Tottenham Hotspur, as the traditional BIG6 of the Premier League, although the honor has been lackluster in recent years, can participate in European competitions all year round, and has also reached the Champions League final, and it is also a strong team that no one dares to underestimate.
Tottenham Hotspur finished top of the table at the start of the season under Australian manager Postecoglou last season, but ended up finishing fifth in the league due to injuries and other factors.
Tottenham's overall squad is good, and the team's number one star is undoubtedly South Korean king Son Heung-min, who has scored 162 goals and 84 assists in 408 appearances in nine seasons at Tottenham, which is already the level of today's top striker.
Although Son was still in fine form last season, scoring 17 goals and providing 10 assists in 36 games, he is already a 32-year-old veteran. Among the other players in Tottenham's attack, Richarlison is extremely inconsistent, Maddison is a glass man, Kulusevski and Johnson are embarrassed, and loan Timo Werner is a substitute.
In this summer window, according to Posttekglou's vision, the 4231 squad needs four attackers in the frontcourt. Richarlison has been put on the shelf, with several Saudi and Brazilian teams wanting to get their hands on the Brazilian former No.9. Leaving Son Heung-min and Maddison as the main force, and Kulusevski, Johnson, Werner and others as rotations, at least two more strikers will be brought in.
At present, the following four strikers have entered Tottenham's field of vision.
NO1.奥蓬达(RB莱比锡)
The 24-year-old Belgian striker Opponda has been in hot form in recent seasons, and has continued to output 20+ data in the Eredivisie, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga.
Opponda, who moved to Leipzig for €40 million last season, scored 28 goals and provided seven assists in 45 appearances, including four in the Champions League, and three in home and away games against Manchester City.
Opponda is not very tall, but he is relatively strong, with excellent speed and explosiveness, and good technique. Able to adapt in the middle and on the wings, his greatest characteristic is that he is very impactful on the counter-attack, which is very much in line with Postekglou's tactical needs.
However, the biggest disadvantage of good things is that they are expensive, Opponda's value reaches 60 million euros, and his contract has an 80 million euro release clause that will only take effect in 2025.
In terms of age and technical characteristics, Opponda is the best candidate to replace Son Heung-min, at least to ensure that Tottenham's forward line will be worry-free for the next five years. It's just that this deal is bound to break Tottenham's all-time record, and it depends on whether Levy is really willing to spend so much money.
NO2. Solanke (Bournemouth)
The 26-year-old England centre-forward Solanke came through the Chelsea Academy, and during his youth years, Solanke was very strong and was an absolute mainstay in England's Under-20 World Cup triumph.
However, after entering the senior team, Solanke has failed to play at a level either at Chelsea or at Liverpool. In the 2019 winter window, he moved to Bournemouth for 21 million euros. After several seasons of training in the Championship, Solanke's strength has steadily improved. Last season, Solanke scored 19 goals and provided three assists in 38 Premier League games, helping Bournemouth to early relegation.
Solanke is a typical British traditional center forward, with a height of 1.87 meters and a weight of 80 kilograms, although he is not fast, he is physically strong, good at running and seizing opportunities, and his shots are concise and accurate, and he never drags mud and water.
Solanke is currently valued at €40 million and his contract expires in June 2027. Solanke has a £65 million (€76 million) release clause in his contract, and in addition to Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and other teams are also pursuing Solanke.
NO3.Jonathan David (Lille)
The 24-year-old Canadian striker came from Gent in the Belgian league and moved to Ligue 1 side Lille in the summer window of 2020.
In his four seasons with Lille, David made 183 appearances, scoring 84 goals and providing 18 assists, which was a good efficiency. He has scored 26 goals for Lille in 2 consecutive seasons. David is also an absolute mainstay in the Canadian national team, scoring 26 goals and providing 16 assists in 48 appearances.
David is a very versatile striker with top speed, power, technique, shooting, awareness, and a knack for team-mates on the pitch.
David is currently valued at €50 million in Germany. However, his contract expires in June 2025, and David has made it clear that he will not renew it, so the asking price of Lille in this summer window is not high, and it can be traded for 25 million to 30 million euros.
Such a cheap striker has naturally attracted the attention of many giants, and there are no less than 10 teams with transfer news from David, and Tottenham will need to face fierce competition to sign Davy, and also have to offer personal conditions that satisfy the player.
NO4. Jimenez (Feyenoord)
The 23-year-old Mexican striker Jimenez moved from the Mexican side to Feyenoord in the Eredivisie for €6 million in the summer window of 2022 and has grown into a first-class goalscorer in just two seasons.
Standing at 1.82 metres tall and weighing 69 kilograms, Simenez is not fast but physically strong, with good running and shooting skills, and he is usually the central striker at the front of Feyenoord's 4231 line-up.
In his two seasons at Feyenoord, Jimenez scored 49 goals and provided 11 assists in 86 appearances, including 26 goals and eight assists in 41 games last season.
Jimenez is currently valued at €40 million in Germany and has three years left on his contract. In addition to Tottenham, there are also a number of teams looking at Jimenez, Milan, Napoli, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal and other teams are all rivals of Tottenham. The transfer fee is expected to be between 50 million and 60 million euros.
Write at the end
If Tottenham can bring in 1-2 of the above players, it will greatly improve the attacking power of the forward line and achieve youth, but these players are all hot in the transfer market, and I am afraid that Tottenham will have to go through difficult negotiations and pay a high transfer fee to complete.
So who will come to White Hart Lane to be Sun Xingmin's partner in the new season?