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According to The Daily Mail, Tottenham Hotspur are considering making a January move for Norwich City right-back Max Aarons, and it would be the ultimate blow to the frozen-out Kyle Walker-Peters.
What’s the word, then?
Well, The Daily Mail report that Spurs want to strengthen in that particular position in the New Year, and it isn’t too surprising given Walker-Peters, Moussa Sissoko, Davinson Sanchez and Serge Aurier have all played there this season, with varying degrees of success.
The latter in particular has struggled from a defensive point of view, and was quite frankly shocking during the 7-2 humiliation against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, picking up a 2/10 rating from Football London.
Now it appears as though Mauricio Pochettino wants a proper replacement for Kieran Trippier following his summer exit, which seemingly means Aurier and Walker-Peters aren’t considered up to the task.
Meanwhile, Aarons has started seven of Norwich’s top flight games in 2019/20, missing the other two through injury.
Fall of KWP
When the 22-year-old started Tottenham’s first three Premier League matches of the season, it seemed as though it was finally going to be his time to shine in the first team.
However, injury hit in the third of those appearances against Newcastle United, and he has only played once since – in the EFL Cup loss against League Two Colchester United.
To show just how far he has fallen down the pecking order, he hasn’t even been named in the matchday squad for their previous six Premier League fixtures as well as two in the Champions League, as he has ultimately become completely frozen out.
The fact that someone as error-prone as Aurier being in front of him is bad enough, but if Pochettino brings in a 19-year-old it would surely deal the ultimate blow to him, and potentially bring his Tottenham career to an end.
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