Tottenham Hotspur are keen on Ross Barkley.
Ross Barkley is Tottenham Hotspur’s number one transfer priority in January, with The Gambling Times reporting Mauricio Pochettino has told the Tottenham hierarchy to ensure they land the midfielder.
Everton realise they have a tough task hanging onto Barkley, who has just six months left on his contract, and manager Sam Allardyce admitting he may be powerless to stop him leaving [via Guardian].
Barkley could yet re-commit to his hometown club, but surely the lure of Tottenham’s Champions League match-up alone is enough to see him push through a move to North London.
Tottenham’s terrific group stage performances have seen them land a second round tie against Italian champions Juventus, in what promises to be one of the best match-ups of the group stages.
Barkley has missed the first half of the season through injury, and needs something special to propel him into England’s World Cup squad.
Strong performances in the Champions League would do just that, and Barkley has to aim high and push to put himself in the best position to succeed.
Many of the doubts around Barkley moving to Spurs in the summer focused around whether he would get into the team ahead of Dele Alli, but it turns out Tottenham need him badly.
Alli’s form has tailed off, and Barkley could relieve the pressure on the midfielder and give Tottenham fresh impetus they need to edge past the Italian champions.
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