Harry Redknapp and Tottenham’s willingness to build an abundant, stuffed competitive squad has reaped benefit in the Premier League this season, but it was always going to have a negative effect on some of the individual bodies that make up this Spurs side. When you have this many talented and able players all vying for only 11 places in the squad, there will be some people that just don’t get a fair look in.
One of those people, for one reason or another has been Mexican International Giovani Dos Santos who has made just 4 appearances as a substitute this season. It’s clear there’s no real opportunities for him at White Hart Lane, but the fact that he was unable to move on this January is evidence that his career is under threat.
Harry’s main concern when it comes to Dos Santos is ensuring that he gets a fair price from his transfer, but for me it’s more than a little sad to see Tottenham hold back the progress of a youngster with a lot of potential. Whilst he may have failed at Spurs, he has a good chance of succeeding elsewhere and it’s only fair he’s offered this opportunity from a club who couldn’t offer him any real chances to prove himself over the course of four years.
He joined Spurs from Barcelona back in 2008 as an 18-year-old with a big future and he’ll leave as a 22/23-year-old who doesn’t seem to have developed in any major way. In fairness to Harry Redknapp and Tottenham, it’s worth pointing out that it was Dos Santos himself who turned down a move to Udinese last summer, because he wanted to join La Liga, but after a fairly torrid time with Spurs, I don’t blame him for wanting to pick and choose his next club.
Dos Santos’ agent Vicente Montes has been quick to bemoan Tottenham’s role in this mess:
“When it comes to valuing Giovani, they place him as a player with big numbers, yet they don’t play him”.
It’s unclear exactly how much Tottenham are expecting from his transfer, but perhaps it’s time to lower expectations and give the youngster the break he needs. He’s a proven international and he’s clearly talented, so it’s only a matter of time until a decent team snap him up. Whether they offer Tottenham the money Harry Redknapp and Daniel Levy desire is another matter entirely.
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Dos Santos has simply not got his head down and worked in training. He also has a bad reputation for late nights and drinking. Not only that but I believe Barcelona have a clause inserted where by they are due a certain percentage of any sell on value so spurs have had to wait for a decent offer to recoup some of what they paid out. This article is poorly researched and you should of at least found out the facts before you wrote this!
Sorry to post this you do not have any facts just opinions. If he was good enough he would be playing. Bale as an example. When he came back from injury he was crap for a while. A lot of fans wanted to sell him as he was the “cursed” player who never starred in a winning team. He trained hard, proved he was as good as the staff thought and now look at him. Same management team. One sided nonsense
udinese offered 10m. Seville offered 3m. he wouldn’t go to udinese. poor article
If Dos Santos was that keen to leave he could have gone to Italy in the summer for a lot more than anyone offered in January! He turned it down, not Spurs! Why shouldn’t Spurs expect to receive a good fee .. Dos Santos has delivered little, so Spurs owe him little in return! About time Dis Dantos realised how privileged he is to earn a living from football, and actually earn his way
It’s pretty simple with this lad. He’s a striker. He plays for Mexico as a striker and he’s class. Anytime he’s played class for spurs it has been up front. And yet any time he starts a competitive game he is shunted out to the wing again, and has problems. He is immensely talented but is being very misused at spurs. It’s unfortunate as he has far more potential than Defoe. We should keep him and give him far more games in his actual position, problem solved.
Crap article. I live in Australia and even I know he has a reputation for late nights and light training sessions. He has been given plenty of chances to perform and he has consistently done nothing. He might be good enough to play for Mexico, but he is not good enough to play for us. He should have gone to Udinese while he had the chance. He has also performed poorly while out on loan. I suppose that’s Tottenham’s fault as well? Give me a break.
Udinese offered 13.5 mil and he refused to go. Apart from not playing for 90 mins on a Saturday he still trains with the team. His ego is his only problem.
You clearly have no idea. Dos Santos has had plenty of chances but has never taken them and likes the booze too much. Tottenham are wanting a decent transfer price as when he was bought from Barca for £4m there was a 50% sell on clause attached
Regarding the clause that Barcelona had regarding sell-on fees for Dos Santos, that clause expired on Aug 31st 2011, so they will get no sell-on fees now.
Chances in football need to be taken, Lennon, Huddlestone, Bale, Walker, Livermore have all taken theirs, when given. Cameron Lancaster on Tuesday played with a positive attitude, and realised he needed to impress.
Everyone has the responsibility for their own effort at whatever level or technical ability. In fact the more gifted surely greater the responsibility to achieve. Its not like there aren’t rewards.
He has not been given a fair chance, like Bentley he came into the team while it was struggling. It did not work out out and since Harry came in he has had very few chances. I do remember he was by far our best offensive player in a cup game I saw. Believe he had 2 assists and 1 goal if I am not wrong. Then he was out again in the next game…We are doing well, but a lot of our fringe players / former players are/would have been stars in other sides so I think they deserve some respect. pienaar, Pav, Kranjar, Bassong, Bent, Kaboul (Yes I know he came back).
Exactly fan, in the centre forward area in the cup he was outstanding. His reward was being frozen out again.
If he can play so well in a world cup, given the chance in his real position he will do it here too, as he has done when played up front.
Perhaps the late nights are due to frustration because even when he does well he doesn’t get a look in for another ten games and he’s also put out of position on the wing.
This kid has so much talent, way more than Defoe but he’s not Harry’s boy.
Harry’s done most things really well, but this is one thing he has gotten badly wrong. Gio will flourish as a centre forward at another club and make us look silly for letting him go.
Why do people still come up with statements indicating Harry won’t let such and such a player go unless he gets the right price. Does anyone serioulsy believe Harry and not Daniel controls the purse strings at Spurs? Anyway, apart from that I agree with eveyone else who says Dos Santos has had chances. Simply put, he just doesn’t do enough to warrant a place in the team ahead the current squad. No doubt a useful player in a Mexican shirt, but not for us.