Hey, a signing? Are we allowed to do that?
I know it’s felt like an interminable wait (it’s been eight days) but it looks like Tottenham Hotspur might actually be on the verge of making a first team signing in the January transfer window. Fabrizio Romano is reporting that Spurs have agreed personal terms with Santos left back Souza, and are in active negotiations with his club for an improved transfer fee. Spurs previously had a £8m fee rejected by Santos last week.
So this isn’t a huge update — it’s probably not very difficult to come to a personal terms agreement with a player reportedly making €4m/wk in Brazil — but it is significant, and all signs are pointing towards an agreement, hopefully very soon. It’s also worth noting that Bayern Munich were at least notionally interested in Souza this month as well, though our good buddy Florian Plettenberg says the interest was never THAT serious.
We should all get our expectations in order — Souza is a player for the future, but he’s being brought in to back up Destiny Udogie. That means he’s almost certainly going to get minutes, but will need time to adapt. That said, Spurs desperately need a second natural left back, and Souza’s stats suggest he’s attack-minded, quite good at duels, good at drawing fouls, and a very good crosser of the football. He’s also a cromulent defender, though keep in mind all of these stats are based on 18 months of Brazilian first team football. Even so, if you choose to be hopeful (and at this point, like why not do that?) these are pretty good signs.
Good job, everyone. Now — let’s go sign a freakin’ passy midfielder.
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