Tottenham fans blast pundit over Liverpool comments.
Pundit Stan Collymore has drawn the ire and ridicule of Tottenham Hotspur supporters after urging Liverpool to raid them for three of their best players.
Speaking in the wake of Liverpool’s 3-1 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid, Collymore made the suggestion for a daring triple swoop on their competitors.
Collymore told The Mirror: “FSG have to demonstrate their commitment too by using the £75m-plus generated by this run and back their man in the transfer market. I am NOT talking about signing the likes of Andy Robertson – as good as he has been. I AM talking about wandering into White Hart Lane, plonking £150m on the table in front of Daniel Levy and saying: ‘I’ll give you that for Christian Eriksen, Toby Alderweireld and Dele Alli.”
Let’s break it down
This is not a suggestion which has any credence, in economic or sporting terms.
The one player Tottenham could have a slight chance of selling would be Toby Alderweireld, but The Guardian reported last week he could cost £75 million.
This would be half the proposed money suggested by Collymore, leaving £75 million left to spend on Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen. That’s not going to work is it.
Eriksen himself could cost close to £150 million all on his own. Liverpool set the benchmark when they sold Coutinho to Barcelona for £140 million, and Eriksen was far more productive than the Brazilian during their years in the Premier League together.
As for how much Alli would cost, that’s anybody’s guess, but it would not be unreasonable to say he would cost a minimum of £60 million in this market, and potentially closer to £100 million.
OK, so Collymore bodged his maths. Benefit of the doubt? Not really.
Even if Liverpool slapped down £300 million, Tottenham would be unlikely to want to do business with a fierce competitor.
Spurs finished above Liverpool last season, narrowly, and will want to keep it that way. So selling them a star trio would not o themselves any favours.
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