Should Tottenham Hotspur fork out £65m for 16 G/A Premier League winger? – Opinion

The Dane’s system is a lot about bringing in that flexibility in structured transitions, and Sementyo can have a few roles to play. One of them is as a wide forward in the front three, where he is tasked with staying high and wide to stretch defences while he looks to drive inside off the flank while combining movements with Solanke or a central pivot. He then goes on to press aggressively from the front, particularly as triggers in mid-block transitions.

If Frank is to adapt the front two like he did with Wissa and Mbeumo at Brentford, then this is where the 25-year-old will be giving an alternative attacking angle when the Lilywhites deploy two strikers upfront (working alongside each other in central fronts) where his pace and tenacity in tight channels would leverage counter-attacking opportunities.

Tottenham did struggle a lot against teams that deploy low blocks, and this is where you can pull Semenyo into his natural self; using his dribbling and dynamic off-ball movement can get the better of those shapes and provide physical presence that (in a sense) current wide attackers don’t have (your Brennan Johnsons and Wilson Odoberts).

The pricing factor is a tricky part

Given how highly Semenyo is rated, the Cherries wouldn’t let him go unless a bid in the region of £65 million or maybe £70m is made (which, in a way, is in line with what the North Londoners paid for Solanke last season).

And former Tottenham scout Bryan King doesn’t think that the Lilywhites could sign him, as he highlights the pricing factors in his latest interview with Tottenham Hotspur News, where he said:

“I wouldn’t be interested in Semenyo. Bournemouth would probably charge Tottenham as much as they did for Dominic Solanke. I can’t see this transfer happening.

“I think that is just pure speculation. Tottenham might have been linked with him for a while, but why? What is he going to bring to Tottenham?

“The recruitment needs to tighten up dramatically at Tottenham. They need to do the recruitment like they have been doing it at Brentford. Thorough work to bring in players who would suit Brentford.”

Now the question is whether the North Londoners will fork out such a fee for Semenyo

Semenyo is an impactful, Premier League-tested winger who checks many of Frank’s technical needs. And no doubt the probable sixty-five (65) million fee is a big number, but Tottenham are in need of a wide striker-like profile who is capable of breaking low-blocks and has that ability to relieve structural pressure, and as we have seen from his performances last season, Semenyo can be that player from day one.

To me, if Daniel Levy and Tottenham are truly committed to this rebuilding concept of attacking in a vertical, pressing, and dynamic way, signing Semenyo looks like a courageous transfer, but it instead is a consistent move, especially given the current inflated market.

Semenyo has the potential to revolutionise this Tottenham attack but only if he is part of a more qualitative roster and not the only statement signing.

So if it were up to me, Tottenham should spend that money on his signatures because the possibility of underwhelming performances at N17 is really less given how he knows the league already.