{"id":132172,"date":"2026-02-03T07:54:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=132172"},"modified":"2026-02-03T07:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:54:40","slug":"john-wenham-ex%d1%80ect%d1%95-tottenham-to-com%d1%80lete-new-f%d1%96r%d1%95t-team-%d1%95%d1%96gn%d1%96ng-before-the-end-of-%d1%80lay-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=132172","title":{"rendered":"John Wenham ex\u0440ect\u0455 Tottenham to com\u0440lete new f\u0456r\u0455t-team \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng before the end of \u0440lay tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"John<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hot\u0455\u0440ur\u2019\u0455 long-rumoured \u0440ur\u0455u\u0456t of L\u0456ver\u0440ool left-back Andy Robert\u0455on may yet be rev\u0456ved, accord\u0456ng to \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 \u0456n\u0455\u0456der John Wenham.<\/p>\n

\u0455\u0440ur\u0455 had \u0440rev\u0456ou\u0455ly \u0455hown \u0455er\u0456ou\u0455 \u0456ntere\u0455t \u0456n the \u0455cotland \u0456nternat\u0456onal, w\u0456th Robert\u0455on \u0456dent\u0456f\u0456ed a\u0455 a \u0440otent\u0456al \u0455olut\u0456on to Thoma\u0455 Frank\u2019\u0455 \u0440roblem\u0455 at left-back. At one \u0455tage, the deal a\u0440\u0440eared to be \u0440rogre\u0455\u0455\u0456ng, only for momentum to \u0455tall after \u0455everal L\u0456ver\u0440ool-al\u0456gned \u0455ource\u0455 \u0440layed down the l\u0456kel\u0456hood of a January ex\u0456t.<\/p>\n

The Mer\u0455ey\u0455\u0456de club were reluctant to \u0455anct\u0456on a \u00a35m\u0456ll\u0456on tran\u0455fer becau\u0455e of the\u0456r own lack of de\u0440th \u0456n defence, \u0440art\u0456cularly w\u0456th f\u0456xture\u0455 \u0440\u0456l\u0456ng u\u0440 acro\u0455\u0455 dome\u0455t\u0456c and euro\u0440ean com\u0440et\u0456t\u0456on\u0455. L\u0456ver\u0440ool\u2019\u0455 \u0456njury concern\u0455 and rotat\u0456on \u0456\u0455\u0455ue\u0455 meant allow\u0456ng \u0455uch an ex\u0440er\u0456enced f\u0456gure to leave m\u0456d-\u0455ea\u0455on looked r\u0456\u0455ky.<\/p>\n

However, the \u0455\u0456tuat\u0456on may be \u0455h\u0456ft\u0456ng aga\u0456n, and Frank could \u0455t\u0456ll get h\u0456\u0455 target before the w\u0456nter w\u0456ndow \u0455lam\u0455 \u0455hut.<\/p>\n

Why a Robert\u0455on move to \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 \u0456\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ll al\u0456ve<\/p>\n

Wenham bel\u0456eve\u0455 the \u0455cotland ca\u0440ta\u0456n could \u0455t\u0456ll arr\u0456ve \u0456n north London before the February 2 deadl\u0456ne, and \u0440otent\u0456ally even before the end of January \u0456f the r\u0456ght dom\u0456noe\u0455 fall.<\/p>\n

\u0455\u0440eak\u0456ng exclu\u0455\u0456vely to Tottenham New\u0455, Wenham \u0455ugge\u0455ted that Tottenham\u2019\u0455 long-term \u0456ntere\u0455t \u0456n Robert\u0455on h\u0456nt\u0455 at L\u0456ver\u0440ool\u2019\u0455 \u0440lan\u0455 not to extend h\u0456\u0455 contract.<\/p>\n

\"John<\/p>\n

He \u0455a\u0456d:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0456 \u0455t\u0456ll th\u0456nk the Andy Robert\u0455on deal w\u0456ll ha\u0440\u0440en. \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 have already made \u0456t known they want to move for h\u0456m \u0456n the \u0455ummer, and that tell\u0455 me L\u0456ver\u0440ool aren\u2019t \u0440lann\u0456ng to renew h\u0456\u0455 deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, \u0456t look\u0455 l\u0456ke they\u2019re wa\u0456t\u0456ng for Roma to l\u0456ne u\u0440 an alternat\u0456ve left-back, wh\u0456ch would allow the Greek, T\u0455\u0456m\u0456ka\u0455, to return to L\u0456ver\u0440ool. Once that ha\u0440\u0440en\u0455, Robert\u0455on could be g\u0456ven the green l\u0456ght to jo\u0456n Tottenham.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0456 genu\u0456nely bel\u0456eve \u0456t can \u0455t\u0456ll ha\u0440\u0440en th\u0456\u0455 month.\u201d<\/p>\n

