Cardiff are ready to do Tottenham a massive favour
Neil Warnock has said a lot of questionable things about Tottenham this season, but the Cardiff boss is about to really help Spurs.
When Tottenham first brought Vincent Janssen to England they hoped he would be a valuable understudy for Harry Kane. It’s clear that things aren’t going to work out that way. Now it appears the Dutch striker may need to head to Wales to get his career back on track.
Frankly, Mauricio Pochettino doesn’t seem to really care where Janssen ends up. The Argentine gaffer has made it abundantly clear that the striker is not a part of his future plans. Fortunately, Neil Warnock has a different opinion of the burly centre forward.
Reports from the Sun claim that Cardiff are threatening to hijack Real Betis’ move for Janssen on Deadline Day. Tottenham aren’t going to fully recoup the fee they paid to bring him to England, but getting £15 million would allow Daniel Levy to safe face. Allegedly, both Betis and Cardiff are willing to shell out that much money to end Janssen’s nightmare in North London.
In some ways, it’s a credit to Tottenham’s transfer committee that any sort of bidding war has emerged for a player who is so blatantly surplus to the club’s requirements. Janssen hasn’t gotten anywhere near the senior squad this season for Spurs. He only recently regained enough fitness to feature for the club’s U23 squad in a handful of fixtures.
In fairness to Janssen, he’s always seemed to be a player who gave his all for the club. Clearly there has been some type of falling out between he and Pochettino, but nothing about his struggles on the pitch ever seemed to be a result of apathy or a lack of work rate. He may not be an animal in training, but when the match starts, he always gives his all.
Perhaps that will be enough to make him a success at a club with more modest goals. Both Cardiff and Betis have aspirations of finishing in the top half of their domestic leagues, but neither will be winning trophies on a regular basis. Buying Janssen for such a modest transfer fee is a decent punt for either club.
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For Tottenham, Janssen’s departure will add a little bit more money to the club’s coffers. Maybe the funds for his sale will help fund a section in Tottenham’s new stadium.