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Good morning.

The source is Caughtoffside.com and their suggestion is that Benoit Assou-Ekotto is wanted, enquiries made etc by Chelsea football club to us, Tottenham Hotsour football club about purchasing him for rumoured £10m.

Factors at play here are pretty straightforward.

Benny won much respect/sent shivers down a few spines with his public admission that football was just a job. Despite it being 2012, the world is still swimming with naive fans who like to see a bit badge kissing and actually believe the players remotely mean it.

Ashley Cole has reportedly been told that he won’t be getting a fat new contract and has as a response reportedly said he’ll pick up his boots and leave Second Hand Fridge when the window reopens in January.

But is this true?

Who knows.

Would it work? Well, I’d be surprised if Chelsea went for Benny. Yes, he’s Premiership house trained, but is he a typical Chelsea pick? I think not. He’s not solid enough, not uniform enough and I can see them seeing him as a bit flaky.

If we get offered £10m should we sell him to them? My first reaction is that I can’t see anyone else giving us anywhere near the same figure for him in this lifetime. Not a chance. My second reaction is that while I prefer Jan at left back, if we get an injury in one of the 27 competitions the boss wants us to participate fully in and win; then that £10m isn’t really going to help us too much.

What will happen then is Dawson gets wheeled out as the cash dissolves into the ether. So in conclusion it’s a thanks but no thanks from me.

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  • Caterham7 says:

    Keep Benny and sell-em Walker!

    Kaboul – Gallas – Caulker – Vertonghen

    Naughton backs up both FBs and Dawson the CBs.

  • Boon says:

    Well, if Chelsea want Benny, and Levy playing hard to get, and force Roman to pay 17+ million quid for Benny, then yes! I rate Benny, he’s good, but I think AVB wants very good attacking full-backs, not merely good. I don’t think Benny’s as good as Cole, although he’s not that far off. Plus he’s 29 years old now, hardly the age profile that Chelsea’s looking for long-term, so it’s like selling a player who in a few years time is going to be a liability to a rival club. With the cash, Spurs can get someone of genuine attacking quality, or at least young, talented with loads of potential.

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