Football FanCast columnist Freddie Myers mulls over the daily rumours and rumblings

If there is one thing that always amazes me with the British media is how they come up with potential transfer targets. Are they the victim of too much ‘Championship Manager' - suddenly remembering the bargains they picked up over the past months and obviously think they could have a similar impact in the Premier League. It is real finger in the wind stuff, totally random and it seems to be Spurs who are continually the focus of their attentions.

I honestly cannot understand where these highly paid journalists get their logic from. Spurs are a club who have two problem areas on the football pitch - a centre forward and a holding midfielder. Surely the smart money will be on identifying the weaknesses of football clubs and look to find players that are readily available that can come in and fill the necessary void. Not Fleet Street, who consistently this week has cited Spurs' problem area to be a lack of attacking midfielders, wingers and continually linked them to the most random of players. Today's instalment via the News of the World has linked the North Londoners with Alessandro Rosina; a good player he maybe, but certainly nothing they are crying out for.

 

So why are Spurs, continually linked with attacking midfielders and do you honestly feel it is an area that needs addressing? I feel in Modric, Dos Santos, Lennon and Bentley, Spurs are extremely blessed with a wealth of talent, who could really galvanise the football club if only they had that defensive barrier behind them. Rosina joins a long list that has included the likes of Capel and Dortmund's Kuba in the last few weeks and the sooner that the hacks wake up to where Spurs' real priorities lie, then their rumours will continue to lack creditability. Spurs need to spend big in January no question, but an attacking midfielder is surely not on the list?