Star News Reporter Lee Won-hee | 2023.02.10 06:42
Tottenham Hotspur are expected to change their centre-back position. Two players are on the verge of leaving the team. However, the player who could fill this gap was not Kim Min-jae (27, Naples), whom he had been interested in for a long time.
According to a report by British Court Offside on the 10th (Korean time), Tottenham are interested in signing defender Mark Gehey (23), who plays for Crystal Palace, a rival in London.
Instead, Tottenham will part ways with the two centre-backs. Clement Lenglet, who is active at Tottenham after a loan transfer from Barcelona, Spain, can return to his team after this season. He made 13 league appearances this season, but failed to make a distinct impression. He is in a situation where it is ambiguous to give a passing grade or a failing grade.
Another unfortunate protagonist is Dabinson Sanchez. He has been playing for Tottenham since 2017, but has been criticized for his poor performance. He was also pushed back in the main competition. He has only made 12 league appearances this season. Even this, the starting business trip was only ‘half’ six games. In the end, Tottenham decided to let them go and bring in a new centre-back.
Gehi, who Tottenham wants, is a top-class prospect who is gathering expectations from England. In March of last year, he was first selected for the England national team and accumulated his A match experience. He is 182 cm tall and not tall for a center back, but he is quick and strong, so it is difficult for opponent strikers to break through. His cover ability is also evaluated as excellent. He also has his charisma and leadership. He captained England when they won the 2017 U-17 World Cup.
It is interesting that Tottenham’s ‘biggest rival’ Chelsea Youth. I decided to transfer because I couldn’t get a seat, but after wearing the Palace uniform in 2021, my potential exploded properly.
The media also said, “It was difficult for Gehi to become a Chelsea first-team player. But he was so good at Palace that Chelsea regretted his transfer.” , I’m used to London. He also made an impressive performance at Palace.”
If a new centre-back is brought in, Tottenham’s interest in Kim Min-jae is likely to diminish. It was not easy to recruit Kim Min-jae from the beginning. His team, Napoli, was against the transfer, and Manchester United in England and Real Madrid in Spain jumped into the competition. There were not one or two mountains to jump over for his recruiting success.
Tottenham is known to have been interested in Kim Min-jae since he was in Beijing Guoan in the Chinese league. However, at that time, I couldn’t make a decision to recruit ‘Hush’, and it was taken away by Fenerbahce (Turkiye). Until recently, there were reports that they were targeting Kim Min-jae, but the end of the long rumors began to show. Tottenham are turning their gaze and sending a love call to Gehi. If Kim Min-jae also transfers to another big club, it seems that he will no longer look at Tottenham.
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