Speaking to TuttoSport, Perr Schuurs’ agent, George Gardi, has claimed that Tottenham Hotspur have tried to sign his client.
The Dutch defender made a move to Torino this summer, which, to be honest, is a rather lowkey move based on what Gardi is saying.
Indeed, the agent claims that Tottenham, Liverpool and PSG were all in for his client, but for some reason, he’s ended up playing for a mid-table Serie A side.
Tottenham wanted Schuurs
Gardi spoke about Spurs’ interest in his client.
“The first time the director expressed Torino’s willingness to take Perr it seems to me we were faced with something unthinkable to materialise,” Gardi said.
“Over time, clubs of the calibre of Tottenham, Liverpool or PSG had moved to take the player.
“The operation, as I told you, was long, but fair and in some passages even pleasant. In addition to Liverpool, Tottenham, PSG and three Italian clubs also wanted Schuurs.
“However, having taken a path, we went on to follow it without delay, even with a strong conviction: thanks to Torino, I am sure Schuurs can become a pillar of the Dutch national team.”
Agent talk?
Gardi tells an interesting story here, but we can’t help but think that this is a bit of agent talk doing the rounds.
Indeed, if Schuurs was on the radar of so many elite clubs, why has he since ended up at Torino?
With all due respect to the Turin-based outfit, they’re not the most glamorous team on the planet, and if Schuurs was indeed so highly rated, surely he’d have been picked up by a Champions League side.
Gardi’s job is to drum up interest in his client and make him sound like a brilliant player, and sometimes, that involves exaggerating the truth ever so slightly.
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