Typical Levy!
REPORT: Kane transfer fee €95m + two Spurs-Bayern friendlies.
New details have emerged on the some of the creative accounting present in the Kane to Bayern deal.
Hey remember that Harry Kane fella who used to play for us? I wonder whatever happened to him? He scored a bunch of goals for us for a while and is now kicking around somewhere in Bavaria last told, IDK, whatever.
Anyway, some new details have emerged on the deal that sent Kane from Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich, which at the time was reported as €100m. It turns out, in typical Daniel Levy fashion, there was some “creative accounting" happening behind the scenes such that €100m is not actually €100m... and it could even be a bit more.
As reported by Maxmilian Koch in Abendzeitung, the purchase price was actually €95m, but it also includes two future preseason friendlies between Spurs and Bayern, with 100% of the proceeds from both going straight to Spurs.
So that’s potentially a pretty good deal for Spurs. Tottenham reportedly make an average of just under £3m per home match, which as of 2022 was the fourth highest in the league. Those are league ticket prices, and you’d think that a preseason friendly would likely have slightly smaller gate revenue due to reduced ticket prices, and that’s assuming that the matches would take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and not in Munich. But even taking the medium gate revenue numbers, Spurs would actually come out slightly north of €100m with the two friendlies included.
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Enjoy the read, Guys....Levy Strikes again!
https://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com/2023/11/20/23969582/tottenham-hotspur-news-harry-kane-transfer-bayern-munich-95m-two-preseason-friendlies-proceeds
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posted on 22/11/23
StrikeKaren still on this month. Poor lass
posted on 22/11/23
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
Last season we spent money on kids like Udogie and Sarr.
You probably called them a waste of money too, genius!
The more you type the more you are showing yourself to be utterly clueless. Look around , have a look at other teams and how they plotted their course to the top. There will have been times when they carried players they didn't want, needed to fill holes in the squad and improve depth. Necessary Ins and Outs which took time to afford and achieve and none if it happened over night.
12 games in that is where we are at. Early days with the intelligent amongst us recognising there are more steps that need to be taken and it will take time to plan, afford and deliver these, and the idiots amongst us moaning on and on like a spoilt child about why the squad isn't perfect already.
Most grown-ups share the hope that the club recognise the potential we have shown sofar under Ange and ensure he is supported. The best way of doing that, how the money is spent on and who, and whether we have to wait to get our preferred targets or lower our sights justvto gwt bodies in are all questions that are far from easy to answer and will depend on many factors. A balancing act.
Some believe this is child's play. Instead they are demonstrating child like understanding of football.
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We bought Sarr in August 2021 and loaned him out and he broke through this year. 2 managers in that time lost their job - again I wonder what difference buying someone who could come in straight away might have made. Conte was quite vocal about these club signings, they diminish our overall budget.
As much as you love Levy, your just going to have to accept he was wrong again and left us short again Devon. I know you get upset as you’re completely in love with the man but he left us a CB short this summer and it’s clear for the whole world to see.
posted on 22/11/23
I am not denying that post Poch the decision making has been largely poor. It became a mess that we are now looking to tidy up and the ownership take the flack for that (although i consider Conte was borderline negligent in the way he ran the club last season).
But lets not forget, those shiiiit times were off the back of some real advancement. 2nd & 3rd in the league, UCL final, continual UCL qualification for years.
WHen you say Levy has left us short, what for? Did you expect us to have not lost none of our 12 games. Should we now be top having won every game? Should we have top quality back up for every decent player.
But tell me, how quickly can we rebuild the squad because the way i see it, if we are without Romero, Udogie, Maddison, Bissouma, Son, Porro, then we are "left short" with players of a lower quality in their place. It will take more time to get in the quality backup to the superb XI we now have and it is essential that we get the right players in.
Also consider this, who do Arsenal have with their 2 CBs out? Last season it was Holding and no one
Also consider this. Saliba is one of the best CBs in the league now. Bought at 18 in 2019, loaned out, and now key to their team. £27m he cost them and didnt really play for them for 3 years.
Buying talent at this young age for the future is a legit strategy to build. If that's all you do then you will struggle but it is an essential strategy for clubs like Spurs & Arsenal who cannot afford a stable of +£50m defenders.
