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This morning Matt Law in the Torygraph tells us that Poch is ready to offload Son Heung-Min in this summer’s transfer window.

Beyond asking the immediate question ‘is this correct intelligence?’ we ought look at the possible reasoning behind the allegation.

The 23 year old cost Spurs £24million less than a full calendar year ago.

It was my considered opinion that the Son deal happened as quickly and it did, because we’d previously negotiated terms with Bayer Leverkusen; Son was the 8th member of the Magnificent 7.

The Berahino negotiations were going backwards and upon contacting the Germans the terms in essence were deemed to still be good.

Levy ‘snaps’ Son up and puts him out on the official site as a striker.

Which of course the poor lad is not.

It makes little difference of course, as Poch never attempts to play him as one.

As a striker, he’s been an unmitigated disaster.

4 goals is a pretty rotten return, however it’s quite feasible to argue that he didn’t really fit in. Which supports my accusation of a panic buy.

28 appearances, mask the fact that he only made the starting XI on 13 occasions.

Matt Law described Son’s substitution at Sid James Park as being one where he was ‘hauled off’ at half time.

In reality, the decision was far less dramatic.

Heung-Min has been subbed on 15 times and subbed off on 12 occasions during those 28 Premier League appearances.

Son’s been pulled off more times than a man enjoying a threesome in an olive oil filled paddling pool.

I like Son. He’s a little light weight and frequently finds himself a tad bemused by English football, but he appears a decent type and there are flashes of an exciting brilliance there that suggest he should be nurtured.

If Spurs were looking to get shot of players that surely have no future at The Lane, then Bentaleb and N’Jie are your boys.

Unfortunately, Bentaleb will only be bought by the like of Hull City or Watford.

Whereas Clinton Cards is unsellable.

The ‘yeah, but he’s fast’ line doesn’t really cut it with the grown ups when one is looking recoup £10million.

Levy, looking to fund a striker, and hopefully at least two further additions to give us a cat in hell’s chance in at least one of the four competitions next season, won’t raise any credible sums by flogging off small fry.

What really concerns me about this rumour, is that it hints at another modest spend on the near horizon.

The club, sorry, the business has never been so cash rich.

THTC’s revenue streams have burst into gushing rivers, everywhere you look there is more loot than ever sloshing about.

The books of Tottenham Hotspur Property Ltd will make for fascinating reading. When they aren’t accidentally demolishing listed buildings, they have actually got a tremendous financial spin out of the rebuild.

The Nike deal will be historic.

The fee for the television rights looks like an international telephone number.

The cash registers of the new stadium will not must be plugged in on match days.

Another modest window will only equal doom and gloom.

This is not some rancid view, soured by contempt for Levy, rather one based upon the events of this recently finished season.

‘But we finished second third, you ‘horrible fakin parasite!’ comes the cry.

Indeed we did.

As do people who make over the finish line in marathons, to then receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Look, maybe I’m being unreasonable.

Maybe everyone else, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City will have another lousy season.

And don’t forget, Leicester City’s bubble MUST to burst sometime, you can’t win the league every season just by playing decent football.

Perhaps that’s it.

We can afford to stand still, because everyone else will.

That’ll be it.

 

 

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