walking the path of Harry Kane as some ex – no easy task tottenham The forwards have made a discovery – and the new signer will become the latest to try his luck after joining Richarlison Everton,
The Brazilian forward has wrapped up his £60m move, £50m with almost £10m in add-ons, a fee approaching the club’s record signing – and now Spurs has the elite to challenge Has some serious firepower.
has turned 25 Antonio ConteSigning for the fourth summer after Ivan Perisic, Fraser Forster and Yves Bisouma, as Spurs continue to rebuild their squad ahead of a Champions League return.
Everton forward Richardson has completed his £60m move to Tottenham Hotspur
He is poised to become the latest in a long line of stars to act as backup for striker Harry Kane.
After several misfires, the Brazilian star has the quality to challenge star forward Kane
Richarlison, while potentially capable of starting from the right and acting as cover for Golden Boot joint winner Son Heung-min on the left, will certainly be the first to step in if Kane misses.
The England captain is a world-class striker and one of the Premier League’s greats, but has struggled with injuries at times amid the massive workload for the club and country, especially in front of the club’s substantial competition. In view of the shortage.
Several second-choice strikers have tried and failed to fill their shoes over the years – while experiments with youngsters also did not help, Son was the only player capable of handling the responsibility.
so down, sportsmail looks at Tottenham’s questionable history of poor back-ups – and discusses why Richardson has the quality to eclipse them all.
Spurs manager Antonio Conte (left) knows he needs cover if the England captain is injured
Roberto Soldado
After a 30-goal season for Valencia in Spain, former Real Madrid striker Soldado arrived in north London for a then-club record fee of £26m.
He scored a (controversial) penalty on his Spurs debut against Crystal Palace, but finished the season with just six league goals, only two of which came from open play.
In the next campaign, he scored just once in 24 appearances. Two years after he joined, the club promptly sold him at a loss of £16m.
Roberto Soldado is one of several players who struggled to play second fiddle to Kane
Vincent Janssen
Another who achieved a lot in Europe but could not translate that form into the Premier League was Dutch striker Vincent Janssen.
Jensen scored 31 runs in 49 games for AZ Alkmaar in Holland, and impressed in a 2–1 win against England at Wembley in March 2016 before joining Spurs for £17m in July 2016.
When Kane suffered an ankle injury in September, he had a chance to impress in the first team, but did not take it.
His first goal from open play was not until March and he scored only two league goals in 27 games, one of which was a penalty. After a mediocre loan at Turkish side Fenerbahçe, he moved to Mexican side Monterrey.
Dutch striker Vincent Janssen scored only two league goals in 27 games in his first campaign
fernando lorente
Llorente was 32 when he signed from Swansea after scoring 15 runs in 33 matches for the Welsh side.
He had Premier League experience, but was coming into his 15th season as a professional and, although he proved to be a useful hold-up player and target man, did not really have the pace for the top level.
A reliable professional and impact substitute, he scored some very important goals – namely the winner against Manchester City in the 2018–19 Champions League quarter-final, before a crucial goal in the famous semi-final comeback against Ajax.
That said, two Premier League goals in 36 games over two seasons is hardly an astonishing record.
Fernando Llorente scored several important goals but hardly an astonishing record
Carlos Vinicius
What’s in signing European strikers after Spurs and a good season? Brazilian Carlos Vinicius scored 24 off 47 for Benfica in the Primeira Liga and moved to Spurs on loan for a small fee in October 2020.
But with Kane playing 49 games in all competitions in that campaign, opportunities were few and far between – and he didn’t impress so much when they came.
He scored a respectable 10 in 22 games – but half of those came against eighth-tier side Marine (three) and Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad (two).
He scored only one Premier League goal – a four-yard tap-in in an open goal.
Brazilian Carlos Vinicius (left) scored only one Premier League goal – a tap-in in an open goal
Troy Parrott and Dane Scarlett
Spurs have turned to youngsters in their efforts to back Kane. Young product Troy Parrott has had both (definitely limited) chances in the first team on points over the past three seasons.
Irish international Parrot, now 20, made his professional debut at the age of 17 against League Two Colchester – which Spurs lost on penalties. Four appearances in that season resulted in zero goals.
After a goalless loan to Millwall in the Championship, he was sent to League One Ipswich in February 2021, scoring twice in 18 league games before improving on the previous season’s loan to MK Dons. .
Meanwhile, Scarlett has impressed at the international age-grade level, scoring 12 goals in 12 appearances for the England Under-19 side, with the 18-year-old not scoring a goal in 10 matches in the last two years.
Richardson can’t seem to have too much trouble living up to the previous contenders!
Why the Richardsons Might Be Different
Richarlison offers almost nothing to any of the previous players to be the No. 2 striker at Spurs – he has Premier League experience.
Llorente – who we will discuss later – had a good season at Swansea before joining, but not every striker had a history in senior English football.
Soldado, Jensen and Vinicius, for example, struggled to adapt to the relentless pace and physicality of the Premier League, while Richarlisen, slim but muscular and flexibly built to withstand hard knocks, made five in the top-flight. years experience.
At Everton, Richardson has scored an impressive 53 goals in 152 appearances in all competitions
Moving to the Premier League at the age of 20, he enjoyed a decent breakthrough season at Watford, scoring five goals, but impressed with his mature, dynamic performances and found himself earning £35 million at Everton. Raised up to £50m with add-ons.
Since then, playing largely on the left wing, he has scored an impressive 53 goals in 152 appearances in all competitions at a goal ratio better than three-in-one.
His 10 Premier League goals last season, often filling in as a central striker while Dominic Calvert-Lewin was out, was a key factor in helping the Toffees avoid relegation.
He is agile, efficient, great with his head, a tireless worker, can press brilliantly, covers multiple positions and even takes spot-kicks. If Ken or Son misses, it’s natural for them to come.
Italian manager Conte may also decide to include him in the first team, the best option in a punch front three – expect him to succeed at White Hart Lane.