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A great bit of business

July 9, 2009 By mabbs 8 Comments

Didier ZokoraIt looks like we’ve managed to get around £8m out of Sevilla for Didier Zokora. As much as I liked the guy, this has to be one of the best pieces of business I’ve seen Spurs pull off.

He’s been with us 3 years and was supposedly going to fill the void left by Michael Carrick but that just never happened. No matter how much of a nice guy he is, his contribution on the pitch has been nothing more than average in his time at Tottenham.

I first saw Zokora play in a pre season friendly at the Lane against Spanish outfit Real Sociedad. He looked quite promising in that game. Nothing outstanding but fairly solid and assured on the ball and I thought he’s only going to improve from here. The problem is, he never did.

It’s a shame we couldn’t have kept Zokora’s attitude and shoved it in Huddlestone or Jenas, both players with a lot of talent but very little heart. It’s such a shame Didier didn’t have a bit more about him on the field.

As soon as Harry brought in Wilson Palacios, the writing was on the wall for Zokora. I thought he’d be shipped out somewhere for around £3m but to get £8m has really astounded me. Let’s hope the cash is redistributed in the right way.

Filed Under: News, Transfer Stuff Tagged With: 3m, huddlestone, michael carrick, nice guy, real sociedad, sevilla, wilson palacios, zokora

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  1. solomon says

    July 9, 2009 at 8:40 am

    Well its a start lets hope more of the same to follow It is needed

  2. Shannon says

    July 9, 2009 at 8:51 am

    Blah blah blah

  3. Chaz says

    July 9, 2009 at 8:55 am

    Get on!! We just need a decent left winger & a tall / powerfull Striker

  4. Danny says

    July 9, 2009 at 9:24 am

    I’m also surprised at the price tag. Maybe we will get £16 million for Bent as well!!

  5. Harry enfield says

    July 9, 2009 at 9:49 am

    if zokora is sold at 8-9 mill….
    what does it mean in price to buy a player who is a quality talent .now.?..

  6. Jim says

    July 9, 2009 at 10:16 am

    shipped somewhere for 3 million???
    you’re an idiot

  7. jacko says

    July 9, 2009 at 11:43 am

    In my view there are far worse players than Zokora at Spurs, and definitely many who are far more unmotivated and lazy. I bet Seville will get more out of Zokora than Spurs did – and I bet the £8m will not buy us a better player than Zakora in today’s market. Great piece of business? We’ll see.

  8. Shannon says

    July 9, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    Didier Zokora will be playing in the Champions League next season. He was Seville’s top target for the off-season. Much as I love Spurs, most people would see that as a move up for Zokora. Put another way: I’m astounded at your stupidity.

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