Tottenham Hotspur news Twitter account @HotspurRelated recently posted a tweet which shared that Atalanta defender Timothy Castagne has requested talks with manager Jose Mourinho over a potential move to the north London club.
This tweet cites French publication Le 10 Sport as the original source of this claim and as per Football.london, Le 10 Sport’s recent report which shares this news states that ‘Spurs are planning one-to-one talks between Mourinho and the versatile Belgian international’.
After @HotspurRelated shared this transfer news via a tweet, some Tottenham supporters flocked to this post to share their thoughts on the prospect of Castagne joining the Lilywhites.
Atalanta right-back Timothy Castagne has requested talks with Jóse Mourinho as he assesses a potential #thfc transfer. [Le10 Sport]
— Hotspur Related (@HotspurRelated) July 13, 2020
Some Tottenham fans responded positively to this news, with some praising the player’s versatility.
Amazing! Quality right back with experience and potential
— The Special one (@SmoothRoughGuy) July 13, 2020
Would absolutely love to bring him in. Really good in attacking positions but also very capable defensively as well. Incredibly versatile, can play RB, LB, RM, LM and loves to go forward. 6’1, 24 yo, 1 yr left on contract so he’d be great value. Belgian connection w Toby as well.
— Rickles ?? (@burks_eric) July 13, 2020
He’s a decent player, more versatile than Aarons.
— Jasper??? (@SkippSzn) July 13, 2020
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One Spurs supporter replied to this tweet to share that they believe signing Castagne would be ‘a great upgrade at full-back’ for Tottenham, while another Tottenham fan replied to this post to share that they believe the Belgian would be perfect for the way Spurs play.
Would be a great upgrade at full back. Can play either side too !
— #EnicOUT (@Swenty_) July 13, 2020
Perfect for the way we play and he can also play on the left
— Eren?? (@THFCEren) July 13, 2020
However, some Tottenham fans responded negatively to this tweet, with one Spurs fan revealing that they believe there are ‘much better players on the market’ than Castagne.
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He’s not exactly a starter for Atlanta, he’s right footed but mostly plays LWB can also play RB/LB not the flashiest or anything like that but not really somebody that I want. Definitely much better players on the market
— M (@DoubleM_COYS) July 13, 2020
Don’t want him
— MK? (@TongeeNdombeIe) July 13, 2020
He is so bad
— Jonatan?? (@JonathanThfc) July 13, 2020
Castagne has featured in a variety of different positions throughout his career, including both full-back positions and both sides of the midfield. With that in mind, it may be understandable why some Tottenham supporters replied to this tweet to discuss the player’s versatility.
However, Castagne has accumulated fewer Serie A minutes than 12 other Atalanta players this term and he has also missed a total of 60 days due to injury during the 2019/20 campaign, according to Transfermarkt. With that in mind, it may also be understandable why some Spurs fans were reluctant to get too excited about their club being linked with the Belgian.