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Opinion: Sell Now, Think Later With Serge Aurier

By Joe Fish -

AC Milan are preparing an offer of £15m to sign Tottenham Hotspur defender Serge Aurier this January, according to Football London.

Selling Aurier could leave us without a recognised right-back with Kyle Walker-Peters expected to leave on loan this month, as Sky Sports details.

And you know what? I don’t care.

Aurier has proven time and again that he cannot be relied upon. He must not be first choice next season, so sell him while we have the chance.

Most of the offers for players who we need to shift – Aurier, Danny Rose, Victor Wanyama etc – are going to be from smaller clubs, which is one of the reasons why we have had so much difficultly getting rid thus far.

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The package of London life, the best stadium and training ground in the world and regular football makes less esteemed destinations thoroughly unattractive. But AC Milan have enough pulling power to make this an opportunity that Aurier is less likely to decline in favour of staying at Spurs.

A big squad rebuild is required and we won’t get it all done on our terms – at the right price or at the right time. So to get things moving we may have to take a couple of hits. I am fully prepared to take a hit on Aurier.

Anyone defending the Ivorian’s supposedly improved form under Jose Mourinho is clinging onto the occasional good cross or the fact that he hasn’t messed up as often as he used to. He isn’t good enough. Simple.

Play a kid instead. Use Juan Foyth or Japhet Tanganga there. Sign a replacement this window.

Whatever. Sell now, think later.

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Andy
Andy
4 years ago
Reply to  Wes Moore

Spot on, the same old problem. Read somewhere that he wanted 12 mill for KWP.

Limerick AL.
Limerick AL.
4 years ago

Take off Dier , don’t bother putting on anyone.

Sid Trotter
Sid Trotter
4 years ago
Reply to  paul

Lack of balance

paul
paul
4 years ago
Reply to  Sid Trotter

What made you get off?

paul
paul
4 years ago

Lo Celso seems to be able to plant a dangerous corner egads!

Sid Trotter
Sid Trotter
4 years ago
Reply to  paul

Dammit, I was on a roll

paul
paul
4 years ago

We lack cohesion as a team, purpose too. And then there’s guile and desire. Other than that we’re good.

paul
paul
4 years ago
Reply to  Sid Trotter

Yeah too far

paul
paul
4 years ago

Coco!

Jeez boro look like sheet.

Sid Trotter
Sid Trotter
4 years ago
Reply to  paul

Nah, she’s quite ill apparently

paul
paul
4 years ago
Reply to  Sid Trotter

Very good

paul
paul
4 years ago
Reply to  Cabspur

smash them

Cabspur
Cabspur
4 years ago

Sweet!!

Sid Trotter
Sid Trotter
4 years ago
Reply to  Cabspur

I hope she gets better soon

Cabspur
Cabspur
4 years ago
Reply to  Sid Trotter

My grammar is awful ,good to watch it on the Beeb,but many thanks Sid.

Cabspur
Cabspur
4 years ago

BBC no sh itty links!! Evening gents.

Sid Trotter
Sid Trotter
4 years ago

There is 1 constant in life.

Jenas will always be a dickhead

Sid Trotter
Sid Trotter
4 years ago
Reply to  paul

Not my bloody rules he’s not

paul
paul
4 years ago
Reply to  Sid Trotter

Working to rule

Sid Trotter
Sid Trotter
4 years ago

Is Harold boycotting doing a new blog?

paul
paul
4 years ago

who dafuq is this fully affected blud-fam kid on the beeb, jesus wept

Badmus Rilwan Adekunle
Badmus Rilwan Adekunle
4 years ago

pls sell to us & regret later

Lord Croker
Lord Croker
4 years ago

Mag to grid get rid.

Winning Mentality
Winning Mentality
4 years ago

Sell, sell, sell, no thinking needed!!

James McKevitt
James McKevitt
4 years ago
Reply to  Billy the yid

On match days the money is pouring in. Those two American football games went down a storm in the States and here, expect more, he’s dipping his toes in the water with the Guns and Roses concert, expect more. The stadium naming rights haven’t even been sold yet. There is also the chance of a European Super League on the horizon. What would that be worth? This money making machine hasn’t even kicked into top gear yet.

