Tottenham must try signing a striker in January as a backup to Dominic Solanke
Tottenham Hotspur have been trying to bring in a new striker at White Hart Lane given the inconsistency and lack of availability of Richarlison.
Richarlison has failed to live up to the lofty expectations of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium faithful since arriving from Everton in 2022, owing to persistent injury issues and chronic inconsistency. In more than two years in North London, he has scored only 16 goals.
The Brazilian international has spent the majority of this campaign so far on the treatment table, failing to provide the required backup to Dominic Solanke, who arrived at N17 for a club-record fee from Bournemouth in the summer. The English centre-forward is gradually adapting to Ange Postecoglou’s system at Spurs, playing in almost every game due to a lack of quality backup.
With injuries aplenty, the last thing Ange Postecoglou will want is to lose his main striker. Thus, the addition of a new striker is an absolute must, John Wenham—the owner of the Spurs podcast Lilywhite Rose—has insisted Tottenham to make a move for Brighton and Hove Albion centre-forward Evan Ferguson. He thinks the 20-year-old could be the ideal addition to Postecoglou’s attacking ranks.
“Teams such as Fulham and Leicester City are being credited with an interest in Ferguson,” John Wenham exclusively told Tottenham News.
“Therefore, I just find it mind-blowing that we wouldn’t be pushing at the front of the queue for his signature. He would be the perfect option up top and is a player with an incredibly high ceiling, and someone who has great ability on the ball.
“This isn’t a kid with one or two games under his belt, this is a player who scored a Premier League hattrick against Newcastle at the age of 18.”
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As per reports, Brighton have made Evan Ferguson available on loan in January. The Republic of Ireland international has fallen down the striker pecking order under new manager Fabian Hurzeler this season, starting just two Premier League games thus far. He has only netted once in a total of 12 games.
Ferguson is a hugely talented striker with high potential, although he seems to have become something of a forgotten man after a quiet last season. However, he is only 20 and has a lot of time to develop the different facets of his game.
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The young centre-forward requires a run of games to regain his mojo, and Ferguson could get that under Big Ange with Spurs still in all four competitions. Even when Richarlison does return, there is no guarantee that he will remain fit. Thus, Wenham is right in suggesting the Lilywhites to sign the Irishman on loan in January for the second half of the campaign.
