Tottenham Close In on £17m January Move for Huntelaar
by Christian Bailey on October 13th, 2009 391 words | 7 commentsDutchman strongly linked with White Hart Lane move.
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Klass-Jan Huntelaar closer to Tottenham move in January
Reports in Italy today claim that Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is closer to moving to Tottenham after disappointing since his £12 million move to AC Milan.The Dutchman was linked with a move to White Hart Lane in the summer, and his failure to score for Milan this season has further fuelled speculation that he could join Spurs in the January window.
Any such move could see Roman Pavlyuchenko, who has failed to settle under manager Harry Redknapp, move to Italy, while Welsh defender Gareth Bale could also be included in the swap transfer.Bale has also struggled to break into the Spurs side but the Welshman, who can also play in midfielder, is highly regarded.
Huntelaar, nicknamed ‘The Hunter’, was a prolific striker during his days with Ajax and Real Madrid, while with Holland he has scored 14 goals in 25 games. (Telegraph)
The speculation about this potential move is definitely growing but is there really any chance it would happen? It’s true that Roman Pavlyuchenko is likely to leave because there simply isn’t much of a chance he will get a place in the starting eleven any time soon, unless he yearns for a Carling Cup run out, so would Klaas Jan Huntelaar fare much better?
The former Real Madrid man has been something of a flop at the San Siro and there is every chance he will be offloaded sooner rather than later but would Harry take a punt on the £17m rated Dutchman?
We all know how much Harry Redknapp likes to chop and change but his attack is pretty much top notch as it is and any need for a fourth striker could be resolved by bringing in a less expensive luxury player or indeed trying out some of the club’s youthful talents.
Even though many believe such a deal may come to fruition I don’t see it myself. A swap deal would be the only way such a move would make any sense to Tottenham, that way they wouldn’t be splashing the cash on the former Ajax man and would be killing two birds with one stone so to speak, by letting their Russian sub go at the same time and saving themselves a pretty penny.
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anonymous - October 13th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Pav for Hunt? I would rather not as I think it is a pointless straight swap (excluding age) however my biggest concern is Bale’s name cropping in, Pav is worth £14m, Bale will be worth at least that, Hunt is worth about £15m, so if we are losing two to gain 1 we best be getting a good sum on top!
anonymous - October 13th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
If Huntelaar cost 12mil, was a flop, and they want to sell him for 17mil – tell me about it. Pav has done better for us than Huntelaar has for Milan yet is worth less than we paid, not more!
An exchange will put both players in a side that is better suited to their talents but who could Huntelaar displace to get into the starting 11? Keano? Crouch? Just sell Pav to them, get Ruud, and if we can get a good price for Bale let him go to Milan as well.
anonymous - October 14th, 2009 at 1:22 am
any chance we can bring our obika back as the 4th striker?
anonymous - October 14th, 2009 at 11:57 am
hahah harry will quit if u dnt sign him…wat a waste of money, he can only play in the dutch league
anonymous - October 14th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Huntelaar is a quality player and is young too but how someone who cost 12 million then does nothing sees his value increase by 5 million is ridiculous. Can see a swap deal with Pav happening but no way should Bale be part of any deal as he is potentially worth more than either of them!
anonymous - October 15th, 2009 at 1:46 am
Huntelaar is too slow and NOT young, not in Footballing terms. He is 26, older than Ade! He is labeled as fox in box type to hide that he is just rubbish.
He is not fox in box type, he is a sitting duck.
in 300 minutes with Milan he manged to take 8 shots,one on target zero goals. Pipo Inzaghi the old man he was suppose to replace in 370 minutes has taken 17 shots 11 on target and 2 goals. He is not quick in body nor in mind to find free space for himself. Serie A ain’t the Dutch league. PL defenders will close in on him just as fast. Don’t buy into “out of favor” c-rap. That’s just to hide the fact that he has been rubbish and keep his value high.
anonymous - October 29th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
If we can get Huntelaar for Pav its a good deal.If we can get Huntelaar for Pav + 17 milion + Bale,its one of the craziest deals ever!Huntelaar is on paper much better then Pav.But in my opinion is not worth Pav + 17 million and is definatley not worth Pav + 17 million + Bale, one of the hottest prospects in english football!What we shud do is loan out bale to someone like Birmingham wher he will get some first team football and give Pav to Milan and get a good quality striker.COMMON YE SPURS!