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According to The Daily Mail, Juventus are planning a cunning swoop for Tottenham Hotspur duo Christian Eriksen and Toby Alderweireld.
What’s the word?
The Serie A champions are notorious for their ability to secure top talents on free transfers.
This summer they were able to gain Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey and Paris Saint-Germain pair Adrien Rabiot and Gianluigi Buffon following the expiry of their respective contracts.
Former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri appears to be planning a similar raid next summer if reports are to be believed.
Both Eriksen and Alderweireld’s contracts expire in north London come the end of this current campaign which means from January, they are able to speak to any team outside of the Premier League.
The Dane has already had his future at Spurs questioned following his comments regarding his desire to find a new challenge early in the summer, but manager Mauricio Pochettino was able to keep hold of his star man past the European transfer deadline.
The 27-year-old has started just twice in the Premier League this season, scoring in the north London derby, whilst Alderweireld has featured in all four matches, so the club would surely feel their departures.
Spurs are powerless
There can be no complaints if the duo exit the club for free next summer because the hierarchy at Spurs, Daniel Levy and Pochettinho included, have allowed the possibility of the situation to become a probable reality.
Letting two of your key stars run down their contracts is a dangerous game, not only because you’ll be losing influential members of the squad eventually but also because they’ll be leaving for free, no fee. At the end of the day, football is a business.
Alderweireld may be entering his 30s now, but he still has a lot to offer, winning the second-most aerial duels in the team this season with an average of two per game, per WhoScored.
This could well be the new ‘challenge’ Eriksen is after – being able to supply Cristiano Ronaldo with the goals as well as having an almost guaranteed chance of domestic success as Juventus have won the league in eight straight seasons.
Spurs aren’t the ones holding the power cards here, the players are, and that’s a precarious way to go about your business.
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