Daniel Levy could be about to make an unjustifiable transfer error at Tottenham – Our View

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According to Dutch journalist Mike Verweij, Ajax could sign Steven Bergwijn from Tottenham Hotspur this summer.

The journalist says that Ajax want to spend €15m (£13m) on the winger, but Spurs are looking for a fee closer to €25m (£21.5m) for the Dutchman, which is still less than the £25m they spent on him only 18 months ago.

Bergwijn hasn’t lit up the Premier League in the way many hoped he would. He only scored once in the season just gone, but we still can’t help but feel that selling him for a loss at this point would be a big mistake.

Regardless of his performances this season, the Dutchman has a lot of raw potential. He’s been described by Joe Hart as one of the fastest players in the world, and on his day he’s a real handful for any defender.

With the right coaching, Bergwijn could be a real asset for any team, and luckily for Spurs, they’ll have a new manager coming in.

Of course, we don’t know who this new gaffer will be, but if Spurs get this appointment right, their new boss could be the man to get the best out of Bergwijn.

We know that the right manager can completely transform the course of a player’s career. Look at how someone like Patrick Bamford has progressed at Leeds since Marcelo Bielsa’s arrival or how Dele Alli came on under Mauricio Pochettino.

Bergwijn certainly has the attributes to be a star, he’s rapid, he’s got flair and he’s a great dribbler, but it has to be said that his decision making and his technique lets him down at times.

Luckily, technique and decision making are two things that can be coached into a player, and at the age of just 23, there is plenty of time for a coach to mould Bergwijn and help him reach his potential.

Letting Bergwijn go would have made sense if Spurs had a long-term vision under a manager like Jose Mourinho, who couldn’t get anything out of the winger, but there’s a new dawn on the horizon for Tottenham with a fresh manager at the helm.

Selling Bergwijn before a new boss gets a chance to work with him would be a mistake, but shipping him out for a loss at this point in time would simply be an unjustifiable error from Levy.

The former PSV ace has bags of potential and Spurs need to wait and see if their new boss, whoever that may be, can unlock it, rather than cashing in for a loss on their initial investment.