Spurs are willing to let left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto leave on a free transfer

[mawspurs]

Tottenham Hotspur would be willing to let Benoit Assou-Ekotto leave the club for nothing this summer, according to the Daily Mail.

Read the full article at Haringey Independent

 

[chinaman]

This may get a prospective club willing to pay his wages.

 

[OnTheUp]

He was the best left back in the league in our Champions League season and the year before. Strange what our club does to good players.

 

[wosH]

He was the best left back in the league in our Champions League season and the year before. Strange what our club does to good players.

Or strange what good players do with their talents...

 

[18Klinsmann]

I miss Benny at his best. Ta for the memories, Disco - I will never forget when you scored that cracker against the Toffees and we had 45 points by early Jan. Those were the days
"Don't ya wish ya leftback was BAE!!!" Legend.

 

[thinktank]

Laters benny, cheers for the LOLs.

 

[eddiebailey]

I can only imagine the inner turmoil Daniel Levy must be suffering right now...

 

[davidmatzdorf]

He was the best left back in the league in our Champions League season and the year before. Strange what our club does to good players.

Or strange what good players do with their talents...

I don't really think it's either. Assou-Ekotto is an odd and unique character, with a different attitude to football as a career than most players. He never really fit in, until he encountered Harry Redknapp, whose extraordinary skills at understanding players' needs made Benny feel like an integral part of a good team for the only time in his career. His performances benefited accordingly and, for two years, he was one of the top three left backs in the league. Then Harry got sacked, Benoit got isolated and a bit older and it all went a bit vague. He'll never get back to that level and he needs to move on, but he managed to get a few years at a very high level, as a result of the confluence of an eccentric player and a manager who understood him.

 

[Matthew Wyatt]

I don't really think it's either. Assou-Ekotto is an odd and unique character, with a different attitude to football as a career than most players. He never really fit in, until he encountered Harry Redknapp, whose extraordinary skills at understanding players' needs made Benny feel like an integral part of a good team for the only time in his career. His performances benefited accordingly and, for two years, he was one of the top three left backs in the league. Then Harry got sacked, Benoit got isolated and a bit older and it all went a bit vague. He'll never get back to that level and he needs to move on, but he managed to get a few years at a very high level, as a result of the confluence of an eccentric player and a manager who understood him.

Thanks, David. That's a nice assessment of both Benny and Harry. When those two were at the club was the last time I enjoyed being a Spurs fan. We've been a bit unloveable since.

 

[postigol]

Bizarre that noone is interested in even paying a token fee for him, but he's clearly not part of our plans so i guess this makes sense.

 

[Pillbug]

H as a result of the confluence of an eccentric player and a manager who understood him.

Agreed about not fitting with anyone else then 'Arry... But eccentric? I don't think so. Like most people, he saw football as a job he was capable or even good at, and not something that consumed his life. HE was damn good for it when everyone expects passion. From his perspective, the team and stadiums must have been like he was a burned out but skilled corporate middle manager at a Self-Motivational conference where everyone is HYPED AND EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THIS CHALLENGE BRINGS US!