Tottenham Hotspur have picked Jonathan David as the new front-line striker to take charge of the team’s attack.
British media ‘Football Insider’ reported on the 27th (Korea Standard Time) that “Tottenham is talking to Lille for David’s contract.”
Tottenham sent Harry Kane, its world-class striker for 19 years, to Bayern Munich last summer. Last season, Tottenham put Son Heung-min and Hisalisson at the forefront, but failed to completely fill Kane’s vacancy. Son showed his limit when his opponent team stepped down. Hisalisson had frequent injuries.
Tottenham’s top priority in the summer transfer market is to find a proven striker. The player Tottenham is watching is David. Canada-born central striker David played for Belgium’s KAA Hent in the 2019/20 season, scoring 21 goals and eight assists in 34 official matches before moving to Lilosc in 2020.
David grew up as a French Ligue 1 striker in Lille. He achieved double-digit goals for Ligue 1 for three consecutive seasons, from 2020/21 to 2023/24 season. David was ranked third in league scoring for the 2022/23 and 2023/season. He also scored 26 goals and nine assists in 37 games last season. 룸알바
According to Football Insider, Olivier Letang acknowledged that David could leave the team this summer. David and Lille’s contract expires in June next year. Lille has set a transfer fee of 20 million pounds (W35.6 billion).
It is good news that David is on the transfer list for Tottenham, which needs a striker. The transfer fee is relatively low, so there is little risk. However, in addition to Tottenham, AS Roma, Chelsea and West Ham United are also targeting David, so competition is inevitable.