Spurs targeted Udogie’s ‘monster’ upgrade in January

It would be fair to say that this season has been quite disappointing Tottenham Hotspur until now

Ange Postecoglou’s The team began their campaign hoping to improve on their fifth place finish Premier League last year, but as things stand, they are in 11th place.

North Londoners have arrived at the League Cup semi-finals and still have a chance of winning the Europa Leaguebut for that to happen, they will have to seriously improve their performances.

Now, the club has been hit by a crisis of injuries in defense, but still, as Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie they’ve looked a lot worse than this time last year, so reports linking the club with a possible upgrade in the latter should get fans excited.

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according to to a recent Caught Offside reportTottenham are one of several teams interested in signing exciting Club Brugge winger Maxim De Cuyper.

The report has revealed that in addition to the Lilywhites, London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal are also interested in the Belgian defender.

Unfortunately, history also claims that the Gunners are currently leading the race, but given their abundance of full-backs, there’s no reason why Spurs couldn’t overtake them by offering more playing time.

The report does not reveal how much the 24-year-old could cost interested parties, however given its valuation of 12 million euros – £10m – on Transfermarkt, we’d be surprised if it was a prohibitive price.

There is certainly an element of risk in signing a player from outside the top five leagues, but based on his ability and potential, De Cuyper is a worthwhile gamble, especially as he could be an ideal upgrade on Udogie.

How does De Cuyper compare to Udogie

Therefore, one of the best attributes of De Cuyper is that it is quite versatile play on both sides of a defense and can even play further up the pitch in wide midfield or even on the wing.

However, his most played position, and by some means, is left-back, meaning a move to Spurs next year would see him jostle with Udogie for a starting spot, but how do they compare?

Well, from an output perspective, which is increasingly important in the modern game, the Club Brugge ace comes out ahead.

For example, in his 24 appearances this season, the “monster” side, com dubbed by video scout Elijah Michielshas marked one goal and four assistsequating to a reasonably impressive average of a goal every 4.8 games.

In comparison, the Lilywhites’ Italian ace has provided just a solitary assist in his 21 appearances this season, which is undeniably poor.

What about its underlying numbers, then? Is the comparison so one-sided when we look under the hood?

Indeed, it is, like the “exceptional” Belgian, as it is dubbed of the U23 scout Antonio Mangocomes out victorious in most relevant metrics, including expected goals without penalties plus assists, progressive carries, shots and shots on goal, key passes, passes and crosses in the penalty area, blocked shots and more, all for 90.

Now, while the Brugge star over Udogie is huge, we have to take into account the fact that he plays in a weaker league.

However, even with that in mind, his underlying numbers are simply sensational, and the idea of ​​him playing in Postecoglou’s incredible attacking system should excite the Lilywhites faithful.

So, while there is some risk to this potential deal, Tottenham should do everything they can to sign De Cuyper in 2025 before someone else puts it on them.

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