L’Equipe, like many European sport newspapers, hold Daniel Levy in contempt much of the time.
Tottenham’s tough guy chief simply won’t let his club lose out on a penny of a transfer fee wherever possible and whilst that has caused frustration for fans at times, it’s almost certainly a big reason reason players including Kane and Eriksen are still at the club.
When the approach can seem a little strong is for a player Tottenham really don’t see a future for, and that’s the case with Georges-Kevin Nkoudou.
The 20 year old had a difficult transfer to Spurs and never got the chance to show all the effort and hard talks had been worth it. A loan to Burnley last season didn’t do enough to bring in a queue of buyers ready to fight and now it’s only really clubs looking for a gamble option who seem keen.
Nkoudou is just one of several options for Sevilla and they’re not going to pay over the odds for a rental period.