When Tottenham agreed to loan Harry Winks to Sampdoria last summer, the hope was for him to play regularly with the Serie A side.
The English midfielder wasn’t a part of Antonio Conte’s plans, and therefore needed minutes elsewhere, but an ankle injury killed off his first half of the campaign.
However, after recovering from surgery and returning to the pitch, the Tottenham man has become the big success story of Sampdoria’s poor season, as explained by Samp News 24.
They immediately stated Winks has been ‘the best signing of the season’ for the Italian club, but make it clear his future appears to be far from Genoa.
That means a return to Serie B is on the cards, meaning less money and fewer reasons for the Tottenham loanee to want to stick around, regardless of how much he has enjoyed his time at the club.
Therefore, ‘he will return at the end of the season’ to the London club, but they won’t forget the work he has put in since his recovery, recalling he has ‘never missed a game and has almost never been replaced’.
That’s why it’s a ‘real pity’ that Sampdoria’s situation means they cannot ‘negotiate the renewal of the loan for another season’ or even try and buy him.
