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Tottenham fans will wish £40m swap deal for Luke Shaw had gone ahead

Mathew Nash
Mathew Nash

Luke Shaw arrived back on the i♛nternational scene with a bang yesterday evening. He started for England against Spain and put in a solid display at left wing-back for his nation.

His performance even included an assist. His perfectly weighted pass was left on a plate for Marcus Rashford to fire home the opening goal of the game. England went on to lose 2-1. Shaw’s game was unfortunately cut short after a head 🅷injury he is thankfully recovering from.

The left-back is looking to have a resurgent season after years of injury 🌼trouble and has played every minute of Manchester United’s season so far.

The turnaround is more impressive when considering Jose Mourinho was ready to give up on him. One 💖team that were said to be keen when rumours of an exit 𓆏rumbled were Tottenham Hotspur.

Southampton’s Argentinian manager Mauricio Pochettino (R) runs towards Southampton’s English defender Luke Shaw after he was injured in a header during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Arsenal at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton on January 28, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or live services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Tottenham were interested in letting Shaw’s replacement last night Danny Rose h🎉ead to Manchester United, w🎉ith Shaw heading the other way in a £40 million deal.

Based on performances so far this s♛eason, Tottenham fans will wish such a dea🎶l went through.

Rose has fallen foul of Tottenham in♔ recent times and Ben Davies’ form has recently ꦅhit a slump.

Shaw, ꦇwho Mauricio Pochettino knows from his time at Southampton, could have been the perfect replacement and would have suited Tottenham’s attacking style with ease.

It’s a deal that could easily have h🥀appened and, in Tottenham’s eyes, would have made perfect sense.