Tottenham Hotspur’s £26 million acquisition of Radu Dragusin has earned masses of praise from fellow Romanian Vlad Chiriches with the centre-half following in his Premier League footsteps.
With all due appreciate to a man who arrived at Spurs returned in 2013 as section of that disastrous, post-Gareth Bale splurge, the hope will be that Radu Dragusin makes a a long way larger influence in this phase of London than his compatriot did.
Chiriches, after all, managed fewer than 30 Premier League appearances and left Tottenham Hotspur after a grand total of two seasons.
Dragusin, a £26 million January arrival from Serie A giants Genoa, arrives amid a long way loftier expectations, however, with Ange Postecoglou’s side warfare off verified activity from AC Milan, Napoli, Bayern Munich and top-flight rivals Newcastle United.
Tottenham Hotspur win Radu Dragusin race
“Dragusin is a phenomenon of Romanian soccer and a prototype, the model of the Romanian footballer,” a now-34-year-old Chiriches tellsFanatik.
“No, it’s not surprising at all (that Tottenham signed him). Maybe many will say; ‘Yes, he performed one yr at Genoa’. But few see what occurred behind the scenes. He performed at Juventus, educated there, then went on mortgage to Sampdoria, Salernitana and went thru a lot of particularly tough situations.
“In the end, he located a crew that proper him. He had a very accurate overall performance and now he is at a incredible club.”
At simply 21 and with solely a few months of constant Serie A motion below his belt, Dragusin remains relatively unproven at the top degree of European football. Chiriches, however, has no doubts that the 6ft 3ins colossus – who has often been likened to Virgil van Dijk due to his capability on and off the ball – has the capacity and the mind-set required to thrive in English football.
‘Extraordinary’
“(Tottenham) is a huge club with ambitions, even if they haven’t received a title recently. It’s an necessary membership in England with an top notch infrastructure. It’s superb that Radu is there,” adds Chiriches, who is currently lower back home in Romania with FCSB (formerly Steaua Bucharest).
“I don’t desire to discuss about dangers. I suppose he has proven so far that he can cope in hard situations and at true clubs. Everything he has achieved so far, I suppose has been very appropriate and he has human beings with him who assist him mentally.
“I see him as a strong, aggressive central defender. I assume these are his essential qualities, and they are wonderful for a centre-back.”
Dragusin grew to become Tottenham’s 2d signing of the window, following RB Leipzig loanee Timo Werner to the English capital.
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