New Spurs' boss Pochettino is reportedly interested in our young left back
An unsurprising bit of transfer gossip this. Since breaking into the first-team at the beginning of the season before last Ben Davies has seen his star rise considerably, and being completely honest I'm amazed there haven't been more teams looking at him. Had Ben been playing for another club he might well have courted attention before now, but either way in the last few days we've seen a marked interest in the media reports that Spurs are readying, or have already put in, a bid of around £8million. Given another young left-back (eighteen-year-old Luke Shaw) has just been sold for £30million to Manchester United, I think £8million is a trifle cheeky!
He's got two years' Premier League experience, a major cup win under his belt (more than can be said for most of the Spurs' squad), and still only twenty-one (he's not twenty-two until April next year) he's still got a lot of improving to do. That means that for me, a fee of £15million would be the starting point for any negotiations from Swansea's point of view. Ok, defensively he did show he's still a bit green around the gills this season but he's obviously a very talented player, and he's also indicated he's got an eye for goal - and let's be honest the last time Spurs bought a young Welsh left-back he ended up turning out alright!
Swansea are still, for now, in the fortunate position of having two good left-backs at their disposal. There have been justified gripes from Taylor's camp regarding first-team football, but despite this it's unlikely the Swans would be keen to sell either. I still believe there's more than enough football at Premier League level for two players of the same position to rotate enough to keep both happy, and the club are likely to play hardball on any negotiations for either player.
Hopefully this doesn't develop beyond an initial inquiry. We don't particularly need the money, we don't need to sell, and the Monk wants as many good players at his disposal in preparation for next season. Look somewhere else, Mauricio!