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Tottenham striker Hishalisson declared his stay at Tottenham despite Saudi Arabia's proposal.
European soccer transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano shared his interview with ESPN Brazil on the 8th (Korea time), saying on social media that `Hichalisson said he rejected Saudi Arabia's bid.'
Hishalisson "There was a suggestion in Saudi Arabia. However, it is my dream to play in the Brazilian national team and the English Premier League. I had a lot of money, but my dream was bigger." He explained why he turned down Saudi Arabia.
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Hishalisson recently received great attention from Saudi Arabia as he was mentioned as a candidate for Tottenham's sale. Hishalisson, who joined Tottenham in 2022 with a huge transfer fee of 60 million pounds (about 107 billion won), failed to establish himself at Tottenham due to his below-expected performance. In the 2022-2023 season, he scored only one goal in 27 league games, and the previous season was not enough to play as a Tottenham front-line striker due to severe ups and downs.
Tottenham considered the sale of Hishalisson, who showed a disappointing performance, and Saudi Arabia immediately showed interest. CBS Sports reporter Ben Jacobs mentioned Saudi Arabia's interest, saying, "'Al-Ahli's interest in Hishalisson is real.'" `There is no bid yet, but Saudi officials know Tottenham wants 60 million pounds (about 100 billion won)." Britain's The Times is also expected to head to Saudi Arabia. It is believed that he has changed his mind about the transfer, he said, conveying Hishalisson's decision.
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Football Insider in England 'Hichalisson has already been offered a huge pay rise for a move to the Middle East. He is now considering whether to choose. The Saudi transfer market is open until October 6, so there is plenty of time to sign a deal. Tottenham, who have had concerns about him in recent years, are now ready to hear offers for Hishalisson. Hishalisson has become a new target for Saudi Arabia, and now looks to accelerate negotiations after the budget decision'
However, Hishalisson expressed his willingness to continue his challenge in the EPL as he gave up his transfer to Saudi Arabia, which could raise his salary significantly. Whenever rumors of a Saudi transfer emerged even before the summer transfer market, he emphasized his dreams in the Brazilian national team and the EPL, dismissing the possibility of a Saudi transfer as fake news.
He has taken a similar path to his captain Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min has already been tempted by Saudi Arabia since last summer, and news has appeared this summer as well. However, Son Heung-min said no last year, and in June, "I'm always doing my best for Tottenham and I'll continue to do my best." He has always said that he wants to deliver something to Tottenham. I want to keep it because it's a promise I made with my fans as well as myself. I don't think we're in a situation where we're talking about a contract", dismissing rumors of a transfer to Saudi Arabia. Hishalisson also seems to have put more weight on staying at Tottenham instead of going to Saudi Arabia with Son Heung-min.
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Meanwhile, if Hishalisson's sales are not made, Tottenham may have problems reinforcing strikers, one of its key recruitment plans this summer.
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. It included several frontline strikers who are well-received in Europe, including Santiago Jimenez, Jonathan David and Ivan Toney. Tottenham's choice was Solanke among them.
Solanke led Bournemouth's frontline attack last season with 19 goals in the league alone. Solanke's performance was so great that Son Heung-min also finished in a lower league scoring position than Solanke last season with 17 goals.
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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.
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On the 7th, reporter Romano also said on his personal SNS, "'Tottenham is negotiating between clubs to recruit Dominic Solanke.'" Tottenham began negotiations with Bournemouth to complete the transfer of Solanke. Solanke transfer negotiations are underway to find an agreement, and the player has floated the green light towards Tottenham. Tottenham want Solanke.
The problem is the transfer fee. Bournemouth is sticking to Solanke's buyout amount of 65 million pounds (about 110 billion won). Tottenham is reportedly reluctant to pay the amount. If Hishalisson had transferred to Saudi Arabia and paid a large transfer fee, the situation could have changed, but it was not easy to invest enough transfer fees as he refused to transfer.
Along with Hishalisson's declaration of staying, Tottenham's recruitment plan this summer is also expected to be disrupted. Attention is also focusing on whether Tottenham will strengthen its front line by investing a huge budget without profits from transfer fees.
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