Tottenham Hotspur fans have reacted to a major update on exactly why the club missed out on the signature of Juventus’ Paulo Dybala.
The Times reports that Spurs opted against paying the £14m required to buy Dybala’s image rights – the Argentine profits from his own likeness – leaving the deal dead in the water.
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Sources told Football FanCast at the time that the club were confident they could pull off a sensational swoop on transfer deadline day and worked to do so until the final hour of the window.
Of course, he ended up remaining in Italy, where he has since scored nine goals in all competitions.
And a number of fans have expressed their bitter disappointment at the club’s failure to secure the Argentina international.
Of course, Spurs have struggled immensely since the summer and they are currently sixth in the Premier League, six points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.
So bad has their form been, they have also sacked Mauricio Pochettino and replaced him with Jose Mourinho.
And some fans believe that the refusal to pay up for Dybala may well have cost the club their manager.
It remains to be seen whether Spurs will be active in the winter window, which is now open.
First, they face Middlesbrough in the third round of the FA Cup this weekend prior to a league meeting with Liverpool.
Meanwhile, one Spurs ace was terrible against Southampton.