Tottenham Hotspur: Like a Boas

@Joe Thank you

@Jeremy Cheers, he's been amazing for me so far

@Krups He has decent stats, but I already have Eriksen in his position, as well as Vietto. If push comes to shove I can always stick Lamela, Chadli and Dembele there too. He was also on quite high wages, aswell (£60k p/w)

@Naveed Thank you

Manchester United have confirmed the signing of attacking midfielder, Lewis Holtby on Transfer Deadline day.

The German born international has been at Spurs since January 2013, but has failed to cement a place in Villas-Boas’ starting 11.

Holtby, 23, will now join David Moyes’ at Old Trafford, and is relishing the challenge.

“My time at Tottenham was amazing. I loved it. But now I felt that I needed a new challenge and a new start and I can get that here. It is great to work under David [Moyes]. I would like to thank everyone at Tottenham.”

The fee for the German midfielder is thought to be around £15m, with a 20% sell on clause.

He looks a bit like thesyndicateproject in that picture

Good acquisition for Manchester United, #GGMU

Nice signings Nick! title challenge for the coming season

Good fee for Mr. Holtby there, and the 20% clause is nice too

Nice sell, especially with the 20% sell clause!

What Tactic are you using mate....? Cant settle on a decent one for Spurs

First time I've had a chance to read this through, Nick - wish I hadn't taken so long!

Good transfer dealings, maybe Spurs should look at you to replace AVB...

We are delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Clément Grenier from French side Olympique Lyonnais for a fee of £18m.

The midfielder started his career with Olympique Lyonnais,joining the youth setup in 2002. He made his debut in 2009. During his time at Lyon, he made a total of 100 league appearances, scoring 11 goals.

He has currently made 3 senior appearances for his country, making his debut against Uruguay in 2013.

Awesome signing and cant wait to see how he sits in your team

Grenier is brilliant, hope he does well for you!

@TK Lool, I hate Syndicate. Most annoying voice ever!

@Naveed Haha, yep! He took a massive pay cut to go there (from 60k - 25k)

@Inq Thanks!!

@Knee-Y'all Yeah. I was going to ask for more, but didn't watch to push in case they pulled out and they were the only ones interested!

@Jeremy Thank you!

@TJozzy A 4-2-3-1. It's a downloaded one - I think it's called Jurgen Klopp tactic

@Jason Cheers! Yeah, might think of putting my CV forward

@JasonII Yeah, I'm really looking forward to seeing him, he has some really good stats!

@Knee-Y'all I'm glad I got him. I had been watching him, but didn't want to buy before I offloaded and orignally was going to ship Paulinho, but no-one would buy for near his original price. Then he ended up signing a new contract so I just assumed i'd have to wait, but on DD Monaco put in an £18.25m bid that was accepted and he had to decide between me and Monaco, and luckily he chose me!

In an exclusive Sky Sports Interview, Tottenham coach, André Villas-Boas, who has recently signed a new contract, says that his team are ready for the news season ahead.

“I think this year will be harder. The challenges we face as a team will be much tougher than that of last year. [Manchester] City will start their first proper season under Klopp and are set to be a real threat. They had a slow start last year, but they have bought well and I expect them to be right up there.” The Portuguese boss said.

“Liverpool will be another team to watch. Despite replacing Brendan [Rodgers], the new manager, Gus [Hiddink] has an exceptional record. He went and took over Marseille just last year and despite being there just a few months he won the league and the Coupe de la Ligue. They have also kept there best player, [Suarez] so I think they will be challenging too.”

“Of course, you have Chelsea, Manchester United – last years winners and Arsenal. I think It’s going very tough.”

Tottenham have recently added an influx of fresh new talent. The likes of youngsters, Eric Dier, and ter Stegen will hopefully set Tottenham up for the future, while they have also added experienced talent, such as Martinez and Mertens.


“We have added some exceptional talent into the squad. Martinez - who’s record at Porto speaks for itself – will be one for the Tottenham fans to watch. Then we have [Clement] Grenier who will recently added too. Harry Kane is also back with us after impressing on loan, who we hope can feature a lot for us this year. I think many Tottenham fans will be looking forward to the new seasons ahead.”

It is clear to see the passion on André’s face as he speaks. He really does believe that the squad at his disposal is something special. It’s hard not to agree with him looking at the team, which boasts some exceptional talents. Several experienced internationals, including the likes of Lloris and Kaboul who featured heavily in Frances campaign in the win to the World Cup, as well as future superstars such as Erik Lamela and Christian Eriksen.

The squad will also get to showcase its talent in one of the biggest competitions in the world, and something many Tottenham fans have been longing to see – Tuesday and Wednesday nights at White Hart Lane, playing in the Champions League. There first was a very successful run with former boss, Harry Redknapp, who has also recently found himself back in the Premier League with London based club QPR.


“Champions League is going to be massive. This will be the first time since Harry that we have been in. We were very unlucky for the past few seasons not to qualify. We missed out despite getting our record number of points. But I’m just glad that we will be back in the biggest club competition in the world.”

Tottenham have recently been getting ready for their pre-season. They face a total of 5 teams, including Real Madrid, Busan and Hibernian.

What have the board expected from you this time around in the CL?