“Spurs only want to sell”: Agent reveals transfer frustration of outcast Janssen

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Vincent Janssen’s agent says his client’s priority is to start playing football again, but Tottenham will only consider an outright sale.

Vincent Janssen

The 24-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Fenerbahce, hasn’t featured at all for the north London club this season due to a combination of injury problems and not being in the plans of manager Mauricio Pochettino.

His agent, Patrick van Diemen, admitted that Janssen’s future lies away from White Hart Lane, but showed his frustration at potential moves falling through with just days to go until the January transfer window closes.

“They only want to sell Janssen, because he is no longer in the plans of the club,” Van Diemen told Omroep Brabant. 

“Clubs do come forward, but it doesn’t actually become concrete. The most important thing now is that Janssen will play again.”

Spurs signed the Dutchman for £17 million from AZ Alkmaar in the summer of 2016, but he has failed to make an impact, scoring just six goals in 39 appearances.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.