Tottenham Hotspur added some shrewd signings to Thomas Frank’s fledgling project this summer, Mohammed Kudus added width, and joao palhinha brought some steel-like courage to the engineering room.
However, Heung-Min’s son has completed a £20 million transfer to the US LAFC, with James Maddison breaking up his ACL and going to be eliminated in the Lions this season.
The Spurs have problems with midfield and offense, but Daniel Levy may convince to add another signing to his team’s Bayline, although Cristian Romero looks to stay in Atletico Madrid’s interest.
Spurs pay attention to A’s raid
Tottenham has had a lot of success in attacking Italain’s top flights in recent years, and in recent years, people like Romero and Destiny Udogie have come to mind.
But Dejan Kulusevski, perhaps the cream of the crop, made a big stride last season and was praised by football scout Jacek Kulig, who considered him “a world-class talent.”
Now, Tottenham is ready to repeat his tricks for one of the Serie A by raiding a superpower and targeting the attractions on AC Milan’s Malick Thiaw.
Newcastle United have already shown vested interests this month, according to Grathing offside, the Spurs and Arsenal played at the German centre-back.
Thiaw, 24, is the subject of Newcastle’s €30 million (£26 million) and although that was rejected, Rossoneri believes it is a £30 million stake.
Why the Spurs want Malick Thiaw
Thiaw joined Milan from Schalke three years ago, making 85 appearances for his Italian side, bringing dynamic defensive skills to the team.
Thiaw’s death is crisp and enterprising, with the top 6% of the centre-backs in Europe’s top five leagues over the past year, earning the completion of the pass, while the progressive passes for every 90 games ranked in the top 14%, such as the FBREF.
If the distance between the starting point and the next contact is at least close to the opponent’s goal or any completed free throw zone, the pass can be considered as progressive.
Reporter Martino Puccio also called him a “monster in the air” and will therefore bring some substance to the team and ensure some defensiveness was found in the absence of this defensiveness last year.
Given that Micky Van de Ven and Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate are considered to be his two most comparable players, it feels like Frank can win the jackpot with this player, thus following the deal for Kulusevski and growing him into one of the Premier League superstars.
Tottenham signed Juventus’ Kurusevsky in his first loan in January 2022, ending a move 18 months later with a £25 million fee (a stadium similar to Thiaw now).
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Dejan Kulusevski – Tottenham Professions of the Season (all Comps) |
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season |
application |
Target |
Assist |
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24/25 |
50 |
10 |
11 |
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23/24 |
39 |
8 |
3 |
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22/23 |
37 |
2 |
8 |
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21/22 |
19 |
5 |
8 |
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Data via Transfermarkt |
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Last season, Kulusevski, 25, finally balanced his output, and Ange Postecoglou moved him to the midfield berth of the central offensive, turning it into an emphasised effect.
The energy and tenacity of the Swedish international is not only a powerful offensive threat, but also gives teammates faith, and he is often in a challenging season.
According to Sofascore, he averaged 4.1 successful duels and 1.4 tackles per game, adding the Angel system when he was most needed.
In Thiaw, the Spurs can repeat this trick, signing up for a rising talent that is more than just his demands on his position. Tottenham needs to overcome this goal when Tottenham returns to the Champions League phase.
