£100m in transfer fees. Upwards of £90m (£93.6m) in base salary of £300k per week across six years, not including any kind of bonuses. That is an eye watering, staggering amount of money to pay.
Wage structure matters. Massively overpaying Alexis Sanchez in 2018 meant when David de Gea needed his extension, Jorge Mendes used this figure to justify De Gea's salary which also became an issue for the club.
Take away Tottenham transfer fees for Mateus Fernandes & Sandro Tonali & just consider the salaries. If you pay Fernandes & Tonali the amounts they took to join Spurs, what happens in the dressing room?
How do Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo & Benjamin Sesko respond? Harry Maguire who just took a pay cut or Lisandro Martinez who needs a new contract soon? All that work to fix the wage bill & structure blown up.
The dressing room culture has just been fixed & they're still working to get other bloated salaries out. You can't just have all the mistakes of this past decade only to instantly start making them again now.
Two men are about to fight: one is a madman in rags; the other is wearing an expensive suit. If the man in the suit walks away, you don't say, "Look at you, you're weak, how could you back down from a madman?"
Spurs are desperate, and for good reason; they’ve been bottom 6 for back-to-back seasons. They'll act foolish if they have to. United cannot afford to fight a madman. Not because we can't win, but because a madman has absolutely nothing to lose.
I am honoured to succeed Senator Udoma as Chairman in January 2027 and to lead the Board through @SeplatEnergy ’s next phase of growth.
I firmly believe in the critical role indigenous resources play in the economic transformation of Nigeria and Africa, and Seplat’s culture of execution and governance aligns strongly with my own values.
I thank Senator Udoma and Roger for their stewardship and look forward to delivering further value for shareholders.
I also congratulate Mr. Okon on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer.
His deep industry experience gives me great confidence that @SeplatEnergy is well positioned for its next chapter of growth.
#TOEWay
Tony Elumelu has just been named Chairman of Seplat Energy.
Six months ago his Heirs Energies paid $500 million for a 20% stake. Single biggest shareholder in the company. Now he’s taking the head of the boardroom too.
This is how it actually works. You don’t ask for control. You buy the position, and the title follows.
And look at what he already holds. UBA in banking. Transcorp in power. Now Seplat in oil. One man at the head of the table in three of the sectors that move this country.
New CEO steps in this August. His chairman seat starts January.
This is what long-term thinking looks like. Position quietly, and let the results speak.
Another Express Entry Draw and the 6th French draw in 2026
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@Uber@UberFR@UberFR_Support this doesn’t make sense.
My wife left her bag in an Uber in Paris on Thursday at 9:55pm while taking our baby out of the car. The driver drove off while the bag was still inside. We reported it immediately at 9:57pm so he didn’t have the time to pick somebody else in his car.
The next day, your support told us the driver confirmed he had found the bag (see screenshot).
Yesterday, we’re first told the opposite, that the driver “checked and did not find it.”
Finally, after arguing, we’re told that they couldn’t reach the driver and that nothing can be don anymore since they contacted him “too many times”.
So which is true?
Did the driver lie the first time?
Was the bag lost after he confirmed having it?
Or is your support giving inconsistent information?
We’ve asked for the driver’s contact to resolve this directly, no help.
This isn’t just a lost item anymore, it’s a lack of accountability. We need a clear explanation and help recovering the bag.
🚨 Luis Enrique calls again Achraf Hakimi as “top player” and guarantee after he delivered 2 assists tonight. 🇲🇦
6 total assists in Champions League for Hakimi this season so far. ⭐️