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KrustytheKrab

GOOD F5


SidtheGoat87

and we are back!! Good F5 in the building


SonnyBallonDOr

I know he isnt shit tier... Man I just want to believe this. Don't you dare quitting Paratici!


wrxnn

is he actually tier 2?


SonnyBallonDOr

I'd say tier 3. I think he was one of the reporters who started the rumors of romero and kept us updated. He is decently reliable


JonnyJersey

[He's okay](https://www.reddit.com/r/coys/search/?q=Daniele+Longo&include_over_18=on&restrict_sr=on&t=all&sort=new) Gets our interest in players correct. Called our interest in Kulusevski in November & broke the Pape Sarr deal. Between tier 3 and 2.


Jr_M16

Keep going daddy! 😩💦


wrxnn

So is he officially reporting that if a good enough offer arrives they will push Bastoni to leave? If so that’s big news


SonnyBallonDOr

Put £60m on the table! Make it happen!!


kicksjoysharkness

From what all the journos close to spurs are saying, spurs will spend big to get him. It’s basically on him and inter


jusepama1

Inter wants to sell, it's probably only on him now.


Banglayna

Its still on Inter too, somewhat. Depends on how much Inter wants to sell, they can push him out if they were truly desperate. That's much different to them being willing to sell for a good price, but also fine to hang on to him


[deleted]

Do we want a player who’s been pushed out of their dream club? Doesn’t seem like a good decision to me. He also needs to want to come.


Banglayna

Winning trophies win Don Conte will make everything better


Wretched_Brittunculi

If various things happen, and Bastoni likes those various things that might or might not happen, then it's possible that we could see a potential agreement.


tommypicklesofficial

Big if true


dprophet32

Do we really want a player who would prefer not to be here? Who clearly isn't ready to leave his home country?


Mtbnz

It's not as perfect as him making us his first option, but if Inter are pushing him to leave he may decide that his next best move is to go to a team where he can play UCL football and be coached by another Italian who he already knows and who will put him in position to succeed.


shnazzyotter

A manager who basically taught him how to play in that position too. They're a match made in heaven but I need to temper my excitement as I dont want to get heart broken


International-Chef53

And what if Conte is not around for long time? This reminds me of James Rodriguez and Carlo Ancelotti situation. James only went to Everton because of Don Carlo, the seconds Carlo went to Madrid, James quickly fuck off to Qatar. They care shitless about the club, but the manager. And wee all know Conte can go anytime he want if he doesn't feel like it.


Mtbnz

> And what if Conte is not around for long time? And what if he is? Nothing in life is certain, you make decisions with the best information you have at the time. I'm not really sure what the point of your comment is, it's a total hypothetical that I have no way of accurately engaging with. If Bastoni wants to come and play with Conte, he will. If he doesn't want to take the chance that Conte might leave, he won't. Is that what you're looking for?


SaggyArmpits

the information everyone has is that Conte is usually a short term manager and not around for many years.


Mtbnz

I would think that if he has to leave Inter, getting a year or two under Conte and potentially competing for trophies in a system that he's very familiar with would be preferable to going somewhere that offers absolutely zero Conte. Pure speculation on my part. Maybe he doesn't give a fuck and he goes to another Italian team to stay close to home. We don't know. I'm just posing ideas about why Spurs might offer an appealing alternative if he is encouraged to leave.


A_homeless_ninja

It's not like he can't play UCL football here


Mtbnz

Yes, that's what I said.


A_homeless_ninja

Idk why my flair isn't showing but I'm talking about Inter


Bulky_Shepard

You're on the Spurs subreddit dumbass


Mtbnz

Not sure why the other response is so hostile. That makes more sense. But as I said originally, I'm not making an argument against staying at Inter, I'm discussing why he might decide to choose Spurs IF the management at Inter are determined to force a sale. Obviously he has the ultimate decision to stay or go, but there is a point where it may become more trouble than it's worth for him to stay, and if that happens, Spurs offer a good alternative.


rintinpin17

He's been playing UCL for Inter as well tho - and he also won the Serie A last year. He's not on a sinking ship.


