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Tottenham are to offer Aston Villa the choice of Benoit Assou-Ekotto, 29, Scott Parker, 32, Jake Livermore, 23, or Tom Huddlestone, 26, along with £20m in exchange for their 22-year-old Belgium international striker Christian Benteke.
Christian Benteke
What’s the story? Ooooh, nothing whets the appetite like getting someone else’s junk for your star man. Contain your excitement Villa fans, I know this must be like being a kid in a candy shop.
Does it make sense? Parker certainly doesn’t. Huddlestone and Livermore probably don’t because Villa rate Ashley Westwood very highly in the same role. Assou-Ekotto would make the most footballing sense as Villa could definitely do with a left back but whether he’ll put in the work that Lambert requires is debatable for a man who is open with his distaste for his profession.
Is the price right? Villa have apparently set the bar at £25m so this would work with Assou-Ekotto or Huddlestone price wise.
Will it happen? 5/10 – Spurs are the most likely destination for him if he leaves, but I’m not convinced he will leave.
