[골닷컴] Reporter Dong-Hoon Kang = Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Harry Winks (26) is leaving the team following 20 years. The destination is UC Sampdoria (Italy). However, since it is a loan that does not include a full transfer option, he will return next year, so he will continue to accompany Tottenham.
Reporter Fabrizio Romano, an expert on the European football transfer market, said on the 27th (Korean time) through social networking services (SNS), “Winks has agreed to join Sampdoria. Now, following the final agreement between the clubs, he will move to Italy. The transaction is expected to be completed in a few days.”
Winks, who joined Tottenham’s youth team in 2002 when he was 6 years old and made his professional debut, is a ‘sacred goal’. From a young age, he was praised for his outstanding talent and, in addition to that, he had a lot of potential.
After signing a professional contract in 2014 as if to live up to expectations, Winks gradually expanded his position by playing an active role in the first team. In his midfield, he balanced his air defense with his vigorous activity and wide defensive cover, and served as the starting point for his rear build-up. In the midst of such performances, he was selected for the England national team last year and played 10 matches in A match.
However, as time went on, he showed a performance that was up and down, and only disappointment continued, such as his skills regressing during the time of his growth. He eventually began to push him out of the starting competition. In particular, following coach Antonio Conte (53, Italy) was appointed midway last year, he was completely ignored.
To make matters worse, Winks joined Rodrigo Bentancourt (25) during the winter transfer window in January, followed by Yves Visuma (25) this summer, increasing the number of competitors, and was eventually classified as a candidate for release. In fact, he was excluded from the pre-season Korean tour roster last month, and he did not participate in the following friendly match between the Rangers (Scotland) and AS Roma (Italy). He was, of course, not included in the roster for three consecutive games since the start of the Premier League.
However, there were few clubs interested in signing, and even the clubs that sent love calls might not close the gap in the process of negotiating over the transfer fee and transfer method, so they withdrew one by one. As a result, Winks, who became a ‘Nakdong River duck’, remained, and it was predicted that he would continue to accompany Tottenham in an uncomfortable way.
At the same time, Sampdoria recently signed up to reinforce the midfield, and following narrowly convincing Winks, he is currently on loan. Multiple media outlets such as Italian ‘Tuto Mercatoweb’ and ‘Samp News’ said, “Winks will soon become a new player for Sampdoria. He has made a personal agreement and is ready to join the Italian stage.” It was not included, and it is a form of loan that Tottenham subsidizes part of the weekly wage.”
