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| Dominic Solanke transferred to Tottenham with the highest transfer fee ever. Solanke said hello to Son Heung-min for the first time. Photo = Capture Tottenham SNS |
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Dominic Solanke, who will be Son's new partner, has already been looking forward to working with Son.
Tottenham officially announced the recruitment of Solanke on the club's website on the 10th (Korea Standard Time). Solanke signed a six-year contract with Tottenham. Tottenham were confident of success when they signed Solanke to an ultra-long-term contract.
It is also a recruitment that should not be ruined. Tottenham has set a new record transfer fee to recruit Solanke. Solanke joined Tottenham with a basic transfer fee of 55 million pounds (about 95.8 billion won) and a bonus clause of 10 million pounds (about 17.4 billion won). Considering the basic transfer fee alone, it is Tottenham's highest transfer fee ever. If the bonus clause is triggered, he will be a player with a higher transfer fee.
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| Dominic Solanke transferred to Tottenham with the highest transfer fee ever. Photo = Tottenham |
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In his first interview since his move to Tottenham, Solanke said "It means signing for a club like Tottenham is everything I really wanted. It's a great club, a huge club with ambitions similar to mine, so I'm happy to start and meet with all the players. I was so excited that Tottenham's ambition was really big. I have great coaches and outstanding players and I think they fit my style of play, so I can't wait to get started and do my job on the field"He expressed his feelings about the transfer.
Solanke was then looking forward to working with Son Heung-min too much. `Obviously Son Heung-min is a fantastic player. He has been doing what he has been doing for many years in the English Premier League (EPL). I'm looking forward to playing with great players at a big club like Tottenham, and I want to hang out with them"I expected him to quickly match Son Heung-min's feet.
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| Dominic Solanke transferred to Tottenham with the highest transfer fee ever. Photo = Tottenham |
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Then "Tottenham has excellent strikers. I think this is what the best club needs, so I'm really looking forward to playing with them, competing with them, and we can achieve something great," he said, expressing his expectations. Solanke confessed that he had been close to James Madison since he was a child.
In addition "I can't wait to start with the team. The season is not far away, so I'm sure the players will welcome me and we can learn about each other very quickly. I think the style of play suits me, so I want you to get close to everyone."
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| Dominic Solanke transferred to Tottenham with the highest transfer fee ever. Photo = Tottenham |
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Finally, he said "I hope we can win together because as a player, I have ambitions on the field, I work hard for the team, I score goals, I love to put everything out there, I love to win. I'll have to bring it. I hope I can play well at Tottenham because I can make movements, goals, efforts, and linked plays."
Tottenham also revealed the behind-the-scenes story of Solanke's transfer. It was when Solanke arrived at Tottenham's training ground and underwent a medical test to finish his transfer to Tottenham. When Solanke arrived and was undergoing a medical test, Madison approached and spoke to him and welcomed him. Certainly, the two players were close.
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| Dominic Solanke transferred to Tottenham with the highest transfer fee ever. Solanke said hello to Son Heung-min for the first time. Photo = Capture Tottenham SNS |
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After that, Solanke went to where Tottenham's squad was resting and greeted for the first time. Son Heung-min also welcomed his new partner with open arms. Son Heung-min's bright smile broke out. Now, attention is being paid to whether Solanke will be able to draw more of Son Heung-min's strengths.
Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou said of signing Solanke "It was a player I really wanted to bring. It took some time to recruit, but he's a really good player for us. He is in his prime. We were a bit light on the offense, so we were happy to sign him and we had a little bit of a week to work with him."
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| Dominic Solanke transferred to Tottenham with the highest transfer fee ever. Photo = Tottenham |
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Also "We brought him in at a really good time in Solanke's career. Sometimes I wonder how people will overcome their frustrations when their careers go smoothly. Solanke suffered setbacks early in his career. He tried to get his way back and became a really good EPL striker. He really wants to move on. I think it's a good time to recruit him"I had confidence in recruiting Solanke.
Expectations are high even locally. This is because Tottenham has been holding out by using Son Heung-min as a striker because there has been no clear striker resource since Harry Kane left for Bayern Munich. If Solanke plays with about 19 league goals as in Bournemouth last season, he will be considered a huge success.
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| Dominic Solanke transferred to Tottenham with the highest transfer fee ever. Photo = Tottenham |
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England's The Athletic assesses Solanke's chances of successful recruitment, saying "Solanke is a striker who can be a central player in Tottenham's attack for several seasons to come. Solanke, who will soon turn 27, is in his prime and last season added an improved finish to his existing clever moves and pressing abilities"He explained that he is a player with many strengths.
"He has various finishing skills, connecting the ball neatly with a shot and even a strong shot. His intelligent off-the-ball movement allows him to take advantage of the space left by the defender, especially by finishing off a cross that comes to the near post."
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| Dominic Solanke transferred to Tottenham with the highest transfer fee ever. Photo = Tottenham |
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Analysts say he will also work well with Son Heung-min. "Solangke's linked play is something that Postecoglou can highly appreciate. He showed an excellent ability to catch the ball so that speed resources such as Bournemouth teammates Antoine Semeno and Justin Kluibert could take advantage of the space. This ability can be the same for players like Son Heung-min, Brennan Johnson and Timo Werner at Spurs."
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