Paulinho has confirmed there is an offer on the table for him, he has also stated he will not make up his mind until after the Conderations Cup with Brazil.

Is Paulinho genuinely trying to concentrate on his competition with Brazil or is he trying to stall and make other clubs aware so another “bigger” team can try to pinch his services from under our nose? Many players in the past have stalled moves in the past while on international duty, both for genuine reasons and to hope for a big move by performing well in the shop window.

A worry is that this always seems to happen to us, it’s either us stalling to try to save a few quid or the player stalling so weigh up their options. Conspiracy’s are growing that even Real Madrid could enter the race for his signature and try to use it as leverage in any potential Bale deal.

Place your bets, does this guy really want to be in a Spurs shirt next season or is he hoping for better by the end of the Confederations Cup?

I for one am not fussed, would rather see a striker bought with that money first.