Manor Solomon joined Tottenham Hotspur as a free agent in July 2023, becoming one of the first signings after Ange Postecoglou joined the club.
However, his first season in N17 was plagued by injury and subsequently ended in September, with the Israeli winger playing a mere 198 minutes across two starts and three substitute appearances.
Solomon joined fellow Premier League side Fulham at the start of the 2022/23 season but was sidelined after knee surgery from August until January, where he slowly built his minutes back up. A run of four goals in four games in February saw many pay attention to the former Shakhtar Donetsk man and ultimately earned him his move to North London.
It's understandable why he was identified and signed at the beginning of the Postecogolou era. The winger poses a great threat when squaring up one-on-one with an opponent, whilst he is also extremely progressive and forward-thinking.
Timo Werner, who is on loan from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, has been underwhelming in his twelve months at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and Solomon could be recalled from loan, with Spurs sending the German back to his home country, or keeping both in the side for further squad depth.
In August, the first month of his first season in N17, he had a slow start, remaining as an unused substitute for two out of three matches, before picking up just two minutes of action in a 2-0 home win against Manchester United.
Despite this, three average performances from Richarlison saw the 25-year-old handed a start away at newly-promoted Burnley and he took the opportunity. Solomon provided two assists, linking up incredibly well with Heung-Min Son as Tottenham stormed to a 5-2 win at Turf Moor.
There is no denying that the 25-year-old performed in his short spell at Tottenham before the injury, even in a Carabao Cup game at Fulham, he looked lively whilst the rest of the team was well below-par and drew 1-1 before being knocked out on penalties in the second round.
Solving squad issues
A horrific injury crisis has taken over the Tottenham squad in the last few months, so being able to call upon another senior member of the squad would be thoroughly welcomed by Ange Postecoglou.
Although the major issues have not been in the forward areas of the pitch, another senior outfield player would make a huge difference and would decrease the workload on the likes of Heung-Min Son and Dominic Solanke, who have both looked jaded in recent weeks.
Whilst it may not help in Europe due to tight registration rules and Spurs having under the bare minimum of club-trained homegrown players, it would have certainly helped over the busy festive period and in the domestic cup competitions.
Starring on loan
After a mediocre pre-season campaign with The Lilywhites, in which he received minutes from the bench against Queens Park Rangers after he started the opening game against Heart of Midlothian, he joined Leeds United on a season-long loan.
In the friendly against their Scottish opposition, considering it was the attacker's first start for a measly ten months, he was impressive. He moved the ball well, was direct, agile and created many chances. He gave Tottenham fans a glimpse of his quality which they had missed for the majority of the previous season, but he didn't impress too brightly on the whole.
Since joining the second-tier giants, he has hit the ground running. Whilst the stats don't match the opinion, anyone who has spent time watching Leeds this campaign will understand why it may come as no surprise that he could be a decent option for Spurs in the second half of the season.
Per game, the Israeli is averaging 4 progressive passes per game and 5 progressive carries per game. which is higher than Brennan Johnson's 2 and 3 respectively. The Tottenham loanee has already hit the back of the net three occasions, with the same number of assists.