How Twitter reacted to Tottenham being linked with the next Andres Iniesta

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Few Tottenham fans may have been aware of Barcelona starlet Riqui Puig a little over 24 hours ago, but now he is the name on many Spurs fans’ lips.

Spanish newspaper SPORT say that the London club are in pole position to seal a deal for the teenager when his contract expires this summer, with Mauricio Pochettino among his chief admirers at the club.

An attacking minded playmaker in central midfield, Puig has been compared to Andres Iniesta and Philippe Coutinho for his ability to transition play from defence to attack.

As soon as news of Tottenham’s reported interest broke, fans took to Twitter to express their lack of knowledge of his skills or, alternatively, show off what they did know.

Perhaps unsurprisingly as one of La Masia’s top talents, Barcelona fans also reacted to the news with outrage and fury at what they perceived to be mismanagement of one of the brightest talents to come through the ranks at Camp Nou in a decade.

He may be young and lack the huge transfer fee of other players being linked with the Lilywhites this summer, but Puig has certainly got Tottenham fans excited.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to the news:

The highlights reel was already making an appearance…

https://twitter.com/NathanAClark/status/997597777587834890

Yet some had other concerns…

https://twitter.com/coys100/status/997520151305125888

And some confessed that they didn’t have a clue…

https://twitter.com/thfcBG/status/997503860330688512

Whilst others pretended they did…

https://twitter.com/Aurier24i/status/997578100987883520

And experts had their say…

And Barcelona fans certainly weren’t happy…

https://twitter.com/Verttonghen/status/997515557774733312

https://twitter.com/BusquetsLegacy/status/997545938313867266