We reported last week that Tottenham Hotspur U23 striker Jude Soonsup-Bell was set to leave the club on a permanent basis, with interest in him coming from both the English Football League and overseas. Well now we know where he’s going — overseas, to Spain.
So going to a club that only just promoted to the Spanish second division after winning their playoff isn’t the sexiest of moves, perhaps, but for a young player who really doesn’t have any first team experience, it’s not a bad gig! Tottenham signed him from Chelsea’s academy for practically peanuts, meaning he was always a player who they were likely to try and flip for a small profit at the earliest possible opportunity. In this case they’re doing a Marcus Edwards-style deal — letting him leave for free but taking a small bet that he’ll improve and eventually be sold for a decent fee and they can recoup some costs down the road with a 40% sell-on clause. Pretty smart, actually.
And about that “not the sexiest of gigs” part — he gets to live in CORDOBA! I mean, come on! That’s a lovely city.
This all sounds good to me, but as always we wait for the official confirmation. And since I’m writing this on Wednesday night and scheduling it for early Thursday morning, there’s a decent chance this gets announced while I’m sleeping and before I get a chance to edit this post to a DONE DEAL article. If that happens — oh well. Edit it in post, I suppose.