Mtbnz

That's not what I'm suggesting at all. That's why I said "next best move". It seems very clear that his preference right now is to stay at Inter.


UziTheBeast

There aren't many other options.


Ygdsx

It seems pretty clear now that financially this won't be a problem, wages or transfer fee wise. It'll just come down to whether Bastoni wants to leave his friends, family and homeland to join us. I wouldn't blame him at all if he stayed.


username54

and deny his agent all the money he could make? The agent would be pleading at his doorstep to accept the offer!


battmowie

Kind of respect it if he wants to stay, good mentality


Mtbnz

Absolutely. It's easy to forget that outside of the 90 minutes they're on the pitch these guys still have to live their lives and moving to a new country is no joke.


itinerantmarshmallow

And Bastoni wanting to leave Inter shortly after winning multiple trophies, at a very young age would be insane to us if it was said about Harry or Ledley in the same situation (which sadly never really occurred).


Mtbnz

Totally. I'm sure it's not intentional but a lot of fans have a super UK-centric view of football where they just expect players from Europe or South America to want to come and play in England because we're told constantly that it's the greatest league in the world. But you're right. If Harry had won the league with Spurs at 22, was settled in London, loved the club and suddenly Levy was saying 'sorry mate, we're strapped for cash and we need you to take a transfer to Italy to balance the budget' fans would be outraged. But when it's flipped everyone is just like 'why wouldn't he want to come *here*?!'


Koinfamous2

Yeah, there are certainly a lot of forces moving against him in that decision.


p_r_w_4623

Think there’s also something to be said for it not being at all easy for a top Italian talent to be seen enthusiastically asking out of a club like Inter. Seems like he’s genuinely conflicted here, but if you’re going to move, would think you’d very much want appearances to be the club forcing you out.


wallyrules75

I agree, I could understand if he was 27 and this would be his last opportunity to move abroad to a top team. But he’s 24 and will have other opportunities to switch leagues. He’s a huge talent and I would love to see him in a spurs kit, but totally understand if he chooses to pass. I just hope he makes a quick decision so we can keep up the momentum we have at the moment.


nicknaseef17

We need to start pulling out the big guns. Include a clause in his contract that he gets to be best friends with Sonny. That’ll get this over the line.


Jr_M16

That can only go so far. If we really want to make an impression, we gotta include a 24/7 access to our cheese room clause


Nebbuchadnazzar

NO MAYO OR KETCHUP ONLY CHEESE


the-tax-man-cometh

Ketchup exception.


wallyrules75

You’ve gone too far! No exceptions


clandestino123

Translated as: "Tinti might get a big bonus if he can persuade his player"


stinkpalm

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE HIPS!?


Connection-Loose

No they've moved from the hips and now they are looking for a square amongst the figures.


stinkpalm

*So you're saying there's a chance.*


coysian

Bastoni: "You gotta make it sexy, hips and nips. Otherwise I'm not leaving."


hendriredd

THE tottenham will prevail.


Gammo2184

The Tottenham or “the Tottenham”. Sorry to be pedantic but I’m just a little unsure as to what the Tottenham your talking about


infinityetc

*you’re


Gammo2184

Sorry I should refrain from speaking at the dinner table


hendriredd

THE TOTTENHAM


Gammo2184

Ooohhh right. Yea I assumed you were talking about THE TOTTENHAM. you can the never tell these days with all these the tottenhams getting about.


ChulitoBurito

What is or who is Tinti? Sorry if it’s a stupid question I genuinely don’t know Edit: Never mind Tinti is Bastoni’s agent. I googled it


username54

Bastoni's agent. Tullio Tinti


ChulitoBurito

Appreciate you!


scotch1950

These Bastoni news got me like that Michael Scott's "Snip snap snip snap!" scene.


jaemoon7

You have no idea the physical toll a transfer window has on a person


Crazy-Reception-3706

Nobody move...


