An update has emerged on Tottenham Hotspur and their plans to improve their squad in the summer transfer window…
What’s the talk?
According to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, Spurs are one of two Premier League clubs interested in signing Barcelona attacker Ansu Fati at the end of the season.
The report claims that Antonio Conte’s side, along with their rivals Arsenal and Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, are keen on the winger but no formal offers have been made as of yet.
It is stated that the £45m-rated Spain international is set to be one of the most sought-after players in the upcoming transfer window, with clubs circling around him.
Heung-min Son’s heir
Conte could now land the long-term heir to Heung-min Son’s position in the team by working with Fabio Paratici to secure a deal to sign Fati for the 2023/24 campaign.
The Barcelona dynamo, who was once hailed as a “generational” talent by head coach Xavi, is a promising young player with potential who would arrive as a signing for the immediate term as well as the future.
At the age of 20, Fati has the majority of his career ahead of him and could be Spurs’ first-choice left winger for the next decade if all goes well, whereas Son turns 31 in the summer and is heading into the latter stages of his career.
The South Korean star has scored 139 goals in 353 matches for Tottenham in all competitions – a goal every 2.5 games on average – but his form this season suggests that the experienced forward is on the decline.
Son has scored six times and provided three assists in 28 games – a goal every 4.7 outings – and his regression in front of goal could result in a changing of the guard, by signing Fati, in the summer.
Talent scout Jacek Kulig once described the Spaniard as a “difference-maker” and the youngster’s form since making the breakthrough at Barcelona shows that he has the potential to be an excellent signing for Spurs.
The 20-year-old has scored 25 goals in 89 games in all competitions for the Catalonian side – a goal every 3.6 matches – and 34 of those appearances came as a substitute in LaLiga.
Now, imagine how good his goal record could be once he is starting week-in-week-out and has more than 100 games’ worth of experience in senior football. Fati could grow, given the early promise the gem has already shown, into being a consistent goalscoring winger as his career develops.
Therefore, bringing the young Spaniard in during the summer window could result in Conte landing the dream heir to Son’s throne out wide on the left flank in the years to come, if the Barcelona forward can adapt to playing in the Premier League.