Andy Robertson to Spurs deal SPLITS Liverpool opinion

Momentum is gathering around a deal which will take Andy Robertson to Tottenham.

It represents a sudden and abrupt end for the Liverpool left-back - who has won all there is to win in the club game since joining in 2017.

Robbo cost Liverpool £8m from relegated Hull City and has a legitimate shout of being named as one of the greatest transfers in club history.

At 31 however time has quickly run out on the Scotland captain’s Anfield career.

To an extent this deal is understandable from ALL sides.

Sporting director Richard Hughes signed Milos Kerkez for £40m over the summer from Bournemouth. The Hungarian is expected to be the Premier League champions’ left-back for a decade at least given he is only 22.

Robbo has mostly had to settle for a bit-part role since Kerkez arrived - starting only four Premier League matches. Although Kerkez initially struggled to settle in on Merseyside he is a much more consistent player these days and is finally looking the part.

Robertson needs first-team football

That leaves Robertson in an awkward position. Of course he will want first-team football as Scotland prepare for their first FIFA World Cup since 1998.

A dedicated professional he will want to stay sharp and motivated from now until the end of the club season. Bluntly, he needs to be playing.

Robertson considered an exit last summer when Atletico Madrid came calling but ultimately chose to remain at the club for what looked like the final year of his contract.

That’s all changed now due to Spurs’ interest.

Liverpool can cash in on Robbo

And it’s no surprise Liverpool’s decision-makers are considering this deal.

Hughes can expect to make a modest fee on Robertson - perhaps even close to the £8m they paid to Hull back in 2017.

And it will also help to bring the wage bill down at a time when it’s swollen to the biggest budget in English football. Robertson makes £160k per week; fair for a starter at a top European club but excessive for a substitute.

The Reds will have calculated this one carefully and come out with the conclusion that it makes sense.

Kostas Tsimikas will be summoned back from Roma - where his loan spell is going badly and if Liverpool need a left-back deputy during the second half of the season then it will likely be the Greek.

In the cold light of day this deal is the right one for all parties -Spurs included.

This deal is going to divide opinion

But it’s the manner in which it’s come about.

Robertson has been a Liverpool mainstay since Jurgen Klopp’s days in charge - earning top honours in the Premier League and Champions League.

He deserves the send-off we all thought he would be getting at the end of the season. It’s not going to happen - and by the time the January window closes he will be playing for Spurs.

The writing was in truth on the wall for Robertson last season - with Arne Slot frequently pulling him out of matches and giving a lot more football to Tsimikas than Klopp had done in previous campaigns.

He’d fallen from his heights - conceding a penalty, getting a red card and scoring an own goal. It was clear that left-back was going to be a priority.

A parting of the ways looked inevitable - if from a Liverpool fan perspective a little premature.

But right now Robbo will go with the fans’ good grace after a near decade of impeccable service to the Reds. Farewell Robbo and best wishes for the World Cup.

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