Davinson Sanchez’s time at Tottenham Hotspur could be coming to an end this summer, if emerging reports are to be believed…
What’s the word?
According to the Daily Mail, the 24-year-old centre-back is ‘likely to leave’ amid claims linking the north London outfit with a move for impressive Fulham loanee Joachim Andersen.
Further reports have since emerged suggesting that Sanchez’s former club, Ajax, are keen to bring him back to the Eredivisie as they look for defensive reinforcements.
The 28-time Colombian international cost Spurs around £42m back in the summer of 2017 and is now thought to be worth just €30m (£26m), as per CIES Football Observatory.
Time’s up
That drastic drop-off in value is hugely concerning but only goes to show how poorly he has performed in north London. If anything, when factoring in his age, that fee should only be rising as he heads towards the peak years of his career.
Sanchez was in and out of the side under Jose Mourinho and is yet to be selected by interim boss Ryan Mason. In total, he has only made 17 appearances in the Premier League this season.
A calamitous showing against West Ham in October saw him axed for their next nine games as he was majorly at fault for Spurs throwing away a three-goal lead, and in his absence, the north Londoners rose to the top of the table.
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That outcome was again repeated in his latest appearance for the club.
His blunder allowed Newcastle to pocket a late equaliser, leading to former ROI international Kenny Cunningham slamming him as a “real liability” and ex-Spurs midfielder Jamie O’Hara calling him “an absolute disgrace” – it isn’t the first time an ex-pro has lambasted the defender, either.
Writing on Twitter, Curtis Woodhouse, who used to play for Sheffield United, claimed the Mauricio Pochettino signing was “just not a very good defender” and that he “probably costs you 20 goals a season.”
Most of these players still remain from the Argentine’s tenure and given that Spurs’ Achilles heel has been defensive mistakes, it would make sense for a change at the back going into the summer.
The last thing the new manager needs is a player who has shockingly let down the two before him, so with everything considered, it’s time for Levy to be bold and ruthless and make what he can from selling Sanchez.
AND in other news, Levy can finally axe £23m Spurs “liability” with swoop for “special” £18m-rated dynamo…