Pochettino sets 5 day limit

Pochettino 5 day limit, Dutch winger, Italian striker and a Spanish poll

Dutch Winger

Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf have reported that Tottenham are closely monitoring 20-year-old (21 in October) PSV winger Steven Bergwijn. They suggest the Dutchman will fetch a fee of between €15-20m.

Tottenham regularly sends scouts to Dutch and Belgian football, Rob Mackenzie went every week and regularly did three countries across a busy weekend of football. These were two countries we identified where there might be some value in signing players rather than paying higher prices elsewhere. The French league was another league we targetted, hence our chief scout being an expert in French football.

We have taken a special interest in Bergwijn since January and have had him watched most games.

Italian Striker

Spurs have been following 23-year-old (24 in August) Domenico Berardi for years now and their chairman has mentioned Spurs as a club who are following him. Five goals and two assists from 33 games last season suggests his stock has fallen and his price tag fallen substantially as a result.

News From Spain

Barcelona identified Christian Eriksen as a possible Iniesta replacement (he has gone to China for a payday before he retires), however, Daniel Levy's €190m valuation has put them off, that's around £166/7 million.

The Sport newspaper had a poll, 9000 took part and they have voted for Eriksen to be signed over anyone else which demonstrates the stature he has with opposition fans and clubs in Europe.


Again in Spain and this time Marca newspaper, who are obsessed with Mauricio Pochettino. Now they are suggesting the Spurs boss has set himself a 5-day limit to decide his future.

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Marca claims that Real Madrid have approached Mauricio Pochettino through a friend who acts as his agent, yet former Spurs captain Graham Roberts, who is still involved with the club on match days, and others tell us that Mauricio Pochettino doesn't have an agent, he conducts all negotiations himself.

He negotiates for his coaching staff as well and I'm sure I remember he himself saying he did all his own negotiations. That casts a different light on the Marca story and as Real Madrid's mouthpiece, it seems to be the same tactics they employed to get Gareth Bale and Luka Modric.

They again suggest (today) there is an agreement between Pochettino and Levy to let him join Real Madrid, something Pochettino himself has denied to the Spanish press.

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