Tottenham Hotspur are interested in a deal to bring Mohammed Kudus to North London in the January transfer window.
What’s the talk?
That’s according to German publication BILD (via The Express), which claims that Spurs, Everton and Borussia Dortmund are following the Ajax attacking midfielder’s development ahead of launching a potential bid for the 22-year-old this winter. , which is said to be valued at what appears to be an extremely reasonable figure of just €10m (£8.7m).
However, the report goes on to state that it is currently the Bundesliga side that appear to be leading the race for the Ghana international, as Dortmund manager Edin Terzic is reportedly more likely to give the youngster regular minutes. of the first team than I would. receive at Tottenham or the Toffees.
“Star Boy”
Considering how impressive Kudus has been for Ajax this season, coupled with Tottenham’s lack of creative spark in their midfield so far in 2022/23, it’s not hard to see why Fabio Paratici would be interested in a deal for bring the 22-year-old to North London in the January transfer window.
Indeed, in his eight Eredivisie appearances – only two of which have been starts – in the current campaign, the £9m-valued talent has been in excellent form, having found the back of the net on four occasions. different, an average of a goal every 64 minutes, in addition to taking an average of 1.3 shots and completing 1.9 dribbles per game.
These returns have seen the 16-cap international average an extremely impressive SofaScore match rating of 7.16, which currently ranks him as Alfred Schreuder’s 10th-best player in top-flight Dutch football so far this season.
However, it has undoubtedly been the midfielder’s performances in his three Champions League games that have drawn the most attention, with Kudus scoring three goals and registering one assist in games against Rangers, Liverpool and Napoli.
These metrics have seen the 22-year-old “star Boy” who “I can’t stop scoring” – in the words of Kwame Benaiah – averaged a rather remarkable SofaScore match rating of 7.43, ranking him by far the best Ajax player in the tournament.
As such, when you consider that the Ghanaian sensation has been directly involved in more goals than Spurs’ current central midfield quartet of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma and Oliver Skipp combined this season, it goes without saying. that Antonio Conte is missing a midfielder from the Kudus mold at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
And, should the youngster become available for as little as £8.7m this winter, Paratici simply cannot afford not to launch a bid for the 22-year-old as, leaving his performances so far in the season, closing a deal down the line for Kudus at this price would certainly represent an outright steal in the transfer market.