'Perfect' for Postecoglou - why Spurs have signed Solanke

Dominic Solanke will beryllium hoping he tin make it 3rd clip lucky.

After 2 erstwhile attempts to make it astatine 1 of English football's starring clubs, Solanke's move to Spurs from Bournemouth, which could beryllium worthy up to £65m, provides him pinch different chance to beryllium he belongs connected nan biggest stage.

He was incapable to make nan breakthrough he wanted arsenic a youngster astatine Chelsea and Liverpool, but past season's prolific run pinch nan Cherries established nan 26-year-old arsenic 1 of nan country's starring forwards.

BBC Sport's Nizaar Kinsella said: "Bournemouth didn't want to waste but will consciousness nan bid of £55m positive £10m add-ons they accepted represents nan worth of Solanke's £65m merchandise clause.

"They initially didn't expect anyone to deed that number, but immoderate elasticity was shown connected costs position fixed Solanke was pushing to time off to play European shot and effort to gain a early spot pinch England."

There are mixed views astir Solanke's value tag, particularly considering past season's 19 goals was nan first clip he has scored much than 10 successful a Premier League campaign.

So is Solanke worth for money for Tottenham? And wherever does he fresh among their attacking options?

Solanke will beryllium playing successful nan Europa League pinch Spurs successful nan coming play and hoping a move to 1 of nan Premier League's 'big six' will thief him adhd to his solitary England cap.

And a look astatine past season's header stats suggests he has much than earned different ace astatine nan large time.

He vanished nan run arsenic nan Premier League's 4th apical scorer pinch 19 goals, 5 much than anyone other playing for a bottom-half team.

But location must person been a clip erstwhile Solanke thought different opportunity for illustration this would not travel again.

The Chelsea academy merchandise was prolific astatine younker level for nan Blues and played a cardinal domiciled successful England Under-20s' World Cup triumph successful 2017, finishing joint-top scorer pinch 4 goals.

However, his sole Chelsea quality came arsenic a substitute successful a Champions League triumph against NK Maribor successful 2014, and he moved to Liverpool for astir £3m astatine nan extremity of his statement successful 2017.

The striker earned his only England headdress arsenic a 75th-minute substitute against Brazil successful November 2017, but struggled to found himself astatine Liverpool.

He made 21 appearances successful his first play astatine Anfield, 16 of them from nan bench, scoring conscionable erstwhile - and did not play for nan Reds nan pursuing run earlier joining Bournemouth for £19m successful January 2019.

Questions astir his goalscoring abilities remained - he netted conscionable 3 times successful his first 42 Premier League appearances for Bournemouth.

And aft an awesome 29 goals to thief nan Cherries up from nan Championship, he again struggled to recreate his output successful nan apical flight, pinch conscionable six Premier League goals successful 2022-23 - including a extremity drought of much than 17 hours.

However, conscionable erstwhile Solanke was successful threat of being written off, he enjoyed a play to remember.

When Harry Kane near Tottenham past summertime for Bayern Munich, head Ange Postecoglou did not motion a striker to switch nan club's all-time starring scorer.

But pinch Spurs having vanished pinch conscionable 74 goals past run - nan slightest successful nan apical 7 - it is nary astonishment to spot them effort to boost their firepower.

Kinsella said: "The signing of a caller striker was ne'er expected to spark nan exit of Brazil striker Richarlison, pinch Postecoglou confirming his religion successful him.

"He believes they needed different action arsenic they missed Richarlison erstwhile he was injured, pinch nary earthy alternative.

"Postecoglou believes Solanke will beryllium nan cleanable fresh for his system. That is down to his moving ability, pressing skills and extremity output.

"He isn't going to pin each his hopes connected Solanke scoring goals though, arsenic his style of play should mean players from each complete nan transportation will spot in."

So what do nan stats say?

Solanke was only nan 10th subordinate successful Premier League history to people arsenic galore arsenic 19 goals for a bottom-half squad - pinch nary player's goals worthy much points to their nine than his past season, according to information analysts Opta.

He compares good successful different areas arsenic well, ranking 4th successful nan Premier League for expected goals (xG) successful 2023-24 (19.6), 3rd for shots (109) and sixth for touches successful nan guidance container (239).

Son Heung-min classed champion for Tottenham past play pinch 85 shots, 12.09 xG and 227 touches successful nan guidance box.

Solanke's numbers besides propose he is simply a bully fresh for Tottenham's aggravated pressing game, pinch Spurs 1 of nan fewer teams who pressed much than Bournemouth past campaign.

Opta opportunity Solanke led nan Premier League past play for pressures (1,242), pressures successful nan last 3rd (703) and pressures successful nan last 3rd resulting successful a turnover (142).

Bournemouth leader Andoni Iraola has admitted nan Cherries will struggle to switch Solanke, saying: "Dominic deserved to beryllium called up for nan Euros and to not beryllium was a rustle for him. He has fixed america everything he has but to motion personification for illustration Dom is almost impossible."

Despite his stunning run past clip round, location will still beryllium questions astir Solanke's value.

His 19 goals past play were really an underperformance compared to his non-penalty xG by 0.6 - and he scored conscionable six goals successful his only different afloat Premier League play for Bournemouth.

Football Transfers, external, a level which uses subordinate information algorithms to deduce Estimated Player Values (ETV), believes Solanke is worthy £33.1m, but suggests location are a number of reasons why he has been sold for much than that.

Being an English subordinate successful a woody involving 2 clubs is 1 factor, arsenic has nan dearth of replacement striking options.

Brentford's Ivan Toney has only scored 4 convention goals since his return from an eight-month betting prohibition and is 2 years older than Solanke, while Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 27, has struggled for shape and fittingness successful caller seasons.

Football Transfers' Paul MacDonald said: "All successful all, Solanke is overvalued for a subordinate who hasn't played Champions League, isn't an world regular, and isn't peculiarly young immoderate more.

"But he's 1 of nan champion players successful that position who is disposable and he's sewage a decent onslaught complaint complete a fewer seasons compared to his peers."