‘Also-rans’: Collymore thinks Tottenham have made a transfer mistake, points at Liverpool player

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Stan Collymore has suggested in The Mirror that Tottenham Hotspur have made a mistake in bringing Gareth Bale back, and has pointed at Liverpool signing Thiago Alcantara as the way to do things to move forward.

Gareth Bale back at Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham have secured the services of Wales international winger Bale on loan from Spanish and European giants Madrid.

The 31-year-old left Spurs for Los Blancos back in 2013, and during his time in Spain, he won La Liga twice and the Champions League four times.

However, Bale did not get much regular playing time at Madrid last season, and there have also been injury problems.

Thiago Alcantara’s transfer to Liverpool

Liverpool also made a new signing in recent days, bringing in Thiago from Bayern Munich.

The former Barcelona central midfielder was a key player for Bayern in their Champions League and Bundesliga success last season.

Thiago is a player who is at the top of his game, and Collymore has suggested that this is the kind of signing that Tottenham need to make to move forward.

Stan Collymore’s view

Collymore wrote in The Mirror: “The signings of Thiago Alcantara by Liverpool and Gareth Bale by Tottenham in the space of 24 hours last week proved one thing. That champions do things one way and those looking in do them another.

“Thiago had no relationship whatsoever with Liverpool before they decided to sign him. It was just a case of Jurgen Klopp looking at his squad, looking at Thiago and saying, ‘He has what we’re missing, let’s get him in. That’s completely at odds with Spurs’s move for Bale, who has only been brought back because he used to play for them.”

Collymore added: “Champions don’t deal with fair winds, though, only also-rans do that. Which is why Liverpool will be fighting for the title and Tottenham will be scrapping to finish in the top six again in a season when, with the right investment, they could easily have been finishing in the top four.”

Meanwhile, Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho praised star striker Harry Kane on Instagram for being a team player, following the England international providing four assists in their win against Southampton in the Premier League at the weekend.