Is Dos Santos about to sign for Spurs?

It seems, if many of the British tabloid and broadsheet newspapers are to be believed, that highly-rated wonderkid Giovani Dos Santos is on the verge of signing with Spurs. The deal, worth a potential £12million, is said to be in its closing stages and only minor details are to be ironed out. But is this a genuine deal, or just another rumor that each newspaper jumps on in turn with?

At first it seems very unlikely that one of the most highly rated youngsters in European football would move away from Barcelona to a club that does not have Champions league football, yet there would be obvious advantages, the primary being first team football. With the huge array of talent, especially in the attacking midfield role, Dos Santos has had, and will have in the future, his opportunities to play competitive action reduced at the Nou Camp. Barcelona had a desire to loan out Dos Santos to gain some experience before he could break into the first team, but the young playmaker expressed his desire to play at a club who wanted him now, not in 4 years time.

Tottenham then seems an extremely beneficial destination for Dos Santos, as with interest from Chelsea and Manchester United he would find it very hard to break into the team, yet at Spurs he would be the only player who can play in his role really and would blossom with us.

Only time can tell whether or not he will sign with us, but if it does become true that he is coming to North London, it will definately be a coup for the Ramos revolution and probably, if he was the key negotiator, keep Damien Comolli’s job.