May have been posted in this mega- thread that grows ten pages in an hour, apologies if so.
Serge Aurier released outright by Spurs by mutual agreement. Down to the fourth option on the depth chart at RB so they just shook hands and walked away.
Plenty of Everton fans have taken to Twitter to comment on the news that Serge Aurier has seen his contract with Spurs mutually terminated.
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He's 28. Not going to get any better. Won't have resale value unless he jumpstarts his career somewhere. Gifted player but prone to the occasional catastrophe resulting in goal, which is a movie we have seen often of course.
The Koemanesque thing to do would be to sign such a player for three years on a massive wage.
The Rafaesqe thing to do would be to see if we can get him in on a one-year deal, on decent wages, with upside if he can establish himself as the successor to Coleman for the next 2-3 years.
He will get his share of attention, in the rumor mill if not in actuality. Very quickly saw Roma and Real Betis as other potential suitors. He'd have to decide whether to get the starting job at a smaller club or in a lesser league, or compete for time in a bigger situation.
Wonder if he'd be interested in joining his fellow Ivorian JPG here.
If the money wasn't outrageous - and remember there's no transfer fee - I'd definitely make a run at him.