Tottenham Hotspur are expected to sign Ruslan Malinovskyi when the transfer window opens in January.
The 29-year-old has been lined with a move to the London club for a while now and it seems that Spurs will pay £13 million to secure his services.
According to a report from Il Giorno in Italy (h/t FourFourTwo), the 29-year-old midfielder will be a free agent at the end of the season, and therefore the Italian outfit are looking to cash in on him instead of losing him for nothing at the end of the season.
Tottenham could certainly use his creativity and the goal-scoring ability in the final third during the second half of the season. The Londoners are in desperate need of craft and Malinovskyi will do just that.
The 29-year-old has proven his quality in the Italian league and he has been a key player for Atalanta since joining them.
Ideally, the Italian outfit would have wanted to hold on to him, but his contract expires in the summer, and they are powerless to stop him from leaving.
On the other hand, Spurs have started the season really well and they are third in the Premier League table.
A couple of intelligent directions in January could help them mount a serious title challenge and it will be interesting to see whether Malinovskyi can make an immediate impact in English football.
Has all the signs of media manipulation, the “he wants to come THFC”, “he’s 29 but look at Peresic”, ability hyped up but no list if potential buyers…..his agent is basically doing what the media are doing with the war……no-one really believes all that stuff coming out of Ukraine do they…….except Alistaire Gold that is……!
So based on that logic, he’s going to be as useless as Royal but we’re paying less for uselessness because he’s about to retire? Perfect…
Total deal value of 13m depending on add ons after an initial loan, Levy will put down about 3.5m for this nobody and the happy-clapers will jumping around like we’ve just signed Messi…
Royal is younger that’s why…
8th richest club in the world. Still signing players closer in talent to Hackney Marshes than the Bernebau.
Puts this ‘talent’ into perspective…..
What a signing. Couldn’t be more inspired. I hope Conte realizes he’s being backed again. Levy out.
This player was linked constantly in the Summer and his manager publicly slated him so he must have been willing to leave so the question is “why didnt we sign him then”.
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He’s obviously got Levy’s phones tapped! 🤣
All the best players cost around 13m these days, it’s a secret that only Levy and his legion of happy-clappers are privy to…
ha ha
’On the other hand, Spurs have started the season really well’ positive reporting
Alasdair Gold has heard it from an inside source 😅😅😅😅😅😅
Why is he 13mil..thats 12 mil less than Royal.
Conte isn’t going to stick around if this is the level of player Levy Is willing to sanction. Perisic is 33, this guy 29 because they’re short term to help Conte keep us in the top 4…
29 years of age suggests not a Levy punt…too old. Might be Conte endorsed…who knows. Need 2-3 effective signings in Jan (like Bentekkers and Kulu). 20+years of disappointment say otherwise but its the hope that kills ya.
I had to Google him…
A 13m cheapo punt, wherever the f*ck he’s from. If it happens it’ll probably be a loan, as Conte won’t be our manager next season…
Alasdair Gold?
A shrewd signing. Much more in the Conte mould opposed to the likes of Maddison and Tintin.. He’s primarily a CAM and more recently a centre forward. He has a crisp clean strike. He is creative so will be a provider as well as a finisher. Also he can put his foot in. Much more defensive minded and all rounded compared to Mads and Tinners…. He’s valued at 25 mil so 13mil is decent… He is also a free kick specialist which we are crying out for.
Gold
He’s Ukrainian.
13 million eh? Levy really likes to dine at the top table doesn’t he. Cut price Russians, possibly because of the unpopularity of their country at the moment and Levy reacts!! 😂