billyireland
14 Sep 2004, 01:45 PM
I think it is a fact of reality, Frank Arnesen, who, lest we forget, discovered RvN and Ronaldo among others, hasn't been brought in to sit on his laurels but to seek out and find new talent for the club. He's been doing this, and its only to be expected that the top players will be sold a la RvN, should the right money be offered.
That's dependant. If Spurs turn into what Newcaslte or Liverpool were 2 years ago (able to consistently reach the CL) in a while, and a certain palyer (e.g. Defoe) is the main reason in that, 'the right price' will be unreasonable by most other teams standards. At PSV Arnesen sold top players because the Dutch league isn't top tier and Ronald wanted to go to Barca quite badly, as did Ruud for United.
That's dependant. If Spurs turn into what Newcaslte or Liverpool were 2 years ago (able to consistently reach the CL) in a while, and a certain palyer (e.g. Defoe) is the main reason in that, 'the right price' will be unreasonable by most other teams standards. At PSV Arnesen sold top players because the Dutch league isn't top tier and Ronald wanted to go to Barca quite badly, as did Ruud for United.