Tottenham Hotspur are being linked with two more wingers.
Tottenham Hotspur snapped up one winger in January by signing Lucas Moura from Paris Saint-Germain, but that hasn’t stopped speculation linking them with other wide men.
Moura bagged his first goal for Spurs – in his first start – against Rochdale on Sunday afternoon, and the Brazilian looks set to provide pace and skill to make Tottenham’s attack even more dangerous.
However, The Sun reported over the weekend that Tottenham want to land Watford wide man Richarlison in a £50million double swoop alongside teammate Abdoulaye Doucoure, whilst The Mirror now believe that Tottenham are ready to rekindle their interest in Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha.
Links to two more wingers after signing Moura is fascinating, as whilst Son Heung-min, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen are safe in the attacking pecking order, the same may not be said for Erik Lamela.
Bringing in another wide man would surely lead to one player leaving, and outside of loaned-out Georges-Kevin Nkoudou, Lamela appears to be most at risk.
The Argentinian wide man has been making his way back to fitness in recent months after more than a year out of action, and has started just five games as he looks to prove himself all over again.
A 2013 signing from Roma, Lamela struggled to live up to expectations before becoming an important player under Pochettino, with his pressing ability particularly important to the way Tottenham play.
Whilst he is still working his way back to form and fitness, Lamela doesn’t quite look the same player he was, and that may well be why Tottenham are being linked with Richarlison and Zaha.
If Tottenham are to turn potential into trophies, then they can’t afford to carry passengers – and if Pochettino can bring in Zaha or Richarlison, and add one of them to Son, Eriksen, Alli and Moura whilst selling Lamela, given interest in Italy, then that might be a tempting move for Spurs.
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