Tottenham Hotspur have now submitted an enquiry to signal FC Barcelona defender Eric Garcia, with Thomas Frank personally an admirer.
Spurs misplaced their second sport on the bounce on Saturday afternoon, succumbing to a 1-0 defeat at house towards Chelsea, and the general efficiency was extraordinarily disappointing, recording an xG of simply 0.10, their lowest whole on file.
They might’ve misplaced by a higher margin too, if it hadn’t been for Guglielmo Vicario, with the goalkeeper placing in a prime show, making seven saves from contained in the field and stopping 2.17 targets.
Frank got here out to defend two of his gamers after the match, saying: “We have now Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence who’re doing all the things they will. They carry out very effectively to this point this season and everyone seems to be annoyed.”
Van de Ven has been significantly spectacular, most notably scoring a brace within the 3-0 victory towards Everton final month, however the supervisor is now seeking to signal a brand new centre-back.
Tottenham make enquiry to signal Eric Garcia
Based on a report from Spain, Tottenham have been enquiring a couple of deal for Garcia for the previous few months, with Frank viewing the defender as good for his system, given that he’s in a position to play the ball out from the again.
Chelsea are additionally within the race for the Spaniard, however he’s now set to place pen to paper on a brand new contract with Barcelona to increase his keep past 2026, which is information that has come as a shock for the Premier League golf equipment.
With the 24-year-old dedicated to his boyhood membership, Spurs should transfer on to various choices forward of the January switch window.
The north Londoners will little doubt be very disillusioned to have seemingly missed out on the centre-back, on condition that Frank is personally an admirer, whereas he has additionally acquired very excessive reward from Xavi up to now.
The previous Barcelona supervisor mentioned: “Eric is extraordinary. I worth him quite a bit, he’s necessary to us. He performs in a really difficult place as a result of, at Barca, a centre-back is at all times uncovered. However he’s a task mannequin within the dressing room and we worth him quite a bit.”
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The 19-time Spain worldwide has additionally carried out very effectively over the previous 12 months, showcasing his passing, tackling and even goal-scoring capability regularly.
Statistic | Common per 90 |
Non-penalty targets | 0.19 (99th percentile) |
Passes tried | 83.24 (97th percentile) |
Progressive passes | 6.99 (98th percentile) |
Tackles | 2.16 (91st percentile) |
A transfer for Garcia might be off the playing cards, however different thrilling choices stay on the shortlist, with it rising they’re now critical contenders to signal Lazio defender Mario Gila in January, whereas they have already got a highly-rated younger centre-back they may name upon.
