Davinson Sanchez isn’t happy with his reduced role at Tottenham Hotspur and is expected to hold talks over his future at the Premier League leaders, according to Eurosport.
While Harry Kane, Heung Min-son, Tanguy Ndombele and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg are arguably playing the best football of their careers under Jose Mourinho, the £42 million centre-back appears to have regressed alarmingly in north London.
Mourinho may have made light, at least publicly, of Sanchez’s horrible own-goal as West Ham came from 3-0 down to claim a dramatic draw away to Spurs in October.
Privately, however, the Tottenham boss must have seen things differently.
Because Sanchez hasn’t played a second of Premier League football since.
The former Ajax youngster was heavily criticised for his role in Antwerp’s winner during a 1-0 Europa League defeat in Belgium and struggled once again as LASK Linz breached Mourinho’s back line three times last night.
That’s without mentioning his disastrous night as Colombia were thumped 6-1 by Ecuador in a World Cup qualifier last month.
Eurosport claims that, regardless of his form, Sanchez didn’t expect to fall out of favour at club level.
And, unless things change soon, a man who became Tottenham’s record signing in 2017 could join Danny Rose, Gedson Fernandes and even Harry Winks in heading for the exit.
Eurosport adds that talks are expected to take place over Sanchez’s future, with the January window only weeks away.
Furthermore, Japhet Tanganga’s return from injury has given Mourinho another option at centre-half. Meanwhile Milan Skriniar, the £50 million-rated Inter Milan stopper, is also a prime target for the former Nerazzuri coach.
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