With the 2020/21 Premier League season now officially in the books, the chaos that is the transfer window is drawing near. We all know Tottenham Hotspur has a lot of work to do with the administration and players in the short window before the League starts again on August 14, just a mere 82 days from now. Even without a director of football or a manager, we do know at least three players are going to be leaving the club.
Danny Rose was still at Tottenham
Technically, the last time Danny Rose dressed for Tottenham Hotspur was November 30, 2020, providing the only assist in a 1-5 drubbing by the Leicester U23 team of Spurs same squad. It was the second time in November Rose suited up for the Spurs U23 team and was the last two times he put on the Cockrel for the club.
With 214 senior appearances for the club, it is a sad ending that his last time in the shirt was with the U23 team. Prior to the youth team appearance for the 30-year-old left-back, Danny Rose last played 69 minutes in a 0-1 loss to Liverpool in January of last year. With Rose out of contract on 30 June of this year, he will finally be free to find a new club and the club will be free to move on.
Maybe one day in the future Rose will get a testimonial for the 14 years he spent at the club but not likely anytime soon. Besides Rose, there are two more players we know are leaving the club, mostly because they have already left.
Loans end for Vinicius and Bale at Tottenham
Technically Carlos Vinicius and Gareth Bale are both back at their parent clubs in Portugal and Spain respectively. Carlos Vinicius was not a bad loan as the Brazilian striker did score 10 goals and add 3 assists in under 1000 total minutes. At 973 minutes with 13 goal involvements that’s an incredible goal involvement for just under every 75 minutes on the pitch.
That return is incredible, however, little of that return came against top competition, as Vinicius’ minutes were limited. Vinicius had as many appearances – nine – in Europa League as he did across the whole of the Premier League season. With just over 300 minutes total on the season in the top flight, whether or not Vinicius can help Tottenham or anyone else in the EPL next season remains a mystery.
What does not remain a mystery is whether or not Tottenham is going to pick up the option on the loan. With an option to buy reportedly north £35 million it is just not going to happen. Maybe Vinicius will come back next season but not at that price.
Currently, Carlos is valued at less than half that (£15.6 million or $22 million) according to transfermrkt.com it is just not going to happen for that higher sum. Vinicius was good but there are likely more affordable options out there look at the season Ollie Watkins just had and he was way less.
Bale knows what he is doing does Tottenham
Depending on your perspective, Gareth Bale had a disappointing or possibly successful loan at Spurs this past season. Bale’s production in limited minutes we great, with 16 goals and 3 assists in all competitions. With under 1700 minutes on the season, Bale averaged a goal contribution every 77 minutes.
Sure, Bale’s contributions were slightly less often than Vinicius but no one is going to question for a second whose goals had greater value to the club on the season. With 11 goals and 2 assists in just 990 Premier League minutes, clearly, Gareth Bale can still perform at a high level in the top flight. At least against the right teams, as Tottenham was apparently unbeaten when Bale scored.
Whether or not the performances from the Welsh wonder were enough to bring him back another season I guess only he and Daniel Levy know – and maybe Harry Kane. What we do know is that at least for now, Bale, like Vinicius, is gone from N17 for now. We also know that Danny Rose will soon be gone as well.