Tottenham decide they want to sign ‘magnificent’ £75m centre-back in January, he’s massive
And it seems that Tottenham has determined that Branthwaite is the player they want to sign in order to strengthen their defence, according to Football Transfers.
According to Football Transfers, the Spurs team really admires Branthwaite. On the other hand, he is allegedly being paid a hefty £75 million by Everton.
After spending £100 million on Harry Kane during the summer, Tottenham does have some cash to spend in January.
Tottenham want to sign Jarrad Branthwaite and it’s no surprise
For a while now, Branthwaite has been regarded as one of the best emerging defenders, and his worth has increased dramatically as a result of his achievements with Everton this season.
Even at age 21, Branthwaite has enormous potential, which is why Tottenham wants to sign him.
Everton would love to hang onto their man, who Alan Shearer called a “magnificent” defender, but they may have to trade in order to alleviate financial pressures.
Of course, compared to defenders like Micky Van de Ven and Cristian Romero, Branthwaite is a little bit different. With a height measurement of 6 feet 5 inches, the Englishman is a massive defender.
It’s debatable if Tottenham would want to invest that kind of money on a new defence.
It would be shocking to see this deal completed in January because £75 million is a significant sum of money to invest and because they may wish to bolster other areas as well.
In a related development:
Tottenham ‘ready to make a mind-boggling offer’ of €80m for star, he would earn €15m-a-year
The 23-year-old striker is reportedly the target of the North London club, who are “ready to make a mind-boggling offer” for the Serbian international, according to TV Play. The talented striker would reportedly earn about €15 million a season if he joined the Premier League team, and it has been said that they could offer the Italian club €80 million for him.
Harry Kane left the team at the beginning of the season, and Tottenham made the decision not to sign a successor. They clearly need to add a top-tier striker in the upcoming months, and Vlahovic might be a good long-term choice.
Following his £62.8 million departure from Fiorentina, the 23-year-old attacker has failed to live up to the hype. Before joining Juventus, he was seen to be a player of the highest calibre, and he certainly has what it takes to become a vital member of the Premier League team.
Whether Tottenham will move during the January transfer window is still to be seen.
This season, Son Heung-min has been the sole goal scorer for Tottenham; as a result, the South Korean international needs more assistance in the attacking end of the game. Players who have the ability to step up and produce regularly are not Richarlison.
In a related development:
Alan Shearer slams ‘poor’ Richarlison after what Tottenham star did v West Ham United
After he severely hurt his team in their 2-1 home loss to West Ham on Thursday night, Richarlison has been a really poor addition for Tottenham. The supporters will be at a loss for words.
Richarlison, 26, entered the game in the 67th minute as Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s replacement, thanks to a pass from Ange Postecoglou. With the score at 1-1, the Australian made an offensive roll of the dice.
Soon after entering the game, Richarlison missed a fantastic opportunity to give Tottenham the lead again, but James Ward-Prowse of West Ham eventually gave them the lead.
Pedro Porro’s crossing against the Irons was excellent, and in the first half, he had already set up one goal when he sent a corner right onto Cristian Romero’s head.
However, despite Porro’s excellent pass into the box shortly after Richarlison entered the game, the Brazilian headed a fantastic chance at the back post wide of the net.
Alan Shearer, who couldn’t believe the former Everton forward missed from that position, criticised it.
Shearer remarked on Thursday, December 7, at 9:42 p.m. on Amazon Prime Video Sport: “It’s a great cross but a poor header.” All he’s trying to do is flick it into that close post.
“He climbs up really well but just didn’t get the connection that he wants and heads it wide.
“It should have been in the back of then net.”
To be honest, it didn’t come as a surprise when Richarlison let Tottenham down once more.
Even though he cost Spurs £60 million a year and a half ago, in his 48 appearances across all competitions, he has only contributed five goals. And the Premier League has only seen two of such goals.
Richarlison’s xG in the Premier League before Thursday’s match against West Ham was 2.7, which indicates that he is terribly underperforming in front of goal with only one goal this season [FBRef].
He finished in the 22nd percentile for non-penalty goals with just 0.09 per 90 minutes last season, even though he was in the 80th percentile for attacking midfielders and wingers in the Premier League in terms of shots per 90 minutes [2.41]. On the other hand, his xG fell within the 80th percentile at 0.29 per 90 minutes.
Although Richarlison has a lot of opportunities, he is wasting nearly all of them.
With an xG of 0.25 [Sofascore] from his miss against West Ham, he has now scored one-third of the goals he should have this season in the Premier League.
Furthermore, according to statistics provided by Sofascore, Richarlison only had eight touches of the ball in less than thirty minutes of play, and in addition to missing a major opportunity, neither of his two shots on goal were on target.
The sooner Tottenham can let Richarlison go and reinvest the money on a player who can score goals for them, the better. Richarlison has been a terrible addition to the team.
