The long, drawn-out saga surrounding Clint Dempsey's club future has finally come to an end, and it has ended with his long-sought move to a bigger club than Fulham.
Dempsey has completed a transfer deadline day move to Tottenham. According to FOX Soccer, Dempsey moved to Tottenham in a $9.6 million transfer. Dempsey arrived at Spurs Lodge on Friday afternoon to undergo his medical and has now completed the move, signing a three-year contract.
The transfer ends a summer ordeal that saw few real offers made for the 29-year-old U.S. national team star. A potential move to Liverpool dominated headlines, particularly after Brendan Rogers admitted having interest in Dempsey, but that never culminated in an actual offer from the Reds. At least not until Friday.
Other clubs expressed interest, including Sunderland and Aston Villa, but it was ultimately Tottenham that stepped up with the offer that finally satisfied Fulham.
What do you think about Dempsey joining Tottenham? Think it's a great move? Wish he would have wound up elsewhere?
Share your thoughts below.
QPR might qualify of those four. Maybe.
Soooo is Dempsey going to tweet all the shenanigans that went on or what?! Anyone find a link with gossip flying? 🙂
That’s awesome.
I’m happy for all the USMNT players that got into pretty good teams. Boca & Onyewu were a big surprise. Going from Rangers to Racing is a step waaaay up even if they are in the 2nd div now. Gooch to Malaga, had me and Joey Lawrence going , “woaah”.
Demps to Tottenham is a brilliant move! The U.S has pretty good players playing for great teams this year around. I think a tear is coming down… now to get some of our young players into some good clubs in the next 2 years. Or at least make themselves starters for their respective clubs for those who already play in the best leagues. Guzan and Lichaj come to mind
Congrats to Deuce for winning his game of Texas hold’em.
Or maybe it was more a game of chicken with Jol?
Well one thing we know about Clint,he wasn’t going to be the one to turn away.
Anyway, Fulham lost quality and gained quality, so would not have been end of the world if Clint had to play one more season there. But yeah would have been serious bummer.
Now Clint and Fulham move on, and Liverpool look foolish again for overbidding for players a year ago and underbidding for a needed replacement this year.
If he can break into the first team, it’s a great move. Good luck Deuce!
Maybe you should wait until the whole story comes out before passing judgement.
Everyone involved was an adult and no one died.
And seems to me just about everyone did okay for themselves, even Liverpool.
After all if they really wanted him they would have had him. So they couldn’t have wanted Dempsey that bad and therefore it’s probably a good thing for all concerned that they did not get him.
Everything he said +1
Eaxactly what I was thinking! At a $1.50-$2.00 a shot, that Kimber celebration is going to run up the bill fast!!
But, Clint to Spurs? Definitely worth celebrating. Maybe with 2 sets of 3-rounds each into the air. $12 — And then the Beer!!
Not a chance!
Well said Dimidri, 100% agree, the fulham bashing is undeserved
One thing, I haven’t seen mentioned yet is Klinsmann is a Spurs legend. It is where he reinvented diving for the Brits.
I guarantee you he is ecstatic about this
West Ham, QPR, Millwall, & Chelsea??
Fulham are an interesting team. They have a lot of new parts and it will be interesting to see how Jol puts it all together.
Kieran Richardson may be the key if he can get back to the promise he showed at Man U.
Yea, she’s a good kid.
Does this mean he won’t get the pub at Craven Cottage named after him like McBride did?
What are you paying for 45 ACP rounds now? I guess Clint is worth it.
Whatever it is I’d take it. Hell I’d take half.
Typically, the player gets 10% of the total fee on top of whatever salary he negotiates. However, I’m not sure if he has to pay his agent out of that.
Regardless, he can now afford to go to Bass Pro once in while and splurge on fishing gear.
Liverpool was NEVER a good target. First – Liverpool is where good midfielders and forwards go to disappear.
Fulham stacked his AM/Fwd positions during the window, clearly preparing for the day that they would not have dempsey who was in the last year of his contract. He had to get out. Arsenal would have been the best, but Spurs would be the best reasonable 2nd choice. Glad he avoided getting stuck at Fulham who were preparing for life without Clint. Glad he avoided Aston Villa (a shell of what M.O’niel had made it). Glad he avoided the graveyard that Liverpool has become, and the unintelligible language they speak there. Glad he avoided having to live in Sunderland (NE England). Tottenham, Arsenal or out of England were always the best choices.
oh, so scrunchy right now 🙂
good points up until your hurt little view of how people should show their support
you have your allegiances and reasons, others have theirs mr. fanboy
what a day! time for a cold one
I wonder how high JK jumped when he found out that his best USMNT player was moving to his old EPL club! Awesome!!
