Tottenham legend has his say on Pochettino’s summer business
Tottenham went largely under-the-radar throughout the majority of the transfer window, before rearing their heads on Deadline Day to leave Ronald Koeman and Everton spitting feathers over their move for Moussa Sissoko.
Key additions in Vincent Janssen and Victor Wanyama were sealed well before the start of the new Premier League season, whilst the protracted negotiations over their move for Marsielle’s Georges-Kevin N’Koudou were finally resolved on Wednesday.
The signing which stole all the headlines, however, was their last gasp move for Newcastle and France attacking midfielder, Moussa Sissoko, who snubbed a move, which appeared to be all but announced, to Everton in favour of a switch to the North London side.
The addition of the 27-year-old has split opinion, but how has the window as a whole gone down amongst the White Hart Lane faithful? There’s only one place to look for such an answer, Twitter, here are the best, and the worst, reactions to Pochettino’s summer work:
Spurs legend, Ledley King was more than impressed with his former club’s dealings:
Great additions to the club.Our squad is looking very strong. Pace,power,flair #Coys
— Ledley King (@LedleyKing) September 1, 2016
The former chairman in N17 wanted to reassure fans on Deadline Day that no last minute knee jerk deals would happen under Daniel Levy:
The chairman is not the type to make last minute knee jerk deals . https://t.co/dfGtsiKGAk
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) August 31, 2016
That was, until, this happened:
Sissoko last minute .com … I wrote about Spurs making an enquiry on Monday (that's late to get it done) and clinched with 3 mins to spare
— John Cross (@johncrossmirror) September 1, 2016
However, the move for the controversial winger, along with other additions, pleased many Spurs fans:
DEMBELE, WANYAMA, SISSOKO, DIER… Now that's a powerful midfield… Beast Mode… #THFC #COYS
— Pavan Kalyanpur (@kpkumar153) September 1, 2016
Sissoko has the power and pace to change a game & create from nothing. We've lacked that type of player #coys
— Ⓜ️ichael (@michaeltech100) September 1, 2016
Another fan was happy that they had landed the right St James’ Park wantaway:
https://twitter.com/Born_Free_Jo/status/771294149601550337
Some, however, do not see the French international as the right fit at the Lane, and are fuming that the club have spent well over the odds:
https://twitter.com/tehTrunk/status/770648003359150080
When I wake up and find out that signing Sissoko for 30m wasn’t a dream pic.twitter.com/0BtrLFP5Pi
— toby. (@Tobes_McGobes44) September 1, 2016
We payed £30 million for Sissoko?! You have to be having a laugh #COYS #DeadlineDay
— JΛDelaide (@JADelaideX) September 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/MethodMoran/status/771299755116879873
It seems that the dealings by Mr. Levy & Co. have left many fans frustrated, but you can’t please everyone:
Frustrating (Spurs)
Like every other window— Jas (@jimmy4spurs) September 1, 2016
Terrible transfer window from spurs. Poor signings at stupid prices. Sissoko for 30mil is nothing short of a joke.
— Danny Matthews (@DannyJames01) September 1, 2016
One fan stood out from the rest though, an accurate assessment and I think everyone will agree it is time to just sit back and watch the season unfold:
Overpriced? Probably. Needed? Yes. Could’ve spent that money earlier in the window? Sure.
Thinks it’s time to get back to supporting Spurs.
— Lee Hunt (@LeeHunt1882) August 31, 2016