Five first team players Tottenham should get rid off this summer.
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5. Kyle Naughton
Spurs fans shudder when they see the 25-year-old’s (yeah, he’s older than you thought) name on the team-sheet. Naughts is a trier but he’s very right-footed and ridiculously poor at left back, where he has been forced to deputise for injury-prone Danny Rose. The crap Kyle, as he’s sometimes known, is a little better on his favoured right flank but offers little going forward and is suspect defensively, as his two errors in the recent win over Southampton demonstrated. Spurs need to get rid and sign at least two new full backs in the summer.
4. Michael Dawson
You’ll never hear a Spurs fan knock the captain’s character; he’s the kind of bloke you’d introduce to your daughter. But it does seem remarkable that the 30-year-old has remained at Spurs so long, particularly when the club allowed Steven Caulker to depart last summer. Daws struggles against speedy or tricky strikers and his favoured diagonal long balls drive the Lane faithful crazy. It’ll be hard to say goodbye but Spurs should look to upgrade in the summer, perhaps by bringing back Caulker.
3. Gylfi Sigurdsson
The Icelandic midfielder is finishing the season strongly, having scored in Spurs’ last two home games. Siggy is clearly a talented player but it’s hard to escape the feeling that he needs to have a team built around him and that isn’t going to happen at Spurs, where Christian Eriksen is likely to occupy the number ten role next season. With Lewis Holtby and Nabil Bentaleb also on the books, Spurs should look to get a good price for Sigurdsson in the summer and reinvest the cash on a genuine winger.
2. Roberto Soldado
Most Spurs fans would like to see the Spaniard given another chance next season in a system that suits his game (no inverted wingers!). But Spurs should learn a lesson from rivals Chelsea, who gave struggling striker Fernando Torres far too many chances to the detriment of the team. It’s possible that Soldado simply isn’t cut out for Premier League football and if Spurs can get a good price for the 28-year-old, they should look to sell this summer and reinvest in a proven Premier League striker. Romelu Lukaku anyone?
1. Aaron Lennon
Like Dawson, Lennon has been at the club for longer than most but the winger, who is still just 26, doesn’t seem to have improved much since his debut at 18. In fact, Lennon’s got worse. The speedster’s final ball has always been erratic but he no longer seems capable of beating his man and one goal and one assist all season suggest the Yorkshireman is offering little, barring his usual work-rate. If Erik Lamela can get back to his best, Spurs may not need to buy a replacement but they should call time on Lennon’s spell at the club, which has gone stagnant.