Sell Bergvall? Sell Spence? Buy Tonali | The Originals Verdict

Why is Sandro Tonali taking so long to sign for Spurs? Is it Spurs being indecisive — or is it Newcastle and West Ham having all the leverage with the World Cup pushing transfer business deeper into July? The full Originals panel get into it.

Stu, DJ, Si and Johnny join Jim for a wide-ranging Originals — the panel consensus on Bergvall at £50m, what Jed Spence's potential exit actually means, why our new back line might be the best Spurs have had in a decade, Will Lankshear as Solanke's understudy, and the reason the Tonali deal isn't moving faster.

What you'll hear:

• Why Tonali still hasn't signed — and what the PSR / SCR deadlines (June 30 vs May 30) tell us about Newcastle and West Ham's positions

• Why DJ thinks Tonali isn't a £100m midfielder (and why Spurs might still need to pay it)

• The panel agreeing on Bergvall at £50m — take it

• Jed Spence's position in the squad and the right-back question that follows him moving on

• Will Lankshear as the Solanke profile fit — and a Troy Parrott / Mason Melia detour

• Why Arsenal walked away from Tonali on wages

• Plus: World Cup memories from across the panel — Northern Ireland 1982, Argentina 1978, Gaza 1990 and DJ's self-deprecating 2014 USA call

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome — the international panel

01:30 Happy birthday to Ross (one of our originals)

02:00 World Cup target watch — Bouaddi, Diomande, Van Hecke, Manzambi, Sommerville

07:00 The "Gouiri" pick — and the World Cup scouting caveat

08:00 Bergvall — should Spurs take £50m?

11:00 Why DJ defends young players who want to play

11:30 Jed Spence linked with a move — why and where

13:00 The Champions League quality defence Spurs are quietly building

15:00 Will Lankshear as Solanke's understudy

16:30 Troy Parrott and Mason Melia — the Irish strikers

20:00 Why Tonali still hasn't signed

22:30 The June 30 PSR deadline and Newcastle's leverage

25:00 Arsenal walked away on wages

26:30 World Cup memories — the panel's favourite Spurs-related moments

30:30 Outro — Jim's bedtime ritual

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• The Scouting Room — with JJ and Enya

• The Analyst — with Enya Collins

• A Coach's View — with JJ

• The Professor — with ProfSpur

• The Business End — Spurs finance

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