Willian AND Lamela? Life After Bale Mightn’t Be So Bad
If Tottenham fans are indeed having to brace themselves for the inevitable hammer-blow of Gareth Bale scuttling off to Madrid this summer, then Levy and Baldini’s antics in the transfer window have made sure the final strike will arrive padded in cotton wool and served with exotic, rum-based cocktails to deaden the sting.
Here’s the latest…
Willian the Brazilian is a fun thing to say and even more enjoyable is the idea that Spurs might be close to signing the former Shakhtar attacker, as beneficiaries in the in-no-way-hilarious financial apocalypse at Anzhi Makhachkala. Clearly aware that the Afro-quota was running dangerously thin after the loss of Tom Huddlestone’s powerful mane, Tottenham appear to have agreed a deal worth around £30million. Here’s the man himself at Heathrow yesterday. Pretty sure it’s legit.
If that wasn’t enough potential joy to process in your cold, hard-wired hearts, then what about the rumours that Erik Lamela might also be on his way to White Hart Lane this week. I wasn’t in London yesterday, was the claim from the Argentine’s representative, Pablo Sabbag, obviously playing hard-to-get after reports broke online that he was in the capital to thrash out a deal (Arsenal might be involved, too). He also went on to say that his man was relaxed and they would both wait to see what happened. I guess you could say it was…in Sabbag?
Still got it.
FOOTBALL!
In news of a different kind, the chaps of Hotspur were back in kickball action on Sunday, managing to narrowly oust Crystal Palace in the season opener. Stand-up comedian Ian Holloway blamed the ref for his team’s defeat, but I’d like to think having better players, having more possession and scoring more goals were the deciding factors in a game which should’ve been dead and buried after the hour. Newly promoted Palace were far from terrible, they just flitted half-heartedly between adventurous and conservative but never quite had the conviction to decide which was working best. Jedinak was excellent.
Elsewhere we saw impressive debuts for all four of our summer signings; in particular the cameo of Étienne Capoue. Tidy in possession, interceptor extraordinaire and generally derived great pleasure from steam-rollering through Palace’s number when the mood struck.
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