Spurs in pursuit of £30m ‘superstar’ signature

At this point, even the most optimistic Tottenham Hotspur fans would probably admit that this season was a disaster.

Ange Postecoglou he led his team to the club’s worst start seasons in the last decadeand unfortunately for the Australian, it’s not particularly close either.

North Londoners are currently 15th on the list Premier League with scarce points draw only 24and the only positive sides are staying in three cup competitions, development of youngsters and evolution Dejan Kulusevski.

The 24-year-old has been Spurs’ best player for much of this season and has shown he must be central to Postecoglou’s rebuild over the next few years, so recent reports praising the Champions League-winning player in comparison to the Swede for a move to the club should excite fans.

Tottenham are targeting a Premier League star

According to a a recent report from SpainTottenham are one of several sides interested in signing Manchester City star Jack Grealish, who they see as someone who could add quality and versatility to the attack.

Apart from the Lilywhites, the report revealed that German giants Borussia Dortmund and Italian royals Inter Milan are also interested in landing the England striker this month, which could complicate matters.

How much the 29-year-old could cost interested parties is not known in the story, but given his diminishing importance for the Premier League champion, the estimate is £30 million from football transfers it doesn’t seem too unrealistic.

It could be a complicated transfer over the line and the fans might not get behind it immediately, but we’ve seen what Grealish can do when given the chance to express himself, and in Postecoglou’s system he could go back to something like that, and the fact that he’s been compared with Kulusevks he can only help.

How does Grealish compare to Kulusevski and why Spurs should sign him

So before we look at a few reasons why Spurs might want to sign Grealish this month, let’s take a look at this Kulusevski comparison and where it comes from.

In this case, it primarily derived from FBrefwhich compares players in similar positions in the Premier League this season, then creates a list of the ten most comparable players for each, and, in this case, concludes that the Englishman is the sixth most similar attacking midfielder or winger to the Swedish dynamo.

The best way to see where this comparison came from is to look at the underlying metrics where the pair are close, including but not limited to expected non-penalty goals plus assists, shots on target, expected and actual assists, shots and goal actions and more, all at 90.

On top of the statistical similarities between the two, they also share the ability to play in midfield or on the wing depending on what their manager and team need from them, which is just one of the other reasons the Lilywhites may want to sign the City ace.

In addition, his poor form this season, which has seen him collect only five hits in 21 games, it can’t be ignored, but it also can’t be seen in isolation and as a tool to suggest he no longer has what it takes to play for a ‘big six’ side.

See that the winner of the Champions League, which Jamie Redknapp once said he had “got it all”, he can still be at the top level, we just need to look back at his last few years at boyhood club Aston Villa.

In his penultimate season with Birmingham, the “superstar” playmaker, ace dubbed by host Dan Bardellscored ten goals and eight assists in 41 games for the relegation-threatened side and then went even better the following campaign, picking up seven goals and ten assists in just 27 games, which is an average of a goal share every 1.58 games.

Ultimately, fans may be hesitant to potentially sign Grealish this month, but if the ultra-aggressive Postecoglou can take the shackles off and get him back to his best, then Spurs will have a sensational footballer on their hands.