Troy Deeney (36), a former Bournemouth captain, said in an interview with TalkSport on the 6th (Korea time) that Dominic Solanke (27, Bournemouth) could transfer to Tottenham, “I don’t know. I think Solanke looks better on a team like Arsenal. I think he needs to finish something there.”
Solanke is a striker who has played for Chelsea, Liverpool and Bournemouth. Solanke, who has played for Bournemouth since 2019, scored 19 goals and three assists in 38 league games last season. He is a target-type striker with high determination. This means that Solanke fits better with Arsenal, who lacked decisive power last season.
Tottenham is showing keen interest in recruiting Solanke. The move is aimed at filling in the position of Harry Kane, 31, who left for Bayern Munich last summer. Although the official proposal is still pending, Tottenham is considering invoking a 65 million pound buyout clause.
However, Deeney stressed that if Tottenham is to spend 65 million pounds as it is known, it would be better to recruit Ivan Toney (28, Brentford). Brentford is also known to have set the same price as Solanke for Tony’s transfer.
“If Tony joins Tottenham, he will let Son Heung-min play in the back and James Maddison get off the front,” Deeney said. “If you’re going to spend 65 million pounds, why don’t you make an offer to Brendford? You just have to put your offer up for a week or so. Scoring a goal is not everything to him.”
Deeney emphasized that Tony is not just a player who scores goals, but a player who can collaborate with other teammates. He analyzed that Tony is more suitable for Tottenham than Solanke in that it can create synergy between Son Heung-min and Madison.안전놀이터
“Solangke is a good player. He has come a long way and sometimes left after staying at Liverpool,” Deeney said. “But whenever I see Solangke, I think he is a good player, but I still haven’t seen any killer instinct from him. I scored many goals, but I don’t think scoring goals is everything to him.”
With 20 goals during the 2022-2023 season, Tony was the third scorer in the league. However, he was suspended for eight months last season due to a violation of betting regulations and played only 17 games in the league. However, he still showed off his skills with four goals and two assists.
Tottenham reportedly offered Brentford £40 million to recruit Tony, but was rejected. Negotiations do not appear to be making any further progress as Brentford stick to £65 million.