Tottenham have been warned that defender Micky van de Ven could be ‘not be misplaced at Manchester Metropolis’ forward of the summer time switch window.
The 23-year-old Dutch defender has loved a wonderful season underneath Ange Postecoglou following his €40million transfer from Wolfsburg final summer time, turning out 28 instances in all competitions.
The centre-back gained his first Netherlands cap in August and shall be hoping to be known as as much as his nation’s Euro 2024 squad this summer time amid a collection of eye-catching performances for Tottenham this season.
This has led to inevitable hypothesis over his future, with Dutch agent Simon Cziommer believing that Van de Van is able to taking part in for the largest golf equipment on this planet, beginning with Pep Guardiola’s title-chasing Manchester Metropolis.
“I feel if he continues like this, he wouldn’t be misplaced at Metropolis,” the agent, who doesn’t characterize the participant, stated as per Teamtalk.
“Guardiola performs with seven, eight males in entrance of the ball, leaving you with one/two defenders on the again. Then you definately want pace and duelling energy. And Van de Ven has that.”
Cziommer’s views echo feedback that Dutch nice Frank de Boer has made concerning Van de Ven’s latest kind.
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“Unbelievable, he has finished an unbelievable job,” he informed Viaplay. “Performed for the Dutch nationwide crew, grew to become participant of the 12 months. The truth that you may play so many video games at this stage in your first season says one thing about him I feel.”
Former Barcelona and Rangers boss De Boer additionally believes that the participant must be in Ronald Koeman’s Euro 2024 squad.
“I feel so. He has a weapon: pace,” he continued.
“If we need to play with the Dutch crew with area on the again… Usually he performs centrally, [against City], he performs left-back. That can be an added bonus. He can actually play Dutch soccer. A really fashionable central defender.”
Van de Ven shall be hoping to assist Tottenham finish their season on a excessive, with the membership needing some extent away to Sheffield United on Sunday to safe a fifth-place end and Europa League berth.
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