Would I want to sell Eriksen if De Bruyne became available? No, I wouldn't. What is this idea you have in your head that if we were to buy a good player another one must leave and not someone like N'Koudou?
This idea that Malcom is being eyed to replace Lamela is nonsense as well considering Poch just last week said he's thinking of sending someone on loan to accommodate Lamela in the CL squad. Curiously ignored for some reason.
Son hadn't displaced him before his injury. Lamela has started 3 CL games before his injury. No one had displaced him.
How is Sessegnon, a guy who has started at left back for most of the season a danger to right inside forward, Erik Lamela? How is Ross Barkley, a central midfielder/attacking midfielder a danger to Erik Lamela?
Malcom is the only guy you mentioned who plays his position and until yesterday no one on this board had ever mentioned him? Now you know full well he's better than Lamela? Buying Malcom would deepen our squad, we don't need to then weaken it.
“Of course, we are thinking about that,” Pochettino confirmed when asked about this at his Thursday press conference. “I cannot lie. We are thinking about it. We will see what happens regarding ins or outs in January because we need to consider to provide one place to Erik.”
If N’Koudou, or another player, is removed from the European squad then he may also be loaned for the second half of the season. “We will see what happens because of course, when January arrives, different players have different ideas, different challenges,” Pochettino said.
“Yes, we are going to consider that [loaning a player out]. If we want to provide Erik a place in the Champions League squad, we need someone to go. But we will see what happens in the next few weeks because we have time until the end of January.”
Pochettino has confirmed Erik Lamela is going nowhere and it is N'Koudou who is looking to be replaced. Malcom is not being eyed to replace him. People need to start changing their narrative to reality. Poch rates Lamela.