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da bet vitoria： Tottenham Hotspur could sell Danny Rose this summer.
This is what numerous media outlets are reporting and, quite frankly, Spurs fans are absolutely furious.
The left-back, signed from Leeds United in 2007, has grown up in front of them. From his debut screamer against Arsenal to his participation in the club’s run to their first ever Champions League final, Rose has been through an awful lot during his time in north London.
He even asked to leave, and then took a brave stand by admitting to mental health issues, while constantly championing the cause of black footballers in the face of unspeakable racism, particularly while on England duty.
He was perhaps the best left-back in the league earlier in his Spurs career and formed a fearsome tandem with Kyle Walker on the other flank prior to the latter’s departure to Manchester City. He then recaptured some of that magic last season.
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And so there is a hashtag: #DontsellDannyRose, one that was created earlier this month and has spiked once again in light of his omission from Tottenham’s pre-season tour in Asia.
Spurs fans want him to stay but the cards appear to be on the table, the river against them; Ben Davies, his deputy, signed a new contract last week and the links with Ryan Sessegnon, a full-back who can also play as a left winger, just won’t go away.
And that’s okay.
For months now, Spurs fans have been calling for the board to back Mauricio Pochettino after two fallow transfer windows.
Tanguy Ndombele came into the club for a record fee, while Jack Clarke came in and then rejoined Leeds United on loan.
But backing the manager doesn’t just come down to signing players. It also comes down to sanctioning sales, to undertaking “painful” rebuilds, as Pochettino alluded to.
To say, on the one hand, you are happy with Ndombele’s signing but then turn around and cry foul when Rose could potentially leave is hypocrisy of the highest order.
Now, of course, fans form an emotional attachment with players. It’s only natural, particularly when that one player burst onto the scene by scoring an absolute scorcher in a local derby. Rose is a cult hero at Spurs and one can understand why; he’s open, he’s honest, he’s everything modern footballers aren’t. He speaks his mind and is beloved for it.
But that can’t cloud reason.
Pochettino has always appeared to have a clear vision of what he wants to build at Spurs and fans, by and large, have bought into it. How could they not? Tottenham, a mid-table team in the 90s and early 2000s, are now perennial top-four finishers and reached the Champions League final last season for the first time in their history.
The former Southampton boss hasn’t done that through sheer luck; he’s been decisive and he’s been ruthless when he has needed to be.
Take a look back at the likes of Mousa Dembele, Ryan Mason and Aaron Lennon. All three were beloved by the fans in north London. All three were moved on at the right time.
Pochettino may well have spotted a weakness in Rose’s game, a flaw he believes is only going to get worse. Fans on Twitter simply don’t know.
If you want Spurs to reach finals, to win trophies and to become Premier League champions, eventually, then you have to buy into the manager’s vision.
And if that includes #sellingDannyRose, then so be it.