Benoit Assou-Ekottoâs wages demands are preventing a move to QPR or Palace by Dan Kilpatrick - October 31, 2014 4:00 am London duo want Cameroonian. But he doesnât want a pay-cut. Benoit Assou-Ekottoâs status at Tottenham is a bit of a mystery and the journalists who regularly cover Spurs are apparently disinterested in the status of our second longest-serving player. The Cameroonian is clearly still employed by Spurs â his contract expires at the end of this season and heâs still listed as a first team player on the official site â but not a single person connected with the club has mentioned the 30-year-old all season and he wasnât named in our Premier League or Europa League squads. Last we heard of Benny, he had failed to report back to Hotspur Way with our other World Cup participants and was training alone in France. In short, he was in exile; fit, but barred from training with the first team. Now the Mirror brings a bit of info, claiming Assou-Ekotto has been told he can leave Spurs on a free transfer. Most of us could have guessed that. We might have also guessed that the left backâs wage demands are apparently preventing a move, with both QPR and Crystal Palace unwilling to match his £40,000-a-week salary. Spurs now fear the defender could see out the remaining seven months of his contract. If itâs true that Benny is refusing to join QPR or Palace on a free, itâs a shame and proves the bloke is far more interested in money than, you know, actually doing something. But Spurs still have the option of finding out what QPR or Palace would pay, and then subsidising the difference for the rest of the year, or sending Assou-Ekotto out on a six-month loan in January, whilst continuing to pay a percentage of his wages. Both these options would get rid of Benny and save us cash, which would probably be best for everyone.
One or two little problems with that column! Firstly, even we wouldn't sign anyone at the start of November & pay their wages knowing that he couldn't play for us until January. Secondly, in the past two weeks the popularity rating of HR has improved with supporters (not with me, but there you go) so why would he throw that all away by signing the one person who made Bosingwa look like a Rangers man? Thirdly, we would reject paying an international £40k per week. Why, would that be less than our minimum wage? Lastly. Tottenham, keep him, your more than welcome to him!
We already have two better quality left backs in Yun Suk Young and Traore, both undoubtedly more committed.
Don't forget me..... I am a better left back and far more committed than BAE....... And Arry has told me that I am only 130,076 th on the list to play on Saturday! (But cleaning my boots just in case)
BAE = Bizarre ageing egomaniac. If that happened, we'll all meet at the Bok with our pitchforks and torches and storm the C club. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o0FfYS4bLLs/UUIUyBmsipI/AAAAAAAAIpg/HsDEu8riVaw/s400/mob.jpg
What a load of garbage, written by a Spurs fan with too much time on his hands...... Let him stay at Spurs and bleed them dry for the rest of his contract and then he can disappear up his own ego....
When he came to us you could see this player had class. But there was always what is the catch. He turned out to be a nutter with a terrible attitude. It is shame he would be great addition to the squad.
I don't think LB is a problem area for us. Also, we showed some resolve on deadline day that we won't be held for ransom on wages. Possibly BAE's talent is preventing a move to Real Madrid would be just as relevant.
I think he was found out too often last season and he basically has burned his bridges with the supporters, even Harry isn't daft enough to still want him, no matter how 'trific' he thinks he is...
Agree, but wasnt he one of Arrys right sorts?!!!!!!! what a joke. Like you a couple of decent performances does not change my opinion of HR one iota
