Tottenham have signed £75m player for third of the price after Man City Carabao Cup win

Tottenham have signed £75m player for third of the price after Man City Carabao Cup win

When you’re a cut above the rest against Manchester City – that is a glowing reflection of your quality.

 

And in rejuvenated playmaker Dejan Kulusevski, Tottenham truly have unlocked a superstar attacker. The stylish Swede showed huge glimpses of promise under Antonio Conte upon arrival in north London on loan from Juventus when he struck five goals and registered eight assists in the second half of the 2021-22 campaign.

But since then he has blown hot and cold – with the exception of this season – and now there can surely be no doubt about his ability, class and equally, his importance to Ange Postecoglou’s rip-roaring revolution in N17.

The £25.6million reduced fee Spurs shelled out to Juve in 2023 to make Kulusevski’s loan into a permanent deal looks an ever greater steal with every performance that goes by. While they also paid an £8.3m loan fee in 2021 – they have still robbed the Old Lady blind.

 

Because not only has Kulusevski grown as a player but he has also grown in stature and here against Manchester City, he was Tottenham’s indispensable leader that helped drag them over the line and into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.

His daring dribbling spurred Tottenham on and tormented Guardiola’s Premier League champions, lifting the crowd while also injecting belief and confidence into Postecoglou’s side.

City did not know how to live with Spurs’ creative dynamo, who did not stop running and driving at Pep Guardiola’s backline. They struggled for answers all evening until the forward inevitably ran out of steam.