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Tom Huddlestone
Apparently GKN is another Marseille player that Poch's mentor Bielsa has given a thumbs up to: http://www.insidefutbol.com/2016/07...le-behind-georges-kevin-nkoudou-move/295684/?
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Gorgeous-Kévin Nkoudou
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Tom Huddlestone
Interesting write-up from Ben Pearce at ESPN (and apparently Ham and High and Hackney Gazette local newspapers)
http://www.espnfc.com/club/tottenha...u-would-add-pace-to-creative-tottenham-attack
Georges-Kevin N'Koudou would add pace to creative Tottenham attack
Tottenham have already made two key signings this summer, bolstering the midfield and striking departments by bringing in Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen respectively. Now, the club have turned their attention to recruiting an attacking midfielder.
After showing interest in Saudi Sportswashing Machine's Georginio Wijnaldum, it appears Spurs are now eager to bring Marseille winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou to White Hart Lane.
N'Koudou's pace would be an asset to a Tottenham side that has plenty of creativity but sometimes struggles to get in behind their opposition. His ability to use both feet effectively -- he scored from outside the box with each of them last season -- is also valuable. The Frenchman's age (21) and fee, thought to be around £11 million, both fit nicely with Tottenham's recruitment policy, and there are echoes of the move for Janssen.
Like Spurs' new Dutch striker, N'Koudou has only spent one season at his current club, having swapped Nantes for Marseille in summer 2015.
After scoring 10 goals last term, N'Koudou is already thought to be ready for the Premier League and, like Janssen's previous employers AZ Alkmaar, Marseille stand to make a sizeable profit on the mere £1m they paid only 12 months ago.
The policy of snapping up young talents when they are affordable makes sense -- especially at a time when transfer fees are rocketing --- but it also represents a gamble. After all, Spurs signed young, pacy attacking midfielder Clinton Njie from Lyon for £12m last summer, and it remains to be seen whether he will make the grade in North London.
Tottenham are eager to bring Marseille winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou to White Hart Lane.
Does the move for N'Koudou suggest Tottenham are already looking to replace Njie? It has been suggested that the Cameroon international might move the other way and join Marseille on loan, which would seem harsh; while Njie looked rather unrefined in his first few months in England, he missed most of last season due to a knee injury and was therefore unable to acclimatise properly and get used to the pace of the English game.
If Spurs' plan to bring in and develop promising young players from around Europe, there must surely be an acceptance that -- like Erik Lamela -- it will take time for them to show their best form in their new surroundings. It seems premature to already decide that Njie, 22, is a dud. It remains unclear what he could contribute in North London, and there is little guarantee that N'Koudou would fare any better, so perhaps there is room for both of them in the squad as the campaign gets underway. Assessments can be made further down the line.
Heung-Min Son, another attacking midfielder who arrived last summer, has also shown signs that he has more to offer Spurs, especially after scoring in successive games against Chelsea and Southampton at the end of the last campaign. He will surely get at least another year to prove himself after arriving for £22m.
Nacer Chadli may be feeling a little less secure about his place. Apart from a purple patch in January, when he netted four times in three games, the Belgian had an underwhelming third campaign with Tottenham last season, scoring seven times total, with four goals coming in cup competitions.
Chadli's last start came when Spurs exited the Europa League against Borussia Dortmund and he failed to make an impact in various substitute appearances afterwards, although some of them were brief. He may justifiably look to 2014-15 as indicative of his true potency; he scored 13 times for Spurs two seasons ago, and can argue that he'll make a return to that level and be similarly effective next term if given the opportunity.
But there may be a feeling that the likes of Son, Njie and possibly N'Koudou have more potential, and it would hardly be surprising if Pochettino decides he needs an upgrade, both to improve his options when he rotates his squad as Tottenham prepare for their Champions League campaign, and to give him a more explosive impact player off the bench.
Chadli is not the only one who might feel a little demoralised if N'Koudou does indeed move to the capital; two homegrown players, Alex Pritchard and Josh Onomah, will also be hoping to make an impact next term. While most Spurs fans would like to see the pair get opportunities, they will probably also be buoyed to see the club investing funds and attempting to bring in a France under-21 international to give Pochettino more choices and firepower.
