According to reports from Daily Mail, Tottenham Hotspur have shown interests in signing Barcelona forward David Villa.
The Spanish international returned from a horrific broken leg and has since struggled to regain his place under new Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova.
The former Valencia striker, who scored 23 goals (9 assists) in his debut season for the Catalan giants, has been the subject of enquiries from Arsenal and Liverpool, but Barcelona are not willing to entertain any loan offers. The club will only sell for around £16m.
Tottenham Hotspur are looking for a striker to bolster their squad in the January transfer window. A striker of Villa’s calibre will certainly lift the spirit of the players and the North London club will be in a great position to challenge for the top four spot.
There are just so many things fundamentally wrong about El Guaje signing for Spurs. Firstly, the person himself has stated time and again that he doesn’t want to move outside Spain. Secondly, one of the multiple lessons that we have learned over the years is no one can out-haggle Barcelona in a negotiation table. And he is 31. Given the fact that his entire game is built on pace, one can feel he can only go downhill from herein forward.
Further, why investing £16m on a striker who can give you top service for at the max 2-3 years. This is an ideal scenario we’re talking about. The dosh can be better utilized elsewhere.
He is on the wrong side of 30 and has just come back from a serious injury. Would I have Owen, Hargreaves, Villa…. NO. There are no legs to this story.
Very well said, great article. I’d love to see Villa in a spurs shirt, but that’s the Villa from 2 or 3 years ago we would want. I’d really like Llorente or Damaio, and if we can get either, great, but both unlikely. Can see a deal for Huntelaar, which would be better than Villa. Then hopefully Willian to, seeing as Moutinho is out the window.
David Villa is one of my favorite players to watch in world football, but as a Spurs supporter, I would have to say thanks but no thanks. Although one might argue that he may still have 2 or 3 decent years left in him, he won’t come on the cheap in terms of player wages and he appears to be struggling with form at teh moment. You have other more youthful top notch strikers out there like Huntelaar, Pato, Llorente, Negredo or even the possibility of Edin Dzeko, who may not be in Mancini’s long term plans for the club, and he would certainly have something to prove, and he’s brilliant. So as much as I rate Villa very highly, those strikers in my list I would have to put above him as better Tottenham transfer targets. Forget Falcao, we can only wish.
good player but ive been hoping we get damiao for years now and also hoping moutinho comes