Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho denied claims that there would be a squad overhaul this summer earlier this week, but that hasn’t stopped the transfer rumour mill from circulating north London.
According to The Times, Spurs are one of several Premier League clubs keen on signing Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell this summer and the Foxes boss, Brendan Rodgers, has already begun the process to replace him.
It has left fans at the club discussing the potential of seeing the England international line up for them next season.
The club have seemingly cut ties with Danny Rose despite a lack of options in the role after he was shipped off to Newcastle United on loan, but Football.London claim there’s no way back for him as he’s not wanted anymore.
Here’s what has been said on social media…
Some supporters were all for signing Chilwell this summer – one suggested that he would be a “proper replacement” for Rose while another claimed he was one of the best left-backs in Europe before this season.
In the Premier League this season, the 23-year-old is averaging 2 clearances, 1.6 tackles and 1.2 key passes per game and has also managed two goals and three assists in 23 appearances, per WhoScored.
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However, plenty more were completely against the idea, blasting the defender for being “overhyped” and “overrated”.
Chilwell was even slammed for being a “Leicester reject” as well as being their alleged weak link.
In the minds of others, they wanted alternatives with some of the names listed including Benfica’s Alex Grimaldo, Everton’s Lucas Digne and AC Milan’s Theo Hernandez – all current first-team starts for their respective clubs, so it remains to be seen if they’d be keen or if Spurs even hold any interest in them.
There were even comparisons made to Spurs’ current options with Chilwell being brandished a “glorified Ben Davies” whilst he was also described as “another version of [Serge] Aurier”.
Transfermarkt currently value the England international at £45m, but it remains to be seen what sort of fee he could command this summer, particularly if he makes the Euro 2020 squad and subsequently plays well.
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