Van Aanholt travelled with the team to London yesterday for their EFL Cup clash at QPR tonight. Karius needed an operation to have wires inserted in his right hand after breaking a bone. The Spurs boss will need the £17million summer signing from AZ Alkmaar to fill the huge void left by Harry Kanes injury. However the England Under-21 star didn’t care about his starting position and even offered to play in goal if that got him into the first team squad on a regular basis. This season is the last at the club if my contract ends. SUNDERLAND full-back Patrick van Aanholt has spoken out to deny reports?he has a heart complaint. Sky Sports5Patrick van Aanholt is left stumped when he is told he is being pulled out of the Sunderland side to face TottenhamHe fumed: It put us in a really difficult situation. The Blues midfielder – who has been at the club 11 years – is also in the last year of his contract at Stamford Bridge. And the players Wenger inherited felt ready for a change. Recalling the incident in his new autobiography, ‘No Nonsense, Barton wrote:related storiesThe unexp.