Lighten up Swerve, that is one of my favorite records.
Transition? He and Dembele can both keep living right where they have been.
And of course you all seem to forget about Friedel. It is so rare to get a big move and stay right where you are.
Man, you beat me to it. and i was thinking the samne thing. He looks happier than heck and, actually, like a pretty nice guy, not like the villain some have made him out to be.
of which I am one 🙂
Go Spurs!
Hey, be kind to Gio. If he doesn’t move to Spain, this deal does not happen.
Clint doesn’t the have moving expenses he would have if he had to move North.
Dempsey was the highest scoring midfielder in the premier league last year by a lot. You really think an unknown Icelander gets the attacking midfield spot over him?
I think everyone should check this out! Look how happy he looks!
http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/dempsey-deal-agreed-31082012.page?
Yep. Fulham were asking more from Liverpool than they were from Tottenham, Villa, and Sunderland. I think it was because they despised the arrogance Liverpool have shown thru this whole saga. Certainly Aston Villa and Sunderland are also Fulham’s “direct competitors” as well, but they were willing to sell at the same price Spurs got him at. Fulham weren’t going to sell him to Liverpool unless they “Downing/Henderson/Carroll”ed them and made them look foolish.
Jurgen Klinsmann
1994-95 – Tottenham – 41 appearances (21 goals)
1997-98 – Tottenham – 15 appearances (9 goals)
Klinsman also was a Germany national teammate of Steffen Freund, current assistant coach of Tottenham.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steffen_Freund
He made the choice to sign the contract. And he made the choice not to extend it. So ,yes, his career are in the hands of a “corporation.” It’s not like he was an idiot and didn’t understand how transfers work.Just like 90% of American sports athletes, he can be traded, or not, by the “corporation.”
Really, a players fate is in the hand of a corporation? You think that’s the way it should be?
If he stayed they would have lost our on every penny of that transfer in Jan when he signed for free. Why pay him his wages and loose out on $9.3 million?
Relax…Don’t get your panties in a bind…he is merely happy for Dempsey and wants him to succeed as most USMNT fans, becuase that’s good for soccer here in the states.
you and a ton of other Americans
High hopes for Tottenham’s midfield, they have a lot of talent there.
That’s quite the straw-man. Also, they’ve lost Modric and Van der Vart. Honestly, there was more than a hint of Tevez to this. He completely went on strike. It’s 100% up to Fulham’s discretion whether not to sell him. I lost some respect for him. This coming from a huge fan ever since he played for my Revs.
Very excited for Deuce. He will get plenty of playing time in many different positions in all of the different cup competitions Tottenham are in. Lets not also forget that Lennon, Adebayor, Bale, and Defoe are all injury prone. Deuce will get more than enough minutes. Tottenham usually plays into the deeper rounds of all of the cup competitions.
Should be another great year for Americans Abroad!!!!!!!!!
Chelsea kicked Tottenham out because they are returning champs.
The Texan will be rockin some Spurs!
Thank the baby Jesus. Liverpool would have been a disaster.
So rad. People were forgetting that Fulham were tied with Liverpool on points last year. Spurs!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to the Champions League…wait
-Is there a lot more competition for a spot at Tottenham? Absolutely.
-Have people counted out Dempsey every step of the way in his career? Absolutely.
-Did he get a pay raise? Absolutely.
-Do Tottenham have the strength to make it to the CL? Absolutely.
Advantage: Dempsey.
Suck it Jol. I hope he gets the axe, only after Fulham are relegated.
ha.
And I guarantee you that Clint would take what he went through to stay in London with a better team every day of the week. You conveniently keep forgetting that part, don’t you?
Also every single thing you talk about is in such generalities, once again, dude did an about face the next day, as YOU HAVE POINTED OUT, very few Fulham fans believe what he says, no harm, no foul.
But please, keep exaggerating what happened. In your world I hope Clint is having a good time in rainy liverpool.
GLORY GLORY TOTTENHAM HOT-SPUR!!!
I want the pic of Deuce with his Spurs shirt!
Bale on the right, Deuce on the left. Easy.
return to the Deuce?