Erik Lamela’s future at Tottenham has been thrown into a major doubt after he has been ruled out for the rest of the season with yet another injury. Lamela could have possibly played the final game of his Tottenham career as he requires a hip surgery. The winger has been heavily linked with a move back to Italian football in the last few months. He has not played for Tottenham since October, and he has been spotted several times in Rome. Manager Mauricio Pochettino has dismissed those sightings as little cause for concern, as Lamela was seeing a specialist in Rome in order to overcome his hip injury.
Now, it is learnt that the player may miss the rest of the season. He may have effectively brought an end to his career at White Hart Lane, as Spurs have been linked with several wingers in the last few months. The club are concerned about the longevity of the £30 million signing, who was one of the best players at the club last season.
However, he has been angling for a move back to Italian football ever since he came to the club in 2014. After initially struggling to establish himself in the Premier league, Lamela managed 11 goals in 44 appearances last season. This season, however, he has managed to feature in only nine league matches and has scored one goal.
A few weeks ago, rumours about Lamela possibly departing the club emerged. It appears that Spurs’ stance regarding the player has changed dramatically in the last few months. Unable to get the player back from the treatment table, Pochettino has already started looking at other options. The lack of commitment shown by Lamela – especially at a time when Spurs need as much quality is possible in order to finish in the top four – has been one of the deterrent factors.
Lamela started his European football adventure with Roma and it is not surprising that he is angling for a move back to the Italian capital. Such a move would see him get involved in the title race for the Italian Serie A, as Roma have been one of the few challengers for Juventus in the last few years. The club are second in the Italian Serie A and are certain to continue their excellent run in the Champions League qualification next season.
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He’s injured!
Is every player who’s injured ‘about to leave’?
Were you one of the ones saying the mythical Bale loan to Forest, when Bale was injured, should ‘just’ be made into a sale?
There is zero evidence that Lamela is angling for a move to Italy, or ever has. To the best of my knowledge all he has ever done is state his commitment to THFC. The fact that he symbolises something to the Italians about the weakness of the game ATM – as evidenced by the fact that we could take one of their most exciting talents from a high profile club – meaning they have been literally obsessed with getting him back to Italy, proves nothing about his commitment or intentions. And they have – their BS about Lamela started the very first week he joined us. And despite his hard work, determination to succeed and statements of commitment, folk like you persist in believing an Italian agenda for not accepting the weakness of their league is really the intent of the player himself. He was improving rapidly and very clearly enjoying his football – I look forward to seeing him back in a Spurs shirt next season.
The whole anti-Lamela agenda is quite dull!