Rumours are intensifying over the possibility of a swap deal for Anthony Martial and Toby Alderweireld, so which player would Tottenham rather have?
Tottenham fans are absolutely desperate for their club to keep hold of Toby Alderweireld this summer.
When Kyle Walker left the club to join Manchester City last summer, it was clear as day that the full back had only one thing on his mind – winning trophies.
The fuss over Alderweireld seems slightly different though, as the player clearly loves life in North London, and is just waiting on the club to pay him what he so definitely worth.
If Spurs are indeed to lose the Belgian, fans are adamant they cannot lose him to a Premier League rival, but would a swap deal for Anthony Martial soften the blow?
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Martial has been heavily linked with both Tottenham and Chelsea since it emerged he wants to leave Old Trafford, and the latest rumours suggest a swap deal could be on the cards.
Martial has only started 18 Premier League games this season, but has still grabbed nine goals and five assists, and the thought of him linking up with the likes of Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen, Heung-min Son and Harry Kane is absolutely electrifying.
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The Tottenham faithful are right to be angered by the possible departure of a world class defender in Alderweireld, but if they land Martial as part of the deal they are getting a genuine superstar in the making.
So, Tottenham fans, would you let Alderweireld go to Manchester United if it meant getting Martial in return? Which player would you rather have? Let us know by voting in the poll below…
During the summer transfer window, it would have been difficult escape the rumours surrounding Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho.
The Brazilian was at the centre of a saga involving his club and Spanish giants Barcelona.
In most cases, the player usually gets his way, but on this occasion, the Reds stood firm and held off the Catalan club’s advances.
Now that the winter window has rolled around, the speculation has intensified once again.
A recent report by Goal.com claims that Barcelona are on the verge of submitting an offer worth around €150m (£133m).
It is believed that Liverpool have tried to convince Coutinho to stay put, but the playmaker is said to have his heart set on a switch to the Camp Nou.
The speculation has got plenty of people talking, and Manchester United legend Gary Neville has now had his say on the matter.
The pundit cannot fathom why Liverpool would allow one of their best players to leave this month after fighting so hard to keep hold of his signature before the start of the season.
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Neville told Sky Sports:
“To have turned down a bid in the summer and then lose him now would be madness. You’re always likely to lose a player when Barcelona or Real Madrid come calling. There’s an inevitability of him leaving but they need to say ‘give us time’. To lose him now could have a terrible impact on their season. Liverpool are too big a football club to let one player mess them around.”
A lot seems to have been made of Christian Eriksen’s ankle injury last week and the apparently disastrous ramifications for Tottenham’s future ambitions. While clearly an injury is never a positive in itself, I don’t see the consequences of the Dane’s absence being nearly as harmful as many have already tried to make out.
The Danish midfielder is expected to be out for more than a month following scans this week that revealed the extent of his injury, with Spurs publishing the following statement today regarding the problem:
“Following an MRI scan on Monday it has been determined that Christian Eriksen suffered a sprain of the lateral ankle ligaments playing for Denmark against Norway on Friday.”
“The scan showed no sign of ruptured ligaments which will result in a shorter period of recovery for the attacking midfielder.”
This is clearly excellent news considering the early indications that Eriksen had actually torn or ruptured his ankle ligaments, but even so, four weeks plus out was never going to be all together good.
So what is this blessing I speak of?
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Eriksen has been central to a misfiring and imbalanced Spurs midfield, a team that frustratingly contains so much quality, but as yet has failed to live up to these standards. Much like he did at Ajax, Eriksen has been his usual mercurial self, interchanging between periods of total brilliance to that of anonymity. At such a young age this shouldn’t concern fans that much, but his absence definitely opens the door to trying something a little different.
For the majority of the season AVB has favoured playing Sigurdsson out left and Eriksen through the middle in the Premier League. Sigurdsson has been a stand out performer so far, but in my opinion he is totally wasted out wide. More like an out and out number 10, the position he often plays for Iceland, maybe it is time to finally bring him inside.
Spurs have been narrow with both Townsend and Sigurdsson intent on cutting in, a source of the congestion in the middle of the park and one of the reasons they have struggled to feed Soldado. If Sigurdsson is moved centrally this opens the door for playing Lamela or Lennon out wide on a consistent basis, with Sigurdsson still offering creativity and final third incision from the centre of the park.
Most that want to assess Spurs with a degree of perspective will be well aware of the fact they are and will be for the near future in a developmental stage. Rather than persist with a stubborn approach, it is time for AVB to experiment and find out what his best set-up is. With Eriksen out injured he has a number of faces with almost equal right to be in the team, and for AVB this offers all manner of options.
