According to Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham made a concerted effort to sabotage a summer transfer for Vitor Roque.
Spurs signed seven players during the bustling summer transfer window to begin the Ange Postecoglou era.
James Maddison, Guglielmo Vicario, Manor Solomon, Ashley Phillips, Brennan Johnson, Micky van de Ven, and Alejo Veliz were all signed by the team. Additionally, they managed to get Pedro Porro and Dejan Kulusevski permanents.
They also desired to add a defender, but they were unable to reach an agreement with one in time for the deadline.
Romano now says that Tottenham attempted to sign Vitor Roque of Barcelona, another excellent player.
He discloses that Spurs made a valiant effort to sabotage the agreement for the Brazilian beauty.
In his remarks to the Kick, he said:
“He’s not bad. Trust me. Vitor Roque is a special player.”
“Barca did a big fight to sign Vitor Roque. Many clubs wanted Vitor Roque.”
“Behind the scenes, Tottenham tried until the end of the story with Barcelona, ’til they signed the final page of the contract to hijack the deal.”
“Tottenham were there and Tottenham were really strong and serious on that opportunity. Also other clubs wanted Vitor Roque.”
This was previously made public a few months ago by the player’s agent.
He disclosed that Tottenham placed a proposal for the Brazilian sensation that was almost close to €100 million.
But even with the English team’s tempting offers, Roque was dead set on moving to Barcelona.
In recent years, Vitor Roque has become one of the most highly regarded attacking players in Brazilian football.
He has made 45 appearances in all competitions this season, contributing to an amazing total of 21 goals and 8 assists.
In a related development:
Two early spot kicks were given to Spurs during their November 26 2-1 loss. The first happened immediately before Diego Carlos elbowed Bryan Gil in the face when the ball struck Ezri Konsa in the arm. However, neither call was authorised because it was unclear whether VAR was actually in use (Sky Sports).
Even while Sky Sports analyst Robinson believes that if the circumstances had been different, neither of the Villa calls would have been overturned, he is sick of having to talk about the same “boring” topics every week. In addition, Robinson claims that referees are now “afraid” to call calls on the pitch.
“Honestly, I’m so tired of talking about officials and VAR,” Robinson stated in an exclusive interview with Tottenham News. It is absurd. Had the two decisions made by Spurs been made on the pitch, they would not have been reversed.
“That is the future we are heading towards, a world in which referees are scared to call a play because they are aware that VAR is there as a safety net, but we may not be doing that correctly.
“The officiating in this country has been poor, and it’s getting worse. The way that VAR is implemented, there’s far too many people involved, there’s far too many voices. Let one person speak, let one person tell the referee there might be something he needs to look at.
“The referee on the field, let him then go and look at the monitor and only him watch it. Nobody speak to him, just let him watch it and let him make a decision. Because there’s far too many people becoming involved and I think that was the case with Spurs and Villa at the weekend.
“We’re not sure what we can and can’t overturn, what we can and can’t interfere with, and the whole thing is honestly becoming a farce. Every single week we talk about it. It’s not going anywhere, it’s in to stay, but it has to be regulated and used in a sensible way.
“I, like however many hundreds of thousands of fans up and down the country, am bored with it, it’s boring, and it’s the same stuff every week. They’ve even got their own show on the television. I don’t even like it but I watch it just to find out what they’re saying.
“It’s ridiculous. And then they’re bringing in sin bins as well aren’t they? We can’t even get the referees right on the field and now we’re bringing in another rule with sin bins which is obviously going to be implemented at the higher level.
“I’m not so sure they’ve thought that one through because what is it? You get down to eight a side and then the match is abandoned? That’ll be an interesting one.”
The debate seems to have escalated to the point where officials are giving in to pressure and the problems are getting worse rather than better, regardless of the merits or shortcomings of VAR or officiating standards.
Though streamlining the procedure as much as possible would seem most rational, so many adjustments are made in the other direction that very few people are satisfied with the outcome. This is due to the fact that VARs tend to focus on minor transgressions while ignoring clear errors.
One cannot please everyone while making decisions since decisions are inherently subjective. Every move made by Tottenham is being closely examined in the intensely debated argument that has reached a fever pitch. However, Carlos’ elbow at the weekend in particular appeared like a fairly blatant error that went unpunished as Tottenham’s losing skid extended to three games.
