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title: "Tottenham: Heskey urges Ezri Konsa to avoid Spurs move"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-spurs-emile-heskey-ezri-konsa-aston-villa-jose-mourinho-harry-kane-heung-min-son/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Features"
published: "2021-02-18T14:05:17Z"
modified: "2021-02-18T14:05:17Z"
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# Tottenham: Heskey urges Ezri Konsa to avoid Spurs move

**Former Premier League striker Emile Heskey has urged Ezri Konsa to avoid a move to Tottenham Hotspur in the summer.**

### **Konsa should avoid Spurs move**

Spurs have been linked with an approach for the Aston Villa defender, who is also said to be attracting interest from Liverpool ([The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2383850/2021/02/15/ornstein-mourinho-spurs-konsa-villa-england-wolves/)).

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[Speaking to HITC](https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/02/17/exclusive-emile-heskey-warns-reported-tottenham-target-against-joining-mourinhos-side/), Heskey believes Konsa should not make the switch to north London, pointing out that the grass isn’t always greener. He said:

> *“When you have a club like Tottenham coming in for you, you’ve got to look at it. Is he ready? You’ll only know when you put yourself in that position.*
>
> *“He’s done fantastic – he’s actually scored a few goals as well – and he’s forming a partnership (with Tyrone Mings).”*
>
> *“The only thing I would say is that Villa look like a team on the up. From where they were to where they are and where they’re going, Dean Smith has done a fantastic job,” the 56-time England international adds.*
>
> *“Tottenham have got some wonderful players who are not playing as a team – it’s very, very individual. If you’re looking on paper, they should be in the top four but paper doesn’t mean anything.*
>
> *“They’re in a bit of a rut at this time.”*

### **Better in the long run**

At the moment, there does seem to be little to separate Tottenham and the Villans – Dean Smith’s men are actually above Spurs on goal difference in the Premier League table with a game in hand ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table)). However, in the long-run, Jose Mourinho’s side can provide a bigger chance of success.

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Villa can only dream of having players such as Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son, while Tottenham have the funds to add real quality to their squad. In recent years, they have been a regular Champions League outfit – just two seasons ago, Villa were in the Championship. A move to Spurs would still be a step up for £10.8m-valued Konsa ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ezri-konsa/marktwertverlauf/spieler/413403)).

Dubbed a ‘[real talent](https://thisisfutbol.com/2020/12/blogs/premier-league/aston-villa-podcaster-shares-praise-for-ezri-konsa/)‘ by Villa podcaster Dan Rodgers back in December, Spurs could land a real star for the future in the 23-year-old.

***In other news, [one pundit believes Jose Mourinho is “sucking the life” out of this Tottenham duo.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/tottenham-jamie-ohara-jose-mourinho-spurs-talksport-manchester-city-gareth-bale-dele-alli/)***