Lamela story doesn't have the ring of truth


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Ideally we would like to move Moussa Sissoko, but it is doubtful many clubs will want to pay his wage, if any, and that makes selling him a problem. It is a return to the Adebayor days, won't take a pay cut to leave and play football.

At the moment it is a bit of a stand-off and we can only hope something gives in a season where he needs to be playing to get a call up for the World Cup next summer. He won't be picked by Didier Deschamps if he plays like he did this season and as little as he did. We are banking on that forcing him to lower his demands I expect, it's what I'd be doing.

Corriere Dello Sport report that Daniel Levy will only allow Erik Lamela to depart (and that means he was on the list of players Mauricio Pochettino said could leave if the right offers came in) if our £16.08 million (€18m - AUS$26.45m - US$20.95m) valuation is met with Inter only willing to offer £13.39 million (€15m - AUS$22.04m - US$17.46m).

Mauricio Pochettino: "Erik Lamela and Heung-Min Son are back in training. We'll see an evolution in the next few weeks for everyone."

Lamela has a contract until 2020 and with so many injuries the £4 million (€4,48m - AUS$6.58m - US$5.21m) add-ons on top of his £25.5 million (€28.56m - AUS$41.97m - US$33.23m) fee will not have all kicked in. I would expect what Inter are offering if he only had a year left on his contract so our £16.08 million valuation sounds a bit cheap in the current market that has gone crazy. Frankly £16.08 million would be an absolute snip for a player, who if his mind is in gear, is quality.

That brings into question the validity of the report. While a club like Everton will throw £50m at the Ross Barkley story in an attempt to get teams to bid high, so Inter could well be leaking stories to try and get us to accept his market valuation is lower than we think. It is all a game and clubs use the media as part of their negotiating tactics.


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