Zatara
Player Valuation: £100m
So, all the fanfair and we've ended up with Koeman and Gibson. Not exactly the statement i was hoping for (so far).
If we are looking to make a splash then rather than taking a manager off Southampton why dont we go after Spurs' top players?
The teams that usually win the league over the premier league era have always had English players and Man City immediately signed Milner, Barry and others before making pushes for the title.
We currently have 2 marketable stars (excluding lukaku) in Stones and Barkley. Its clear to me that we will be improving our marketing and seeking to improve our "Global Brand" with these two and other players.
What we've seen with Koeman is that money talks. For me, Spurs are in the same boat as Leicester just with better individuals and more money BUT can they compete consistently with Utd,Chelsea or City who can throw hundreds of millions around?
We apparently have a fortune to spend (in fact an ITK posted we could actually afford Messi if we wanted) so why not move on players who could raise our profile but also improve us as a team and massively weaken a couple of other teams?
A big statement for me would be to move for Jack Butland to go alongside Stones and Barkley as England Internationals.
At that point people start to take notice and we then put big money down for Eric Dier and Delle Alli. Additionally when Lukaku is sold we add some money and move for Kane.
That to me is massive ambition. The players all have at least 10 seasons in them and with Butland signed we would have 3 England Internationals + 3 more with the Spurs players. Perhaps they wouldnt (all) come but it would be an attraction to add up to 4 England players not only for branding, improving the team but also surely they would buy into this if the money and ambition were there?
So, if we do have massive money and want to change the clubs perception to become a global brand as well as achieving success then why not make huge moves like this and our money down to attract them?
If we are looking to make a splash then rather than taking a manager off Southampton why dont we go after Spurs' top players?
The teams that usually win the league over the premier league era have always had English players and Man City immediately signed Milner, Barry and others before making pushes for the title.
We currently have 2 marketable stars (excluding lukaku) in Stones and Barkley. Its clear to me that we will be improving our marketing and seeking to improve our "Global Brand" with these two and other players.
What we've seen with Koeman is that money talks. For me, Spurs are in the same boat as Leicester just with better individuals and more money BUT can they compete consistently with Utd,Chelsea or City who can throw hundreds of millions around?
We apparently have a fortune to spend (in fact an ITK posted we could actually afford Messi if we wanted) so why not move on players who could raise our profile but also improve us as a team and massively weaken a couple of other teams?
A big statement for me would be to move for Jack Butland to go alongside Stones and Barkley as England Internationals.
At that point people start to take notice and we then put big money down for Eric Dier and Delle Alli. Additionally when Lukaku is sold we add some money and move for Kane.
That to me is massive ambition. The players all have at least 10 seasons in them and with Butland signed we would have 3 England Internationals + 3 more with the Spurs players. Perhaps they wouldnt (all) come but it would be an attraction to add up to 4 England players not only for branding, improving the team but also surely they would buy into this if the money and ambition were there?
So, if we do have massive money and want to change the clubs perception to become a global brand as well as achieving success then why not make huge moves like this and our money down to attract them?
