Now of course the league’s most jolly coach wasn’t going to come out with “Sure sure, we’re selling Carrick to anyone who hands me a pack of prawn cocktail crisps”, but Tottenham supporters will be hoping that this is more of that famed Dutch honesty at play rather than damage control – which would mean the ball is firmly in Carrick’s court.
It would be a shame, ironic and pretty much in line with the last 10 years of the North London rilvary that Thierry Henry displayed an incredible amount of loyalty for Arsenal, only for Tottenham’s key’s man to bugger off.