Son Heung-min will be absent for a while. Tottenham is urgently trying to fill Son Heung-min’s vacancy with Timo Werner.
British media ‘The Sun’ reported on the 7th (Korean time), “Werner will join Tottenham on loan from Leipzig. This contract also includes a full recruitment clause. The transfer fee ranges from 13 million pounds (about 21.7 billion won). It will be worth between 17 million pounds (approximately 28.4 billion won). Werner will undergo a medical test before the weekend and wear a Tottenham uniform. Tottenham manager Anger Postekoglou said Werner can be used immediately.
Another British media outlet, BBC, also reported on the same day, “Tottenham signed a loan contract with Werner.” According to this, Tottenham decided to cover Werner’s full weekly salary. A full recruitment clause is included. 카지노사이트랭크
The timing of joining Tottenham is expected to be next week. With only the medical test ahead, the transfer is being finalized quickly. The second half of the Premier League has begun, and Son Heung-min is missing from the Asian Cup selection. The one in urgent need is Tottenham. I plan to bring Werner in as soon as possible and have him play.
According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, an expert on the European soccer transfer market, it took only two minutes for Werner to agree to go to Tottenham. It is said that he desperately wanted to join Tottenham. Reporter Romano said on his personal YouTube channel, “Werner is very attracted to the possibility of playing under coach Postekoglou,” and added, “I believe it is a perfect system and the perfect football that he can practice.” Po believes that Werner is a big opportunity. “The same goes for Coach Stekoglu,” he said.
British media ‘Football London’ analyzed the reason for Tottenham to recruit Werner and said, “Son Heung-min is scheduled to be absent for several weeks due to the Asian Cup. Attacking resources were already lacking with Ivan Perisic and Manor Solomon missing due to injury. “When Werner played for Chelsea, he played a big role in winning the UEFA Champions League. His incredible speed will be put to good use by coach Postekoglou,” he said. “His physical ability and versatility made him a great candidate for recruitment. “It may have had an impact,” he said.
Werner is a versatile striker who can play all areas of the offensive line based on his speed and penetration ability. He is also considered a striker who specializes in pressure due to his prolific usage. Expectations for Werner are growing as Coach Postekoglou uses a relatively free tactic of pushing the line high and not fixing the offensive line. British TBR Football said, “Considering Werner’s speed and activity level without the ball, he appears to be a good fit for coach Postekoglou’s system,” adding, “Werner is looking forward to playing in Germany after spending two challenging years at Chelsea.” “It would have been relatively easy, but he wants to change the perception that he is a failure in the Premier League. This is the type of player Postekoglou wants to bring in.”
Joining Tottenham is next week. As Son Heung-min is missing to participate in the 2024 Qatar Asian Cup, a quick addition was needed. Werner can remain as a starter even after Son Heung-min returns. British media outlet ‘The Sun’ predicted Tottenham’s starting lineup for the second half of the season on the 7th, and Werner’s name was there. In the 4-3-3 formation, Son Heung-min, Richarlison, and Timo Werner were selected as the top three.
Richarlison is the front line striker, Son Heung-min is the right side striker, and Werner is the left side striker. Richarlison, who performed well at the end of the first half, was selected as the starting striker. In addition, Werner, who Tottenham acquired in this winter transfer market, was added.
In midfield were Thomas Skipp, Rodrigo Bentancur, and Lo Celso. The back four is Destiny Udogi, Pedro Foro, Go Itakura, and Radu Dragusin. The goalkeeper is Guglielmo Vicario. The unfamiliar characters here are Dragusin and Itakura. Dragusin’s move to Tottenham is imminent. ‘The Sun’ said, “Dragusin will move to Tottenham. Tottenham is missing Mickey van der Van and Christian Romero due to injury. In the meantime, coach Postekoglou had to rely on Ben Davis and Emerson Royale. To recruit a new centre-back. “I played hard and the result is Dragusin,” he said.
Dragusin, born in 2002 from Romania, is currently playing as the starting center back for Genoa in Serie A. He boasts a stable defense based on his solid 191cm physique. He also has enough speed to play as a fullback. The player being compared is Nemanja Vidic, the former captain and representative of Manchester United’s impenetrable defense. That’s why his nickname is ‘the second Vidic’.
Genoa brought Dragusin on loan last season and succeeded in signing him permanently last summer. The transfer fee is 5 million pounds (approximately 8.2 billion won). His contract runs until 2027. A release clause was included. The buyout amount is 26 million pounds (about 43 billion won).
Even at that time, the buyout amount was quite high. However, this season, Dragusin’s stock price soared as he performed well every day, and he was on the radar of big clubs in the Premier League. In particular, he became the number one recruit for Tottenham, which is in dire need of a centre-back position.