Tottenham Hotspur fans are not happy with losing key backup center back Kevin Danso, who was the main backup to Jan Paul van Hecke on the right side of the defense, at the very last second of the summer transfer window to a team that finished higher than Spurs in the 2025/26 Premier League table, Sunderland.
Danso has his issues, but he was a likable character, a Europa League champion, and a great pure defender who was easily Spurs best center back in the air. And he could come up with great performances in the clutch, including in that very Europa League tournament they won in 2025.
Meanwhile, Spurs also made another tough last second sale, sending Pape Matar Sarr to Juventus. While both deals are loans, they come with obligations to buy that will likely be met, with the two sales potentially generating close to a combined 50 million pounds in revenue.
Roberto De Zerbi is making Tottenham some money
That is money that can help Tottenham Hotspur, and while some of the backlash to losing Danso and Sarr is about the players who are replacing them, Spurs fans have to be honest and say that Danso and Sarr are worth selling for that kind of money if a 50 million pound player would be, say, another footballer on the caliber of Jan Paul van Hecke or Omar Marmoush - two players Spurs signed this summer for right around that kind of money.
Pape Matar Sarr is definitely a better center midfielder with more potential than Conor Gallagher, and Kevin Danso is a better center back than Tosin Adarabioyo. But in the case of Danso, is he really nearly 20 million pounds better than Tosin, whom Spurs signed for just seven million euros from rivals Chelsea? Probably not.
As for Sarr, he is better than Gallagher, but Gallagher is not getting sold any time soon. Roberto De Zerbi's affinity for the England international is a problem in and of itself, but it is fair for the manager of the club to have his way of playing and his philosophy. Sarr, honestly, does not fit that philosophy, and if Sarr and De Zerbi know the player will do better in another team and maybe even another league, it makes full sense to sell him for some decent cash than rather keep him around to toil on the bench.
Tottenham fans may not 100 percent like it and have valid reasons for their concerns, but De Zerbi is, at the end of the day, right to make these sales. Kevin Danso wants to throw a tantrum after not starting the League Cup even though he scored anyway? Well, good riddance, and Spurs will replace him at a profit. Sarr isn't going to play and will take minutes from two higher upside players in Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall? Then let him go, too.
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