Wanyama to Spurs - Official

[DT]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-beat-leicester-transfer-race-8218986

Goodbye you mercenary

[OldNick]

Very good acquisition for Spurs, they will be a force again next season. The price seems a bargain to me, especially with lots of money around. Spurs doing business early, the best way i would think

[DT]

He's a big loss. Protects the defence well

 

 

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[Batman]

big loss. they have got a good player

[DT]

£11m way too little. Hate spurs

 

 

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[Dellman]

Wanyama is no more of a mercenary than any of the others. The difference is that we will find him harder to replace than any of the others. Poch knows a good thing when he sees one, unfortunately

[angelman]

Good player with often a poor attitude and lax discipline. Got us dumped out of Europe last year, which I haven't really forgiven. Hope he finds the grass greener in London.

[saintadjg]

Gutted he's a great DM

[Wade Garrett]

We will miss his suspensions.

 

Replaceable.

 

Didn't want to be here, will struggle to get in the Spurs side ahead if Dier and Dembele.

[nta786]

Agreed with the sentiments, they have got a great player for that price. He fits them perfectly I'd say.

 

Whilst a big loss, maybe our new manager doesn't need that big destroyer type player in the middle

I do think his passing is suspect, maybe why Arsenal didn't go for him, and attitude before Europe game is what sours it for me, no one gives Clyne brief even though he did same thing but that is because Clyne gave his all every game.

[eurosaint]

Agree it's a big loss but absolutely nothing we could do about it !

In this day and age with one year left and refusal to sign a new contract, you just have to cash in !

Sad but true !

[GGalpin]

https://twitter.com/bedjosessien/status/743834408264794112

 

Collins Okinyo @bedjosessien

Victor Wanyama is expected to have a medical at Tottenham Hotspur in the coming days

 

 

Victor follows this journalist, FWIW.

[trousers]

How come The Mirror couldn't manage to shoe-horn a "meltdown" into that article? They must be slipping.

[Batman]

Agreed with the sentiments, they have got a great player for that price. He fits them perfectly I'd say.

 

Whilst a big loss, maybe our new manager doesn't need that big destroyer type player in the middle

I do think his passing is suspect, maybe why Arsenal didn't go for him, and attitude before Europe game is what sours it for me, no one gives Clyne brief even though he did same thing but that is because Clyne gave his all every game.

 

arsenal didnt go for him as they dont need him

[angelman]

How long do people really expect players to stay with us? Me, I say 3 years. He's done that. He's moving. So be it.

[Saint IQ]

I was hoping to get a little more for him and get a bidding war going, ah well see ya you greedy Kenyan.

[DT]

We will miss his suspensions.

 

Replaceable.

 

Didn't want to be here, will struggle to get in the Spurs side ahead if Dier and Dembele.

 

Really? Who do we replace him with? Can't think of a better breaker up of play

 

 

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[Batman]

I was hoping to get a little more for him and get a bidding war going, ah well see ya you greedy Kenyan.

 

he is going to a club with champions league football. why not?

[Toadhall Saint]

Big loss but I'm confident we will replace him

[nta786]

arsenal didnt go for him as they dont need him

 

He could have replaced Arteta

[trousers]

Agree it's a big loss but absolutely nothing we could do about it !

 

That won't stop the usual suspects (journos, pundits, etc) labelling us a "selling club" as if we have a choice in the matter. Hey ho. We march on etc

[SuperSAINT]

Celtic get around 20% of that £11m too

[CB Fry]

Massive part of our progress over the last three years. Good luck to him.

 

He's no more a mercenary than any player who decides to join us this summer.

 

Will be tough to replace but I trust Didier Deschamps and the new management team to know exactly who to go after.

[Wade Garrett]

Really? Who do we replace him with? Can't think of a better breaker up of play

 

 

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Mendy, Gueye, he's just a tackler who can't pass, and spends more time in the stands suspended than on the pitch.

[Saint IQ]

Celtic get around 20% of that £11m too

 

Small change to us.

[Winnersaint]

Three years with us so I reckon he's done his bit. A transfer to a club in the Champions League probably suits his career progression which he is entitled to pursue, just like anyone else. Move on.

[SuperSAINT]

Three years with us so I reckon he's done his bit. A transfer to a club in the Champions League probably suits his career progression which he is entitled to pursue, just like anyone else. Move on.

 

Very true. I don't begrudge him the move (I just wish we got more ££'s for him) - But to be honest - Around £11m or £12m was realistic with a year to go.

 

Not to mention, there was hardly a bidding war.

[angelman]

I'd rather he go to Spuds than Leicester.

[Nordic Saint]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-beat-leicester-transfer-race-8218986

Goodbye you mercenary

 

Shouldn't Reed at least do the new manager the courtesy of waiting for him to arrive before selling our players? I hope that we can maintain the progress we made under Koeman but I'm beginning to get concerned about the increasing level of Reed's interference in managerial duties.