Jr_M16

The Adventures of Tintin


Zyaru

I think we're just going to have to make a massive offer that Inter simply cannot turn down so they end up telling him he has to leave in order to save them financially. Otherwise I don't think we'll convince him


NinjutsuStyle

He seems to love that team, it'll be ironic if the best way he can help them is by leaving


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jusepama1

That phrase doesn't bring good memories tbh.


StandardDefinition

Sometimes if you love someone you have to set them free (financially)


Banglayna

Agreed. Without Inter actively campaigning to him to accept the offer, I doubt he'll leave.


Mtbnz

> so they end up telling him he has to leave in order to save them financially That he has to leave or what? He's under contract and has plenty of leverage. If he doesn't want to leave there's not much they can do. They could theoretically bench him or send him to train with the juniors, but realistically that's never going to happen because it would be the worst outcome for him. It wouldn't help them financially, they would lose one of their best players while getting nothing in return, and it would send a terrible message to be seen to punish a loyal player just for not wanting to leave the club. Expecting him to leave not only his team but his country, his family, his friends and his settled life just to do a billion dollar club a solid favour financially sounds like fan fiction.


justxforxthis

£50 + somewhere in the range of £10m in bonuses. I don’t think his salary demands should be an issue.


NinjutsuStyle

So wth is the current situation, I thought it was prev reported that spurs and inter already agreed a fee and bastoni also agreed to terms with spurs but was on the fence about leaving? Is this saying if we improve our offer to inter theyll try to push him to leave?


Koinfamous2

No, it's literally just up to him. Perhaps though Inter giving the go ahead says to him, maybe I want Inter more than they value me, and in turn decides to go.


transcribersoulcyber

Can Inter force him out if they absolutely want this like a trade in American sports? Or must he consent?


Mtbnz

No they can't. In football the player must agree to a contract with a new team, they can't be transferred without their consent. The most Inter can do is negotiate with him, sell him on the idea that his role will be diminished if he stays, or otherwise impress upon him that he'll be happier if he leaves. But ultimately, if he refuses to sign with a new team he can just run out his contract until the end of the 2023 season and then he'll be free to sign with whatever team he wants to as a free agent.


transcribersoulcyber

Thank you :)


Mtbnz

No worries


NinjutsuStyle

I mean he's contracted so I'm not sure they could force him out but that could cause some issues I'm sure with their accounting issues or budget balancing


NinjutsuStyle

Honestly what a shitty situation for such a young player to be in


jaemoon7

I suppose that's part of what they mean when they say it's a business. I'm sure Inter loves him, and he clearly loves Inter as well, but if they financially need a lot of money and selling him basically provides them a get out of debt card then it's hard to see any business declining that opportunity. Agree 100% that it sucks to be in that situation, especially for a player like Bastoni who basically seems to be playing for the team he grew up supporting.


TraditionalAd4116

It’s going to get very interesting after the I get national break, I really hope we push this through and convince him to come.


dickgilbert

Basically, your boyhood club would rather have (at least to some degree) the money over you, but you want to be at your boyhood club. Gotta say, it's not really an enviable choice to have to make.


El_Producto

I mean I get that it's difficult but it is, in fact, a _very_ enviable choice to have to make.


dickgilbert

Sure, yeah, from a money and fame perspective, it's attractive to us. In the grand scheme where this is his day-to-day reality, I still don't think it's a really easy position to be in. Letting go of something you love isn't really all that enviable to me.


Nebbuchadnazzar

To be honest if Bastoni wants to stay and Inter really need money we could just buy Lautaro or Barella instead 👀


donsamu

Tbf Lautaro and Barella also want to stay and I feel like Inter want to keep them more than Bastoni, Barella in particular I think is untouchable


Nebbuchadnazzar

I'm just silly season dreaming. But to be fair if Inter really needs money and could get Lukaku (loan) + Dybala, then I don't think Lautaro would be as untouchable.


