A second said: “Why on earth did Tottenham not sign Ricardo Pereira the summer Walker left like that would have been such a no-brainer surely.”
A third took aim at Daniel Levy: “Never forget that we had the chance to sign Ricardo Perreira, but Levy played hardball and he went to Leicester, and then we signed Aurier for more. You people are mad @SpursOfficial.”
“Why didn’t we sign Ricardo pereira,” a fourth user wrote.
Another said: “Spurs can’t even sign a RB correctly, Pereira will turn out to be a huge ‘one that got away’”
Spurs have had problems of their own at right-back so far this season.
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Ricardo Pereira was being targeted by Tottenham to replace Kyle Walker (Image: EM Pics)
Kyle Walker-Peters started the season after Kieran Trippier completed a switch to Atletico Madrid, but the youngster has since lost his place to Aurier.
Things were going well for him as he racked up a few assists against Crystal Palace, but the red card against Southampton again highlights Tottenham’s weakness.
Deputy full-back Juan Foyth is set to return just at the right time for Mauricio Pochettino and there is hope he could make the squad against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
The Argentine sustained a lateral ligament injury to his left ankle in pre-season as he looked to build on a promising Copa America campaign.