ESPN pundit blown away by £15m Spurs player who barely stood out before this season
In addition to the Spurs defense, Micky van de Ven, James Maddison, and Son Heung-min made Hutchison’s Premier League team of the season thus far, which he announced on ESPN.
After the summer 2022 transfer window, Destiny Udogie was largely forgotten by Spurs supporters. A £15 million initial signing bonus was given to the 20-year-old. He did, however, spend a brief period on loan with Udinese before moving to North London.
The anticipation for this campaign may have been modest. He wasn’t a part of Ange Postecoglou’s signing. He is also a relatively new player. Giving him a chance would thus have required bravery.
Destiny Udogie has made an outstanding start to Premier League career
Thankfully, Postecoglou has no qualms about taking a risk. And he has complete faith in the Italian. It goes without saying that such trust has been handsomely repaid.
Udogie has excelled for Tottenham. And Don Hutchison selected him for his Premier League side of the current season.
“Udogie, I think, has been amazing,” he told ESPN.
“I saw him when he was at Udinese quite a few times. And I thought he was good, wasn’t a standout player. But now, he’s come back to Spurs and been amazing.”
Spurs will be desperate to continue to prove doubters wrong
Hutchison’s assessment is difficult to contest. Udogie, like a number of his Tottenham colleagues, has been a revelation.
He has not only gotten used to playing in the Premier League, but he has also been able to meet Postecoglou’s expectations of him. He also seems to be flourishing.
After the break for the internationals, Spurs still have a lot to prove. Many still seem to be anticipating them to lose some of their early momentum at some point.
However, they have so many players, like Udogie, who have already outperformed expectations, so there will be hope that they can keep putting their critics to rest for a while.
