Of course, it is much better than routinely teetering on the brink of relegation or, in Luton Town’s case, something far worse, but the inferiority complex that being within touching distance of the Barclays Premier League’s so-called “Big Four” seems to induce has resulted in some pretty bizarre behaviour and accusations this summer.
Neither Tottenham Hotspur nor Aston Villa want to lose their best players, certainly not to the superpowers whose coat-tails they are trying to cling to, but whether they like to admit it or not – and to judge from their reactions this summer they obviously don’t – both clubs know a good deal when they see one.
Nobody can say Tottenham got the short end of the stick when Liverpool agreed to pay an initial fee of £19 million for Robbie Keane, 28 last month, rising to £20.3 million depending on the Ireland striker’s success at Anfield, just as few would argue that Villa have done bad business should, as expected, Gareth Barry, 27, complete an £18 million move to the Merseyside club this week.
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