Vincent Janssen does not look to have a chance to revive his Tottenham Hotspur career.
Tottenham are badly struggling to find a striker to replace the injured Harry Kane at the moment, with Fernando Llorente struggling against Fulham at the weekend.
Janssen, meanwhile, has been impressing for Spurs’ development side, but Pochettino has refused to turn to the Dutchman in his side’s hour of need.
“18 months ago we tried to find a different place for him because it didn’t work,” Pochettino said.
“Sometimes it happens. The relationship between the player & club doesn’t work. He’s training with the U23s. Our relationship is very good. It’s not personal, it’s professional.”
Janssen almost certainly has no future at Tottenham now, but some Spurs fans are confused why Pochettino will not give the striker a game.
Janssen scored again for Tottenham’s under-23 side yesterday, as they picked up a 5-4 win over Athletic Bilbao.
It seems that Pochettino will continue to overlook the £17 million signing (BBC Sport) though, even with Spurs in action tonight.
Lucas Moura could be back in time to start up-front for Tottenham against Chelsea and even if he isn’t both Llorente and Kazaiah Sterling appear to be ahead of Janssen in the pecking order anyway.
Tottenham go into their match with Chelsea in the League Cup protecting a 1-0 advantage after the first-leg.
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