Spurs: Conte remains keen on Gordon

Tottenham Hotspur stay eager on a deal to deliver Antony Gordon to north London this summer time.

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That’s in keeping with a report by football.london, who declare that, regardless of Chelsea seeking to be main the race for the Everton winger over the closing phases of the summer time switch window – with Thomas Tuchel’s aspect having seen a current £45m bid rejected for the 21-year-old – Antonio Conte stays very strongly within the England U21 worldwide.

Nevertheless, the report goes on to state that, though Gordon is believed to be extraordinarily eager to work with the 52-year-old Spurs supervisor, whereas additionally being tempted by the very fact Tottenham may supply him Champions League soccer, the Liverpool-born ahead is reluctant to push for a transfer away from his boyhood membership previous to September’s switch deadline.

Conte’s “dream” signing

Whereas it’s simple that £45m+ could be an unlimited charge for Spurs to pay for a participant who has began simply 33 Premier League fixtures in his profession, contemplating how nicely suited Gordon would look like to Conte’s tactical setup on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it’s not troublesome to see why the 52-year-old is so desperate to deliver the teenager to north London.

Certainly, in keeping with FBref, the £25m-rated expertise ranks within the high 1% of attacking midfielders and wingers in Europe’s huge 5 leagues and European competitions for blocks per 90, along with the highest 4% for tackles, the highest 6% for pressures and the highest 20% for pressures over the past twelve months – proving simply how arduous the 21-year-old works in a defensive capability, a trait that Conte is thought to favour in his attackers.

Moreover, regardless of enjoying for a Toffees aspect who scored simply 43 league objectives final season – the joint fifth-worst report within the division – the £10k-per-week winger nonetheless managed to impress going forwards over his 35 Premier League fixtures in 2021/22, scoring 4 objectives, registering two assists and creating 4 huge possibilities for his teammates, in addition to taking a median of 1.3 photographs, making one key move and finishing 1.1 dribbles per sport.

As such, whereas Everton’s asking worth for the participant who David Unsworth dubbed “unbelievable” is considerably on the excessive aspect, ought to Tottenham handle to get a deal over the road for the Everton starlet within the coming days, contemplating his capability within the closing third and tireless work charge when monitoring again, Gordon may nicely show to be a “dream” – within the phrases of Frank Lampard – signing for Conte’s aspect.