If reports are true, Paratici could be about to make a costly mistake at Spurs – TBR View

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Tottenham Hotspur continue to frustrate and delight in equal measure at the moment.

As soon as Spurs get a superb victory under their belt, they follow it up with a disappointing defeat.

That said, the makings of a great team under Antonio Conte are certainly there.

However, there’s still a lot of work Conte and Fabio Paratici will need to do in the coming months.

Part of this will include bringing in new players and offloading ones that don’t seem to fit Conte’s plans.

Today, a transfer report doing the rounds claims AC Milan have approached Spurs over Steven Bergwijn.

Gazzetta dello Sport claims the Tottenham winger is keen on a switch to the San Siro.

The Italian outlet also suggests the Rossoneri are ‘well aware’ that Paratici ‘needs’ to move a number of players on.

It was hoped that Bergwijn could’ve turned a corner after his late heroics against Leicester.

However, the 24-year-old remains on the fringes of the Spurs XI and is still getting most of his game time off the bench.

Based on that, it doesn’t seem too surprising that Conte and Paratici are reportedly eager to offload him.

However, if such reports are true, it could prove a mistake for Spurs.

Bergwijn is just 24, so he has plenty of time to turn his career around at Tottenham.

Conte has managed to get the best out of players who were previously on the fringes, like Ryan Sessegnon.

Bergwijn is also versatile – he can play on both wings and has also featurely centrally for Spurs.

The other issue is how much Tottenham are reportedly willing to accept for the Netherlands international.

According to a report from Calciomercato, that fee could be as low as £15million.

Already Tottenham would be making a loss of £12million on Bergwijn, who cost Spurs £27million.

Then, if he flourishes at Milan and his price tag skyrockets, then Spurs would end up looking especially foolish.

Tottenham’s hand in negotiations is fairly strong, with Bergwijn’s contract taking him to 2025.

At the very least, they shouldn’t be willing to offload him for such a low amount.

And writing off his Spurs career at this point seems premature – surely he can go on to fulfil his potential at N17.