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The former Tottenham striker was sold to Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar in the summer transfer window.
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Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Troy Parrott has claimed that he’s a better player than both Dominic Solanke and Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins.
Parrott, 22, was sold by Spurs to Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar in the summer transfer window for a fee of £6.7m after he’d spent several years out on loan spells from Spurs. The Irish striker came through the academy at Tottenham, before having several Championship loan spells with Millwall, Ipswich Town and Preston North End.
His best season in English football came in the 2021/22 season for then-League One side MK Dons. He scored eight goals and contributed seven assists in 41 appearances for the Dons. Speaking during an ESPN Netherlands video on X, Parrott was asked whether he was better than specific Premier League strikers, he claimed to be a better player than current Tottenham attacker Dominic Solanke, and England international Ollie Watkins.
However, Parrott did admit that he thinks Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak is better than him. Isak has been linked with a move to North London rivals Arsenal with a reported £115m price tag set by the Magpies.
Having been sold in the summer, Parrott only made four appearances for Tottenham’s first team but had featured heavily for their U18s and U21s during his time in North London.
How does Parrott compare to Dominic Solanke this season?
Parrott was tipped to be the next Harry Kane at Spurs, however, it didn’t work out for the Irishman, who has began his career in the Netherlands with a positive start at AZ. So far, the 22-year-old has scored 11 goals, and contributed three assists in 25 matches for the Eredivisie side. Not a bad return from the Irishman, who will hope to prove those at Spurs wrong, for letting him go for just under £7 million.
Tottenham needed a long-term replacement for Kane, so they opted for Bournemouth striker Solanke, who they paid £65m for during the summer transfer window. Since then, the England international has had a similar start to Parrott at AZ in terms of his numbers for Spurs.
Solanke has made 28 appearances for Ange Postecoglou’s team, scoring 11 goals and contributing six assists. He has the same number of goals as Parrott and three more assists. With no disrespect to the Eredivisie, however, Solanke has been playing in the Premier League, with a higher degree of difficulty.
Tottenham linked to transfer move for additional attacker
Despite the success that Solanke has seen at Spurs so far this season, they have been linked over a move for Paris Saint-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muani.
The Frenchman has fallen out of favour with Luis Enrique and looks set to make either a permanent transfer, or loan move, during the January transfer window.
Spurs have been linked with signing the 26-year-old this month, despite the fact that Serie A side Juventus look to be the frontrunners to land his signature, as they are pushing to get a deal done with PSG.