Spurs target unreal Maddison upgrade in £40m ‘diamond’

As was the case last year, this season has been a rollercoaster for Tottenham Hotspur fans.

One week the North Londoners look like the best team in the country and are beating the Premier League champions 4-0, and then the next they lose at home to winless Ipswich Town.

Ange Postecoglou has turned her team into great artists, but she hasn’t been able to address her issues on a regular basis, and if it weren’t for the incredible Dejan Kulusevski, things could look a lot worse right now.

Fans should therefore be excited by recent reports linking them with a player who could mirror the Swede’s journey to Spurs and also be an incredible upgrade on James Maddison.

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According to a recent Caught Offside reportTottenham are one of several top-flight teams interested in signing Belgian sensation Charles De Ketelaere.

As well as the Lilywhites, the report claims Liverpool, West Ham United, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Manchester City and Aston Villa are interested in the Atatlanta star.

This amount of top teams vying for the talented playmaker is certainly far from ideal for the north Londoners, but the good news is that the story claims he is valued at just £40 million, which could prove to be a real bargain for someone of his quality. .

It could still be a tricky transfer to get over the line, but given De Ketelaere’s sensational ability, he’s worth pursuing, especially as he could be the next Kulusevski and would be an upgrade on Maddison.

Comparisons of De Ketelaere with Kulusevski and Maddison

So before looking at how De Ketelaere compares to Maddison, it’s worth examining the reasons why his signing would be similar to Kulusevski’s.

The first is that, like the Swedish international, the Atalanta star would exit Serie A, similar to the Lilywhites star’s move. of Juventus in 2022.

The second, more substantial point of comparison is that, like the Stockholm-born star, the Belgian gem is an incredibly talented attacker who can, and has, played everywhere from center forward to the wings and throughout the midfield.

Finally, like Kulusevski, the former Club Brugge prospect is simply an incredibly entertaining player to watch and has that increasingly rare ability to get fans out of their seats with sublime skill, an unreal goal or a pass. accurate.

That said, as he has spent most of this season playing in an attacking midfield role, the “wonderful” talent, such as dubbed by journalist Dougie CritchleyHe would probably come in as competition for Maddison if he moved to the N17 and, unfortunately for the Englishman, we think he would displace him, and quite easily.

For example, in only 23 appearances this season, the 23-year-old “diamond”, as Nicknamed by scout Jacek Kulig.has He scored eight goals and gave nine assists.which is equivalent to a sensational average of participation in a goal every 1.35 games for the Bergamo team.

On the contrary, the former Leicester City star has scored seven goals and five assists in the same number of games, which is equivalent to an average of participation in a goal every 1.91 games.

Finally, Postecoglou could trust the Bruges-born dynamo more than his current co-vice-captain, as the most games he has missed in a single season so far the injury is only tenwhich is very far from The irregular physical history of the Englishman.

Ultimately, while Maddison is an incredibly talented footballer, De Ketelaere appears to be even more so, and considering his valuation is not outrageous, Daniel Levy and company should do everything they can to get him to the N17.