Tottenham Are Not at a Crossroads

Spurs Trying For Newcastle Striker Pérez Again

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Tottenham are said to be 'one step away' from the signing of 25-year-old (26 in July) Newcastle United striker Ayoze Pérez reports

Vincenzo Credenendino writes an exclusive for Calcio Napoli that neither Italian sides Napoli or Inter Milan will be able to sign Aoze Pérez as he is likely to be joining Tottenham in a deal he reports would be worth around £24.71 million (€28m).

Credenendino suggests Arsenal tried to sign the Spanish striker, as did Valencia and Atlético Madrid. He also suggests there is a release clause in his Newcastle United contract of £26.49 million (€30m) and that he would rather join an Italian club where he believes he would score 20 goals a season and take the leap to the next level.

The Italian press speculates every summer that Erik Lamela is leaving and it is always for Italy and he never does. They are suggestion this time is that he hasn't played much, well, he has yet again been injured for long periods again.
Simply because he hasn't played doesn't mean he is leaving and we need an additional player who can attack from wide that can replace Georges-Kevin N'Koudou rather than Lamela.

N'Koudou has been on loan at AS Monaco this season but has a contract at Tottenham until 2021. He would be the first wide man one we would want to offload.

Pérez can play as a striker, secondary striker and wide left attacker so have the versatility that POchettino likes that enables players to cover various positions but more importantly can play in different systems. Poch wants players who can change system during a game with the same players, therefore reacting to what the opposition is doing or does.

The journalist confirms that we tried to sign him 3 years ago, which demonstrates we continue to watch players we are interested in and when circumstances align make further moves. Being a UEFA Champions League finalist will certainly make us an attractive opposition for some players looking to progress their careers.

The fact that we have shown there are plenty of games for everyone to play and that we change system is a bonus and helps a player see they won't be stuck on a bench.

We again have the four major trophies to play next season and if we win the Champions League we will also have the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup to play. This again is great for worldwide brand exposure which in turn could help our marketing guys to bring in more commercial sponsorship revenue.

Increased income allows increased expenditure in the squad.