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Tottenham Hotspur Links: Érik Lamela Doesn’t Rule Out a Return to Serie A in the Future

By Alexander Balano

Jul 23, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Erik Lamela (11) passes the ball against Toronto FC midfielder Daniel Lovitz (35) during the first half at BMO Field. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 23, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Erik Lamela (11) passes the ball against Toronto FC midfielder Daniel Lovitz (35) during the first half at BMO Field. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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It’s an all Spurs related Tottenham Hotspur Links edition today.

Today on Tottenham Hotspur Links there will be four informative stories to read. Up first, Érik Lamela is currently enjoying his time with Tottenham but he isn’t ruling out a return to Serie A in the future. Next, Spurs have spent nearly £6 million on agent fees and players signing new contracts. It sounds quite a bit, but compared to the rest of the Premier League, it’s quite reasonable.

The third story looks at Andros Townsend and how he was playing with Tottenham’s Under-21 team. It could be a sign that he’s leaving in January if he’s with the second team. Or it’s a sign that he’s training to make his way back into a rotation or substitution role on the first team. And the last story goes over the regeneration process happening in Tottenham. It’s time to get to the links below.

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During this past summer, there were a few clubs who were looking to sign Érik Lamela: Juventus, Marseille and Inter Milan but Mauricio Pochettino refused to sell or loan the 23-year-old Argentine winger. Instead, Pochettino decided to instill faith in the former Roma player and wanted to get the best out of Lamela to have a breakout season this year. Well so far, in 16 appearances Lamela has scored four goals and tallied three assists plus put in numerous good shifts each time he’s starting.

But even if Érik Lamela’s form this season with Tottenham is spectacular he hasn’t ruled out a return to Serie A in the future. Quotes provided by Tutto Mercato: “I don’t think there has been interest [from Italian clubs] and I’ve always only thought about Tottenham, who make me feel important. For the moment my transfer [to another club] is difficult but perhaps in the future, why not. Even to Roma.”

To the left of this list are all of the Premier League clubs listed in alphabetical order. To the right, is the amount that each club has spent. Fees are described as this, per the London Evening Standard “Fees are not just paid to agents when transfers happen, but also when players sign new contracts.”

So looking at Tottenham’s summer transfer window when they brought in five players: Keven Wimmer, Kieran Trippier, Toby Alderweireld, Clinton N’Jie and Son Heung-min. Spurs only had to pay £5,987,052 in agent fees and new players signing. Not bad for a team who is one of the secondary elite Premier League clubs that has — at times — been poked fun of for not spending enough money. Well it looks like it’s less about the transfer fees and more about how much teams are paying the agents and players themselves combined.

When comparing the top seven clubs in the league table here’s how all of the them stack up in terms of money spent from top to bottom.

£14,301,464 – Liverpool (6th place)
£13,881,814 – Manchester United (3rd place)
£12,429,380 – Manchester City (1st place)
£11,928,584 – Arsenal (4th place)
£5,987,052 – Tottenham Hotspur (5th place)
£4,719,931 – Crystal Palace (7th place)
£4,057,727 – Leicester City (2nd place)

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Obviously when a player is no longer part of the team’s future (surplus to requirements if you will), the player in question might get sent down to play for the second team. It could mean that he will be sold once the transfer window opens.

It happened during this past summer with Emmanuel Adebayor (released) and Aaron Lennon (Everton). At the same time, Hugo Lloris and Alex Pritchard were playing with Tottenham’s Under-21 team during the summer to help them get fit again as both Lloris and Pritchard were injured.

Therefore it’s quite hard to tell what will happen to Andros Townsend since he was with the second team. It wouldn’t be surprising to see him sold in January to any clubs who are interested in the 24-year-old English winger. At the same time, Townsend might be playing with Tottenham’s Under-21 team to get fit again and return in a rotation/substitution role from now until January.

New Housing Trust, in partnership with Tottenham Hotspur, just completed “the first high-quality affordable housing scheme in the regeneration of north Tottenham at Cannon Road.” This basically means that everything is going according to plan ahead of the year 2018, when Tottenham will unveil a brand new football stadium and new housing arrangements for everyone in the area.

According to Mark Lawrence of 24dash, Cannon Road is providing 222 affordable new homes as well as including education facilities for Haringey residents in the regeneration process in Tottenham. These homes are currently being built on the site of the former Cannon Rubber factory. Included with the 222 homes, there’s a Brook House Primary School, which can accommodate up to 420 students. Lastly, the 22-story Rivers Apartments is also part of the regeneration process.

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The housing situation is being viewed as affordable and will help families get situated right away. Again, here’s Mark Lawrence: “Of the 222 high specification new affordable homes, 100 are available for Shared Ownership in Rivers Apartments to help local people take their first step on the property ladder. An additional three lower rise blocks of affordable housing are situated on the site, providing a further 122 new homes.”