Journalist explains a silver lining to Spurs failing in Jean-Clair Todibo pursuit
The Athletic’s Jack Pitt-Brooke has revealed that Tottenham may not have been able to afford deals for a midfielder and a wide forward if they had pushed ahead with a move for Jean-Clair Todibo.
A couple of weeks ago, it was widely reported that Spurs had opened talks with Nice for Todibo and that the North London club were aiming to sign the Frenchman swiftly (TEAMtalk).
However, since then, multiple outlets have explained that Tottenham decided to turn their attention to Radu Dragusin instead as the Ligue 1 were dragging their feet in the negotiations for the 23-year-old (Telegraph).
If reports over the last 48 hours are to be believed, Spurs are now confident of getting a deal for the Romanian international over the line after their latest round of talks with Genoa (Football Insider).
Todibo would have been the only Spurs signing
Pitt-Brooke has now explained that Nice wanted a whopping £50m-£60m for Todibo, which might have meant that Spurs did not have much funds left to strengthen other areas in the current transfer window.
The journalist said on The View from The Lane podcast: “I gather Todibo would’ve cost £50m or £60m, and Dragusin would be a fraction of that. I wonder whether given that Tottenham want a centre-back, a number eight and a wide attacking player, that if they did get Todibo he would’ve been the only incoming.
“Whereas if they go for Dragusin they have the wiggle room to do one or two others even if that’s loans or cheaper deals, putting your eggs in a £50m/60m basket this month just doesn’t feel quite right.”
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I see that some Spurs fans on social media are already critical of the club for opting for the ‘cheaper option’ in Dragusin. It is worth remembering that Tottenham were accused of the same when they signed Micky van de Ven over Edmond Tapsoba and Guglielmo Vicartio over David Raya, and both of those decisions proved to be spot-on.
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