One of the most disappointing aspects for Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday night was coming up against Marcus Edwards.
Spurs suffered a 2-0 Champions League defeat away to Sporting Lisbon this week.
And one of their own, Marcus Edwards, was on the other side.
This is someone who Mauricio Pochettino compared to Lionel Messi while coming through the ranks at Hotspur Way.
And although he’ll never be a Messi, Edwards’s performance against Tottenham was evidence that he could still be one hell of a footballer nonetheless.
Some supporters of the Lilywhites will be livid that Daniel Levy sold him, but the chairman has ensured that the North Londoners will still benefit from Edwards’s rise.
According to The Telegraph, as covered by HITC Sport, Tottenham have a 50 percent sell-on clause in the 23-year-old’s contract in Portugal.
And with his release clause being £52 million, that means the Premier League outfit are still guaranteed £26 million of that if anyone ever triggers the clause – and based on his performance against Antonio Conte’s side, they might.
Levy doesn’t deserve too much criticism for selling Edwards who, at the time of his sale, had recently flopped during a loan at Norwich City.
And if he couldn’t get a game for them in the Championship, he was a million miles away from competing for a spot in Pochettino’s senior squad, among the players who reached a Champions League final.
Inserting a massive sell-on clause in the event he fulfilled his potential elsewhere was the best that Levy could do at Tottenham.
The long-serving chairman has pulled off his fair share of masterstrokes in his time, but securing £26 million for a player he sold three years ago has to be up there.
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