know we need strikers, and mata is a hot name right now, young enough to grow with the team, but I'm not sure whether this is my usual spurs pessimism coming through, but looks like we are just putting in a bit of a cheeky bid, to force Arsenal's hand, who are doing a Barca in this and other instances, Jagielka comes to mind in trying to get players on the cheap...
know we need strikers, and mata is a hot name right now, young enough to grow with the team, but I'm not sure whether this is my usual spurs pessimism coming through, but looks like we are just putting in a bit of a cheeky bid, to force Arsenal's hand, who are doing a Barca in this and other instances, Jagielka comes to mind in trying to get players on the cheap...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/30/tottenham-hotspur-juan-mata
anyway if he comes I'd be over the moon.. Just need to start getting rid of the dead wood and hold onto modric..