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According to Marca, via Le 10 Sport, Tottenham have been quoted a huge €50m fee by Celta Vigo for their star striker Maxi Gomez, who has been catching the eye of some of the world’s most successful clubs with his consistently excellent form.
What’s the word, then?
The 22-year-old looks to be the real deal after carrying his sensational form from the previous campaign into the current one. Gomez scored 17 goals in 35 La Liga games last season, averaging just under a goal every two games, and has eight goals and four assists from 12 league games already this season.
Barcelona have reportedly been keeping tabs on the Uruguayan who they view as the heir to Luis Suarez’s throne at the Nou Camp, but Celta aren’t budging on their huge valuation of their rising sensation as reported by Marca (via Le 10 Sport)
In Tottenham’s case, however, the north London side should definitely steer clear of a player who looks to be the wrong fit for the system in more ways than one.
What’s the issue?
Whilst Gomez is a phenomenal talent, Spurs should look for something a bit different. The young forward is a bulky, physical presence who has the unusual ability to coordinate his feet and also be an effect number 10 with his exquisite passing range and ability to bring others into play. Sound familiar?
You bet it does. Gomez is a vastly similar player to Spurs’ current marksman Harry Kane. Whilst that isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as the England international is a world-class player, Mauricio Pochettino needs a different type of player to play back up the Kane.
They have tried to sign understudies to their prolific academy graduate by signing the likes of Fernando Llorente, Vincent Janssen and Roberto Soldado in the past, but all of these forwards never really got a look in nor provided an alternative quality off the bench in the few games that Kane couldn’t put his imprint on.
Gomez is a quality player, but for €50m, Pochettino needs to look elsewhere – even more so given the fact that the Celta star has just 25 goals at the top level.
