Spurs could land their next Son in Diaby

Tottenham Hotspur‘s current overcome a struggling Leicester Metropolis aspect noticed Heung-min Son recuperate from his current hunch in brutal vogue, with the South Korea worldwide netting a blistering 13-minute hat-trick having solely entered the fray as a second-half substitute.

That ruthless, scientific displaying had come after a uncommon barren run for the 30-year-old in current weeks, with the fleet-footed ahead having failed to score and registered a single help in all competitions previous to the win over the Foxes.

An unusually nameless determine for the Lilywhites for the reason that begin of August, there had been requires the £67.5m-rated ace to be dropped in current weeks, with supervisor Antonio Conte lastly withdrawing the sometimes dependable famous person from the starting XI on Saturday.

The £192k-per-week machine’s subsequent show off the bench towards Brendan Rodgers’ aspect has served as a reminder of simply what a expertise he’s, with the 100-cap gem having solely not too long ago claimed the Premier League Golden Boot final time period – alongside Liverpool‘s Mohamed Salah – after netting a outstanding haul of 23 targets.

This newest treble ensures that the 6-foot marksman’s general document with the north Londoners now stands at a massively spectacular tally of 134 targets and 75 assists in 334 video games in all competitions, having confirmed himself an important asset for the membership since his £22m arrival from Bayer Leverkusen again in 2015.

Sporting director Fabio Paratici could be hoping to search out Spurs’ subsequent Son within the close to future, with the Italian believed to be monitoring one other starlet on the BayArena within the type of Moussa Diaby.

Current reports have recommended that the explosive Frenchman has been the topic of curiosity from a variety of Premier League sides, with Tottenham believed to be one of many golf equipment who watched the 23-year-old in motion within the Champions League towards Atletico Madrid in midweek.

The highly-rated teen – who notably netted in that win over Diego Simeone’s aspect – was believed to be a goal for Paratici and co over the summer time, whereas Newcastle United had been additionally heavily linked with a transfer within the current window.

The Magpies reportedly abandoned a deal because of the potential hefty monetary package deal it could take to land the winger, with studies revealing that the France worldwide might value within the area of £60m.

The previous Paris Saint-Germain man has warranted such a price ticket and such consideration resulting from his spectacular kind in Germany of late, nevertheless, having scored 36 targets and registered 39 assists in 134 video games in all competitions since his arrival on the membership three years ago.

The Paris-born starlet notably registered 17 targets and 14 assists in all competitions for the Bundesliga aspect final time period, with solely Harry Kane (37) and the aforementioned Son (34) recording extra objective involvements among the many Spurs squad throughout the 2021/22 marketing campaign.

Along with his “electrifying pace” – as lauded by journalist Aaron Stokes – and talent to function on both flank, the 5 foot 7 menace little question bares some similarities to the latter man, with the Korean sensation having additionally beforehand caught the attention throughout his time in Leverkusen with 40 objective involvements in simply 87 video games.

Though Diaby actually gained’t come low-cost, a transfer within the close to future might nicely show value it if he is ready to emulate the success of the deadly Son.