Ange Postecoglou, the manager of Tottenham Hotspur, believes that Destiny Udogie has the potential to be a “£100 million” young player. Journalist James Maw explains how Udogie might develop into a world-beater.
How are the Spurs doing?
Spurs have performed incredibly well so far this season under new head coach Postecoglou, winning three of their first four Premier League games while trailing Man City at the top of the standings.
The Lilywhites manager’s new-look, aggressive style has been both a breath of fresh air and a genuine joy to watch, in sharp contrast to his managerial predecessors Antonio Conte, Nuno Espirito Santo, and Jose Mourinho.
An impressive 5-2 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor by Tottenham, led by a hat-trick from Son Heung-min, a screamer from defender Cristian Romero, and a stunning right-footed curler from summer acquisition James Maddison, showcased the team’s thrilling brand of game shortly before the international break.
Postecoglou was upfront about his personal brand in a speech last month, outlining the reasons why he won’t be veering from his “Ange-ball” concept anytime soon.
“That’s the beauty of our game,” he said to Sky.
“The beauty of football is that there are so many different ways to win, so many different ways to set up your team, so many different methods to deal with the opposition.
We can both succeed in this game even though I’m definitely at one extreme and others are at the other.
There is a relationship between that style of play and entertainers, especially with a football club like this one that has continually sought that out in its teams.
Although there will definitely be hiccups along the way, Postecoglou’s selection by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has thus far been unquestionably wise.
Udogie, an intriguing young player who originally signed for Tottenham last summer but spent the 2022–2023 season on loan at Serie A team Udinese, is one of the team’s mainstays.
The 20-year-old youngster has started each of Spurs’ first four league games, collecting two assists while displaying a respectable 92.3% passing accuracy (WhoScored).
According to reporter Maw of the View From The Lane Podcast, Udogie has a bright future at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium given how brilliant he can actually be.
Maw claims that the Italian is a “£100 million” player for Spurs and that is “only going to get better.”
Maw said, “Udogie, I’m really staggered by how good he’s been,” as reported by TBR.
“After four games, this is going to sound crazy to me, but he already seems like one of the league’s top players.
“For a player in that position, we’ve seen Gareth Bale, and this is a bit of a glib analogy because it’s based only on position, but we’ve seen a left-back develop into one of the finest footballers in the world over the course of like a five- to six-year period.
He’ll be a player worth £100m like that. Udogie, who is incredibly talented, will only get
Due to a fever, the left wingback was recently forced to withdraw from the Italy Under-21 squad. Fans will be hoping he can play quickly for Tottenham on September 16.
