Some Tottenham Hotspur fans have flocked to a tweet that was recently posted by Spurs journalist Alasdair Gold that includes a link to an article he recently wrote for Football.london in which he discussed six players that he believes could potentially be sold by the north London club in the current transfer window in order to raise funds for incoming transfers.
In this article, Gold discussed the possibility of Danny Rose, Serge Aurier, Juan Foyth, Tanguy Ndombele, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Erik Lamela leaving the club this summer.
Additionally, in his tweet sharing this article, Gold stated that while he knows that it ‘annoys people’, the Lilywhites ‘need to sell players in order to complete the transfer tweaks [Jose] Mourinho wants during this window’.
This post caught the attention of plenty of Spurs supporters, who shared their thoughts on the club’s alleged need to sell players before bringing players in.
Spurs need to sell players in order to complete the transfer tweaks Mourinho wants during this window – yes I know that annoys people – so here are the potential candidates to leave. Who would you be happy to see go and who would you be upset to see leave? https://t.co/gac5Cs4Pfb
— Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) September 4, 2020
Some Tottenham fans replied to this post to share that they don’t think the club should have to sell before buying in the transfer market.
Awful perspective to take, get the right players in then sell what you dont want. Unreal, what if our target goes elsewhere because of this dithering.
— Dan (@Daniely79) September 4, 2020
I think it’s all a ploy to try and keep prices down. Surely they can buy and then sell if necessary
— Russell Edwards (@RussellJEdwards) September 4, 2020
We can never buy without using our own money out of our pockets? We HAVE to sell before we buy ALWAYS. We are 8th richest club in the world apparently hahah ? https://t.co/1rIcyIRzVN
— Alex (@_alexthfc) September 4, 2020
Meanwhile, other Spurs supporters replied to Gold’s tweet to slate Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy.
Levy is useless. Absolutely clueless when it comes to the transfer market. Brilliant businessman and negotiator and that’s where it ends. We’re not progressing as a football club with him in charge
— ?®? – never happy (@L_thfc_R) September 4, 2020
I’d be happy to see Levy leave tbh
— Dave (@davethfc19) September 4, 2020
Enic, Levy still giving the poor man’s excuses!!! A bit like the boy who cried Wolf. After all these years and only one trophy most Spurs fans have seen enough!! No Amazon documentary will change that either!!! #ENICOut #LEVYOUT #COYS!!!
— ttid4ever (@ttid4ever) September 4, 2020
Do you think that Spurs should need to sell players before buying?
YES
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Judging by these replies to Gold’s post, it may be fair to say that plenty of Spurs fans are far from pleased with their club for their reported approach to the current transfer window.
With the window set to close on 5th October, it will be interesting to see if the Lilywhites get much more business done before the deadline and if they will have to raise funds to complete those deals by first selling some players.