Spurs: Paratici fascinated by Gvardiol

Tottenham Hotspur are fascinated by a deal to deliver Josko Gvardiol to the Premier League this summer season.

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That’s in line with a report by German publication BILD (by way of Sport Witness), who declare that Spurs ‘need’ to safe a deal for the RB Leipzig centre-back this summer season, with the report suggesting that a suggestion of €100m (£88m) ought to be sufficient for the Bundesliga facet to sanction the 20-year-old’s departure.

Nevertheless, BILD go on to state that Tottenham’s Premier League rivals Chelsea are additionally within the race for the Croatia worldwide’s signature on the finish of the present marketing campaign, with the Blues mentioned to be ‘preventing’ Fabio Paratici and Antonio Conte for the signing of Gvardiol subsequent summer season.

“Gladiator”

Contemplating simply how a lot skill Gvardiol already possess, coupled with the 20-year-old’s exponential scope for future improvement, it’s straightforward to see why Paratici and Conte can be fascinated by a deal to deliver the Leipzig starlet to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium subsequent summer season.

Certainly, over his 29 Bundesliga appearances final season, the £115m-rated expertise was in imperious kind within the coronary heart of the Leipzig defence. He helped his facet hold seven clear sheets, along with making 1.8 interceptions, 1.6 tackles and 1.9 clearances and successful 5.9 duels – at a hit price of 58% – per sport.

The £19k-per-week defender additionally impressed in an attacking capability in 2021/22, scoring two objectives, offering two assists and creating 4 huge possibilities for his team-mates, together with averaging 3.4 lengthy balls, 1.3 dribbles and 59.3 passes – at a hit price of 84% – per match.

These returns noticed the participant who Ivica Olic dubbed “extraordinary” common a sensational SofaScore match score of seven.10, not solely rating him as Leipzig’s fourth-best performer within the league but additionally because the Thirty sixth-best participant in your complete German prime flight in 2021/22.

The 20-year-old additionally caught the attention for all the best causes over his seven appearances on the World Cup this winter, serving to Croatia to maintain two clear sheets, along with making 1.3 tackles, 1.6 interceptions and 5.3 clearances and successful 2.7 duels – at a hit price of 51% – per match.

The 19-cap worldwide additionally chipped in his for his nation going forwards, scoring one objective in Qatar, together with averaging 3.4 lengthy balls and 66.1 passes – at a hit price of 90% – per sport.

These metrics noticed the teenager – who journalist Ryan Taylor labelled a “gladiator” – common a panoramic Sofascore match score of seven.16. That ranked him as Zlatko Dalić’s fifth-best performer within the match, with Gvardiol enjoying a vital position in Croatia happening to safe a really spectacular third-place end in essentially the most prestigious competitors in world soccer.

As such, contemplating simply how thrilling a prospect the 20-year-old evidently is, it might undoubtedly signify a rare coup for Paratici and Tottenham in the event that they handle to beat Chelsea to the signing of the Leipzig sensation this summer season, as Gvardiol could be very a lot one of many greatest defensive abilities in world soccer at current.