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Sissoko calm on 30m price tag
- Updated: September 15, 2016
Tottenham summer signing Moussa Sissoko insists he feels no extra pressure to justify his £30m price tag.
Spurs forked out the hefty fee on Deadline Day after previously hoping Newcastle United might reduce their asking price.
A late offer from Everton, however, forced them to meet the Magpies’ demands and Sissoko signed a five-year deal to move to White Hart Lane.
The 27-year-old’s switch represented a break from chairman Daniel Levy’s transfer policy of targeting players aged 25 or younger and not paying inflated fees.
Boss Mauricio Pochettino, however, was desperate to inject some pace into his attack and Sissoko believes the transfer benefited all parties.
“For me it is the same. I don’t have pressure,” Sissoko said.
“Newcastle asked for £30m, Tottenham paid it so that is good for me, good …
