Tottenham Hotspur’s hunting for a new number ten this summer was certainly frustrating – the hierarchy unable to get a talent to support Thomas Frank during his first year at the bar.
Morgan Gibbs-White and Ebechi Eze are only two players who were on their radar this window, but none of the players will move in northern London before the deadline on Monday.
The first wrote a new three -year agreement at Nottingham Forest, while the second finished a decision of 67.5 million pounds Sterling to join Rivaux Amers and a childhood club, Arsenal.
To make matters worse for the new boss, the current number ten options James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski will be missing until 2026 at least 2026, the duo undergoing injury setbacks in recent weeks.
With only a certain number of days in the transfer window, the hierarchy must operate tirelessly to win a high -level option to help the Dane in its quest for success in the Premier League in 2025/26.
Spurs Hunt for a new number ten this summer
Nico Paz emerged as a potential option for spurs in the past two weeks, which has led to the Lilywhites hierarchy making an offer of 70 million euros (61 million pounds Sterling) in Como for the 20 -year -old.
However, their offer for Argentina was rejected by the holding of Serie A, saying that it is not for sale this summer, which saw Frank’s men go to different targets before the deadline on Monday.
Many players have been taken into account, but it seems that the club said to land the star of the RB Leipzig Xavi Simons, according to the journalist of Sky Germany, Florian Prettenberg.
He claims that Spurs recently made an offer for Dutch, totaling 61 million pounds sterling, including complementary modules, seeking to divert his potential move to his colleague Premier League, Chelsea.
Prettenberg also said that he was considered a question of time ” before an agreement was concluded, leaving the player’s decision to know where he wants to play in 2025/26 and beyond.
Why the last target of the Spurs would be Frank’s own Eriksen
In the summer of 2013, the Spurs paid costs in the region of 11 million pounds sterling to attack the midfielder Christian Eriksen of Ajax – arriving at the club as an unknown quantity for many fans.
However, an agreement for the Dane will undoubtedly be one of the best in their history, after having made more than 300 appearances on a spell of almost seven years in northern London.
He accumulated 69 goals and 82 assists, subsequently helping the Lilywhites to reach the Champions League final during the 2018/19 campaign under Mauricio Pochettino.
Eriksen, while mainly a number ten by trade, could also present the left side of the attack, which allowed him to become one of the most dangerous players in the Premier League.
While he left the club a little over five years ago, the new Frank boss has the opportunity to get his own version of the fan-favorite, with a move for Simons in the coming days.
The two have experience in Eredivisia, but it is their respective game styles that could see Dutch reproducing the success of the Danes during his stay in England.
The RB Leipzig star, who was nicknamed “world class” by the former Spurs star, Rafael Van der Vaart, recorded 11 goals and eight assists in all the last competitions – having this scorer and a creative threat carried by Eriksen in the Premier League.
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Xavi Simons statistics for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga (2024/25) |
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Statistics (by 90) |
Scoring |
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Played Games |
25 |
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Goals and assists |
17 |
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Precision |
83% |
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Chances created |
2.2 |
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Successful dribbles |
1.4 |
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The plasters won |
75% |
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Duels have won |
5.7 |
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Statistics via fotmob |
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However, his underlying statistics are just as impressive, offering him more the possibility of emulating Eriksen’s success with Lilywhites.
He also managed to win a total of 2.2 chances created by 90, as well as 1.4 dribbles successful by 90 – highlighting the threat he poses with the ball at his feet, capable of providing Kudus Mohammed and Richarlison the opportunity to rely on their impressive beginners this season.
The young’s talents do not stop there, winning 75% of the plasters he entered and winning 5.7 duels per 90, presenting his work rate and his ability to regain the possession of his team – something that is vital in Frank’s implacable pressing system.
Despite an offer for the signing of the Dutchman, it is not clear that the attacker midfielder will end up with the deadline for the transfer of Monday.
If he joins himself, it would be a phenomenal affair of the Lilywhites hierarchy, finally winning the player for whom they hunt all summer – handing over to Frank the new offensive threat which he has wanted since he took the reins.
