Spurs hit gold on ‘monster’ Nuno’ signature

The last five years or so have been Tottenham Hotspur’s roller coaster.

As Daniel Levy and the Co-operative decided to fire Mauricio Pochettino, the club could not find another manager that could actually deliver.

Ange Postecoglou, for example, offers entertaining football but makes them very easy to compete with, while Antonio Conte and José Mourinho transform a club known for their offensive philosophy into one of the country’s most boring teams.

However, the most unsuccessful of losing is Nuno Espíritosanto, who didn’t even get a half-season in the canoe and still manages to bring in a few great signings, including compared to the Premier League superstars.

Nuno’s Spurs signature

So before we connect with the players in question, it’s worth checking out some of the other players Nuno bought in the Spurs hot seats, starting with the ones that didn’t work: Emerson Royal.

Brazil’s defender joined Barcelona’s North Londoner for a £26m fee in the summer of 2021 – the fee reportedly shocked the Catalan board at the time, which might make things less surprising.

Overall, São Paulo-born slippers made 101 appearances for the club, scoring four goals, providing two assists, and being often labeled “responsible” by people in the media like Jamie O’Hara, before selling to AC Milan in the summer of 2024 for about £13 million.

A more successful acquisition by Cristian Romero was a more successful acquisition, who bought the club’s loan for £46.7 million in early August 2021.

He has been one of the club’s joint stock chiefs since then, and has made 117 appearances, scoring seven goals and providing an assist.

However, he wasn’t the only success story of that summer, as another limited signing for Nuno is now a key member of the team, and he’s worth about £101 million even compared to one of the biggest stars in the Premier League.

Spurs’ £101 million superstar

Given Nuno’s limited time with the Spurs, having only another signing under him could be described as a success: Pape Matar Sarr.

The North Londoner was called a midfield “monster” by journalist Mitch Fretton in the summer of 2021, paying about £15 million of midfield “monsters” to the midfield “monsters”, which is fair to say, it is fair, it is fair, it is fair, it is worth it.

For example, he has played in the 93rd first team match, scoring nine goals and providing six assists, which is very impressive for the 22-year-old midfielder.

Most importantly, he also compared him to Declan Rice, a very likable and encouraging comparison that originated from FBREF, although Spurs loyalists don’t like him.

They compared players in similar positions in the Premier League last season and concluded that the British was the second most similar midfielder to Senegal’s ace throughout the game.

The best way to get to know this conclusion is to look at the basic numbers they carefully rank, including but not limited to unexpected expected goals plus assists, assists, shooting percentage, entry into the penalty zone, goal-created actions, etc., all in 90.

But while statistically similar to one of the division’s leading midfielders themselves, the future valuation of Lilywhites Ace is also encouraging.

For example, Transfermarkt currently values ​​the Arsenal star for up to €110 million, and when converted to £101 million, if Sarr is so similar to him, why can’t his price tag reach the same height in the future?

Ultimately, while he hasn’t reached the level of the British, it’s undeniable that the people there are right, and in the right coach, the sky is the limit.