| Chadli confirms Swansea snub 09:47 - Feb 14 with 3237 views | Parlay |
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9165396/transfer-news-tottenhams-n
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Nacer Chadli has confirmed that he snubbed the opportunity to join Swansea City on loan in January.
Sky Sports revealed on deadline day that the Swans had made an approach for the Belgian winger.
They believed there was a deal to be done as Chadli had struggled to settle at White Hart Lane following a summer switch from FC Twente, and had World Cup participation to think about.
The 24-year-old admits he considered taking in a spell elsewhere, following a frustrating time in north London, but ultimately decided to stay put and prove his worth to new boss Tim Sherwood.
Chadli said in the Daily Mirror: "It was a possibility, but it is in the past.
"I had to make a decision and my decision was to stay. Everything was not clear so I wanted to stay at Tottenham and play for my club. I have signed for five years and I'm happy.
"When I came to Spurs, I knew I wasn't going to play in every game as we have 60 matches in a season.
"I came and got injured, played, got injured again and so I haven't played as much as I have wanted, but we have a big squad with a lot of good players and we have to compete with each other. I have to work hard in training and show it when I play."
Chadli was among the goals on Wednesday as Tottenham hammered Newcastle United 4-0 at St James' Park.
That result has kept them just three points adrift of the UEFA Champions League places and seven off top spot.
On Spurs' ambitions, Chadli added: "We have to keep playing like we did at Newcastle and keep going in every game for 100 per cent to get the three points. With five games to go, we will see where we are.
"We are not looking to go above Chelsea. We are looking at Liverpool, who are directly above us and we have to go there in a few weeks, so that will be a big examination.
"We are within touching distance of the top. We have had a good week, but in one week everything can happen, everything can change.
"We can be up or we can be down, so we have to stay alert and play our game like we did at Newcastle, although I would say everything is possible this season.
"It is a very different league this season, because a lot of teams are taking points off each other and are playing at around the same level." |  |
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| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 09:51 - Feb 14 with 3201 views | MorSwan |
No complaints. Would only ever want players playing for the team unless they wanted too. |  |
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| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 10:11 - Feb 14 with 3081 views | Gretsch |
Why do they always call it a snub, the guy wanted to stick with his side.
If he had said "Swansea City, you must be joking aint going to that shit hole" now that would be a snub., |  | | |
| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 10:13 - Feb 14 with 3071 views | JackSomething |
At least it confirms Emnes wasn't our only/first choice in January.
We now know for sure that the club attempted to sign Tom Ince and Nacer Chadli. Ince was obviously playing the field and got more money out of Crystal Palace, while Chadli turned us down.
Was it also confirmed that we were after Pilkington? Makes a mockery of claims that we showed no ambition in the transfer window. |  |
| You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help. |
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| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 10:13 - Feb 14 with 3066 views | AnotherJohn |
This seems to me to be compatible with what the agent said on deadline day. It is incompatible with the story leaked to Sky at the Liberty, on the day after Laudrup's sacking, about his refusal to meet Ince and initial unwillingness to sign Chadli and Holtby when deals were offered. I have always doubted the Chadli and Ince stories, and wonder if we will ever find out about Holtby.
Who is the insider in the club who kept telling porkies about Laudrup? Is it possible that the same person could undermine the new management team in future? | | | |
| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 10:45 - Feb 14 with 2945 views | Uxbridge |
| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 10:13 - Feb 14 by AnotherJohn |
This seems to me to be compatible with what the agent said on deadline day. It is incompatible with the story leaked to Sky at the Liberty, on the day after Laudrup's sacking, about his refusal to meet Ince and initial unwillingness to sign Chadli and Holtby when deals were offered. I have always doubted the Chadli and Ince stories, and wonder if we will ever find out about Holtby.
