Tottenham Hotspur legend Rafael Van de Vaart has claimed that his former facet overpaid for Dominic Solanke after the English striker arrived in the summertime.
After a disappointing but promising first few months below Ange Postecoglou final season, Spurs followers would’ve had excessive hopes coming into the brand new marketing campaign in August however they’ve been shortly dashed.
With Tottenham shedding 1-0 in opposition to Arsenal at residence on Sunday, it implies that the Lilywhites have solely managed to win one recreation thus far this season, a pitiful document given the standard of their facet.
Together with the gamers that the Australian supervisor already had in his squad, there have been a number of reinforcements introduced in in the course of the summer season months.
Probably the most notable of which was the arrival of Solanke from Bournemouth with the English striker signing for a reported £65 million.
Van de Vaart on Tottenham’s Solanke signing
Though the 27-year-old has proven that he can function on the highest degree, questions have been requested concerning the charge.
The newest of which has come from membership legend Van de Vaart, with the Dutch worldwide stating that the membership overpaid for the striker.
“So once I see a switch for that cash, I already assume it’s unwise.” He instructed the Metro forward of the North London derby.
“As a result of I don’t consider Solanke will get 40 objectives. For that cash that’s what you need to be searching for. It’s an excessive amount of for a traditional participant.”
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