Tottenham Hotspur completely revamped their midfield in the summer, and one of the players they let go appears to have had a good start with his new club.Spurs paid a combined £185m for Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes in the summer, but neither player has hit the ground running so far this season.IncomingsAndrew RobertsonFreeMarcos SenesiFreeMartin DubravkaFreeJan Paul van Hecke£52mMateus Fernandes£85mSandro Tonali£100mSavinho£85mOmar Marmoush£60mTosin Adarabioyo£12mMykhailo MudrykLoanTotal spent£394mOutgoingsLuka Vuskovic£50mWill Lankshear£20mRadu Dragusin£21mAlejo Veliz£7.7mAlfie Devine£6mTynan Thompson£8mManor Solomon£7mCristian Romero£34.1mAshley Phillips£20mDjed Spence£30mKevin Danso£25mPape Matar Sarr£25.6mTotal received£254.8mTottenham’s net spend£139.2mThe same is also true of Pape Sarr, who Juventus signed on an initial loan deal with a £22.3m obligation to buy next summer, which will be triggered if the 24-year-old plays 50 per cent of the club’s matches this season.The Senegal international has featured just twice in Serie A since his move to the Italian giants, but he is now starting to win over people in Italy.Credit: @thefrederikkejensen / InstagramFormer Tottenham star Pape Sarr hailed for his tackling and passingThe midfielder has completed 90 minutes just once since his move to the Allianz Stadium, which came in Juve’s Europa League win over NEC Nijmegen.However, Juventus boss Luciano Spalletti praised Sarr for his most recent performance against Atalanta, describing him as a ‘young player with huge potential’.Pundit and former Inter Milan manager Andrea Stramaccioni has now lavished praise on the on-loan Tottenham man, admitting that he was impressed with the 24-year-old’s passing and energy in the middle of the park against the Bergamo club.Stramaccioni told DAZN (as relayed by TuttoJuve): “Sarr? I liked the way he came in. He struggled at Sassuolo, but I liked him against Atalanta. He touched the ball a lot; he has this run of pace, and it shows what kind of player he is.“80% of the tackles won are his, but it’s not just that. He has that through ball in his arsenal, and if he can find it in the future, he could become something important.”Roberto De Zerbi made the right decision by offloading SarrFollowing the arrivals of Tonali and Fernandes, at least one midfielder was always going to be let go by Spurs.While Tottenham fans were near universal in their belief that Lucas Bergvall should not be the one sacrificed, some may have preferred to see Rodrigo Bentancur leave over Sarr.However, Bentancur has arguably been Spurs’ most consistent midfielder so far this season, and his experience and leadership were certainly needed in a summer where other leaders such as Cristian Romero, Guglielmo Vicario and Kevin Danso were allowed to depart.READ MORE: Tottenham missed their ‘Saliba moment’ – 66% of Spurs fans have a lingering summer regretThe post Tottenham may have robbed themselves of a midfielder who 'has that through ball in his arsenal' appeared first on Spurs Web.