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Spurs’ Transfer Rumors: Townsend and Fazio Haven’t Been Sold Yet

By Alexander Balano

Jul 19, 2014; Seattle, WA, USA; Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Andros Townsend (17) and Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Osvaldo Alonso (6) fight for the ball during the first half at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 19, 2014; Seattle, WA, USA; Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Andros Townsend (17) and Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Osvaldo Alonso (6) fight for the ball during the first half at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports /
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The latest two transfer rumors for Spurs are just updates of what should have been completed weeks ago.

So what are these two transfer rumors? The first one is about Andros Townsend. By now he should have already been wearing a new shirt if Daniel Levy didn’t set the 24-year-old winger’s market value at £14 million to begin with. Because of this, no club has come close to Spurs’ valuation, because why would they?

And the last transfer rumor news sees another Spurs player who should have been gone, Federico Fazio. The 28-year-old Argentine is being targeted by Sevilla who didn’t want to part with the central defender in the first place but still did for £8 million when Spurs were offering. And now, it wouldn’t be surprising if Sevilla don’t want to pay that much to resign Fazio, if Levy wants that money back. These are the latest transfer rumors.

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It would be easy to surmise that Daniel Levy has no right to demand £14 million for a 24-year-old winger who hasn’t done much this season. But then again, that’s just who Levy is. A businessman who wants to get the best offer to help his club out.

It’s essentially a love-hate relationship with Spurs’ chairman because what should be a straight forward process, such as selling Andros Townsend for whatever teams are offering, actually isn’t. Seeing as how Watford had submitted a generous £10 million fee.

But then again, if Jeremy Peace is able to demand £25 million or more for Saido Berahino in the summer and still wants that same amount now in January after the 22-year-old English striker is underperforming massively this term, why shouldn’t Levy ask for £14 million for Townsend who hasn’t done much either?

Daniel Levy too, is getting his fair share of criticism that Peace has gotten for wanting a lot more than what Townsend and Berahino are actually worth right now. And with Newcastle manager, Steve McClaren, wanting to add a winger to his squad and looking at other options such as Matt Phillips from QPR and Scott Sinclair of Manchester City if this Townsend deal doesn’t work out..

Then it’s very possible that Newcastle will pull out and leave Spurs with a winger who definitely won’t play once Clinton N’Jie returns. Or if Nathan Oduwa gets some opportunities this season. Not to mention an extra £10 million to use elsewhere.

As mentioned above, Sevilla were reluctant to sell Federico Fazio because the then-27-year-old central defender meant a lot to the club. The Argentine international buying a house in Seville was just another sign of how much the club and city meant to Fazio.

So surely, the Spanish club didn’t see a need to sell in the first place.

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But when Spurs came calling with an £8 million offer, it’s hard to refuse that amount for a center-back who was approaching his prime and being able to use that money to help bolster the club was enticing.

Now, a year-and-a-half later, Sevilla are interested in resigning Federico Fazio but will most likely have to pay the same amount that Spurs did last summer.

If £8 million is too much, that’s a shame considering how much Sevilla want the Argentinian back. And with Mauricio Pochettino willing to sanction a transfer, then what’s really the hold up? It probably boils down to both teams agreeing on a reasonable fee. Unless of course Fazio can’t agree to personal terms as well, like he did with West Bromwich Albion during the summer.

Still, according to Sport Witness, they have pointed out that both Spurs and Sevilla want the best deals possible for their clubs. It’s how business deals happen, negotiations will be difficult in the end. And in the past, this has been the case where both teams got what they deemed to be fair.

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Look no further than the summer exodus at midfield when it seemed ludicrous that Spurs selling Paulinho for close to an eight figure deal would be too much. And yet, that’s what nearly happened when Chinese super club, Guangzhou Evergrande, paid Spurs £9.8 million — nearly £10 million — for Paulinho who didn’t warrant that much.

Basically, in the end, this deal will take a while to be finalized. It’s only bad to keep a player earning his wages and not playing. But in terms of having an emergency player in case of injury, fatigue or bad form, from Spurs’ starters. Then there’s nothing wrong at all.