Mousa Dembele’s comments from one year ago highlight why Tottenham must sell him

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This summer Tottenham Hotspur might lose one of their star players, with Mousa Dembele being linked with a potential exit.

The fan favourite has entered the final year of his current contract and Spurs have so far failed to tie him down. Teams from Italy and China have been linked with the Belgian international and Spurs could cash in now.

For Tottenham to sell a player consistently named the best at the club by his team-mates will no doubt divide opinion. However, his comments from a year ago today highlight just why Spurs should sell him.

“Yeah (I will always be managing my foot injury). But I don’t think there are any footballers playing at 100 percent, without anything wrong.”

 – Mousa Dembele discussing his fitness last summer

Dembele said it himself, he is never going to be 100 percent fit again. His injury record is something to behold. Last season saw Dembele dominate Paul Pogba and leave Juventus chasing shadows in Turin. But, by the end of the campaign, he looked done. His performance in the FA Cup semi-final was poor and again in the World Cup he struggled against France.

Dembele is, unfortunately, a diminishing asset to the Tottenham cause. Daniel Levy and Mauricio Pochettino know that. This might be the final opportunity they have to sell him for a reasonable sum and they have to take it.