- Jun 29, 2003
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Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele is heading for a likely departure this summer.
Source: Independent
Source: Independent
As wonderful as it is to watch him in full-flow, its not a bad deal all round considering, his age, fitness etc. I prefer to get as much as we could for him, whilst researching the likes of Ndombele, Frenkie De Jong to replace him.
It would be a shame to lose him, however, if he wants to leave, then its an opportunity to another player to stake a claim & we also have Onomah to return.
To be fair, it's an elaboration on another story that was doing the rounds about a month ago, in which Dembele was said to be looking for a final 3-year contract at Spurs. According to the reports, Spurs were unwilling to offer more than a single year extension to the existing deal, which will expire at the end of next season. By then, he'll be 33 and, as this article suggests, probably unable to maintain the level of athleticism that's required to play a full part in a Pochettino team.no quotes, no facts, pure supposition and page filler
Onomah is nowhere near ready being a regular sub, let alone a first team player.
Walker - World class right back (Gone)
Toby - World class centre back (Gone in the summer)
Rose ?
Dembele ?
We simply can`t continue to sell our best players (if we want to be successful that is).
I`d give him the improved three year contract his agent demands. He is a unique player, and a brilliant one at that.
But there's a big point to consider here.
Walker - World Class now - Pre Poch was nothing more than a good fullback
Toby - World Class now - Pre Poch was let go by Ath Madrid and playing at mid table Southampton
Rose - World Class before his injury - Pre Poch he was good but not world class
Dembele - World Class now - pre poch he wasn't even consistently in the first team.
Every single one of our players has made improvement and stepped up a level since working with Poch and Walker aside no other player has left and gone on to better things or made more progress than we have as a club
Walker - World class right back (Gone)
Toby - World class centre back (Gone in the summer)
Rose ?
Dembele ?
We simply can`t continue to sell our best players (if we want to be successful that is).
I`d give him the improved three year contract his agent demands. He is a unique player, and a brilliant one at that.
Keep his salary, maybe a small improvement and bump up his bonus package. That may be incentive for him to assist and score, neither of which he has done this season. But he brings so much more. Definitely worth the three year deal. He would be our Davids, but already in tune with the club's mentality.Unique and brilliant maybe but I have doubts about the value of a 3 year contract with our budget.
Keep his salary, maybe a small improvement and bump up his bonus package. That may be incentive for him to assist and score, neither of which he has done this season. But he brings so much more. Definitely worth the three year deal. He would be our Davids, but already in tune with the club's mentality.
That`s the problem though. When our players reach the highest level, we seem to ship them off.
That`s simply not a long term strategy for success.
Why are we talking about letting one of our players of the season leave!? He's been immense this season! Keep him as long as he's happy to stay!
I haven't seen anything of Onomah in a Villa shirt to suggest he's ready for the step up either. Was said to have played well last time out but, tbh, I've tried to keep tabs on him but seen a lot of dross and lost interest.