My point is that Eriksen’s injury has ended a sense of status quo over the last few weeks, and will force the Portuguese tactician to think again. My proposal is just one of a number of systems that he could choose to employ, and for me this is all crucial to developing his so-called project. There have already been calls to play Holtby deep with Sigurdsson more advanced, again another way of thinking that has its merits and is worth trying.
Spurs’ predictability has been there downfall, sucked into playing a certain way by a status quo that is getting the results without playing perhaps the football that is desired. Rather than face the potential backlash from dropping a star like Eriksen, AVB has been forced into a potential new way of thinking for the next few weeks.
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Spurs have always been best attacking with pace from wide positions, and hopefully Eriksen’s absence will necessitate a return to two out and out wingers for the game against City. A side vulnerable to the counter-attack, the likes of Townsend and Lamela could well make the difference for Spurs as they seek to revive their Champions League qualification challenge.
With Eriksen out, is now the perfect opportunity for AVB to go for a tactical re-think at Tottenham?
Roy Hodgson’s time as England manager so far has seen him relying on familiar, somewhat older faces such as Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and John Terry, but he hasn’t been adverse to giving some younger players a try.
Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was surprisingly taken to Euro 2012 and handed his first start against France in the team’s opener and has since gone on to make himself a regular in the side at just 19 years of age, while Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling was called up as a late replacement for the injured Daniel Sturridge before the Ukraine game.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the top 10 prospects who could force their way into the England squad over the course of the next two years as we continue our qualifying campaign for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.
Click on Nick Powell to unveil the 10
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Morgan Schneiderlin has largely struggled to impress since joining Everton from Manchester United in the summer of 2017.
There is no question that the Frenchman is a talent, but he found it difficult at United between 2015 and 2017 before leaving the club for Everton.
The 28-year-old has arguably been in his best form for the Toffees in recent weeks, and Everton have indeed been keen to point out this opinion as many times as possible.
The club’s official Twitter account again posted a graphic on Wednesday afternoon detailing the midfielder’s improvement.
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The Everton fans, however, are not particularly buying into the praise, or those that do agree he has been in decent form believe that is down to the fact that the summer transfer window will open next month.
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Either way, Schneiderlin seemingly still has a lot to do to convince the club’s supporters that he is capable of being a big player for the Toffees moving forward.
A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:
According to France Football, Huddersfield Town are interested in taking Monaco’s Terence Kongolo on loan for the remainder of the season.
The 23-year-old joined the French champions from Feyenoord in the summer transfer window. However, he has only played five games for the Ligue 1 outfit since his move.
What’s the story?
Having made 138 appearances for Dutch side Feyenoord, over a period of six seasons, Terence Kongolo opted to seek pastures new as he joined Monaco in the summer of 2017. However, a move to the champions of Ligue 1 has failed to develop as anticipated and now a loan move is being considered to resurrect the Dutchman’s season.
Fellow Ligue 1 team, Bordeaux have allegedly made contact regarding Kongolo’s availability but it is thought Huddersfield are also monitoring the defender’s situation.
Would it be a good move?
The beauty of loan moves is that they’re typically low-risk, high-reward. Huddersfield have made the best start out of the newly-promoted teams in the league this season but they have conceded a staggering total of 32 goals in 20 games. Their need for defensive reinforcement is apparent, and Kongolo could provide a timely solution to David Wagner’s side.
During his time at Feyenoord, the Dutchman established his status as one of the Eredivisie’s talented defenders, and at the age of 23, the centre-half’s potential is substantial.
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Kongolo – valued at £9m by transfermarkt.com – is highly regarded for his propensity to win aerial battles, in addition to his valuable capacity to retain possession. There’s no denying that Kongolo is endowed with great technical ability. Furthermore, he is recognised for his unwavering concentration. Without question, the acquisition of Terence Kongolo would be an excellent coup for Huddersfield.
Continual speculation about the future of Gareth Bale seems to be a feature of any transfer window for Tottenham Hotspur. It is perhaps unsurprising that a man of his quality has so many potential suitors, but is it time that the Premier League club provided some kind of confirmation on the stars future?
Reports from Spanish paper Marca this week went so far as to suggest that the Welsh winger had already agreed a deal in principle to sign for Real Madrid. Regardless of whether these stories are credible, they cannot help but aid in unsettling both player and squad. Clearly Spurs need to take a decisive stance and end the saga.
