SON TOP is no longer 1 option...Tottenham put in the 'NEW Sonke Duo' 'All-time transfer fee'!→"I can't lower my transfer fee because of Liverpool"
Aug 06, 2024
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The British Telegraph reported on the 6th (Korea time) 'Tottenham expects to recruit Bournemouth striker Solanke for 65 million pounds (about 114 billion won)."
Tottenham want to reinforce their attacking team this summer. He is preparing to recruit Harry Kane, who left the team, to fill the gap. Although Son Heung-min, who scored 17 goals last season, and Hishalisson's rebound, it was difficult to completely fill the void of top striker Kane.
Several candidates have been mentioned steadily. Several well-received front-line strikers in Europe were included, including Dominic Solanke, Santiago Jimenez, Jonathan David and Ivan Toney. Tottenham's choice was Solanke among them.
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Not many people expected Solanke to score until the beginning of the season. In the championship, he consistently showed good scoring ability and scored 29 goals and 7 assists in 46 championship games during the 2021-2022 season, but in the 2022-2023 season of the EPL, he only scored 6 goals and 7 assists in 33 games.
However, the previous season was markedly different. Solanke, who scored four goals in his first 10 league games, then accelerated his scoring. He scored his first multi-goal of the season against Newcastle, and then continued his scoring streak against Aston Villa, Manchester United and Luton Town. In the match against Nottingham Forest, he scored a hat-trick by scoring two goals with only a header and adding one with his right foot. Solanke, who continued to score since then, was remarkable in ranking fourth in the league after Elling Holan, Cole Palmer and Aleksandar Isaac last season.
Considering Solanke's childhood performance, I can understand his current growth. Solanke was a talented player enough in his childhood. He also stood out in England's national team by age. In 2017, he scored four goals at the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Korea and won the Golden Ball, the MVP of the tournament. However, since then, he has rarely seen the light in Chelsea, Vitesse, and Liverpool.
I was able to get another chance at Bournemouth. Solanke led Bournemouth's promotion in the 2021-2022 season, living up to their beliefs, and even scoring this season, helping Bournemouth's winning streak.
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Then 'Solanke is considered to be a good fit for coach Enze Postecoglou's style. He scored 21 goals in every game for Bournemouth last season. Postecoglou explained, 'We want to recruit a striker to place Son on the left side where he can be more effective.
In the UK, Tottenham's interest in Solanke has already been reported since the transfer market last winter. The Sun of England said 'Tottenham is keeping an eye on Solanke as a striker to be recruited next summer' and the Daily Mail of England also acknowledged the possibility of a transfer to Tottenham, saying 'Tottenham is still looking for a replacement for Kane and is watching Solanke'.
"I don't know if Bournemouth will let go of Solanke," said Jamie O'Hara, a Tottenham player. If someone offers 80-90 million pounds at the end of the season, the club can rebuild the team again with a few decent players who can let players out and recruit. I wish Solanke was at Tottenham. When I saw him, I thought Solanke was perfect for the way Tottenham wanted to playHe also urged Tottenham to sign Solanke.
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If Solanke joins, Son Heung-min is also expected to play a strong role on the left side, which can show his strengths by forming a new 'Sonke Duo'. Already at the end of last season, there were many claims that Son Heung-min should return to the left side. Postecoglou also showed signs of contemplating a tactic to put Son Heung-min back on the side, including using Dejan Kulusevski as the front line during the pre-season.
Meanwhile, the reason why Bournemouth insist on buying out Solanke's transfer fee is because of Liverpool. Bournemouth appear to be sticking to a high transfer fee as Solanke's former team, Liverpool, has a Sel-on clause on Solanke (a clause that receives some profits from sales).
UK's Metro will hesitate to bring down Solanke transfer fees 'Bonnemouth. Earlier, they said Liverpool would take 20% of the profits generated by the player's sale because they added a Selon clause to Solanke's recruitment.
Along with rumors of Solanke's transfer, attention is being paid to whether Tottenham will form a new Sonke duo. If a new offensive duo emerges to lead Tottenham in the next season, competition at the top of the league is expected to heat up.
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