The January switch window may be per week outdated, however Tottenham Hotspur and Ange Postecoglou clearly aren’t hanging about, having already snapped up the signing of Slavia Prague starlet, Antonin Kinsky, in current days.
The £12.5m capture of the 19-year-old goalkeeper represents yet one more youthful addition for Spurs in current occasions, with the Lilywhites forking out to signal the teenage trio of Archie Grey, Lucas Bergvall and Wilson Odobert over the summer time.
With first-choice stopper Guglielmo Vicario sidelined with damage, Kinsky – who has had “a fantastic season“, in keeping with expertise scout Jacek Kulig – might come straight into the aspect for this night’s Carabao Cup conflict with Liverpool, providing an on the spot alternative to impress.
A signing then for each the current and future, {the teenager}’s seize marks an fascinating begin to the window for the north London aspect, with additional strikes doubtlessly set to lie in retailer.
Newest on Spurs’ switch exercise
As reported by GIVEMESPORT, Daniel Levy and co might be set to ‘fast-track’ a move for Lille and England playmaker, Angel Gomes, this month, with the 24-year-old seemingly up for grabs with simply six months left to run on his current deal in France.
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In response to the report, Spurs are eager to signal the Manchester United academy graduate instantly this month, quite than safe a pre-contract settlement forward of a summer time transfer.
The suggestion is that Postecoglou’s aspect are ‘keen to find’ whether or not it will be potential to signal the diminutive midfielder over the approaching weeks, quite than being compelled to attend, with a possible enquiry seemingly within the works.
As per the piece, Gomes – who made simply ten first-team appearances throughout his time at Previous Trafford – ‘suits the invoice’ as a possible ‘cut-price deal’, with the Premier League aspect doubtlessly capable of safe a cut price by signing the in-demand star.
What Angel Gomes might carry to Spurs
As The Athletic’s Jack Pitt-Brooke famous over the summer time, there was a sense on the finish of final season that Spurs had been in want of a brand new quantity six: ‘What Tottenham wanted, the argument went, was a Rodri’.
That might be the place Gomes comes into the image, with former United youth coach Paul McGuiness having tipped the 5 foot 6 ace to be that Rodri-esque determine on the worldwide stage:
“….Somebody who has these abilities to obtain the ball with their again to aim to begin the play and preserve management. We have seen Rodri do it for Spain and Man Metropolis. That is one profile that we’d be making an attempt to advertise inside our nation to attempt to enhance.
“We searched throughout the FA to attempt to enhance that sort of midfield participant. That is the kind of participant Angel is.”
Able to working as a deep-lying playmaker or in a extra superior attacking midfield berth, Gomes – who has chalked up four appearances for the Three Lions to date – can be a worthwhile seize on a budget, having been described as somebody “who can play deeper however play like a ten” by ex-interim boss, Lee Carsley.
Additionally dubbed a “particular” expertise by former Lille boss Jocelyn Gourvennec, that capability to create from deep ensures he might symbolize the subsequent Luka Modric at Spurs.
The 5 foot 8 Croatian – who made 160 appearances for the membership earlier than departing for Actual Madrid in 2012 – can be a silky technician of slight stature, very similar to Gomes.
Certainly, Modric is famous because the third-most similar player to the Englishman amongst midfielders throughout Europe’s prime 5 leagues, as per FBref, thus emphasising the notable similarities between the pair.
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Modric vs Gomes stats (2024/25) |
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Stat (per 90) |
Modric |
Gomes |
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Targets |
0.11 |
0.15 |
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Assists |
0.32 |
0.15 |
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Progressive passes |
8.60 |
5.15 |
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Progressive carries |
2.69 |
1.91 |
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Shot-creating actions |
5.70 |
3.53 |
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Move accuracy |
87.3 |
80.1 |
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Profitable take-ons |
66.7% |
71.4% |
Whereas unsurprisingly not fairly on the stage of the Ballon d’Or profitable genius simply but, Gomes does boast related traits – as indicated above – with regard to his inventive prowess, as proven with regard to his progressive passes report, in addition to his shot-creating actions common.
Shot-creating actions are items of play that result in a shot. These embrace moments akin to a go, take-on or foul being drawn.
There might be an argument that Spurs – who’ve already shipped 30 league targets this season – are in want of a extra defensive-minded midfield asset, though what Gomes would carry is a higher sense of management, within the mould of Modric, with data analyst Ben Mattinson beforehand suggesting that he can be the answer to England “missing management” within the centre of the park.
The one query now’s whether or not the Lilywhites can get the deal over the road this month, or be compelled to attend till the summer time window.
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