Gareth Bale enjoyed a brilliant season last year, capped off by winning both the Football Writers and PFA player of the season awards. His 26 goals under new man Andre Villas-Boas are a testament to the partnership the two of them have struck up so rapidly. He has received global acclaim for his performances last season, which have seen him become Tottenham’s most prized asset. Reports place his value at anything between £50-£100m, making him potentially a world record purchase.
It seems bizarre that a club, who are in an apparent partnership with Spurs, seem so eager to publicly tap up the Welshman. Florentino Perez announced to Marca that:
‘Bale was born to play for Real Madrid’
This was followed by further comments made by club ambassador, Zinedine Zidane, who put further pressure on the Welshman:
‘If Gareth feels now is the time to move then he has to have a private discussion with his club and express that he wants to leave.’
It is hardly surprising that the papers are full of continued rumours about Bale, when those in power at Madrid are all too happy to pass comment about a player contracted to another club.
Spurs have gone some way to dispel fears that their star man may leave. Andre Villas-Boas has reiterated the stance that Bale will remain a Spurs player next year. Speaking on Spurs’ pre season tour to Asia he made the following comments:
‘He’s a player that we are willing to continue to have, he’s a Tottenham player, he’s one of the most fantastic players in the world and we are counting on him for the future.’
Unfortunately Spurs fans know all to well that the decision on Bale’s future more than likely rests at the feet of club chairman, Daniel Levy. If Levy were to make a public hands off warning to other clubs regarding Bale I am sure much of the speculation regarding Bale would end for the time being. Similarly if the player genuinely wants to stay at Spurs why not sign a new contract or make public his desire to continue in North London? As it stands the situation not only adversely affects Bale’s immediate future but that of the club in general.
What I find most concerning is the fact that in Daniel Levy, Spurs posses possibly the shrewdest of Chairmen in the country. A man unlikely to take tapping up lightly (as was the case with the Berbatov saga) it seems extraordinary that he is all too happy to allow Real Madrid to get away with it. In regards to the Modric saga, Levy came out ahead of the 2011/2012 season to state that the player would not be for the sale at any price, and further to that he spent the season as a Spurs player.
The silence over Bale is a bit of an oddity personally. Couple that with Spurs’ sudden ability to bid for players in the region of £20m and you arrive at the sickening possibility that there may be something to the stories. If Levy could sell Bale to a club outside of England for a world record fee would this represent good business for the club? Whilst he is the best player in decades for the club, he is unlikely to ever command more of a value than he does now. Further to that, the figures being touted would go a long way to fund either a new stadium or new player recruitment. Is Levy about to take a pragmatic decision here much to the displeasure of Spurs fans?
Personally I have faith that whatever decision is taken it will be for the betterment of the club in general. Levy is a pragmatist and rarely gets tied up in the same emotions that fans do. However, the current situation represents something of a PR disaster, as the club have begun to appear weak on the world footballing stage. Surely a decision one way or another would allow Spurs to move on as a club, rather than be constantly subjected to a perpetual cycle of rumour regarding the winger.
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Levy is far from being an idiot, and for that reason I can only assume a lot is going on behind the scenes that the press can only dream of knowing. A summer of indecision can only be harmful for Spurs.
Isn’t it about time Levy made a decision on Bale one way or the other?
It’s no cliché that football owners, particularly the extremely wealthy ones, are playing their own real life version of that popular computer game. For the most part, these aren’t football people; they’re not locals who understand the traditions of their club, instead they’re dropped in and believe that their interfering—because that’s what is it—is a better avenue for success over experienced and well-learned football managers.
People say football was much more black and white back in the day, while a grey area has been uncovered in the modern game. It’s certainly understandable, the money that’s arrived into the game has morphed it into some kind of monster, with anybody with a fair bit of cash wanting to play God in his own little world. There’s definitely an understandable element in the way owners play a role in team affairs, it’s their money and they need to protect their investment as best as they can. Irony. There’s a good level of irony in all that.
The one that springs to mind first and foremost is Chelsea and Roman Abramovich. I’m sure Abramovich is not too disappointed in what his team has achieved over the best part of the last decade, but what else could have been won if he had just stayed out of the spotlight and in the background, where he apparently likes to be when any opportunity for comment arises.
The point about owners not being locals or familiar with a club’s history has been more than hammered home in recent years. A foreign owner comes in and attempts to transform the history of a club and it’s traditions on the pitch over night. At some stage, even with all the money in the world, people have to understand that sports doesn’t work like that.