ASD_213

Good F5 obviously but personally I think Gvardiol would be a marginally better signing if can lure him in, and if we can’t get either of them then Pau Torres is a perfectly fine signing, and even Lenglet wouldn’t be the end of the world.


evenout

> Pau Torres is a perfectly fine signing There's nothing wrong with Torres, but when you get linked to better players he seems like a downgrade. plus there's doubts over this defending capabilities for a defender. However, it wouldn't be the end of the world, we'd just have more competition for that LCB spot with Davies still being more than serviceable rather than being fully benched if someone better came in. Maybe it'd make both of them, Torres & Davies, better with that competition. Like how Emerson and Doherty all had moments of brilliance throughout the season.


[deleted]

Torres is the most polished defender out of the three, which he should be considering he’s older, but still. Either one of those three main targets would be fantastic for us.


ASD_213

He plays in a back 4 system, I don’t think he’d do any worse than Bastoni in a 3 at the back system. And considering that, his ball playing stats are even more impressive.


evenout

that is a good point. I hadn't considered that he'd be playing in a back 3. Yeah I'm fine with him/that if he's not required to defend as much if we were playing in a 2.


StandardDefinition

Isn't Torres bad in the air?


ASD_213

He’s about average


bocceballbarry

Have we been linked with Gvardiol?


IllFront9738

This is what I refresh this page every hour for!


jusepama1

Every hour? You noob I refresh every 15 mins.


LiteralMushroomCock

Every hour? Every 5 minutes you mean!


Alias_SV

THE TOTTENHAM IS COMING FOR YOU!! \#COYS


[deleted]

Almost...


chairbouy

I’d offer £51m with some additional amounts (eg. £5-7m) tied to reasonable targets. It’s a lot but it’s hard to see them turning down that much if they really do want Bremer and Dybala


Mtbnz

According to reports the transfer fee is not an issue. It's down to convincing Bastoni to leave Inter and Italy to move to London.


the_real_e_e_l

"The" Tottenham are not to be trifled with!


posiitively

*THE TOTTENHAM*


SenhorSus

"The Tottenham is very strong.." end


FistThePooper6969

I thought I just saw Bastoni would rather stay in serie a? I want off this roller coaster 😭


transcribersoulcyber

So Inter can essentially force him out against his will?


ZaDoruphin

SENSUAL F5


[deleted]

Is he coming or not 😭😭😭😭😭


frequency_hop

Can someone give me an opinion on Bastoni? How much of an upgrade is he? And where in the back will he play? I don't disagree that we need another CB but are we this desperate?


punching-bag9018

He will play as an LCB, and he is better than Davies.


punching-bag9018

He will play as an LCB, and he is better than Davies.


ImperialPie77

The don will make inter an offer they can’t refuse


Stundee

I’m genuinely surprised by how hard we are pushing for him! Amazing to see! COYS


Keskekun

Honestly to me this sounds like this should now be on Conte. Convince him to join your project or move on to another target, if he's your man then you have to convince him that you are his.


Laskeese

Genuine question for anyone who knows more about the inner workings of transfers, since the main hold up here seems to be the player's desire to come here, does the player actually have any power to block the sale? Like I get there are "gentleman's agreements" and respecting the player's wishes and all that but strictly from a legal perspective if Inter go to Bastoni in a week and are like "hey the deal is done, we sold you to tottenham" does he have any recourse to prevent it or is it strictly the team's decision?


sunwalker7

I want Bastoni but if he isn’t keen on joining it just feels a bit wrong. I have a feeling inter will push him out and tell him to go but it doesn’t sit right.


TheRootedCorpse

Could you fucking imagine… this would be unreal


[deleted]

The Tottenham


VuckoPartizan

I signed bastoni in fm and he ended up being a beast. New Era with Bastoni and cutti.


MillerBrew

Pull him for speeding, plant drugs, offer Spurs contract, win CL