Tottenham’s new managing director Fabio Paritici is thought to be very keen on Bologna defender Takehiro Tomiyasu, and the Mail Online say that personal terms have been agreed. This is a positive as we have naturally arrived at the point in the show where the penny-pinching kicks in, with Spurs supreme thought to be reluctant to pay more than £15.5million while Bologna is thought to be holding out for nearer the £17.2million mark.
I take a view that the sooner this can get wrapped up, the better, looking at the defender’s stats it appears obvious that this is a very well-drilled and highly competent lad who would be a blessing in the Lilywhite.
The constant inability to get the squad finalized and all singing from the same song sheet happens virtually every season as Levy works to the notion that the transfer window closure date is the last date and therefore the most crucial. I cannot think of one single occasion when this tactic has benefitted the football team.