Tottenham Hotspur completed a deal to sign Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth recently.
The 26-year-old striker had a phenomenal campaign with the Cherries last year, scoring 21 goals in all competitions. His performances prompted Tottenham to spend a substantial amount of money on the player.
They will be hoping that Solanke can continue his impressive run form from last season and transform them in the final third. Tottenham missed a quality striker who can lead the line for them and score goals consistently since the departure of Harry Kane. They needed to bring in a quality number nine, and Solanke will be raring to prove himself at a big club.
He has previously failed to make his mark at clubs like Chelsea and Liverpool. The striker will be determined to showcase his qualities at Tottenham now. It is an excellent step up in his career, and he will want to compete for major trophies with them and do well in the European competitions as well.
However, former Premier League star Graeme Souness has now reacted to the transfer and claimed that spending £65 million on him is a bit of a gamble, especially when he is not a prolific goalscorer over a sustained period of time. Even though he scored 19 goals in the league last year, the striker has just 28 Premier League goals in 112 matches throughout his career.
Souness said on talkSPORT: “Hell of a lot money for him, I think. £65 million?
“He has played, I think, 112 games and has got 28 goals. Was it 19 last year? He is not consistently scoring goals in the Premier League.
“I think it’s a bit of a gamble.”
It will be interesting to see if Solanke can replicate his goalscoring form from last season.
