The transfer window is nearly upon us, and with Jose Mourinho in charge at Tottenham, it means that spending is bound to happen for the north London side.
LOSC Lille are willing to sell Boubakary Soumaré in January for a fee of €50-60M. #thfc are one of the club’s interested in the midfielder and he is keen on a move to England. | @lavoixdunord
— Daily Hotspur (@Daily_Hotspur) December 16, 2019
And reports in recent days have linked Spurs with a move with Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare, who according to Le10 Sport could be allowed to leave from the Ligue 1 should a bid of €50-60m come their in the January transfer window.
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Despite Soumare’s impressive performances for Lille this season, lots of Tottenham fans on social media weren’t convinced that the 20-year-old youngster would be a good addition to the Spurs squad given how bloated the central midfield position already is as graphs from Transfermarkt show.
Here’s what Tottenham fans had to say about the club’s reported interest in Soumare, with lots of Spurs supporters unsure about the Lille midfielder who has impressed this season…
Is this another nicolas pepe flop merchant?
— flower fighter (@flowerfightr) December 17, 2019
i would rather get partey
— Goktug #MourinhoSZN (@GoktugTHFC) December 16, 2019
So he can sit on the bench too?
— Rich Maxted (@RichMaxted) December 16, 2019
Nah too much money not good enough for tottenham
— (@KNiamadio) December 16, 2019
Spurs need to stay clear from this move. Jose can bring in a much better player for that money.
— Atouchofklarsesport (@Atouchofklarse1) December 17, 2019
People rate this kid?
— Harry Levy® (@HazzyLevy) December 16, 2019
Tottenham are expected to be busy in the winter transfer window with the likes of Toby Alderweireld, Christian Eriksen and Jan Vertonghen all having their contracts expiring next summer.