I want Dier gone and quality replacing him, but it has to be the right fit for the club. IT has to be the right player at the right price, especially when you consider that they may not start that many games, at least this season. But if we could not get Dier out of the door, then i'm happy we keep our powder dry, in this season of rebuild, and ensure we get the right fit for the squad to form a key part of our future.
If you think that's Levy Lovin, then you truly are a simpleton who cannot escape your Levy bashing narrative and think more deeply about our issues and how they can be addressed.
posted on 22/11/23
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 37 minutes ago
I am not denying that post Poch the decision making has been largely poor. It became a mess that we are now looking to tidy up and the ownership take the flack for that (although i consider Conte was borderline negligent in the way he ran the club last season).
But lets not forget, those shiiiit times were off the back of some real advancement. 2nd & 3rd in the league, UCL final, continual UCL qualification for years.
WHen you say Levy has left us short, what for? Did you expect us to have not lost none of our 12 games. Should we now be top having won every game? Should we have top quality back up for every decent player.
But tell me, how quickly can we rebuild the squad because the way i see it, if we are without Romero, Udogie, Maddison, Bissouma, Son, Porro, then we are "left short" with players of a lower quality in their place. It will take more time to get in the quality backup to the superb XI we now have and it is essential that we get the right players in.
Also consider this, who do Arsenal have with their 2 CBs out? Last season it was Holding and no one
Also consider this. Saliba is one of the best CBs in the league now. Bought at 18 in 2019, loaned out, and now key to their team. £27m he cost them and didnt really play for them for 3 years.
Buying talent at this young age for the future is a legit strategy to build. If that's all you do then you will struggle but it is an essential strategy for clubs like Spurs & Arsenal who cannot afford a stable of +£50m defenders.
I want Dier gone and quality replacing him, but it has to be the right fit for the club. IT has to be the right player at the right price, especially when you consider that they may not start that many games, at least this season. But if we could not get Dier out of the door, then i'm happy we keep our powder dry, in this season of rebuild, and ensure we get the right fit for the squad to form a key part of our future.
If you think that's Levy Lovin, then you truly are a simpleton who cannot escape your Levy bashing narrative and think more deeply about our issues and how they can be addressed.
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Arsenal are a team who consistently finish behind us, I don’t hold them up as any sort of example of how things can be done.
It was never about having four world class players for every position, however we left ourselves short at CB - it’s undeniable, let’s take a look.
Spurs current senior CB’s
Romero
VDV
Dier
Davies
The first two are class. Dier is an absolute liability and was a stalwart of an awful defence last season that conceded a record amount of goals in the recent era. He is our Harry Maguire, but worse, a proven failure. Furthermore, every man and his kitten knew Dire was incapable of playing in a highline and that Ange would deploy one. There is a reason we’re letting him run his contract down.
The next is Ben Davies, a left back we deploy at CB in an emergency - steady Ben who a lot of our fans don’t rate. I see him as our 7/10 guy every week and love his attitude work rate, but it’s ridiculous he is still having to cover CB for us in 2023.
After that we have 2 kids that are t ready in Dorrington and Phillips - we know they’re not ready because Ange ain’t picking them.
So explain to me how we weren’t left short again - I say again because this is not a new issue with this defence.
Liverpool have VVD, Konate, Matip, Gomez
City have Gvardiol, Dias, Akanji, Ake, Stones
Arsenal have Timber, Gabriel, Saliba - you’d forgotten about Timber
United have Lindelof, Martinez, Varane, Evans, Maguire
We’re always the poor relations and it faaacks me off
posted on 22/11/23
Liverpool...same manager for 7 years and they still have bog average Matip and Gomez as back up
City...spent 300m on CBs
Arsenal...have only just added Timber and beyond that have no one. Had Holding last season.
United. Quantity and little quality
Spurs need to add 1 decent CB and we're set. It's not the bed wetting disaster you are painting it as.
But you love to moan. I get it! It's your thing.
posted on 23/11/23
23 years, one trophy
You simply cannot compare us to Liverpool, Arsenal etc
They e all won multiple trophies during your man levy’s reign
Levy’s genius is his ability to always convince some people that we’re just a season away from success
Just a couple more transfer windows, just wait for the new stadium or wait until we move to Stratford
I used to fall for it. Not anymore. Levy is a fraud.
posted on 23/11/23
comment by Mack (U6574)
posted 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
23 years, one trophy
You simply cannot compare us to Liverpool, Arsenal etc
They e all won multiple trophies during your man levy’s reign
Levy’s genius is his ability to always convince some people that we’re just a season away from success
Just a couple more transfer windows, just wait for the new stadium or wait until we move to Stratford
I used to fall for it. Not anymore. Levy is a fraud.
