Tottenham eyeing Andy Robertson swoop from Liverpool with desire among all parties to get transfer over the line.
Liverpool’s Andrew Robertson is being pursued by Tottenham. With just five months left on his contract, the Premier League winners are willing to let the seasoned left-back depart.
Robertson’s desire to resolve his long-term future as quickly as possible is respected by Liverpool. As Thomas Frank struggles with significant availability concerns at Spurs, everyone wants to finalise a deal as soon as possible.
Ben Davies’ season-ending ankle fracture has cost his squad both leadership and an experienced left-back, where Djed Spence has been playing lately.
Robertson’s track record of success is another draw for Spurs. The Scotland international has won two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FA Cup, and two Carabao Cups since joining Liverpool from Hull in 2017.
Spurs signed 19-year-old Brazilian Souza from Santos on Thursday, but Destiny Udogie remains the only Premier League-proven left-back substitute for Spence.
Frank highlighted Conor Gallagher’s leadership abilities when he signed him this month, and the head coach believes Robertson might be more helpful in that area.
Atlético Madrid had interest in Robertson throughout the summer, but a move never happened. The 31-year-old, who will captain Scotland at the World Cup, is keen to make the most of his playing time. Milos Kerkez has challenged him at Liverpool after he was virtually constant during the team’s championship victory the previous season.
Robertson will leave a team that has drawn their last four Premier League games if he leaves, but Arne Slot claims he has found joy in a season that was more harder than his first.
Liverpool, who play Bournemouth on Saturday, are currently in fourth place, 14 points behind Arsenal, after losing six league games. They only suffered four losses in the previous season. Injuries and Slot’s attempt to incorporate four new players have been issues.
“I do enjoy it – but I do enjoy winning,” Slot said. “Winning is the one you enjoy most. The second thing is making players better. The third thing and the nice part of the job is being creative and getting a gameplan with the players you have available and make it as difficult as you can for the opposition … Maybe you enjoy winning a little bit more when you have been losing. We have felt the pain and hurt of losing so we are enjoying it.”