ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM FICHAJES, TOTTENHAM ARE ‘CLOSELY MONITORING’ HIS SITUATION AHEAD OF A POTENTIAL MOVE. THEY COULD LOOK TO BRING HIM BACK TO ENGLAND THIS SUMMER. HE HAS PREVIOUSLY PLAYED FOR CLUBS LIKE EVERTON, FULHAM, AND LEICESTER CITY.
SPURS EYEING ATTACKERS
THE 27-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN IN FINE FORM FOR THE ITALIAN CLUB SINCE JOINING THEM, AND HE HAD 27 GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS LAST SEASON. HE IS UNDOUBTEDLY A TOP-QUALITY ATTACKER, AND HE COULD HELP TOTTENHAM IMPROVE IMMENSELY. THEY HAVE BEEN LINKED WITH PLAYERS LIKE MOHAMMED KUDUS, BRYAN MBEUMO AND ANTOINE SEMENYO.
THEY HAVE NOT MANAGED TO SIGN EITHER OF THEM SO FAR, AND ALL THREE PLAYERS ARE LIKELY TO BE EXPENSIVE OPTIONS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE NIGERIAN WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR A MORE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY. HE WANTS TO LEAVE THE ITALIAN CLUB, AND THEY ARE PREPARED TO CASH IN ON HIM AS WELL. HE IS A PROVEN PERFORMER AT A HIGH LEVEL, AND HE HAS SHOWN HIS ABILITY IN EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS AS WELL. HE KNOWS THE PREMIER LEAGUE WELL, AND HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SETTLE IN QUICKLY AND MAKE AN INSTANT IMPACT AT TOTTENHAM. THEY NEED A DYNAMIC ATTACKER WHO IS CAPABLE OF SLOTTING INTO MULTIPLE ATTACKING ROLES, AND THE NIGERIAN CERTAINLY FITS THE PROFILE.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF TOTTENHAM FOLLOW UP ON THEIR INTEREST WITH AN OFFICIAL PROPOSAL IN THE COMING WEEKS. THEY NEED TO PLUG THE GAPS IN THEIR SQUAD IF THEY WANT TO BOUNCE BACK AFTER A DISAPPOINTING CAMPAIGN. EVEN THOUGH THEY WON THE UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE, THEY FINISHED JUST ABOVE THE RELEGATION ZONE LAST SEASON. FOR A CLUB OF THEIR STATURE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT.
