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Pochettino Can Develop This Talented Forward (Lookman) If Tottenham Can Sign Him In The Summer

ross1
ross1 Posts: 51,169
in General Charlton
As per The Daily Star, Tottenham are ready to make a £8m move for Charlton Athletic striker Ademola Lookman as the transfer window opens in the summer. The forward has caught the eye of Mauricio Pochettino, showing glimpses of the quality he possesses and the Argentine gaffer is eyeing the Charlton striker as a part of the club's long-term plans for future.

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/2/829897731?-11197:833:0

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  • Tunwellsaddick
    Tunwellsaddick Posts: 2,464
    Hate to see him go but a great opportunity for him under a respected manager at a great club. Great success to him if it comes off.
  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,878
    Would be a great move for him.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Tunwellsaddick said:

    Hate to see him go but a great opportunity for him under a respected manager at a great club. Great success to him if it comes off.

    Can't see him going to Crystal Palace to be honest.
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,880
    The England supporter in me says go for it.

    I don't want Roland getting any money out if it though. Hopefully lookmans contract is just as screwed as everyone else's that puts pen to paper.

    If he is gana leave, hopefully he has an easy way out.

    It's not the club that will be getting 6million.....

    If this bloke becomes a star id hate for fraeye and Roland to be able to attach their names to his success.
  • simonmatthews
    simonmatthews Posts: 699
    Good luck to him.

    Back on loan a year later - and hopefully not a busted flush like Poyet.
  • kings hill addick
    kings hill addick Posts: 5,781
    I think he'd be better staying with us for another season or two to be honest. As great as Spurs would be for his long term development I believe his route into their first team would be helped with another 30 to 60 league games under his belt.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,439
    £8m? After we got £3.5m for Gomez while a division higher? Have I been hearing about a different Daniel Levy this whole time?
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,626
    Garrymanilow said:

    £8m? After we got £3.5m for Gomez while a division higher? Have I been hearing about a different Daniel Levy this whole time?

    Strikers cost more than defenders
  • Stefco
    Stefco Posts: 848
    edited May 2016
    Garrymanilow said:

    £8m? After we got £3.5m for Gomez while a division higher? Have I been hearing about a different Daniel Levy this whole time?

    Erm.....Lookman did play in the division higher this season.

    I don't know why people think we would/should get less money because we are relegated. We didn't cut Darren Bents value in half after we dropped out of the top flight. It's not like the ability of the player automatically drops with the position of the club.

    I say sting the b'stards for as much as we can get! £8m would do nicely. (Though hugely doubtful that it would be put toward rebuilding)
  • cafcsinger
    cafcsinger Posts: 5,610
    Not at all ready for the premier league. I imagine if we sell him this season we will get a loan back. His talent and potentail is there to see but 8m?! To Spurs its peanuts i guess, shame that money won't properly be re invested.

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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,209
    If they are really willing to pay us £8m upfront (I.e not in chunks of £250k each time he plays for England or scores a goal in the moon or something) then that's brilliant business.
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,030
    If most of that money went back in CW's promotion war chest then I hate to say it but I'd be happy with that deal. I also think Lookman could do with a move to a club like Spurs. Normally, as with Poyet and Parker, the timing is wrong, but can you honestly say being kicked from pillar to post in league one would be good for his development?
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,328
    Lookman is probably going to leave and for once, if reports are correct, the board have got something right for once in not inserting a release clause into his contract, thereby allowing a bidding war and hopefully Charlton can make some money from a guy that was playing park football just two years ago. Let's hope the money is used wisely.
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,898
    If the money was reinvested there isn't one player in the squad I wouldn't be willing to sell for £8 million.

    You all need to cut Roland some slack, I know he will do the right thing and reinvest the cash in transfers. The question is do we buy 20 polish petes or 4 naby sarrs?
  • ValleyMick
    ValleyMick Posts: 473
    Huskaris said:

    If the money was reinvested there isn't one player in the squad I wouldn't be willing to sell for £8 million.

    You all need to cut Roland some slack, I know he will do the right thing and reinvest the cash in transfers. The question is do we buy 20 polish petes or 4 naby sarrs?

    My advice to Lookman would be to move, grab the money, get loaned to a normal Championship club with a decent first team coaching set up. Having said that the reason why we're a complete shambles of a club is of course down to RD and KM.

    I can't see how anyone can know that Roland will do the right thing. If you judge him by his actions over the last couple of years, it's more likely that he do something illogically stupid. Most likely the Lookman money will be used to offset the losses this year caused by the rank incompetence of him and his management team.

    Can't speak for others but for me, I'll cut him some slack when it's earnt.

  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,419
    Stefco said:

    Garrymanilow said:

    £8m? After we got £3.5m for Gomez while a division higher? Have I been hearing about a different Daniel Levy this whole time?

    Erm.....Lookman did play in the division higher this season.

    I don't know why people think we would/should get less money because we are relegated. We didn't cut Darren Bents value in half after we dropped out of the top flight. It's not like the ability of the player automatically drops with the position of the club.

