Without a doubt,
Tottenham Hotspur
need to target
Maarten Stekelenburg
.
Goalkeeper is a position Spurs would be wise to target in this summer transfer window because as of right now they will be relying on 41-year-old Brad Friedel.
Stekelenburg, 29 years old, presents a much better, younger option to the experienced American.
The
Daily Mail
reported
that Spurs want to make a move for the Dutch keeper, but Roma's £8 million valuation is a bit too high. While everything written in the
Mail
needs to be taken with a grain of salt, that doesn't change the fact that Stekelenburg is a player Tottenham need to go after.
Last season was a rough one for the Dutch keeper.
He had been heavily rumored to
Manchester United
for much of the summer before the Red Devils eventually landed David de Gea.
Stekelenburg moved to Roma for around £5 million. It was a part of a grand design by new coach Luis Enrique that saw Simon Kjaer, Bojan, Fernando Gago, Erik Lamela, Pablo Osvaldo and Miralem Pjanic all arrive at the Stadio Olimpico.
Expectations were high, however, the club only managed a seventh-place finish. Much of Roma's difficulties came at ...