The last month or so has been rough Tottenham Hotspur.
Angie Postecoglou The team suffered several injuries to star players and was on the wrong end of several eye-catching results.
For example, they lost 6-3 to Liverpool on Sunday night, 4-3 to Chelsea two weeks ago, and 2-1 to newly promoted Ipswich Town before the final international break of the year, and in each of those matches, the manager started Radu Dragocin.
The Romania international has not been impressive this season, so reports that the club could repeat the mistake that led to his signing in January should worry fans.
Tottenham Hotspur transfer news
According to A A recent report from Football InsiderTottenham are interested in Atalanta defender Ben Godfrey, a player who plays with him 112 Premier League matches to his name.
In fact, the report revealed that the north Londoners have already made an approach to take him on a short-term loan as they look for solutions to their current defensive crisis.
However, while their need for a new defender may be the most pressing, the Lilywhites are not the only team interested in the former Everton player, as Reports from earlier this month Wolverhampton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest have been named as two of four teams in the Premier League.
Now, given Spurs' standing and what they can offer players, we'd be surprised if they couldn't progress in the competition, but given their ambitions, we're not sure they should, especially given how bad their recent centre-backs have been. The signing from Italy has succeeded.
Why shouldn't Tottenham sign Godfrey?
So, simply signing Godfrey, even on a short-term loan, would be a bad decision and he could end up emulating Dragocin's move.
The Romanian joined the north London side from Italian side Genoa in January For a fee of around £26.7 millionAnd while there has been some excitement around the transfer, he is now one of the most scrutinized players in the squad, and for good reason.
The 22-year-old has been forced into a more prominent role this season due to injuries, and while it hasn't been disastrously bad, it has been poor.
For example, in the Europa League, he was sent off against FC Karabakh, gave Victor Osimhen a goal against Galatasaray, and looked completely out of his depth against Rangers.
His performance wasn't much better in the English Premier League, Averaged just 1.30 points per game And being so poor against Ipswich Town that journalist and fan Mitch Fritton He described his performance as “The ultimate horror show.”
Now, while Godfrey's move will be similar in the sense that he will also join from an Italian club, the difference is that he is not an important member of the Atalanta squad.
For example, since joining Bergamo in the summer, He only played five matchesrunning a total of 93 minutes, was even described as a “failure.” Italian outlet for everything Atalanta In September.
Unfortunately for the former Norwich City gem, he hasn't had an impressive body of work in the Premier League to fall back on, as he has in all four seasons. Following his £25m move to Goodison Parkhe He participated in only 93 matches.
Furthermore, during his final campaign with the Toffees, the 'awkward' centre-back A.S He named it after former scout Brian KingHe made just 16 appearances in all competitions, meaning he was not good enough to help the club avoid relegation.
Ultimately, it's undeniable that Spurs need some defensive reinforcements, but that doesn't mean they should sign the first player they come across, and that's what this potential deal looks like.
