Regardless of who comes in at Tottenham to replace José Mourinho, it appears Erik Lamela’s time at Tottenham is coming to an end.
Struggling to get regular minutes under the Portuguese manager, the former AS Roma star didn’t fare any better with Ryan Mason in charge, and an exit, with a contract expiring in 2022, seems likely.
A return to Italy has been widely touted, and while a move back to his old club seems out of the question with Mourinho set to take over, Napoli could welcome him with open arms.
Corriere dello Sport, who ran a story on him on Wednesday, continue to push it on Thursday, explaining the Argentine could be a ‘tempting opportunity’ for the Serie A side.
With his future ‘now clear’, it’s explained Tottenham ‘will do little to keep him’, meaning Napoli could ‘profit’ from their reluctance to keep the 29-year-old around.
It’s, however, worth pointing out that Vincenzo Morabito, an intermediary in Italy, claimed Lamela ‘wasn’t for sale right now’, with Spurs needing to sort out the Harry Kane problem first.
Despite this, logic would suggest a player who is one year off the end of his contract and averaged around 40 minutes per appearance this season wouldn’t be high on the list of footballers Tottenham would want to keep.
