Here is your Tottenham morning digest on Thursday, March 24.
Spurs ‘interested’ in Cuadrado
Tottenham are reportedly interested in signing Juventus star Juan Cuadrado this summer. The 33-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal, with Spurs rumoured to be monitoring the situation.
Cuadrado is comfortable playing in a variety of positions on the right hand side, including right-back and right-wing back. It’s believed Antonio Conte wants to strengthen in those areas after Spurs were heavily linked with Adama Traore in the January transfer window. According to Italian Journalist Rudy Galetti, Fabio Paritici wants to bring the Colombian to north London.
The Spurs Managing Director of Football held a similar position at Juve when Cuadrado joined the club from Chelsea on an initial loan deal in 2015. The Colombia international has made 260 appearances for the Turin club, scoring 24 goals and notching 58 assists.
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Levy’s ‘strong’ letter to the council
A strong letter of objection from Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy has played its part in delaying Haringey Council's redevelopment proposals in the area.
The council was set to vote on Thursday over whether to approve a major regeneration scheme to build up to 2,929 new homes in a new High Road West development, opposite the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. However, after some late objections, including the comprehensive, three-page letter from Levy, which was sent the day before the meeting, the council's planning officers changed their recommendation from approval to a deferral of the decision in order to give proper consideration to the objections made.
The council members duly voted to defer discussions over the proposal from developers Lendlease until their meeting in June. Levy's detailed letter, which can be found here, makes it very clear that the club believes the proposals for the scheme are not fit for purpose, including an 'unforgivable' lack of jobs created in the area.
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Player ratings for the season thus far
As Tottenham Hotspur reach the final stretch of their season it's worth taking a pause and looking back on what's come before.
Antonio Conte has picked up a fragmented club following the departure of Nuno Espirito Santo and has taken Spurs to fifth place, three points off fourth-placed Arsenal, who have a game in hand. There have been disappointments, certainly in all of the cup competitions they have competed in, and Tottenham’s players have certainly had some mixed performances under their two managers this term.
That mixed nature of the season is reflected in our player ratings for the campaign so far and it's worth noting that our ratings are based on those players' expectations for the season due to previous standards set compared to their current performances, rather than being a tool to compare them with other team-mates.
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