Fans of Tottenham Hotspur have been reacting to a post on Twitter, which relays reports that negotiations between Spurs and AC Milan for Serge Aurier have slowed down.
According to Italian newspaper Tuttosport (via Milan News), Spurs are unwilling to budge on their €23 million (£20.7 million) valuation of the right-back, while Milan ‘absolutely do not intend’ to pay any more than €15-16 million (£13.5-14.4 million) for the defender, resulting in a stand-off between the two clubs.
After this news was relayed on Twitter by Daily Hotspur, fans of Spurs flocked to have their say on the matter, with many suggesting that Daniel Levy is demanding too much for Aurier.
Aurier isn't worth 20m , take the 15m and run , that's the second year running levy is pricing him out of a move
— hopnap (@spursline) August 10, 2020
No no no levy don’t screw this up I beg
— Sammy_N17 (@sammyhconway) August 10, 2020
Have they not dealt with Levy before,the want him they will have to pay his asking price
— David Tipping (@d_tipping) August 11, 2020
no levy noooo
take the 15 mil and send him
plsssss— Arav Mendiratta ? (@mendiratta_arav) August 10, 2020
I reckon they’re gonna get levyd bad and end up paying €30M
— lewis (@Loooooooowis) August 10, 2020
Despite some of these Spurs fans suggesting that their club should take £15 million and run for Aurier, the defender had actually proven to be one the club’s better players last season.
Over his 33 Premier League appearances, the 27-year-old scored one goal and provided five assists, averaging a WhoScored match rating of 7.06/10 – ranking him as the club’s third-best performer last term.
Do you think that £20 million is a fair price for Serge Aurier?
Yes
No
The defender also impressed in the Champions League, scoring one goal and providing two assists over his five appearances in the competition, averaging a WhoScored match rating of 7.08.
As such, it is not so surprising to see that these Spurs fans, in stark contrast to the previous comments, believe that a fee of around £20 million for Aurier is indeed fair, while others stated that they don’t think the club should sell him at all.
Aurier should stay as back RB. Man never almost gets injured
— Mourinho’s Tottenham (@MourinhoAlfa) August 11, 2020
20mill is completely fair for his age and experience.
— ap (@otheranthony) August 10, 2020
We can keep him and use him as a backup RB. 20M is way too cheap.
— Dxxens (@sgtHmp) August 11, 2020
Don’t sell him then
— KubzyMalone (@NoTintedWindows) August 10, 2020
From their comments, it would appear that Spurs fans are rather split on whether or not they would like to see the right-back move away from the club this summer, and whether the club’s valuation of the defender represents his actual value.