Ange Postecoglou has shock £15m Tottenham wildcard that can solve double Yves Bissouma concern
Ange Postecoglou could have the perfect Tottenham solution to both a short-term and long-term Yves Bissouma concern. The Mali international has been exceptional since the new Spurs boss arrived, anchoring the midfield expertly to allow James Maddison and Pape Matar Sarr to showcase their creativity and work rate in forward areas.
The 26-year-old endured a torrid first season under Antonio Conte with consistent injury problems leaving him devoid of confidence. However, he is a man reborn with Postecoglou at the helm and he certainly feels like a new signing alongside the arrivals of Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie.
Despite the latter only making his Spurs debut this season, he can't really be considered a new signing as Fabio Paratici orchestrated the £15million deal to make him a Tottenham player last season before he returned to Udinese on loan. The Italy international already looks to be a masterstroke signing by Spurs and the perfect player for Postecoglou's inverted full-back system.
«When I got the role I had a look at all the players who were out on loan last year and Destiny was one and I really liked his profile,» Postecoglou revealed ahead of the Liverpool game. «Physically he's got outstanding attributes but he obviously played a different style of football in terms of a lot of times he was used as an attacking wing-back.
»He made a real impact in a tough league as a young man. Serie A is a tough league. He handled himself really well and it was one of those where as soon as we got him in I could see that he wants to improve every day. He's got outstanding attributes and for a 20-year-old he's already had some really big challenges defensively and he's handled himself so well. When he has the
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