Tottenham Hotspur have loved a busy summer season switch window as they’ve introduced in a bunch of recent recruits to the membership.
Fabio Paratici has bolstered Antonio Conte’s squad by bringing in Fraser Forster, Yves Bissouma, Ivan Perisic, Clement Lenglet, Richarlison, and Djed Spence.
They are reportedly closing in on one other signing after agreeing a £15m charge with Udinese for left-back Destiny Udogie, who will spend the 2021/22 marketing campaign again on mortgage in Italy.
By snapping up a deal to signal the younger defender, Tottenham could lastly discover their long-term alternative for former left-back Danny Rose.
The England worldwide performed 213 matches for the membership in all competitions earlier than sealing a everlasting transfer to Watford in 2021.
In that point, he made the PFA Team of the Year 2015 and 2017 for Spurs – suggesting that he was among the best left-backs within the top-flight in the course of the peak years of his profession.
The membership introduced in Sergio Reguilon from Real Madrid to take over at left-back however the Spaniard is but to reside as much as Rose’s legacy. Conte is reportedly willing to dump the defender this summer season, after two years on the membership, and this proves that – within the supervisor’s thoughts – he has not been adequate to nail down the place.
Spurs could now be about to land the participant with the potential to lastly replace Rose in north London after agreeing a deal for Udogie.
Talent scout Jacek Kulig dubbed him “tenacious” and his defensive statistics again that up. He made 1.8 tackles per sport within the Serie A final time period – greater than Sergio Reguilon and Ben Davies managed within the Premier League in 2021/22.
In 35 league appearances – together with 29 begins – {the teenager} averaged a SofaScore rating of 6.84. This was solely 0.08 decrease than Reguilon’s rating and 0.04 decrease than Davies’, which means that his performances are already at an identical stage to theirs – regardless of solely being 19.
Another full 12 months of standard soccer for the gem – who “idolised Marcelo” rising up – could see him proceed his improvement as he positive aspects priceless expertise on the high stage and arrive at Tottenham subsequent summer season with the scope to interrupt into the first-team.
His performances in Italy at such a younger age spotlight his potential at left-back as he has been capable of put in strong shows while nonetheless studying the sport.
He is a participant Conte can work with on the coaching pitch within the years to return to assist him attain his ceiling as a participant. If Udogie can proceed to kick on and up his efficiency ranges because the years go on then he could turn into a greater possibility than the likes of Reguilon and Davies – lastly changing Rose because the go-to left-back.