James McKevitt
James McKevitt
4 years ago

I’m a little more hopeful that he might loosen the purse strings, he didn’t trust Poch to spend the budget, but he acted like a scalded cat when he saw the Champions League gravy train disappearing over the horizon. I think he likes the limelight, enjoys dining at the top table with the Barcas, Reals and and Juves of this world. That taste of glory in the CL final hopefully has him looking for more. Watch Mourinho’s press conferences, he’s openly pleading for more investment, but it’s done subtly with all his charm. If he won’t back Jose then he won’t back anyone.

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  Tappaspur

We’re gonna build a new stadium and it’s gonna bring millions in. 62.000 I think. Apparently it’s gonna have two pitches and be the envy of the world. Guess who’s gonna be manager there. Jose the medal man mourhrino. Real talk man. 😁

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago

We’re working on that man😊

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  James McKevitt

Can it be called a burger though? Greg’s vegan sausage rolls are ok with a beef slice

James McKevitt
James McKevitt
4 years ago
Reply to  Tappaspur

Yeah the meatless burger 🍔 is big news.

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  James McKevitt

😁

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  James McKevitt

Pu$$y vegan food is all the rage now though. Very en vogue

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago

See it deh. £10 mil in him

James McKevitt
James McKevitt
4 years ago

Apart from Eriksen a very unappealing menu.

Leslie Crawford
Leslie Crawford
4 years ago
Reply to  Hot Potinio

We haven’t been paying his wages his loan club (Stoke) have.

James McKevitt
James McKevitt
4 years ago
Reply to  Tappaspur

😜😄

James McKevitt
James McKevitt
4 years ago
Reply to  Tappaspur

😜😄

James McKevitt
James McKevitt
4 years ago
Reply to  Tappaspur

So would I 😄👍

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  Tappaspur

Oh. Serge Not Eriksen. My mistake

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  Billy the yid

He already has the bale money back (I think) this is all “bunce now. “Buck-she

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  Billy the yid

He already has the bale money back (I think) this is all “bunce now. “Buck-she

Wes Moore
Wes Moore
4 years ago

Actually agree with this. Particularly the point about the fact that it won’t all be on our terms when we eventually get this rebuild underway. The problem is, our Danny Boy ALWAYS wants it ALL his own way.

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  Cabspur

Don’t worry about that man. The bond in easily manageable. Money a come like rice

Cabspur
Cabspur
4 years ago
Reply to  Tappaspur

Where are in the debt league though?

JimmyGrievance
JimmyGrievance
4 years ago

Leave us without a recognised right back …..

I don’t recognise Aurier as a professional footballer let alone a right back.

Nobody will notice if he goes he’s that shite.

Good riddance book a seat next to CE on the plane to Italy

Hot Potinio
Hot Potinio
4 years ago

Why is Carter-Vickers even still paid to play football by us? His ship should have sailed about 3 years ago…..

Billy the yid
Billy the yid
4 years ago

Couldn’t agree more. However as the point is made below levy will want to make his money back, or even a profit so he can continue to rise up that rich league. Sod the football team. Harsh reality is we are gonna have to take a hit on a few of them, and scout the replacement properly, as in as a person as well as kick ball from a to b, and preferably not always injured as well

Eleventstonedidiots
Eleventstonedidiots
4 years ago

That would represent a €10m loss on the €25m we spent. Levy will never go for that, he’ll want to at least want to get his money back. Having said that there are too many loose canons in the Spurs team these days and it’s killing us. Serge baby is one of them.

Leslie Crawford
Leslie Crawford
4 years ago

Sell Aurier,Rose,Dier,Wanyama,CarterVickers,Eriksen,Vertonghen and loan Foyth & Kwp.

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  Hot Potinio

Bring in the Portuguese speakers😁

Hot Potinio
Hot Potinio
4 years ago

Sell, use Foyth. Buy Semedo.

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  Tappaspur

8th in the money league and 8th in the premier League. Expect a sharp rise in both. YIDZ

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  Tappaspur

8th in the money league and 8th in the premier League. Expect a sharp rise in both. YIDZ

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago

Only a couple of our players could play for bigger clubs. Most could play for smaller clubs like arsenal and Chelsea😂😂

Tappaspur
Tappaspur
4 years ago
Reply to  James McKevitt

Not sure. If he was better he would 😁

James McKevitt
James McKevitt
4 years ago

A simple test for the Auriers of this world. Would he now make the starting eleven of a top four Premier League team with the serious desire to play in the Champions League?
I will let each poster answer that question for himself.

DannyG
DannyG
4 years ago

Makes sense to me. I’d rather give Foyth and KWP some game time. They can’t be any worse.

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