Hoddle tips star for Euros and says he’s wanted him at Tottenham for years

Tottenham legend Glenn Hoddle has defined why he’s wanted a “real talent” at Spurs for years, and has tipped the participant for a Euro 2024 journey.

Spurs chasing top-four Premier League end

While supervisor Ange Postecoglou’s hopes of successful Spurs their first piece of main silverware since 2008 ended with a 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Man City not too long ago, there may be nonetheless each likelihood the Lilywhites can seal a top-four end and qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League.

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Ange Postecoglou is beginning to construct a staff of actual potential.

It’s been fairly a promising begin to life for Postecoglou after his arrival from Celtic final summer time, with the Australian’s intense, high-pressing soccer rapidly successful over lots of Tottenham’s loyal fan base.

Spurs additionally look like working extra effectively off the sphere, because the appointments of technical director Johan Lange and Chief Football Officer Scott Munn proceed to work wonders in regard to their switch coverage.

The north Londoners had been extensively rumoured to have overwhelmed European heavyweights Bayern Munich and Barcelona in races for defender Radu Dragusin and Swedish sensation Lucas Bergvall respectively, which maybe sums up their rising stature as a membership generally.

Tottenham are on the up, and Postecoglou’s feel-good issue has performed an enormous position.

Another key element of their success has been Spurs’ data-driven recruitment mannequin, with 2023 summer time signing James Maddison coming in to turn out to be one in every of their star gamers.

The former Leicester City man has additionally returned from an damage lay-off and boosts Postecoglou’s top-four cost, with Hoddle tipping him for a spot in Gareth Southgate’s England squad at Euro 2024.

Hoddle reveals he’s wanted Maddison at Spurs “for years”

Speaking to TNT Sports, Hoddle says he’s wanted Maddison at Spurs “for years” and believes the “real talent” could have a giant position to play at Tottenham.

“100% he’s ok, yeah,” stated Hoddle on Maddison’s England possibilities.

“I’ve stated for years that he ought to have come to Tottenham, two or three seasons in the past. If we might have gotten him with the gamers we had, with somebody like Harry Kane, it could have been sensational.

“And I simply suppose at the second he’s among the finest No. 10 artistic gamers round. Him and [Phil] Foden are excellent.

“He’s such a gifted lad. He doesn’t fairly really feel for me as comfy in an England shirt but. It doesn’t really feel actually as if the supervisor has put his arm round him, saying ‘you’re my man’.

“He keeps having to prove himself, [and we] might not see the best of him in that case. But here at Tottenham, and what he did at Leicester, he’s a must, he’s a real talent.”