Today’s tittle-tattle is picking up the pieces
José Mourinho may be seeking to project an air of love and harmony among an apparently previously unsettled
Tottenham squad, but that doesn’t mean they won’t consider offloading those who want to be offloaded. Christian Eriksen, for example, still wants out, and his chairman, Daniel Levy, is happy to assist in that ambition, with
Manchester United among possible suitors. The Evening Standard reports that Levy is pushing for the Dane’s sale in January – for less than £40m if necessary – to forestall the risk of Eriksen going for free when his contract runs out in the summer.
So who would come into Spurs’ midfield in his stead? On this The Mill has more nos to churn than yeses. Nemanja Matic is a no-no, according to the Manchester Evening News. So too is Bruno Fernandes, due to the whopping £85m release clause on the Sporting midfielder. So enter Roma’s Lorenzo Pellegrini who, according to Calciomercato, is firmly on Tottenham’s shopping list. Oh, and in defence, Spurs have their eye on the young Norwich centre-back Ben Godfrey.