Spurs have received a boost ahead of their trip to Leicester City on the Premier League’s opening weekend.
Ange Postecoglou’s side will face the Foxes on Monday 19 August equipped with a new £65m striker in the form of Dominic Solanke who officially joined the Londoners on Saturday.
Last term, he impressed at Bournemouth scoring 19 goals in 38 Premier League appearances - he also registered three assists. Still just 26, Solanke has previously failed to impress when stepping up the levels at the traditional ‘big six’ clubs with two poor spells at Chelsea - although his first-team path was blocked by the likes of Diego Costa and Michy Batshuayi during his time at Stamford Bridge. As a result, he departed for Liverpool in 2017 but once again found it tough to retain a first-team spot under Jurgen Klopp - although he did secure his first Premier League goal against Brighton at Anfield in 2018.
After moving on, he found himself at Bournemouth - a perfect fit for the once highly touted striker. During his time on the south coast, he improved year-on-year peaking last season. It is unclear if the new Spurs man will play from the start against City, however, he is likely to be in the squad at least. Spurs lost 3-2 to Bayern Munich on Saturday evening with Dejan Kulusevski leading the line despite traditionally featuring as a winger. This may indicate a starting space may be available for Solanke - he is fit after featuring for the Cherries in pre-season.
The 26-year-old cut a determined figure in an interview with Spurs’ website. He said: “Me as a player, I’m ambitious on the pitch, I work hard for the team, score goals, leave it all out there and love winning, so hopefully we can win a few things together. That’s what I’m going to bring, that fighting spirit. I’d say my attributes are movement, goals, hard work, and link-up play, so hopefully I can bring all that together at Tottenham.”