[Batman]

Shouldn't Reed at least do the new manager the courtesy of waiting for him to arrive before selling our players? I hope that we can maintain the progress we made under Koeman but I'm beginning to get concerned about the increasing level of Reed's interference in managerial duties.

 

if wanyama is not going to stay, what is there else to do?

[The Cat]

Unfollowed on twitter. That'll teach him.

[MarkSFC]

11m does seem a little low but it always seems to me that prices the so called 'big clubs' pay for 'smaller club" players is always slanted in favour of the bigger club........we never really know the fees where Saints are concerned.

 

He's been a good player but limited in his ability, great in slow paced games and when we have a lot of possession but against fast players and when we are under pressure a lot he struggles particularly when he gets turned and is running back to goal.

 

I'm sure we will get better or at least someone more mobile if not quite so brutal. Romeu is tough enough.

 

 

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[doddisalegend]

Shouldn't Reed at least do the new manager the courtesy of waiting for him to arrive before selling our players? I hope that we can maintain the progress we made under Koeman but I'm beginning to get concerned about the increasing level of Reed's interference in managerial duties.

 

Why? Victor has been angling for a move for the last two seasons we held on to him as long as we could we cash in now while he still has some worth and move on.

[Window Cleaner]

Unfollowed on twitter. That'll teach him.

 

Wow, the ultimate sign of discontent. Bit harsh.

[S-Clarke]

Not sure why people think the fee is low, he's got 12 months left and buyers know we'd want to shift him this summer.

 

Been massive for us for the last 3 years, so thanks for that. But the fact he refused/mind wasn't set to play in our crucial EL games says a lot about him. He's a good player, but I don't think 'bigger clubs' will have the same level of patience we had with regards to his passing etc.

 

I'm sure he'll do alright, but I don't think he's a CL level player.

[Webby]

See ya vic. Over rated.

[doddisalegend]

What did we pay for him £12 million? if we get £11 million back with one year left on his contract that's not a bad return. Contract length makes a big difference people wanting lots of money for Vic are being unrealistic.

[hutch]

I'm sure he'll do alright, but I don't think he's a CL level player.

 

Apart from the goal against Barcelona in the CL

[Toadhall Saint]

Shouldn't Reed at least do the new manager the courtesy of waiting for him to arrive before selling our players? I hope that we can maintain the progress we made under Koeman but I'm beginning to get concerned about the increasing level of Reed's interference in managerial duties.

 

RK was head coach and part of the decision making - he did not have final say. He knew VW was going we all did Reed just oversaw the process - your view on managerial duties is somewhat antiquated imo

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Apart from the goal against Barcelona in the CL

 

cuco score one of the best goals of the season against arsenal.... doesnt mean he will do it again!

[Webby]

So, ambrose, Ledley and commons played in that game too. Not what I'd call CL players either. Vic had a blinder that night but that's him all over. Doesn't do it every week.

[sadoldgit]

Shouldn't Reed at least do the new manager the courtesy of waiting for him to arrive before selling our players? I hope that we can maintain the progress we made under Koeman but I'm beginning to get concerned about the increasing level of Reed's interference in managerial duties.

 

I might be making a huge assumption here, but I am getting the distinct impression that you don't like Les Reed?

[Toadhall Saint]

I might be making a huge assumption here, but I am getting the distinct impression that you don't like Les Reed?

 

Not just you getting that impression SOG

[S-Clarke]

TBH I think everyone and his dog knew that VW was off this year, so it doesn't matter who the manager is - it would still happen.

[hasper57saint]

His head has been at WHL for a while now.We've cashed in on his discontent.He'll have a struggle for games but he should be OK.Can't say 'see you Vic' as he may not be chosen!

[stedje]

Don't know why Spurs want him. He is way too slow on the ball and doesn't suit them. We will miss him unless we replace him.

[Chalkboy]

No surprise. I'd have been more shocked had he gone somewhere else. He's done his bit just like Clyne did, and just like Clyne I'll hopefully forget all about him.

[eelpie]

cuco score one of the best goals of the season against arsenal.... doesnt mean he will do it again!

 

Nothing like cool optimism

[doddisalegend]

TBH I think everyone and his dog knew that VW was off this year, so it doesn't matter who the manager is - it would still happen.

 

Exactly doesn't want to be here so that's that.

[VectisSaint]

Shouldn't Reed at least do the new manager the courtesy of waiting for him to arrive before selling our players? I hope that we can maintain the progress we made under Koeman but I'm beginning to get concerned about the increasing level of Reed's interference in managerial duties.

Its becoming clearer than it was before that as a club we are not able to keep players or managers, we are not attractive enough long term and Les Reed (and others) are not persuasive enough of the club's ambitions (probably because our ambitions are not as great as the Board would like us to believe). Of course, we will no doubt replace Victor with some one else and maybe it will work out, and maybe it won't. Really bad in my opinion not to at least wait until we have a new manager in place, and even worse to agree to sell him to Spurs. But making a profit is the goal nowadays.