There are a lot of problems at Tottenham Hotspur – so the last thing they needed was a rumour about some of their players’ personal lives.
Christian Eriksen was forced to deny a claim made on Twitter that Jan Vertonghen was having an affair with Eriksen’s wife.
The Dane called the story “B*******” and though it is nothing, it is just another unnecessary distraction for the Tottenham squad.
Spurs are licking their wounds after a 7-2 mauling at the hands of Bayern Munich, and at the moment there is not a lot going right for Spurs either on or off the pitch.
There are a few players with contracts close to expiring and uncertain futures.
Mauricio Pochettino is looking increasingly uninterested and with problems at Real Madrid and Manchester United is he eyeing a move away?
Certainly, Spurs are struggling this year and still have not won away from home, domestically, since January.
They must find a way around all of these problems and refocus on winning games.
There will likely be big changes at Tottenham next summer, but they cannot just allow this season to drift.
This latest story about Eriksen and Vertonghen is just another problem that Spurs will have to deal with before they can focus on reviving their season.