    I say sting the b'stards for as much as we can get! £8m would do nicely. (Though hugely doubtful that it would be put toward rebuilding)
    Relegation always weakens your bargaining position. You think of we had stayed in the prem that yeah we would have sold Darren Bent for that price? No we would have said no we are keeping him unless a silly offer came in. Probably around double what we actually got.

    Same with lookman. As a championship club we could have tried to keep hold of him. certainly we would have had a stronger bargaining position.
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,898
    ValleyMick said:

    Huskaris said:

    If the money was reinvested there isn't one player in the squad I wouldn't be willing to sell for £8 million.

    You all need to cut Roland some slack, I know he will do the right thing and reinvest the cash in transfers. The question is do we buy 20 polish petes or 4 naby sarrs?

    My advice to Lookman would be to move, grab the money, get loaned to a normal Championship club with a decent first team coaching set up. Having said that the reason why we're a complete shambles of a club is of course down to RD and KM.

    I can't see how anyone can know that Roland will do the right thing. If you judge him by his actions over the last couple of years, it's more likely that he do something illogically stupid. Most likely the Lookman money will be used to offset the losses this year caused by the rank incompetence of him and his management team.

    Can't speak for others but for me, I'll cut him some slack when it's earnt.

    It was a joke. Basically I'm saying he will spend the loomman money (if he does) on bringing in more shit.

    I will never forgive him for selling kermorgant for polish pete. If it had been clear then just how little an impact Pete would have on the squad it would have led to protests back then.
  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    I think the 8 Million is pie in the sky. We will probably get 1.5m upfront and further add ons up to 2.5M
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,716
    I think we need to sell Lookie for at least 8 mill, just to pay for KM's over the top police bill and trip to Dubai.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,439
    Stefco said:

    Garrymanilow said:

    £8m? After we got £3.5m for Gomez while a division higher? Have I been hearing about a different Daniel Levy this whole time?

    Erm.....Lookman did play in the division higher this season.

    I don't know why people think we would/should get less money because we are relegated. We didn't cut Darren Bents value in half after we dropped out of the top flight. It's not like the ability of the player automatically drops with the position of the club.

    I say sting the b'stards for as much as we can get! £8m would do nicely. (Though hugely doubtful that it would be put toward rebuilding)
    What? It's got nothing to do with the ability of the player and everything to do with the club's bargaining position. Lookman probably won't want to play a division down, so holding out will be even harder. We're now going to be losing an additional £7m in revenue this coming season, and if we know that you'd better believe Levy does. And then there's the precedent we set; £3.5m for a talent who was better than Lookman in my opinion. Sure, attackers generally go for more but chucking £8m at a team who are known for jerking their knee at the first offer to buy that comes in under this ownership would be insane. I wouldn't be surprised if Spurs opened with £1m plus add-ons that we'll probably never see.

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  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,169
    Mauricio Pochettino seen leaving a London restaurant yesterday with Sir Alex Ferguson, has been mentioned that they are good friends. Ferguson not keen on José Mourinho as manager of Man U. Read into it what you will but perhaps Lookman may end up at Man U
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,990
    Huskaris said:


    You all need to cut Roland some slack, I know he will do the right thing and reinvest the cash in transfers. The question is do we buy 20 polish petes or 4 naby sarrs?

    One Polish Pete was one too many, let alone 20 like him.

  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,439
    Huskaris said:

    If the money was reinvested there isn't one player in the squad I wouldn't be willing to sell for £8 million.

    You all need to cut Roland some slack, I know he will do the right thing and reinvest the cash in transfers. The question is do we buy 20 polish petes or 4 naby sarrs?

    Which would you rather get into a fight with?
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,976
    Huskaris said:

    If the money was reinvested there isn't one player in the squad I wouldn't be willing to sell for £8 million.

    You all need to cut Roland some slack, I know he will do the right thing and reinvest the cash in transfers. The question is do we buy 20 polish petes or 4 naby sarrs?

    I'd take 8m for the lot !!
  • dizzee
    dizzee Posts: 5,616
    LargeAddick said:

    Huskaris said:

    If the money was reinvested there isn't one player in the squad I wouldn't be willing to sell for £8 million.

    You all need to cut Roland some slack, I know he will do the right thing and reinvest the cash in transfers. The question is do we buy 20 polish petes or 4 naby sarrs?

    I'd take 8m for the lot !!
    Minus Naby
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,474
    edited May 2016
    Valley11 said:

    If most of that money went back in CW's promotion war chest then I hate to say it but I'd be happy with that deal. I also think Lookman could do with a move to a club like Spurs. Normally, as with Poyet and Parker, the timing is wrong, but can you honestly say being kicked from pillar to post in league one would be good for his development?

    With Lookman's pace and quick feet, most L1 defenders won't get near him even if they wanted to kick him.

    Besides, if you want to see violence and thuggish behaviour on the pitch, the Chelsea vs Spurs game was far worse than L1 :smile:
  • sralan
    sralan Posts: 2,032
    First thought it read Pinnochio !!

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