Whether N'Koudou will indeed join Tottenham remains to be seen. If he does, Pochettino will hope he compares favourably when put up against the players that arrived to solve the same issues that club faced 12 months ago.
Ben covers Spurs for Ham & High, the local weekly newspaper for Hampstead and Highgate, and the Hackney Gazette. Twitter:@BenPearceSpurs.
http://www.espnfc.com/club/tottenha...u-would-add-pace-to-creative-tottenham-attack
Georges-Kevin N'Koudou would add pace to creative Tottenham attack
Tottenham have already made two key signings this summer, bolstering the midfield and striking departments by bringing in Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen respectively. Now, the club have turned their attention to recruiting an attacking midfielder.
After showing interest in Saudi Sportswashing Machine's Georginio Wijnaldum, it appears Spurs are now eager to bring Marseille winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou to White Hart Lane.
N'Koudou's pace would be an asset to a Tottenham side that has plenty of creativity but sometimes struggles to get in behind their opposition. His ability to use both feet effectively -- he scored from outside the box with each of them last season -- is also valuable. The Frenchman's age (21) and fee, thought to be around £11 million, both fit nicely with Tottenham's recruitment policy, and there are echoes of the move for Janssen.
Like Spurs' new Dutch striker, N'Koudou has only spent one season at his current club, having swapped Nantes for Marseille in summer 2015.
After scoring 10 goals last term, N'Koudou is already thought to be ready for the Premier League and, like Janssen's previous employers AZ Alkmaar, Marseille stand to make a sizeable profit on the mere £1m they paid only 12 months ago.
The policy of snapping up young talents when they are affordable makes sense -- especially at a time when transfer fees are rocketing --- but it also represents a gamble. After all, Spurs signed young, pacy attacking midfielder Clinton Njie from Lyon for £12m last summer, and it remains to be seen whether he will make the grade in North London.
Tottenham are eager to bring Marseille winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou to White Hart Lane.
Does the move for N'Koudou suggest Tottenham are already looking to replace Njie? It has been suggested that the Cameroon international might move the other way and join Marseille on loan, which would seem harsh; while Njie looked rather unrefined in his first few months in England, he missed most of last season due to a knee injury and was therefore unable to acclimatise properly and get used to the pace of the English game.
If Spurs' plan to bring in and develop promising young players from around Europe, there must surely be an acceptance that -- like Erik Lamela -- it will take time for them to show their best form in their new surroundings. It seems premature to already decide that Njie, 22, is a dud. It remains unclear what he could contribute in North London, and there is little guarantee that N'Koudou would fare any better, so perhaps there is room for both of them in the squad as the campaign gets underway. Assessments can be made further down the line.
Heung-Min Son, another attacking midfielder who arrived last summer, has also shown signs that he has more to offer Spurs, especially after scoring in successive games against Chelsea and Southampton at the end of the last campaign. He will surely get at least another year to prove himself after arriving for £22m.
Nacer Chadli may be feeling a little less secure about his place. Apart from a purple patch in January, when he netted four times in three games, the Belgian had an underwhelming third campaign with Tottenham last season, scoring seven times total, with four goals coming in cup competitions.
Chadli's last start came when Spurs exited the Europa League against Borussia Dortmund and he failed to make an impact in various substitute appearances afterwards, although some of them were brief. He may justifiably look to 2014-15 as indicative of his true potency; he scored 13 times for Spurs two seasons ago, and can argue that he'll make a return to that level and be similarly effective next term if given the opportunity.
But there may be a feeling that the likes of Son, Njie and possibly N'Koudou have more potential, and it would hardly be surprising if Pochettino decides he needs an upgrade, both to improve his options when he rotates his squad as Tottenham prepare for their Champions League campaign, and to give him a more explosive impact player off the bench.
Chadli is not the only one who might feel a little demoralised if N'Koudou does indeed move to the capital; two homegrown players, Alex Pritchard and Josh Onomah, will also be hoping to make an impact next term. While most Spurs fans would like to see the pair get opportunities, they will probably also be buoyed to see the club investing funds and attempting to bring in a France under-21 international to give Pochettino more choices and firepower.
