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| Dominic Solanke, who is close to transferring to Tottenham with the highest transfer fee ever. Photo = Fabrizio Romano SNS |
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Tottenham is finishing recruiting Dominic Solanke.
Tottenham's move to recruit a striker came quickly after Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou publicly admitted he wanted to recruit a striker. Starting with Ivan Toney, numerous strikers, including Victor Jockeres and Jonathan David, were mentioned, but the final target was Solanke.
Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European transfer market, said on his personal SNS on the 2nd (Korea time), "Tottenham is seeking to recruit Solanke. Solanke is one of Tottenham's targets. It's a very difficult negotiation because Solanke is a key player for Bournemouth. So far, no official proposal has been put in BournemouthTottenham's move was reported to the outside world.
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| Dominic Solanke |
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The British Telegraph also reported that `Tottenham are working to recruit Bournemouth striker Solanke. Solanke is high on Tottenham's list of striker targets, and Tottenham have held talks with Chelsea and Liverpool on a move, saying Tottenham are first seeking personal negotiations with Solanke.
In order for Tottenham to complete its recruitment of Solanke, there were many stories that Hishalisson had to be sorted out first. This is because Bournemouth wanted an estimated 65 million pounds (about 113.3 billion won) as a transfer fee for Solanke. Tanguy was an amount that far exceeded the highest transfer fee in Tottenham's club history recorded when recruiting Dombele.
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| Dominic Solanke |
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Tottenham have not invested much this summer but have never topped 100 billion in transfer fees so far. The club's transfer market policy is also a style that does not invest much money in one player. Accordingly, it was predicted that he would seek to recruit Solanke with the money after clearing up Hishalisson.
However, Hishalisson, who was receiving attention from Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, publicly declared his stay at Tottenham. There were many views that it became difficult to recruit Solanke after Hishalisson clearly showed his willingness to play for Tottenham.
Contrary to everyone's expectations, Tottenham dealt with Solanke's signing as a quick fix. England's The Athletic agreed to sell Solanke for the club's highest transfer fee on the 9th 'Bonemouth. We are in talks with Tottenham to finalize the negotiations. Personal conditions have already been confirmed. Solanke is desperate to move from Bournemouth to Tottenham, saying Tottenham are close to signing Solanke.
After so many hours, Tottenham wrapped up their contract with Bournemouth for Solanke. The Athletic said: 'Solanke is set to undergo a Medicle Test at Tottenham after Tottenham agree a £65m deal with Bournemouth. Solanke is expected to sign a six-year contract with Tottenham. Solanke is desperate to move to Tottenham and he has been Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou's top target in the summer transfer window, he said.
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| Dominic Solanke |
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The BBC also confirmed that Solanke's transfer to Tottenham is being completed. Tottenham will pay an initial transfer fee of 55 million pounds (about W95.8 billion) and a bonus clause of 10 million pounds (about W17.4 billion) to Solanke, who has played for England once, it said.
Liverpool also benefited from Tottenham's unconventional choice to recruit Solanke. Liverpool agreed to a transfer fee of 19 million pounds (about 33.1 billion won) and a 20% Selon clause when they disposed of Solanke in 2019. 20% of the Solanke transfer fee paid by Tottenham goes to Liverpool. The Solanke Medical Test was scheduled for the 10th local time.
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| Dominic Solanke |
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With Solanke's transfer to Tottenham, Son Heung-min will be able to focus on his favorite position, the role of wing forward. During this summer's pre-season, Postecoglou continued to place Son on the left with Hishalisson unable to play due to injury. Like last season, Son Heung-min was placed in the center, and even though Timo Werner or another player could be placed as a winger, Son Heung-min was consistently placed on the side.
He needs to recruit a striker and shows his willingness to use Son Heung-min from the left. As the main striker is strengthened by the recruitment of Solanke, Son Heung-min does not have to change his position next season.
Even in the Telegraph, 'Solanke appears to fit well into Postecoglou's style. Postecoglou said he wants to have the option to move Son back to the left while signing a recognized striker.
For Tottenham, Solanke must be good. Ndombele, the club's highest transfer fee, remains the worst recruitment ever, and Hishalisson, the second highest transfer fee, is also a failure. No. 3 Brennan Johnson also doesn't look like a successful recruit so far. If even Solanke fails, he will be reluctant to invest a lot of money again.
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| Dominic Solanke |
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Solanke's skills grew dramatically last season when he scored 19 goals in the English Premier League (EPL). He is a striker with a good physique of 187 centimeters. I'm not the type to score only in the penalty box.
It is also good for second-line resources and linked plays while actively moving. Because of this ability, it is expected that Son will also fit well with Son Heung-min. The speed is also very fast. Without medical test variables, Solanke becomes a Tottenham player. There is no Harry 'Kein, but now Solan'Ke' is here. It's the birth of a new Son Keduo.
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| Dominic Solanke |
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