It’s fair to say Tottenham have enjoyed a strained relationship with Real Madrid over the last few years.
Chairman Daniel Levy finally decided to end the partnership between the two clubs after Madrid signed both Luka Modric and Gareth Bale but offered nothing the other way, and there’s been little interaction since then.
What the La Liga giants are now reportedly proposing isn’t likely to go down too well with Spurs either.
According to the Mirror, Los Blancos are keen to sign Dele Alli this summer – and hope to tempt Tottenham by offering a swap with Isco.
Of course, they may be latching onto the fact that Mauricio Pochettino is an admirer of Isco anyway, but if it means losing Alli, he’ll have no interest in the playmaker.
This all seems a little far-fetched given that the 20-year-old only signed a new contract in September and has openly spoken about his wish to remain part of Pochettino’s project.
Spurs’ reputation for developing young players could work in his favour, and Pochettino has suggested that the PFA Young Player of the Year would be worth at least £50million if he were to be sold.
Having arrived from MK Dons 18 months ago, the youngster has made huge progress at White Hart Lane.
While also being linked with Paris Saint-Germain, it doesn’t seem he’s ready to move on just yet, but after scoring four goals in last two games, Spurs must be preparing themselves for a fight to hold onto him.
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c b waters
Jan 3, 2017 at 8:41 pm
Even if these rumours were true, Spurs would be mad to once again forgo their own chances of true short and medium term success, in order to obtain huge funds to rebuild again (and again and again).
Think of the team we’d have today, if Bale and Modric were still with us. Spurs need to start believing they can match, and even overtake, the Man Utds and Arsenals once again. We did so on many occasions in the 20th Century! Our history as one of the biggest clubs in the world is beyond question ..but since the PL started over 20 years ago, we’ve rarely shown glimpses of it. No wonder many 20/30/40 year-olds today don’t see us as one of the ‘biggest’
clubs. But we can prove we are! Finally, our major competitors in England have realised they can’t buy our best players anymore. We now need to extend that to our Spanish ‘overlords’ in Madrid. With a huge new stadium, an even wider fanbase worldwide, and a new found respect for our club both at home and abroad, we can capitalise on delivering both on and off the field. Glory? It’s coming again ..so let’s not mess it up by giving in to the lure of Real Madrid when they come calling.