Tottenham Hotspur have already started planning their summer business. There are two reasons why that may feel like not the greatest idea right now: one, Johan Lange is still running football operations; and two, Spurs don’t actually know the division in which they will be playing next season which heavily impacts budget and targets.
Nonetheless, it’s good to at least have a plan, and the silly season rumors have already begun to heat up long in advance of the conclusion of the season and the transfer
window opening. One such rumor that has popped up in the last few days is the name of Marcos Senesi and an apparent link to Spurs. It’s now slightly more than a rumor, as David Orstein of The Athletic, the Ornacle himself, has a report:
Spurs are reportedly the current favorites to sign Argentine center back Senesi – IF they can manage to keep themselves in the Premier League. That’s a big if.
Senesi’s contract at Bournemouth is up at the end of this season, meaning he will enter free agent status in July. He’s therefore started negotiations with several clubs, but Spurs are supposedly the leading contenders. It’s a move that calls into question the status of several players already at Spurs: could Cristian Romero have played his last match for the club? Will Lange take the Micky van de Ven money and run? Will a club come in for Radu Dragusin?
If the answer to the first of those questions was a yes, Senesi would be an intriguing (albeit worse) replacement for Romero. Like his compatriot, Senesi is excellent on the ball, with a very good passing range and the ability to ping a long ball as well. The problem is that he’s not really that great a defender. His positioning has improved this season, but he is often stood up too easily by dribbly attackers and isn’t exactly a dominant aerial presence either. He’s also about to turn 29 (until which time he is 28, of course) so he’s not exactly a long-term investment.
Of course, all of this could (and quite possibly will) be moot come July. Senesi is not interested in playing in the Championship, and has a number of other Premier League clubs vying for his signature. If Spurs go down, Senesi will head to one of those other suitors and not give the Lilywhites a second look.
We have six matches left to see which outcome comes to fruition.
