Flexible Tottenham relax their usual transfer policy to progress in market

It is ridiculous to be so formulaic about transfers that you refuse to sign somebody simply because of his age, so I am relieved to see Tottenham break from their normal policy to sign Fernando Llorente from Swansea.

I doubt Daniel Levy will make a habit of signing 32-year-old outfield players but it is a clever bit of business.

Llorente should be excellent back-up for Harry Kane but, if Tottenham are chasing the game, they could play together.

Spurs face a lot of defensively minded teams so Llorente will allow them to get balls into the box from wide - and there is nothing wrong with playing that way when required.

I also like the look of Serge Aurier.

He has been a decent full-back and is an excellent athlete, so he should be able to cope with the physical side of English football.