Spurs are looking for a £50 million “box-crasher” to Clear their Bissouma Challenge
This summer, Tottenham Hotspur was one of the busier teams in the transfer window, landing big-time on former Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke in addition to bringing in young, gifted players like Wilson Odobert, Yang Min-Hyeok, and Archie Grey.
But with the window closing in less than two weeks, Daniel Levy and company are ready to re-enter the market to make sure Ange Postecoglou has the greatest resources available to meet his objectives this season.
One of the most recent players being linked to a move to N17 has actually previously proved in the Premier League and might help the team with their Yves Bissouma issue.
According to a recent report from GIVEMESPORT, Tottenham have ‘set their sights’ on signing Wolverhampton Wanderers star Joao Gomes.
According to the source, Rodrigo Bentancur’s injury against Leicester City on Monday night has contributed to the Brazilian international’s recent “worked way firmly onto the capital club’s radar,” but he has also “worked his way ideal into Postecoglou’s high energy system.”
The Lilywhites will have to pay a price to complete this transaction, though, as prior GIVEMEPSPORT reports said that the Old Gold would only consider bids of at least £50 million for the 23-year-old..
Considering Gomes’ calibre and the current issues surrounding Bissouma, it could be a costly transfer to complete, but it is one that is well worth the struggle.
How Bissouma and Gomes are comparable?
Thus, it’s important to acknowledge that one of Bissouma’s biggest problems right now is that his activities off the pitch have resulted in his suspension from the team, even before we compare the two midfielders statistically.
Having said that, Gomes has the same versatility as the Mali international and can play in either defensive or central midfield, so positionally speaking, Postecoglou’s tactics should not pose a problem for Gomes. For this reason, he could be a perfect replacement.
Looking at their goal involvements wouldn’t really tell us much about how they operate in the central and defensive midfield, so in order to truly understand how the Wolves ace compares to the former Brighton & Hove Albion ace, we need to compare their underlying numbers.
And with that, who wins? As statistics analyst Ben Mattinson put it, Wolves’ £50 million “box-crasher” wins this matchup, and sadly for the Lilywhites star, it’s not really close. This is somewhat expected given the debate surrounding the Tottenham star’s play during two thirds of the previous campaign.
All Stats via FBref for the 23/24 Premier League Season
For instance, the Rio de Janeiro-born ace leads in the majority of pertinent measures for a six, such as tackles won, blocks, clearances, ball recoveries, and aerial duels won per ninety.
He even outperforms expectations in a number of offensive categories, demonstrating his versatility. These metrics include assists in actual non-penalty goals as well as goals created, passes into the penalty area, successful takeaways, and goal-creating actions, all of which are completed in less than 90 seconds.
In the end, it seems logical to sign the Brazilian to replace Gomes before the transfer window closes next week, given the problems Bissouma has caused Spurs off the pitch this season and the fact that his underlying figures were noticeably worse than Gomes’ previous season.
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