Tottenham are close to signing a 'powerhouse' worth £25m

When it rains, it pours, and this is undoubtedly the case Tottenham Hotspur.

Residents of North London Premier League The campaign went from bad to worse again at the weekend, as they looked to throw away a 1-0 lead at home to relegation-threatened Leicester City, losing 2-1.

In the Lilywhites' defence, they are still missing most of their first-line defence, a few midfielders and now their star striker Dominic Solankewhose exit has been confirmed “About six weeks” Thursday.

In his absence, Angie Postecoglou He had to start Richarlison, and while he scored, he scored 18 goals and nine assists The 77 appearances he has played for the club suggest he cannot be relied upon to lead the line, although in a positive development, recent reports have linked the club with a central striker who outperformed Solanke last season.

Tottenham target a European striker

According to a recent report from Hard copy of the log via TEAMtalkTottenham are one of several teams interested in Ajax striker Brian Probbe.

Alongside the Lilywhites, the report revealed that fellow Premier League side West Ham United are keen to sign the Dutch striker, as are Serie A giants AS Roma.

However, while competition is intense, the story claims that Tottenham are “close to reaching a deal” for the 22-year-old, and while Ajax would prefer to complete a £25m sale this month, a loan-to-buy deal now looks more important. possible.

It's a lot of money to commit to a player who has been lackluster for most of this season, but Proby was impressive last year, and with Solanke the first-choice long-term, signing the Dutchman as a promising back-up looks like a gamble worth taking.

Why should Tottenham sign Proby?

So, the first thing to say is that this season has been undeniably disappointing for Brobbey.

In all, the Amsterdam-born poacher set a record Three goals and seven assists In 29 appearances for Ajax, although that certainly doesn't sound great, he played just 1,364 minutes of football during those matches.

This means that while he is averaging a goal contribution every 2.9 games, he is also averaging a goal every 136.4 minutes, which is much less worrying, especially since we know he can be more productive than that based on his form last year. .

For example, in 43 matches totaling 3,369 minutes, the free-scoring “powerhouse”, as it was called U23 scout Antonio MangoI found the back of the net On 22 occasions, he provided 12 assists To boot.

So, even though I was only 21 at the start of the campaign, Average seven-cap international cap Sharing a goal every 1.26 matches or every 99.08 minutes.

Not only is this level of production impressive in itself, but it is also more than what Solanke has managed to achieve in the same campaign.

For example, in his final season with Bournemouth, the 28-year-old sharpshooter scored a goal He scored 21 goals and provided four assists In 42 matches, for a total of 3,553 minutes, that is, a goal participation rate every 1.68 matches, or every 142.12 minutes.

Now, there's a big caveat here that the Eredivisie is a much easier league, but the fact that the former RB Leipzig star was able to achieve such a result while being so young is undoubtedly promising.

Furthermore, since he will be joining the north Londoners to support the former Cherries striker rather than replace him, there will be far less pressure on him to immediately reach the heights he achieved last season.

Ultimately, Spurs need a new striker to cover Solanke now and when he is fit again, and although he has not set the world on fire this season, signing Probbe on a loan to buy deal looks like a smart move, especially with the reported price not being too high. my dear.