Who is the insider in the club who kept telling porkies about Laudrup? Is it possible that the same person could undermine the new management team in future? |
It's far from incompatible with the comments after Laudrup's sacking. All he says was that it wasn't clear. That would seem to imply he was being mucked around a little. |  |
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| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 10:46 - Feb 14 with 2937 views | premierjack |
Don't rate him anyway! | | | |
| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 11:44 - Feb 14 with 2802 views | WarwickHunt |
| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 10:45 - Feb 14 by Uxbridge |
It's far from incompatible with the comments after Laudrup's sacking. All he says was that it wasn't clear. That would seem to imply he was being mucked around a little. |
I think the headline and story would have been a lot different if Laudrup had "snubbed" Chadli by refusing to talk to him... [Post edited 14 Feb 2014 11:45]
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| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 12:01 - Feb 14 with 2728 views | WarwickHunt |
| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 11:54 - Feb 14 by Darran |
I think I posted this but the best one I read somewhere was a fella saying how disgusting it was that Laudrup had refused to meet Ince especially after he'd driven down and put a deposit on a house.
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Innit.
Ince pictured going to look at a club flat in the Marina as temporary accomodation for 14 weeks = putting a deposit on a house.
In the two hours he was down here he proposed marriage to a local girl as well. She's devastated. Obviously. | | | |
| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 12:06 - Feb 14 with 2697 views | monmouth |
| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 12:01 - Feb 14 by WarwickHunt |
Innit.
Ince pictured going to look at a club flat in the Marina as temporary accomodation for 14 weeks = putting a deposit on a house.
In the two hours he was down here he proposed marriage to a local girl as well. She's devastated. Obviously. |
Cimla Gusher? |  |
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| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 12:40 - Feb 14 with 2594 views | hobo |
Join us in the summer, dude, permanently |  | | |
| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 12:45 - Feb 14 with 2572 views | Bonjour |
I thought that Laudrup "dithered" over the signing of Holtby and Chadli and that's why we missed out on them.
That would tie in with "things were not clear so I decided to stay at Tottenham." | | | |
| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 13:06 - Feb 14 with 2500 views | WireSwan |
"Snub"?! Bloke decides to stay with current employer to prove his worth to new manager. A very light news day at Sky! | | | |
| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 14:50 - Feb 14 with 2305 views | Liam12345 |
he put that into a nicer way of saying 'i thought about it but they aint good enough for me' |  |
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| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 15:00 - Feb 14 with 2273 views | monmouth |
Or "no one would guarantee that I'd play whenever I wanted". Who knows, who cares. Now he's actually scored a goal, the press will have him down as a world beater anyway and so will be interested in the drivel he spouts for a week or so.
Personally, I've not seen anything from him in the games I've seen him play apart from that one shot that convinces me he'd suit us better than what we have, and he wouldn't sit on the bench happily. so maybe, just maybe, by 'not making things clear' it was Swansea that 'snubbed' him. | |
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| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 15:01 - Feb 14 with 2267 views | Uxbridge |
| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 12:45 - Feb 14 by Bonjour |
I thought that Laudrup "dithered" over the signing of Holtby and Chadli and that's why we missed out on them.
That would tie in with "things were not clear so I decided to stay at Tottenham." |
Quite. Rather obvious I thought.
If the rumours that Chadli would only come here if playing more central, then not sure we could have accommodated him anyway. | |
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| Chadli confirms Swansea snub on 19:04 - Feb 14 with 1908 views | AnotherJohn |
I don't buy Uxbridge's argument about the meaning of 'not clear'. The Sky story of last week was that Laudrup had been offered Chadli and Holtby, but initially turned them down and then a few days later changed his mind by which time they were no longer available. If that meant anything it implied that the players were actually available in the sense that they were willing to come to Swansea. Nothing in the story about the agent's comments on deadline day or in the OP story here makes me think that is true. If the 'offer' declined by Laudrup was simply to explore whether Chadli might be interested after Spurs said this was a possibility, then that story is much less damaging to our ex-manager than the idea that he torpedoed a de facto deal that just needed his approval. The Sky story was leaked for a purpose and, just as the bit about Ince was dishonest, I think that almost certainly also applied to the claim about Chadli's availability. | | | |
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