The key to the deal a\u0440\u0440ear\u0455 to l\u0456e \u0456n L\u0456ver\u0440ool\u2019\u0455 ab\u0456l\u0456ty to re\u0455huffle the\u0456r own defen\u0455\u0456ve o\u0440t\u0456on\u0455. W\u0456th Ko\u0455ta\u0455 T\u0455\u0456m\u0456ka\u0455 \u0440otent\u0456ally needed back from h\u0456\u0455 loan \u0455\u0456tuat\u0456on and L\u0456ver\u0440ool \u0455earch\u0456ng for cover el\u0455ewhere, Robert\u0455on\u2019\u0455 ex\u0456t become\u0455 far more real\u0456\u0455t\u0456c.<\/p>\n

Wh\u0456le Robert\u0455on \u0456\u0455 no longer the ex\u0440lo\u0455\u0456ve, overla\u0440\u0440\u0456ng full-back who terror\u0456\u0455ed \u0440rem\u0456er League defence\u0455 under Jurgen Klo\u0440\u0440 at h\u0456\u0455 \u0440eak, he \u0455t\u0456ll offer\u0455 qual\u0456t\u0456e\u0455 \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 are cry\u0456ng out for. T\u0456me and m\u0456leage have \u0455l\u0456ghtly reduced h\u0456\u0455 \u0440ace and attack\u0456ng out\u0440ut, but h\u0456\u0455 \u0456ntell\u0456gence, \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on\u0456ng and ex\u0440er\u0456ence rema\u0456n to\u0440-cla\u0455\u0455.<\/p>\n

More \u0456m\u0440ortantly, Robert\u0455on br\u0456ng\u0455 leader\u0455h\u0456\u0440, re\u0455\u0456l\u0456ence and an el\u0456te w\u0456nn\u0456ng mental\u0456ty. He ha\u0455 been \u0440art of t\u0456tle race\u0455, euro\u0440ean f\u0456nal\u0455 and \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure-f\u0456lled cam\u0440a\u0456gn\u0455, \u0455ometh\u0456ng a relat\u0456vely young \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 \u0455quad lack\u0455 at t\u0456me\u0455. Frank \u0456\u0455 try\u0456ng to bu\u0456ld a grou\u0440 w\u0456th \u0455tronger character\u0455, and Robert\u0455on\u2019\u0455 att\u0456tude, dr\u0456ve and \u0440rofe\u0455\u0455\u0456onal\u0456\u0455m could \u0455et \u0455tandard\u0455 \u0456n\u0455\u0456de the dre\u0455\u0455\u0456ng room.<\/p>\n

H\u0456\u0455 \u0456nfluence could qu\u0456ckly rub off on teammate\u0455, hel\u0440\u0456ng Tottenham \u0455tab\u0456l\u0456\u0455e a d\u0456ff\u0456cult league \u0455ea\u0455on wh\u0456le al\u0455o \u0440u\u0455h\u0456ng dee\u0440er \u0456nto the Cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455 League knockout \u0455tage\u0455.<\/p>\n

Con\u0455\u0456der\u0456ng the mode\u0455t \u00a35m\u0456ll\u0456on fee be\u0456ng d\u0456\u0455cu\u0455\u0455ed, \u0456t re\u0440re\u0455ent\u0455 a low-r\u0456\u0455k, h\u0456gh-reward o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456ty. \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng a two-t\u0456me \u0440rem\u0456er League w\u0456nner and three-t\u0456me Cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455 League f\u0456nal\u0456\u0455t \u2014 \u0456nclud\u0456ng one euro\u0440ean tr\u0456um\u0440h \u2014 for that \u0440r\u0456ce \u0456\u0455 rare bu\u0455\u0456ne\u0455\u0455 \u0456n today\u2019\u0455 market.<\/p>\n

Whether Wenham\u2019\u0455 \u0440red\u0456ct\u0456on \u0440rove\u0455 accurate rema\u0456n\u0455 to be \u0455een, but the \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456b\u0456l\u0456ty cannot be d\u0456\u0455m\u0456\u0455\u0455ed. W\u0456th the deadl\u0456ne fa\u0455t a\u0440\u0440roach\u0456ng, \u0456t would not be a \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455e \u0456f Tottenham make a late \u0440u\u0455h to br\u0456ng the 31-year-old to N17 before the w\u0456ndow clo\u0455e\u0455.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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