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5 Tottenham stars that could be sold in January- How ruthless will Pochettino be?

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07: Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino during the UEFA Champions League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and PFC CSKA Moskva at Wembley Stadium on December 7, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Craig Mercer - CameraSport via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07: Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino during the UEFA Champions League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and PFC CSKA Moskva at Wembley Stadium on December 7, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Craig Mercer - CameraSport via Getty Images) /
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 11: Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur controls the ball during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on December 11, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 11: Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur controls the ball during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on December 11, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images) /

1. Son Heung-Min

This will be the most surprising name on this list for some Spurs fans. He did, after all, have a brilliant patch of form during Harry Kane’s injury absence. Unfortunately, his play outside of that brief run of brilliance has been exceedingly mediocre.

If you don’t believe me, check out how many times he’s been the first player off the pitch in matches lately. Pochettino is clearly growing tired of his inconsistent and ineffective play.

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Some Spurs fans have slated Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli for the club’s offensive issues, but for me, Son is always the most culpable “star.” He is the definition of a luxury player. The Korean attacker is capable of amazing skill with the ball, but contributes almost nothing other than the occasional goal. It’s safe to say Jose Mourinho would hate him.

The good news is that plenty of clubs around Europe need to find capable goal scorers. Pochettino and company can probably convince one of those clubs that Son just doesn’t get the opportunities he’d like because of Harry Kane. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see him sold for a transfer fee in excess of £30 million based on his flashes of quality. If Tottenham get that sort of bid, they should jump at the chance to offload Son.

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