Spurs are planning an “explosive” £42m move for the star

It would be fair to say that things didn’t quite go according to plan Tottenham Hotspur in Premier League this season.

As things stand, Ange Postecoglou page currently found alone in 12th place and closer to the relegation zone than Champions League places.

That said, with a 1-0 lead over Liverpool in their League Cup semi-final and a tough but ultimately successful 3-0 win over Tamworth in the FA Cupthere is a real chance that the Australian could lead the club to a trophy this season.

However, for that to happen, Spurs’ most important players will need to be at their best, including the club captain Heung-min’s sonwhose form was very successful this year, as the fact shows he did not score or assist for a goal in the last five league games.

Fortunately, the transfer window is now open and recent reports have linked the club with an incredibly exciting talent who could help revive the South Korean superstar for the second half of the season.

Tottenham Hotspur are targeting the Serie A star

According to a a recent report from Caught OffsideTottenham are one of several teams interested in Lecce left-back Patrick Dorgu.

Apart from the Lilywhites, the report revealed that Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool are also interested in the young talent, while Manchester City, Juventus, AC Milan, Napoli, Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig are all ‘aware’ of him.

As well as facing huge competition, Daniel Levy and Co will also have to dig deep into their pockets to sign the Danish ace as the Serie A side are said to value him at around €50m, which is around £42m.

All in all, it’s likely to be a complicated and expensive transfer to get over the line, but given Dorgu’s immense ability and potential, it’s worth a shot, especially since it could help revive Son.

How Dorgu could revive Son in Spurs

So, to get straight to the point, the way he could help Dorg get the best out of Son is obviously not through his defensive work at left-back, but through his sensational attacking abilities.

For example, in only 21 appearances this season1,820 minutes in total, the 20-year-old phenom has already scored three goals and provided one assist for Lecce, meaning he is currently averaging a goal every 5.25 games, or every 455 minutes.

Granted, he spent part of the campaign as a right winger, but if nothing else, it just shows how successful and comfortable he already is in attacking scenarios.

Far from his pure score, we can further see how effective the “explosive” perspective is, as described by U23 scout Antonio Mangois an attacking full-back when we look at his underlying numbers compared to other full-backs in Europe’s top five leagues, the Champions League and the Europa League over the last 365 days.

According to FBrefhe is in the top 2% for expected goals without penalties, top 3% for actual goals without penalties, top 4% for total shots, top 6% for aerial duels won, top 7% for penalty kicks, top 8 % for expected goals without penalties plus assists, top 10% for touches in the opponent’s penalty area and top 11% for shot creation actions from successful attacks, all by 90.

Now, while most of those metrics would help get more out of the Lilywhites captain, perhaps the last two are most important, as his dynamism in running up and down the flank and into the opposition box should reduce some of the physical demands on Son, who can focus more to getting into dangerous positions left by the defenders following the Dane, or playing balls to the marauding defender.

Ultimately, the South Korean icon is an incredibly gifted player, but at the age of 32, he needs players around him who can do more than the non-stop running required in Postecoglou’s system, and Dorg could have that even more at Spurs. claims prominent analyst Ben Mattinson “exudes calmness and poise”.

So while it may require significant investment, Daniel Levy and Co should do everything they can to get the Lecce ace to N17 before one of their rivals gets there first.