Whether N'Koudou will indeed join Tottenham remains to be seen. If he does, Pochettino will hope he compares favourably when put up against the players that arrived to solve the same issues that club faced 12 months ago.
Ben covers Spurs for Ham & High, the local weekly newspaper for Hampstead and Highgate, and the Hackney Gazette. Twitter:@BenPearceSpurs.
Rorschach
Sonny Walters
Bielsa IS the black box
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Tom Huddlestone
According to another Spurs site, L'Equip are claiming the medical is completed and that the signature is 'imminent'. They apparenly say Spurs will announce it on Friday...
Daisuk
Dimitar Berbatov
Not a very impressive highlight reel, but what do that tell anyway. Can't say I'm very excited about this transfer at all, especially if it means N'Jie leaving (liked the look of him before he came, and thought he had a couple of decent cameos for us), but I guess I've said that already. I guess it doesn't help to hear that a lot of people following French football doesn't really rate the guy.
SpurMeUp
Les Howe
I think we underestimate what a talent this guy could be. Because he's from France, plays a similar position and is a similar age, we assume he's like N'Jie! Of course he's his own distinct player.
He's someone a lot of teams have tracked, was voted 3rd in the French player of the year? He's someone we had to have if the price was right is my guess. Hopefully we'll close the deal, as he could become an exciting player.
If we do sign him, Poch will need to loan at least one, maybe more of the current squad. Onomh, Mason, maybe even N'Jie for half a season; they would all benefit from playing settled first team football.
He's someone a lot of teams have tracked, was voted 3rd in the French player of the year? He's someone we had to have if the price was right is my guess. Hopefully we'll close the deal, as he could become an exciting player.
If we do sign him, Poch will need to loan at least one, maybe more of the current squad. Onomh, Mason, maybe even N'Jie for half a season; they would all benefit from playing settled first team football.
Pirate55
The Last Man Standing 17/18
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, ......creeps on this petty pace from day to day .....
Friday is obviously the new tomorrow.
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Tom Huddlestone
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Ian Walker
Didn't expect to see Shakespeare quoted in this thread!!
Vega
Neil Sullivan
Hotspur Related @HotspurRelated 18s19 seconds ago
La Provence write Georges-Kevin Nkoudou was made aware last night that he is now a Tottenham Hotspur player. #THFC
La Provence write Georges-Kevin Nkoudou was made aware last night that he is now a Tottenham Hotspur player. #THFC
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Tom Huddlestone
Good to know we had the decency to tell him eh?
Vega
Neil Sullivan
Perhaps he thought he was signing for someone else?
glorygloryeze
Tom Huddlestone
I guess Wenger had sent a 'Petit-sized Taxi' over to his hotel and that confused things a bit...
Bullet
Andy Thompson
Nkoudou as in "Kudu". Best horns in the business.
Has anyone ever seen/eaten/heard kudu in South Africa? Their knees click when they walk, so you can hear them clicking from quite a distance. Very tasty too if I recall. Although I don't condone some ars.hole shooting one of these fine beasts.
Has anyone ever seen/eaten/heard kudu in South Africa? Their knees click when they walk, so you can hear them clicking from quite a distance. Very tasty too if I recall. Although I don't condone some ars.hole shooting one of these fine beasts.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Ian Walker
That photo has spoilt my day, it's tragic.
Hotshot-Tottenham
Edgar Davids
fudging Chris Coleman.
Ade's folks are ok really
Ramon Vega
Has he actually propped that beautiful creatures head up with a fudging stick to get his photo!!?? What a cnut
Eatmyownbrainwithaspork
John Gorman
They are lovely, and yes, I have eaten Kudu. Not with fudging white hunters though - I was staying in Alex Township in Joburg earlier this year and one of these things can feed a whole community. And they do. Off subject, but poaching and hunting in South Africa is at incredible levels and this guy should really just dingdong off.Nkoudou as in "Kudu". Best horns in the business.
Has anyone ever seen/eaten/heard kudu in South Africa? Their knees click when they walk, so you can hear them clicking from quite a distance. Very tasty too if I recall. Although I don't condone some ars.hole shooting one of these fine beasts.