As David Villa signed on the dotted line with Atletico Madrid last week, another striking target slipped through our fingers and while many felt that the player was too much of a risk, others were surprised that Spurs didn’t pursue a deal for a centre forward who eventually left Barcelona for a relatively small fee.

The reason for the failure of the deal was open to conjecture but the player has now revealed that Atletico stepped in and advanced the process as English clubs dragged their heels.

“It is true the idea was for me to go to the Premier League, because the biggest offers came from there,” Villa said.

“But then Atletico Madrid showed up and they did more in three days than others did in months.”

Spurs were not mentioned in the piece which seems to have originated in the Daily Mirror but it’s been suggested that the club have missed out here over Daniel Levy’s issue with agents’ fees. If that’s true then no matter what your opinion of David Villa may have been, it could be that Tottenham may be in for another long and potentially frustrating transfer window.

 

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  1. SO WE SPURS FANS HAVE BEEN PROVEN RIGHT AT LONG LAST HEEL DRAGING IS OUR MAJOR PROBLEM , LEVY YOU NEED CASTRATED ALONG WITH YOUR COHERTS THE CHANCE OF BECOMING A WORLD CLUB IS NOT WITHIN YOUR CLUBS INTEREST IT SEEMS , SELL THE CLUB TO THOSE THAT WOULD PUT SPURS ON THE MAP FOR YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED .

    • You really aren’t for real…are you? :O

      Look, it simple, even for cranially challenged: David Villa (or, more likely, his agent) have made a nice little sound-bite to ingratiate themselves to Athletico Madrid fans…is all!
      Spurs had an acceptable offer in for David Villa, considerably more than AM offered, and aceptable personal terms before the Confederations Cup. David Villa, who knew that AM were also interested, said he would not make a decision until after the Confederations Cup.
      His decision to join AM was facilitated by the fact that his brother is employed by AM, by the fact that they are in the CL, and by the fact that his quest to be selected for the Spain team for the World CUp (his primary reason for leaving Barcelona) would be better served by satying in the Spanish league. Just to make it more clear, himself, his family, and, accoding to whispers, his wife, didn’t really want to leave Spain – and he, himself, would be happier staying in his home country.
      People like you are completely unblanced by your unreasoned hatred of Daniel Levy so that you will believe anything if only it makes you feel like you hatred is justified.
      Perhaps you should actually do some research into how close Spurs are to pushing into the top 4, (already finished 4th twice in the last four years) despite having revenues that are dwarfed by their rivals and, without bankrupting the club. And while doing this Manchester Citeh were handed an obscene amount of money.

  2. levy once again dragging his feet he has cost us champions league football the last 2 years the bloke thinks he owns the fucking club wanker

    • You have no idea if that is true…none at all.
      But what I do have an idea about is that, actually, Daniel Levy does own a stake in the club – he is, in fact, the owner.

  3. Dear long suffering Spursfan, are you surprised with any of these slipping fishes, carefully let go by Mr Levy? Anything new to this behaviour? Just look back last few years during Mr Levy’s tenure. Spurs are always linked with big-name players only to be disappointed after the due dates! Can you make any conclusions? For your mental peace, please don’t bang any hope on Mr Levy’s false promises – he knows what he is doing – he’s the best at bluffing the fans. That’s all!

  4. I bet that if Spurs ever buy all their targeted players early, arseholes like you Harris would still complain. You’d moan and groan that the club was either too hasty and should have waited, maybe could have got the player for less money or we chose the wrong player.

  5. Sorry to add : prepare yourselves for crawling another season to catch with your more successful shrewd neighbours.

    • Maybe you should support them – does the fact that we have very nearly overtaken them despite having half the revenues mean absolutely nothing to you?
      Maybe you already support them :/

  7. I am so sick of you moaning peons who call yourself spurs fans. The number of times I have heard this line in comments and opinion pieces is sickening considering we’re all meant to be supporters of the club here. Don’t suppose that missing out on Villa could have had anything to do with Athletico having CL football and a better side than us? Levy is the boss and you should respect him or go and support an itchy-trigger-finger club like Liverpool. He’s the reason Bale still wears a Spurs shirt, the reason we have one of the globe’s most in-demand football managers right now, he’s the reason we finally have an “inho” and a pretty damned good one at that, he’s the reason we’ve been up and challenging for fourth spot the last few years instead of languishing in mid-table anonymity. Quit your bellyaching and stop being the media’s plaything.

    COYS (for real)

    • Ain’t that the truth.
      The fact that he has already broken our transfer record in buying Pailiniho, who is younger than Ferdandinho who he is younger than and keeping out of the Brazil national side, but Citeh have paid considerably more for.
      Boo hoo – Levy doesn’t spend like Chelsea. You want to support a team that spends like Chelsea, F-O and support Chelsea :/

  9. If we get Benteke it’s a title challenge. You boys who don’t like Levy need to think about what you signed up for as a Spurs supporter. This guy has done NOTHING but improve us.

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