nearly 140 games for them, scoring 63 goals. He is top class and he fitted in straight away. None of this ‘it takes time to settle business’ that we have every signing. There is no reason why Spurs shouldn’t have at least two top quality strikers. If Kane comes off or is injured we want a striker who will get supporters on the edge of their seats and obviously score goals, not one that cost 10 bob, is on his last legs or could be good in 3 years. Giroud would be embarrassing.
If a club wants the player and the player wants the club then a deal can be done if the numbers work. £40mil. £175k a week should do it. Now’s not the time to be signing players on BIG wages anyway. Recession a come. Money gonna be tight. Uncertain times a head
I very much doubt that Jimenez would consider coming to Spurs, he’ll only leave Wolves for big wages which he wont get . By anyone’s standard he’s worth at least half of what Kane is, even given the ages of the two players. That means a min 50 to 60 Mill outlay even if Wolves are prepared to sell at that. Spurs simply don’t have that sort of money available at the moment.
The term “selling club” is outdated I think. Most PL teams do not need to sell any more but the might want to if they are presented with the tight incentives.
When will the so called “bigger” clubs realise that Wolves are no longer a selling club.
Red errings. Never red
We’ll do what we always do – that is, Court a few different strikers and then go for the deal that makes the most sense business wise.
Sure we’re probably interested in Jiminex and Giroud – and Milik etc. We’ll start negotiations for a few and end up with one. That’s the way Levy operates. If he only goes after 1, he has no leverage. If he has 3 or 4, he can give a “take it or leave it” offer and actually mean it.
The bottom line is everyone has a perceived value. Giroud at 5m could be a better deal for the club than a Jimenez at £60m. On the other hand, Jimenez at £30m would be better than Giroud at £10m.
As I understand it,Giroud will sign a year’s contract extension with the chavs.So non story here.
Jimenez would never come as back up to Kane,utter nonsense.Every in form or in demand striker is never coming to us to warm the bench waiting for Harry to get injured.
I still maintain the ideal solution is a young talent from perhaps the Championship to come in as back up,play in less important games and learn from Harry before he moves on.
Kane will not be with us for much longer.Then you can start talking about proven strikers.