Tottenham’s Ryan Mason Close to Joining Hull or Sunderland
Tottenham’s bench will take another hit if Ryan Mason leaves.
If these latest rumors are true, then Ryan Mason will be the next player to leave Tottenham before deadline day.
The Mirror claims that Hull City have offered £8 million to sign the 25-year-old.
Whereas the Daily Mail reports Sunderland and Mason agreed on personal terms with a weekly wage of £40,000. No fee has been reached though.
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After selling Nacer Chadli to West Bromwich Albion earlier today, and losing plenty of depth this summer, it’s baffling to think more players could be on the way out.
Should Ryan Mason go and no one else comes in, Spurs’ will have a difficult time managing their squad and their season before the winter window opens.
According to Hull manager, Mike Phelen, he didn’t openly say that Mason was one of his targets but acknowledged that some players must be brought in.
“We are hoping bids will be accepted by a lot of clubs for players,” Phelan said, following a loss to Manchester United.
“We are active but at the moment nothing has been concluded. We need to get cracking.”
“I think it is a year since we have signed an outfield player. These players here need help. We need to make news. It is going to be touch and go.”
Losing Mason, in terms of his on-field talent, isn’t the issue. It’s mainly about having another central midfielder to provide competition for Mousa Dembélé, for instance.
And, rotating after a quick turnaround from a Premier League fixture to a cup game.
That’s what Alex Pritchard, DeAndre Yedlin, Nabil Bentaleb, Nacer Chadli and Ryan Mason were supposed to be kept for.
Even though Tottenham’s bench has lacked quality during Mauricio Pochettino’s tenure — the players above aren’t necessarily bad, they’re good, Spurs could do better though — there’s something else that is even worse than having no talent.
And right now, that’s not having anyone at all.
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Daniel Levy and Pochettino selling players left and right this summer, has seen Spurs dig themselves into a deep hole.
Getting out of it will prove difficult with two more days until the transfer window closes.
This will make any deals harder to negotiate with because Tottenham will be desperate to sign multiple players to replace the ones they have lost.
Clubs won’t sell since they won’t have a replacement lined up. Or, they could charge more money to make it harder for Levy to finalize a deal.
Even if Mauricio Pochettino has stated that a few players could be brought in or none at all, relying on a bunch of academy graduates to help keep things steady until January is a huge gamble.
Spurs might be trying to follow the Barcelona model, but Barcelona were quick in signing a replacement right away after a player was sold (see: Jasper Cillessen for Claudio Bravo).
So far, that has not been the case with Spurs since the summer of 2013 when they feverishly brought in seven players to try and offset the loss of Gareth Bale.
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Value signings and promoting from within is a solid philosophy, but it won’t be enough to challenge for a top-four spot and win some silverware in a tough division like the Premier League on a yearly basis.
This is where Daniel Levy must open up his wallets to make Spurs competitive otherwise they’ll remain stagnant.