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You are not allowed any legitimate grievances against Levy, the sites federal prosecutor Devon will faaacking cry otherwise.
1 trophy in 23 years, we should fall at the feet of Levy and kiss them to show our gratitude whilst he sneers at us telling us we’re not worthy.
All hail dear leader
posted on 23/11/23
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Mack (U6574)
posted 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
23 years, one trophy
You simply cannot compare us to Liverpool, Arsenal etc
They e all won multiple trophies during your man levy’s reign
Levy’s genius is his ability to always convince some people that we’re just a season away from success
Just a couple more transfer windows, just wait for the new stadium or wait until we move to Stratford
I used to fall for it. Not anymore. Levy is a fraud.
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You are not allowed any legitimate grievances against Levy, the sites federal prosecutor Devon will faaacking cry otherwise.
1 trophy in 23 years, we should fall at the feet of Levy and kiss them to show our gratitude whilst he sneers at us telling us we’re not worthy.
All hail dear leader
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Don’t really care what Devonshire posts. I feel sorry for him really.
When I started supporting spurs, my grandad and dad used to tell me about all the trophies they watched spurs win.
I’ll be able to tell my grandkids about all the net profit I watched us attain.
Spurs will NEVER win a trophy under levy. Certainly not a significant one, it’s simply not in Enics ambitions.
posted on 23/11/23
comment by Mack (U6574)
posted 34 minutes ago
comment by Striketeam7 - There used to be a football club over there (U18109)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Mack (U6574)
posted 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
23 years, one trophy
You simply cannot compare us to Liverpool, Arsenal etc
They e all won multiple trophies during your man levy’s reign
Levy’s genius is his ability to always convince some people that we’re just a season away from success
Just a couple more transfer windows, just wait for the new stadium or wait until we move to Stratford
I used to fall for it. Not anymore. Levy is a fraud.
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You are not allowed any legitimate grievances against Levy, the sites federal prosecutor Devon will faaacking cry otherwise.
1 trophy in 23 years, we should fall at the feet of Levy and kiss them to show our gratitude whilst he sneers at us telling us we’re not worthy.
All hail dear leader
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Don’t really care what Devonshire posts. I feel sorry for him really.
When I started supporting spurs, my grandad and dad used to tell me about all the trophies they watched spurs win.
I’ll be able to tell my grandkids about all the net profit I watched us attain.
Spurs will NEVER win a trophy under levy. Certainly not a significant one, it’s simply not in Enics ambitions.
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What a story to tell though, that time we had the lowest wages to turnover in the league and still qualified for the CL - the hairs on my neck are standing up
posted on 23/11/23
I was there the last time we won our last trophy.
I was there the following year when we lost on penalties (cannot remember who missed it, but you'll probably tell me it was Levy)
I was there when we lost to relegated Pompey with a superb squad and team including Modric Bale King et al.
I was there when we got hammed by Chelsea in the Fa Cup SF with Poch playing Son at LB
I was also at the champions league final which was ruined in minute 1 by the ref.
If we were getting no where near winning anything then I would share your ire with the ownership.
For me trophies are the icing on the cake. You talk about your grandad telling stories of us winning stuff, it's been 40 years since we have been regular winners of anything, and even then it was a few FA Cups and UEFA Cup over a decade.
1 trophy in 23??? try 2 in 32 or 3 in 40.
Yes we want to win trophies but your obsession that thisnis all that matters is no backed up with Spurs history of winning ,in the living memory of a lot of fans.
You say Levy has no interest in trophies yet we have been to more finals in ENICs time (5) as we managed from 1982 to 2001.
It is harder and harder to compete. We have got a lot wrong in the last 4 years, but did a lot right in the preceding 5. Poch got us to 2 Finals, Jose . We need to start putting ourselves back into a position of challenging again, as we were before. But to claim the ownership have no interest in doing so is pure stupidity