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The contractual mess means we should do well out of any scenario. In reality I think Toby will end up where he himself prefers unless this latest twist prices Spurs out.

Nope, they are unrelated to any agreement, it is AM that have to stop. My gut feel is we are playing our hand now as it looked like the Spurs deal had momentum. This buys us time and a seat at the table. I think we will get him at an Undisclosed Fee paying somewhere between the original fee and the Spurs bid as AM will want to save face.

Similar to Osvaldo's wage then

The club have spoken http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/southampton/11719725/Southampton-ready-to-take-legal-action-against-Atletico-Madrid-if-Tottenham-sign-Toby-Alderweireld.html

£45k per week? The general view was that his wages were circa £75k.

Yep. Either Toby or £4.7m for a player we never owned.

Business is business, just remember how much the writing off of Bale's sell on fee cost us and we are not even close to parity with Levy.

Exactly. Go and exchange on a house, then try and negotiate the completion at a higher price when you find out that its value has rocketed.

I presume the deal to buy included his personal terms back in August.

I deal a lot with commercial contracts and to a point you are right. They will be looking for every little excuse to wriggle out of their obligation, but as long as we have not committed a material breach they will have to oblige. The fact they may be as obstructive as possible about this may mean that we do a deal.

The most likely outcome. Someone at AM has ****ed up and they will want to 'Exit with Honour' to quote Nixon.

I suspect you are not a Commercial Director with an atittude like this. If the onus was on another party to do the deal at an agreed amount unless they enact a clause (eg paying us) then we are entitled to him at the agreed price. Why give away millions we dont have to?

It is a legally binding contract, we can enforce it.

They will have to buy him off us then

I'd be surprised if we don't value him at £11.5m plus we still have £1.5m bargaining chip.

Athletico would me mad to accept Spurs bid until we have played our hand.

I remember the meltdown when Les didn't bring home Rojo from his visit to Portugal, that turned out ok in the end.

Probably enough threads on all the current transfers for now

Our poster Ulrich Van Gobbell is the best ITK on flights IIRC.

Cheese on Toast, a blast from the past Tokes.

Football clubs don't give a stuff who they sell to, it is all about the £ and €

#WeBedWetOn

The mob have spoken.

Still, it's not like we haven't beaten Spurs when all looked lost before.... http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?51639-Sadio-Mane-Signs-4-Year-Deal-Official&p=2042436#post2042436

I don't doubt your integrity Tony. I am curious that you appear more ITK about Spurs than everyone on the Spurs forum. In essence, how good is your source?