As if three loan moves weren’t evidence enough that Giovani Dos Santos isn’t in Tottenham’s future plans, the fact that he’s just not getting a look in this season should be the dead giveaway. If you’re not going to play him, surely it’s only fair that you send him off somewhere where he’ll get game time? It’s no use sending him out on loan if the aim isn’t to incorporate him into the first team at some stage.
As it’s clear that Dos Santos won’t break into this talented Spurs side, it’s unfair to keep him amongst the rank and file when he could be carving out a decent career elsewhere.
Surely the time is right for the two to cut ties? So why does his agent keep coming out with quotes about how Tottenham are being unreasonable when it comes to the Mexican’s asking price?
Why would Tottenham demand an unreasonable sum for a player who is desperate to leave and who only really acts as a wage drain for the club? Dos Santos’ agent Vincent Montes has claimed that there were interested parties during the January transfer window and last summer, but that Tottenham weren’t willing to sell. Talking to Milenio, Montes said:
“Tottenham were asking for £10m. We are talking about €12m. This is totally disproportionate.”
Now if this is the case, then I have to wonder what Tottenham are playing at. How can they value a player they aren’t even prepared to play at £10m? Loan moves to Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Racing Santander have amounted to nothing. Indeed, despite his talent at a young age, nothing in his career suggests he’s worthy of a £10m price-tag.
If no one’s going to pay that much, why didn’t Tottenham lower the asking-price in order to complete the sale during January or the preceding summer? Even if you forget the issue of morality, it doesn’t make sense to keep paying him wages if he’s not going to play.
Hopefully things will be different this summer. Giovanni will only have a year left on his contract and will be in a much stronger position when it comes to negotiations. Should he see through a move, he’ll have plenty of time to rebuild his career. After all, he’s just 22-years-old. Whilst he may have to take a step down for the meanwhile, he may make a return to the top levels of world football in the next decade or so.
Whether or not this happens remains to be seen, but the future is looking increasingly bright for the former Barca wonderkid.
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