Tottenham expert on Rodrigo Bentancur potentially being axed after ‘huge’ development
Rodrigo Bentancur’s position in the Tottenham starting XI may be safe after his goal against Leicester City last weekend.
That is according to Spurs insider John Wenham, who regularly breaks news about the club on his Lilywhite Rose social media channels.
Bentancur, 25, bagged his first Tottenham goal as his side beat Leicester 6-2 last Saturday (17 September).
This was his first goal for the club and only his sixth-ever professional strike.
The former Juventus man has been crucial to the improvement Spurs have experienced since Antonio Conte joined the club and Wenham is expecting him to keep his place in the side with his position soon to be under threat.
“It was brilliant to see Bentancur on the scoresheet,” Wenham told Football Insider correspondent Ben Wild.
“He doesn’t get many goals, he hadn’t scored in such a long time but he took the finish really, really well. He’s never even looked like scoring for Tottenham before that.
“That’s fine though, he is a holding midfielder. We have other players to get the goals and we saw that with Son when he came on.
“I just think Bentancur is such an important player. When he didn’t play against West Ham a few weeks ago we just didn’t look the same and, obviously, we couldn’t get the win in that one.
“The goal helped his chances of staying in the side too. Bissouma is still chomping at the bit to be involved and we have Skippy coming back too.
“So he has made a strong and huge case because, as I have said before, I think Skipp will come back in once he is fit.”
In other news, one expert claims Tottenham have been handed a major blow ahead of their Arsenal showdown this weekend.