da dobrowin： Tottenham’s summer transfer business was dominated by the eventually unsuccessful attempt to prise Saido Berahino away from West Brom, with the North Londoners thought to be ready to rekindle their interest in January.
da betsul： Over the last couple of months, the versatile attacker has fallen down the pecking order at The Hawthorns and suffered disciplinary issues that suggest that the Baggies could well be best off by selling the troubled star.
However, six months is a long time in football and Mauricio Pochettino and the powers that be at White Hart Lane should give careful consideration over whether a return for Berahino serves the greater good.
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The major concern when Spurs failed to land the Burundi-born attacker was a lack of options in the centre forward role, with an over-reliance on Harry Kane painstakingly apparent.
While this issue remains and is one that the North London club will surely look to address over the next month, it is not as pertinent as initially thought.
A host of other players in Pochettino’s ranks have shown that they can do a job as the furthest man forward, with Nacer Chadli, Son Heung-min and the now injured Clinton N’jie all less than ideal but competent options.
Berahino may well be more suited to playing through the middle than the afore-mentioned trio, but in most games Kane is always going to get the nod ahead of him if he was to move to White Hart Lane.
The West Brom attacker is versatile enough to play in any of the three attacking midfield roles in Spurs’ 4-2-3-1 system, but again it remains to be seen just how much football he would receive if moving to Tottenham.
The trio previously touted are back-up options to Pochettino’s favourites of Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and Erik Lamela, with Alex Pritchard also returning from injury and Andros Townsend and Josh Onomah in consideration too.
As such, there is a growing case to suggest that Tottenham really do not need Berahino and as such should abandon a potentially costly and time-consuming mission this January to land him.
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A swap deal with Townsend is being touted, but is having a new signing with a seemingly questionable character an ideal addition to a Spurs unit that is looking to be pulling in the same direction for the first time in the recent memory a wise move?
Although Pochettino will look to address the over-reliance on Kane, find an out-and-out number nine to join the squad seems like a more sensible option than bringing Berahino into the group.
Tottenham are flying high currently and in the top four at the turn of the year; the last thing they need is something or someone who is going to upset the applecart and play a negative impact on the collective positive vibe.
Given the expense of a potential transfer fee and issues dealing with West Brom from the summer, Spurs would be advised to turn their attention elsewhere and forget about Berahino.
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