Tottenham have had a great season this time around and even if they miss out on the Premier League title there isn’t a lot wrong with their current starting XI. The major problem for the side has been the lack of squad depth or players who can come in and do a great job off the bench or when someone is injured.
We have seen issues with Moussa Sissoko, Kevin Wimmer and Vincent Janssen this season but that doesn’t seem to faze Mauricio Pochettino as he looks to bring Ross Barkley to the team in the summer.
There were rumours linking the Englishman to Tottenham in the winter window and now it seems the situation is rapidly heading for a conclusion. The Everton man is not willing to sign a new deal at the club and Koeman has once again delivered an ultimatum to Barkley – either sign a new contract or be sold.
*Ronald Koeman had earlier hinted that if Barkley didn’t sign a new deal he would be sold in the summer and this will be great news for the London club.
Barkley has had an off and on season where he has shown glimpses of his brilliance and he would be looking to be more consistent on the pitch. The 23-year-old has scored only four times in the Premier League but he does have eight assists to his name.
There were rumours suggesting that Pochettino would want to swap Sissoko for Barkley and that the Everton manager was happy to accept the deal. That could take place in the summer as Sissoko has struggled to adapt to life under Pochettino. Barkley could certainly add quality to the side but his inconsistency is the major issue that the Argentine manager would have to deal with.
Pochettino has to be careful with the money he spends as some of his buys haven’t clicked but this deal does seem to be pretty close to being done in the summer, unless something drastic occurs.
It’s funny someone else posted about Ross Barkley because I was watching the Chelsea game today and I thought to myself you know Barkley would b an outstanding addition to the team the problem with does isn’t the top 11 we can match up with the best teams in the world with our top 13 or 14 guys it’s when u get to our second string midfield and forward that or weakness is exposed I believe it may cost us a title this season as we drew alot of games while Ali and Kane were on the mend. I think ballet could slot in nicely beside Ali or for Ali or even that guy that could seemingly provide a spark in a tie game in the second half from a little deeper in the midfield I dunno what everyone would try to get but my guess is that it’s gonna be out of our price range at least until the stadium is built but even if it is a pipe dream it’s nice to think about and if something happened to eriksen god forbid then Barkley would b a capable replacement work a similar game for probably about half the price jus saying if it would happen I would rather have eriksen but if I can’t have my first choice Barkley isn’t a bad second