Tottenham Hotspur face a busy summer as Ange Postecoglou aims to strengthen the squad ahead of the next season. The team has made progress since the 2022/23 campaign, showing promise under Postecoglou’s leadership. However, there is still work to be done to improve the overall quality and depth of the squad. Tottenham plans to enhance several positions, including their attacking lineup.
Alasdair Gold has detailed Tottenham’s plans in an article on football.london, focusing on six strikers the club is evaluating. These include one who is considered among the top 10 players in Europe. The strikers being scouted are Ivan Toney, Dominic Solanke, Santiago Gimenez, Joshua Zirkzee, Lois Openda, and Viktor Gyokeres. Since Johan Lange joined Tottenham, the club has extensively analyzed various strikers’ statistics, including those of Toney and Solanke from the Premier League and Gimenez, Zirkzee, Openda, and Gyokeres from other leagues.
Santiago Gimenez, who started at Cruz Azul in Mexico and moved to Feyenoord in 2022 for £4.5 million, has been particularly impressive. He has scored 49 goals and provided 11 assists in 86 appearances for Feyenoord, including 26 goals and eight assists last season. Gimenez is described as a ‘complete forward’ with strengths in pace, athleticism, finishing, heading, instinct, and movement. An agent close to his family has even ranked him among Europe’s top ten players. Gimenez could be an affordable option for Tottenham, with a reported potential price tag of £30 million, making him a valuable prospect for the team.
