Last October, the Ghana international was sent off during West Ham’s 4-1 defeat to Tottenham after pushing Micky van de Ven and Pape Matar Sarr in the face and sending Richarlison to the turf with his shoulder.
Spurs have agreed to pay their London rivals £55m for the 24-year-old who will become Thomas Frank’s second signing following the £5m capture of Japanese defender Kota Takai.
Once the shock at seeing their assailant in his Tottenham training gear has subsided, Van de Ven and co may feel enthused by the addition of an exciting attacker to their Europa League-winning squad.
He made an electric start to his West Ham career after joining from Ajax for £35m in 2023, scoring 14 goals and setting up six more in 45 games. Last season, his numbers dropped to five goals and four assists in 35 matches.
He has attempted 59 more than any other player since the start of 2023-24, with Manchester City’s full-back tormentor Jeremy Doku in second place.
Kudus, you imagine, isn’t especially bothered about his dribbling stats.
There is variety to Kudus’ ball-carrying. As a kid, Kudus played football on sandy pitches in Ghana. It is where he sharpened his exceptional close control and developed a knack for wriggling out of tight spaces.
While wiry in stature, Kudus is strong enough to withstand challenges and also possesses the acceleration to burst past defenders and make up ground quickly on the counter-attack. He will be an asset to Spurs both against low blocks and high lines, given his intricate dribbling style and speed off the ball.
All elements of his repertoire came together when he scored a superb solo goal (later nominated for Fifa’s Puskas Award) against Freiburg in the 2023-24 Europa League. It was an unstoppable blend of pace and poise, power and panache.
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It has been a long time since Tottenham had a dribbler as direct as their new recruit. Only one Spurs player in the past 12 seasons has been in the Premier League’s top 10 dribblers: Dele Alli, who was eighth with 129 in 2016-17.
Kudus may not replicate Bale’s achievements – the latter was a year younger than Kudus is now when he left Spurs for Real Madrid. However, as a direct, dynamic and versatile left-footer, he is probably the closest thing Tottenham have had to Bale since the Welshman’s first stint in north London.
That alone should give Spurs supporters cause for excitement.
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