You know the project's good when you're a boyhood Arsenal fan and you switch sides. This blatant acknowledgement of his Gunners roots immediately drew the attention of both fanbases, leading to a series of replies that have only served to deepen the divide.
Villa had at one point looked like being Trafford's preferred option due to their position in the race to qualify for the Champions League, but that now seems in growing doubt after a poor run of just one win from five in the Premier League. According to TEAMtalk, it also seems that Trafford is open to the likes of Newcastle United anyway, while Spurs are described as accelerating their plans to snap up the 23-year-old.
Spurs finished fourth in the league phase, defying their domestic form by winning five of their eight Champions League games under the Dane, drawing two and losing one. Spurs also boasted the joint-second best defence and were only outscored by six teams in the 36-club league phase, putting actual smiles on actual Spurs faces.
A lot of us have been under the assumption, and I think fairly so, that this was a short-term hire. There wasn't a [four-year World Cup] cycle involved, [it was] a year and a half, two years, at the most here. [He] didn't have to go through a qualifying process because we are hosting.
Look, if Spurs are out of Europe and struggling, they're going to find themselves more more susceptible to offers for their best players. It's going to be an interesting summer for Tottenham, let's see where they are. They'll be desperate to get out of this relegation dogfight and improve their squad to avoid a similar situation in the coming seasons.
Former Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez has been linked with a move back to the Premier League. According to TEAMtalk, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United are reportedly keen on the 26-year-old striker and have held talks with intermediaries about a potential move. The player currently earns 400,000 a week at Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, and it remains to be seen whether any Premier League club is willing to pay that kind of money for him.
Roma are still keen to tie Pellegrini down to a new contract, according to Calciomercato, but it looks like he could be heading towards an exit from the Stadio Olimpico. The 29-year-old is set to become a free agent this summer if he doesn't agree a new deal, so it's a big opportunity for Spurs and others. Tudor only recently took over from Thomas Frank, but he's only there until the end of the season until a permanent appointment comes in.