What would Barcelona be if there were impersonations (or impostors) of them scattered all over Europe? What would the real home of football be if every second nation tried to emulate the success and history of Brazil? Buying talented technical footballers is no bad thing, in fact the game has been moving in that direction for a number of years now. But why can’t Abramovich attempt to try and establish and build on Chelsea’s own history, instead of forcing something that isn’t there.
Shelling out enormous contracts for Pep Guardiola won’t turn this group of Chelsea players into Barcelona, no matter how talented they are. The current Barcelona team have reached these heights because of the good work put in place by Johan Cruyff decades ago, with all of the players educated in exactly the same manner. In contrast, Chelsea have thrown together a group of talented footballers from all over the world and demanded something exactly the same.
It’s worth pointing out at this stage that it’s not the football managers nor the fans who seem to live in this bizarre world where heritage and particular styles of football can be bought. The owners are buying players that don’t necessarily meet the requirements or needs of the manager, while there are individuals such as Directors of Football who are put in place who constantly clash with the ideas of the coaching staff.
It’s continental, yes, but it’s also very American to have a group of boardroom members who are united in the drive to move their club or franchise forward. Barcelona’s coaching staff and Presidents are former players and Catalans, all of whom understand what’s needed to continue to make the club a success. NFL teams, for example, hand out important roles to key figures from the franchise’s past. It’s not a throwaway role or something just for PR, but former players are in place to help with sporting operations and for their understanding of the team’s history.
Newcastle were relegated because of a desire for this continental way of thinking, among other things. Dennis Wise did little good for the club, but there is a real question as to what merit brought him to the club in the first place. They’re now reaping the success of a good manager who is left to do things as he sees fit. It’s not Alan Pardew’s club, but while he’s manager it should be seen that way.
Daniel Levy wants Tottenham to adopt this continental style, and that’s fine. But who is accountable when the results aren’t always the best? The Tottenham chairman plays a big role in the transfer activity of the club, but we’re seeing the effects of a set of players brought in that don’t fit with the manager’s system. Did Andre Villas-Boas really need or even want Hugo Lloris? Maybe a double-edged sword, because who doesn’t want a player like Lloris in the team? But it’s created a headache for the manager at a time when he has enough on his plate. It wasn’t a bad move, but it smacks of Daniel Levy’s desire for the player rather than the need from the team. How much effort was spent with Lyon? How much could have been shifted onto targets that were needed? Importantly, what are the long-term effects on the pitch? There are other factors weighing in towards Tottenham’s slow start, of course, but how much communication is there between chairman and manager?
Here’s my problem with Liverpool and why I feel for Brendan Rodgers: he didn’t want to have an interview with the Anfield club just in case he didn’t get the job; where would that have left him in the mind’s of Swansea fans? But now that he has the job, after he’s presented his set of ideas for taking the club forward—and the club really need taking forward—and especially after he’s been entrusted by the owners at Liverpool, he now has a “technical committee” overseeing his work. Excuse me, but what exactly is a technical committee? More importantly, why does Rodgers need one? If he was good enough to be hired by the club then why is he not good enough to take full charge of the first-team?
I get it, maybe the American owners needed to have their hand held through all of this. Lets not forget the rumour that John Henry is looking to sell the Boston Red Sox. It’s their investment, fair enough, but it’s another example of non-locals who are doing too much when it’s not necessary. Rodgers is a football man who knows the game well. I wouldn’t be surprised if he decided to walk at some point in the near future following all this. It’s even more worrying considering my previous reference to the running of American sports clubs.
We’ve seen the problems created at Manchester City this summer with Roberto Mancini not fully backed in the transfer market. Are those all his preferred targets that were brought in? I find it difficult to believe. They missed out on Daniele De Rossi and Robin van Persie, but who’s head rolls first when the league title isn’t captured again this season?
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Everton’s financial problems are well-known, but you really get the sense that David Moyes is running the show at Goodison Park. Would the club have come this far if the owner insisted on interfering with the day-to-day football operations?
If owners want to carry out business in this way whereby they have a large say in day-to-day football operations that’s fine, but English clubs in particular need to move out of this grey area, and it’s imperative that owners have consistent dialogue with the manager to understand what is needed and, importantly, what is not.
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According to reports in The Mirror, Tottenham Hotspur are ready to offload a number of their fringe players, including midfielder Victor Wanyama, who is rated at £27m by Transfermarkt, this summer in order to fund a £100m-plus move for Lazio duo Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Ciro Immobile, and Liverpool must make sure they are watching developments closely.
