Kevin Wimmer has left Tottenham Hotspur for Stoke City in a deal worth £18 million.
With Kevin Wimmer’s move from Tottenham to Stoke seeing Spurs making a profit of over £13 million on the amount that they paid for the Austrian in 2015, according to the Daily Mail, Tottenham fans would be forgiven for being pleased with the piece of business the club has done.
Wimmer was unable to hold down a first-team spot during his time in Mauricio Pochettino’s ranks, making 31 appearances in all competitions during his two seasons with the club.
But while the deal may seem like a good move for all parties right now, it could certainly be argued, if they have not done so, that Tottenham would have surely made a mistake if they did not agree a buy-back clause with the Potters as part of the transfer.
Wimmer is a talented defender and will certainly be determined to prove himself as a player of Premier League quality during his time with Stoke. Therefore, it would hardly be a surprise if his time with Mark Hughes’ men was fairly successful for him personally.
Should that prove to be the case, then having a buy-back clause inserted into the deal could have proved extremely beneficial if one does not exist on this occasion.
Tottenham know all too well how expensive trying to re-sign former players can be, having held an interest in Gylfi Sigurdsson this summer (via London Evening Standard) three years after letting him leave for Swansea before ultimately watching him head to Everton for £45 million, as reported by the Telegraph.
Of course, Wimmer will have to do something special to command anything like the fee that Sigurdsson has gone for this summer, but perhaps Tottenham should have still looked at the situation surrounding the Iceland international and considered agreeing a future fee for bringing Wimmer back in case he performs even better than anyone could have imagined.
Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
