Tottenham Transfer News: Danny Rose Reportedly in Schalke Talks as Exit Rumoured

Tottenham Hotspur left-back Danny Rose is reportedly in talks with German outfit Schalke over a deadline-day loan move to the Veltins-Arena.

Spurs are said to be willing to part ways with Rose this summer, as well as defensive partner Toby Alderweireld, and Sky Sports reported last season's Bundesliga runners-up are interested in a temporary switch.

Ben Davies took advantage of Rose's injury absences last season and is now Mauricio Pochettino's favoured choice at left-back. The north Londoners would likely rather send Rose to a team outside England should he leave.

The move was questioned by writer Seb Stafford-Bloor, however, who wondered why Pochettino would agree to lose Rose—even temporarily—when Thursday's transfer deadline meant no replacement can be signed:

Spurs would have to move incredibly quickly to finalise a departure for Rose while also securing an alternative backup to Davies. Jan Vertonghen can play on the left side of defence if needed, but he is all the more important at centre-back given the uncertainty over Alderweireld's future.

Yahoo's Andrew Gaffney didn't back the move to materialise, either:

It's uncommon for British players to leave the Premier League in their prime these days. Greats like Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker moved to the continental elite in their hay day, but such moves have become rarer as times have progressed.

However, German clubs have recently shown increased favour for English players, with Borussia Dortmund signing Jadon Sancho from Manchester City and West Ham United's Reece Oxford being loaned to Borussia Monchengladbach in recent seasons.

Rose was sidelined for much of 2017, and the exit speculation can be traced back to an interview he gave to The Sun last summer. There, he criticised Tottenham for not spending bigger to buy better players and said he was worth a bigger salary. 

It's been a steady decline for the player since then. Previous links with Manchester United have slowed in recent months, and sportswriter Ben Hayward looked to his few minutes at the 2018 FIFA World Cup as evidence that he was no longer the same player:

If a move to Schalke is sealed, it may affirm the notion that Pochettino isn't looking to invest any more time in the player and would rather offer a spot in his squad to someone with brighter first-team prospects.

Schalke could be on to a coup if Rose does hit his old heights, however, having once held his own as the Premier League's best left-back and twice named in the Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year.