Journalist doubts whether Spurs will move for midfield superstar in January despite rumours

Journalist Dean Jones would be surprised if Tottenham Hotspur pushed ahead with a move for Toni Kroos in January.

Kroos is undoubtedly one of the best midfielders of his generation, having played a key part in Germany’s World Cup triumph in 2014 and been part of four Champions League-winning sides at Real Madrid.

The midfielder, who is now coming upon the twilight of his career, could soon be on the move as his current contract at the Santiago Bernabeu runs out next summer (Tranfermarkt).

The Sun reported last week that the 33-year-old’s representatives are expected to reach out to Premier League clubs over a January transfer if Real Madrid do not offer him a new contract by Christmas.

The report claimed that Kroos has always fancied the idea of playing in England, and asserted that Tottenham is a ‘likelier destination’ for the midfielder than Manchester City even though he has played for Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich.

However, Jones has now suggested that Spurs are not the sort of club to hand one final payday to big-name superstars, given the project that they have now undertaken under Ange Postecoglou.

When asked about Spurs’ rumoured interest in Kroos, the journalist told GiveMeSport: “You don’t want to be in a situation where suddenly you’re handing out final payday contracts to big-name players to try and sell shirts or bring in new fans. 

“Tottenham are miles away from that at the moment. They’re thriving without Harry Kane, the guy who has been that superstar of the team, they’ve got a manager who isn’t a household name in global football until now. And so they’re going to have to be very careful. 

“I can see that potentially Tottenham will be interested because there is part of them that is thinking of signing a midfielder, particularly if Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg leaves, but I think there are a lot of things that have to fall into place there before Tottenham would genuinely consider signing him.”

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I could potentially imagine us going for a player like Kroos under Conte or Mourinho as both of them value experience and have shown an inclination over their managerial career to sign superstars to add a winning mentality to their squads.

However, Postecoglou does not appear like someone who would value that aspect too highly, with the Australian’s own personal experience perhaps showing him that you do not have to win the biggest honours in the game to be good enough for the highest level.

While there is no doubt that Ange has the personality and the gravitas needed to manage big-name superstars, he will be leaning towards signing younger players who are more receptive to new ideas.

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