Local media did not hide their surprise when they saw Tottenham ahead of its second official announcement following its first recruitment. British media HITC reported on the 10th (Korea Standard Time) that “Munich offered to sign center defender Radu Dragucine to Genoa late on, but the winner is Tottenham. The 21-year-old has signed a contract with the center back.”
Earlier in the day, Tottenham informed the team of its first recruitment for this winter’s transfer window. It has hired striker Timo Werner (27) from RB Leipzig (Germany). As soon as the transfer window opens, Tottenham is showing signs of recruitment. It only has an official announcement for its second recruitment.
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. did not move at the end of the transfer window or spend money well at all. However, it is different this time. In the case of Dragushin, he increased his transfer fee after being told that Munich would hijack him.
Initially, Tottenham offered 25 million euros (36.1 billion dollars) for Genoa. However, Genoa wanted 30 million euros. This sparked a tug-of-war over transfer fees and Tottenham quickly gave up when Munich took advantage of the deal.
He seems to be quite surprised by Tottenham’s move in England. HITC said, “Tottenham is likely to embrace Dragushin following the recruitment of Werner. Tottenham is spending its transfer market efficiently by doing things that they do not normally do.”
“Tottenham is in fifth place in the English Premier League (EPL). They will believe that they can be in the top four. It could become a reality if players who return from injury return,” he said.
Dragushin was formerly with Juventus’ youth team before joining the first team in 2020. However, after loan spells in Italy’s Sampdoria and Salernitana between 2021 and 2022, he also briefly played on loan in Genoa before being transferred completely in January 2023.
He is 191 centimeters tall and is based on Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool as his role model, and is considered to be a center back whose strength is its excellent location selection. Dragushin played in all 18 Serie A matches this season. He is in good health without injury. He has two goals and one assist. 온라인경마
He is also active in the Romanian national team. Although Dragushin is only 21 years old, he has already played 13 matches for the national team. Chances are high that he will also play at Euro 2024 of the UEFA Europa League in Germany in June. For the remainder of the 2023-2024 season, transfusion of defenders is not an option but a must for Tottenham.
Mickey Van Der Ben is just getting ready to return after suffering a hamstring injury last month, and even Christian Romero has recently injured his hamstring. Three-option centre-back Eric Dier has long been pushed back by full-backs Ben Davies and Emerson Royal.
Postecoglou had previously declared that his goal for the January transfer window was to recruit a central defender. “I wrote a letter to Santa Claus. All I have to do is see if he has been bad or good like children and wait to see what kind of gift he will get,” he said, expressing his lack of center backs.
As Munich stepped in unexpectedly recently, a sense of crisis arose. Gazeta delo Sport of Italy reported on Wednesday that Munich had finished negotiations with Genoa for the transfer fee and had overtaken Tottenham in the race to recruit Dragucine. Sky Sports Germany also said that Munich had put Dragucine on its list of potential recruitment candidates. It was referring to the fact that Tottenham is on the verge of being hijacked by Dragucine.
Munich wanted Dragushin in the calculation to manage its defense team leisurely by recruiting central defender resources. As Kim Min-jae leaves for the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup, only two players, Mathias the Licht and Dayo Upamecano, have to form a central defense.
