Steven Bergwijn's expected departure from Tottenham Hotspur sums up the desire from the club to move on with the Antonio Conte project even if it means giving up on previous signings.
The Dutchman has plenty of admirers at Spurs, not least Conte, but as soon as the winger made his intention to depart the north London club clear so Tottenham moved on quickly and signed both Richarlison and Ivan Perisic, who can both play in his left-wing role. football.london understands that reports suggesting a fee has been agreed with Ajax for Bergwijn are slightly premature, but the move is expected to go through sooner rather than later with Spurs holding out for a fee as close to the £27million they paid PSV in January 2020 as possible.
The expected departure of the Netherlands international shows that Tottenham are willing to accept what must happen to shape Conte's squad even if it shines a light on their previous recruitment, however recent.
