Should Spurs Sign Berahino if He Only Costs £15 million?

If Spurs can find a way to sign Saido Berahino for less than West Bromwich Albion wanted in the summer, they should pounce on this deal once the January transfer window opens.

As a hypothetical question, is this something that Spurs should pursue? John Percy of The Telegraph wrote a good article yesterday (December 21), and in the middle of his article he mentioned that Tottenham could get Saido Berahino for less money due to his current form. Which isn’t good by the way: 12 Premier League appearances and only three goals this term.

If Daniel Levy likes to find good deals for his club, then what better deal is there than a sought out transfer target who is currently struggling? Because it’s become extremely obvious that Tottenham still fancy themselves to land the England Under-21 international after failing to do so just five months earlier.

After four consecutive transfer bids being rejected, two of which happened on the final day of the transfer window, you would have thought that Spurs would simply move on from this transfer saga involving Jeremy Peace and his decision to hold onto his star striker when he never got £25 million.

Well, guess again. Because Tottenham won’t let this end just yet.

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Now perhaps if the West Brom chairman got the full transfer fee up front, Jeremy Peace might have budged. But instead, he scoffed at Tottenham’s staged payments that totaled £23 million.

And while the amount was £2 million short, with how Berahino has performed thus far, well… the Baggies clearly missed out on a golden opportunity to bag themselves plenty of money. Too bad for them.

Because as it stands, West Brom can’t justifiably ask for £25 million once again for a striker who isn’t performing up to standards after he did so well last season.

Funny enough, because of Saido Berahino’s bad form this season, this has become a blessing in disguise for Spurs when they couldn’t sign the English striker. This will now work in Daniel Levy’s favor when he sends in a new offer in January.

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With Clinton N’Jie sidelined for at most six weeks, give or take, Érik Lamela currently has no backup when he needs a rest or has to be subbed off.

Unless you count Andros Townsend to make a miraculous recovery and prove everyone wrong. But the chances of that happening are slim until he gets some opportunities again.

So, moving on and back to Saido Berahino possibly joining Spurs.

Adding in reinforcements to the striker position has been number one on Spurs’ to-do list since the summer and it’s even more apparent when January arrives in 10 days.

If Saido Berahino is available and actually is signed to join Tottenham. His number one role would be to take over Clinton N’Jie’s spot as the backup right winger first and foremost. And then obviously sub in for Harry Kane at the striker position. It’s a twofer for the lowly price of £15 million.

Once Clinton N’Jie recovers from his MCL surgery and assuming that Saido Berahino is on the squad or not, Spurs will deal with the prospect of reintegrating N’Jie back into the first-team. Which will be good because Tottenham can finally be healthy.

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The thought of potentially signing a 22-year-old striker who is in bad form could be a coup for Spurs, so long as Jeremy Peace, Tony Pulis and Daniel Levy can all coexist on working out a deal as soon as the January transfer window opens. If not, then Spurs should seriously reconsider their striker options and go for someone else because this transfer saga will last an entire year and its current pace.

Should Spurs Sign Saido Berahino if He Only Costs £15 million?

By Alexander Balano | Dec 22, 2015

If Spurs can find a way to sign Saido Berahino for less than West Bromwich Albion wanted in the summer, they should pounce on this deal once the January transfer window opens.

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