Tottenham Hotspur have been looking outwards for a marquee striker since Harry Kane’s departure, and the North Londoners signed a rather building-blocks striker in Dominic Solanke to fill the void upfront in the summer transfer window. And former Spurs scout Bryan King suggests that Argentine defender Cristian Romero might not have been the biggest fan of the England international’s arrival at White Hart Lane.
The former scout insists that perhaps Romero doesn’t see eye to eye with the marquee fees that the Lilywhites paid to secure Solanke’s services.
Romero doesn’t agree with Solanke arrival?
Romero, who seems to have suffered a setback in his rehab from injury, called out club chairman Daniel Levy for the investments that his employers made in the summer window. However, King, in an exclusive interview with Tottenham News, insists that the former Atalanta star should remain focused on his own game (which, to be fair, has been faulty in the ongoing campaign) while agreeing about the below-par investments that Tottenham has made in the ongoing campaign.
He said:
“To be fair, Tottenham brought in a £50 million-plus striker in the summer. Therefore, it seems as though Romero is suggesting that Solanke isn’t the kind of player who he feels is going to help Tottenham challenge in the Premier League. If you buy a player who costs more than £50 million, I know it was only one player, but surely that is a sign that the club is investing and moving in the right direction.
“However, I do believe that Spurs’ recruitment has been very ordinary, and I think that is what Romero is suggesting with these comments. There were some top players available during the summer who Tottenham could have signed and didn’t, the likes of Ivan Toney and Conor Gallagher.
“Therefore, I think this little dig from Romero is aimed at the club’s recruitment. However, having said that, I think Romero ought to concentrate on staying fit first and foremost. He wants to try getting through a run of games because he isn’t doing that much at the moment.”
For Tottenham, the challenge amid the recruitment concern lies in finding balance, as Levy needs to invest wisely in players that can raise the ceiling of the team vis-à-vis the money paid for their services.
In Solanke’s case, the Englishman has adaptated well to Ange Postecoglou’s playing style, however, at the same time, the sunk cost in getting a better player might be higher and that is the point Romero (and Bryan King) are trying to make.
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