What’s the word, then?
Well, The Mirror says that Mauricio Pochettino is ready to cash in on Toby Alderweireld, Danny Rose, Moussa Sissoko, Mousa Dembele and Wanyama this summer, with four of those five players struggling to be regulars in the starting XI in recent months.
The Kenya international has often found himself on the substitutes’ bench with Dembele and Eric Dier preferred in the middle of the park, but it appears that even though the Belgium international could go, they won’t look to keep Wanyama if they receive a respectable offer for his services.
Meanwhile, Jurgen Klopp may well be looking to fine tune his Reds team this summer to ensure they can challenge Manchester City and the like for the Premier League title next term.
How has Wanyama done this season?
Despite being a regular in the 2016/17 campaign as Spurs finished in second position in the top flight, the 26-year-old has found first-team minutes hard to come by this around.
While he began the season in the starting XI, he suffered an injury in August that kept him out of action until 2018, with Dembele and Dier forming a strong partnership in the middle of the park in his absence.
Still, the Kenya international has certainly had his impressive moments, including scoring a stunning goal in his side’s 2-2 draw at Anfield earlier this year.
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Should Liverpool sign him?
They certainly should do, and he could be the final piece of their team jigsaw.
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Having strengthened in central defence with the addition of Virgil van Dijk during the January transfer window, one of the positions left that the Merseyside outfit need to strengthen in is the defensive midfield role, and a player that can sit in front of the back and protect them when is needed.
Captain Jordan Henderson is doing that duty right now and while he is impressing Reds fans on Twitter with his displays, but you can’t help but feel that Wanyama would be more suited to the role.
The impressive defensive records of both Southampton and Tottenham when he has been playing regularly in recent years prove how influential he can be at the back.
The Hammers are in striking disarray again and desperately need one, if not two, new strikers before the transfer window closes.
They are down to the bare bones with just Modibo Maiga and Diafra Sakho as the main striking options, with Mauro Zarate more of a number 10 than a central focal point for the attack.
The ‘significant’ knee and ankle injuries Enner Valencia sustained against Astra Giurgiu last Thursday look as though they will rule the Ecuadorian forward out until October, which has further emphasised the Hammers’ need for a new front man.
Slaven Bilic need strikers, so here are five possible targets the East Londoners should be considering…
Raul Jimenez
It has been suggested by the Telegraph that West Ham are eyeing up a loan move, with a view to a permanent deal, for Mexican forward Raul Jimenez, depending on a work permit hearing later this week.
The striker had an unsuccessful season at Atletico Madrid last year, scoring just one goal in 27 games, but the former América striker had a good record in Mexico, scoring regularly, and he has scored eight times for Mexico already.
Charlie Austin
The Hammers have been linked with the QPR forward all summer and a move across London could well be on the cards for Austin as rumours suggest the striker would prefer to stay in London, rather than move to Newcastle – the other strongly linked club.
We all know how successful Austin was for the R’s last season, scoring eighteen times for the relegated Londoners showing he already has Premier League pedigree.
However, the rumoured £15m price tag on the forward is a stumbling block as the Hammers don’t rate Austin as highly as that fee, so the Hoops will have to drop the price if a deal is to be done.
Javier Hernandez
The Hammers are rumoured to be ready to make a move for the Man Utd forward, who is out of favour at Old Trafford after he was loaned out last season to Real Madrid.
There is strong interest in the Mexican forward from London rivals Spurs, so the East Londoners are going to have to move fast to secure the striker’s services.
Hernandez would be an ideal signing as he would add some real finishing know-how to the West Ham attack, and for £9m a deal for the striker is certainly a possibility.
Dimitar Berbatov
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A bit of a left field target for the Hammers, but the Bulgarian striker is still a classy performer, even at the ripe old age of 34.
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He could certainly still do a job in the Premier League but, even though the former Spurs man is still a talented performer, he couldn’t be considered as the one single striker to solve West Ham’s striking dilemmas.
However, with the Bulgarian out of contract after finishing his time at Monaco, he is attainable and could well be signed as a decent back-up option for the Hammers.
Loic Remy
The Chelsea forward has looked like he is set to stay at Stamford Bridge this season, but a move for the Frenchman could still be on the cards for the Upton Park based club, especially after the striker’s uninspiring performance in the Community Shield on Sunday, which may persuade Jose Mourinho to move the striker on.
Chelsea will need to sign another forward before they will be letting Remy leave however, but if they do the Hammers could resurrect a deal for the striker.