Spurs: Conte considering Dumfries
Tottenham Hotspur stay considering a deal to convey Denzel Dumfries to the Premier League within the January switch window.
What’s the speak?
That’s based on Rudy Galetti (by way of Sport Witness), with the Italian journalist revealing that Antonio Conte is ‘on the hunt’ for a brand new right-back this winter, with Spurs’ former goal for the place, Dumfries, mentioned to have ‘by no means left the radar’ of the 53-year-old supervisor – who’s now believed to be eager on the Inter Milan defender as soon as once more in January.
The reporter goes on to state that the Serie A aspect can be ‘keen to barter’ a deal for the 26-year-old subsequent month, so long as they have been to obtain a proposal of €30m (£27m) plus add-ons.
Absolute steal
Contemplating simply how spectacular Dumfries has been for Inter in latest seasons, coupled with Emerson Royal reported to be on his approach out of north London this January, it’s not obscure why Conte can be considering a deal to convey the Netherlands worldwide to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium subsequent month.
Certainly, over Dumfries’ 33 Serie A appearances final trip, the £44.5m-rated expertise was in sensational kind going forwards, scoring 5 objectives, registering 4 assists and creating six massive probabilities for his teammates, along with taking a mean of 1.2 pictures, making 0.8 key passes and finishing 0.4 crosses per sport.
The £53k-per-week wing-back has continued this positive attacking kind over his 15 fixtures within the present marketing campaign, having already hit the again of the web as soon as, offered two assists and created eight massive probabilities, in addition to taking a mean of 1.3 pictures, making 1.1 key passes and finishing 0.5 crosses per match.
Moreover, the 26-year-old additionally caught the attention over his five appearances on the Qatar World Cup this winter, scoring as soon as and registering two assists, along with taking a mean of 0.2 pictures and making 0.4 key passes fixture – taking part in a key position within the Netherlands’ run to the quarter-finals, the place they might narrowly lose out to eventual champions Argentina.
As such, contemplating simply how a lot attaching risk the participant who Italian journalist Marco Messina dubbed “deadly” brings from wing-back, coupled with the Dutchman reported to be obtainable for round £17m lower than his present market valuation, it’s clear to see {that a} £27m deal for Dumfries would symbolize an absolute steal for Spurs this winter.