Supporters outraged by Tottenham’s Adama Traore debacle

So after all the anticipation and chat of an all-but done deal, Tottenham have been pipped at the line by Barcelona, where Adama Traore will now call home. 

For a couple of weeks Tottenham have been the only interested party in landing Traore. But Tottenham were hesitant in paying Wolves’ full £22 million asking price. Niggling over a few million pounds has once again cost Tottenham dearly, as Traore is going back to his hometown club, and any chance of him playing in north London is dead.

If it wasn’t so customary, one would be shocked by the level of incompetence Daniel Levy has shown throughout this negotiation period. It was supposed to be a done deal. It was supposed to be a sure thing. How many times have we heard that regarding Tottenham transfer negotiations.

Now Spurs are yet again left with nothing to show going into the final few days of a so-far historically woeful transfer period. Remember the summer transfer period Tottenham made no signings? Remember how long it took Spurs to sign a new manager, only to sack him four months later? That is the mere tip of an Antacrtic-size iceberg.

The condemnation of letting Traore slip through the porous holes is resounding. Spurs supporters have endured more suffering over all-but-done transfer rumour speculation than other clubs can even conceive of.

However, there are also large portions of the fanbase who believed this outcome was inevitable, such was Traore’s desire to make his Barcelona return. They believe Jorge Mendes baited Tottenham to acquire eventual interest from the Catalan giants.

Though if Tottenham were to agree to the asking price early in negotiations, there might not have been an opportunity for Barcelona to pounce. Regardless of what actually happened, it’s a moot point now, and supporters, no matter which side of the fence they sit, have the right to their opinions.

It has, however, done nothing to ease the tension and palpable divide between supporters with two entirely different schools of thought where Levy is concerned. Is he a scapegoat in this circumstance, or was his unwillingness to initially pay the full asking price instrumental in this deal’s eventual unravelling?

And it might not be done yet, as Levy and company clamour in their last-ditch attempt to sign Luis Diaz. The latest report has Tottenham niggling over a gap of about 4 million Euros. Imagine losing the chance to sign Diaz over a measly 4 million Euros. We might not have to imagine it if things transpire the way we’ve become accustomed to.

An explicable rash of Levy blunders have cost the club dearly over the years, but it seems he’s not done yet, a bitterly disappointing and anger-inducing pill for Spurs supporters to swallow.

While the transfer window hasn’t yet reached its crescendo, this has all the makings of yet another catastrophic month for an ownership group that has exponentially more lives than a resilient cat.