Paulo Gazzaniga was a classic Spurs fringe player up until recently. Plodding along, not getting much wrong, patiently do what fringe players tend to do. Unlike Mauricio Pochettino who appeared to spend his transfer windows occasionally scoring lines through players on his wish list, the Special One is a far more proactive beast, currently knee deep in the business of juggling the wage bill and looking for ways to manipulate what he has in front of him, in order to create money and space.
Mike McGrath for The Telegraph believes that Scott Parker is poised to lure Paulo to Fulham. Since the arrival of Joe Hart, the chances of Gazza getting any meaningful game time at Tottenham has drastically shrunk.
The opportunity to free up another £20,000 a week looks like it will prove irresistible for the Portuguese, who is determined to lick Spurs into shape.
What still puzzles me, is why Pochettino didn’t roll his sleeves up and embark upon on Mourinho’s insightful game of musical chairs…