While Tottenham Hotspur's defence has been incredibly leaky this season, they remain one of the best-attacking teams in the Premier League.
For example, despite being down in 14th place and with more losses than wins to their name, Ange Postecoglou's side are the joint-second highest goalscorers in the competition.
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The North Londoners have five players with ten or more goals across all competitions this year, and from recent reports, it looks like they want to make their attack even more potent in the summer.
Tottenham target Premier League winger
The latest player touted for a move to N17 has won comparisons to another winger in North London who has been terrorising Spurs for years now, Bukayo Saka.
Indeed, according to a recent report from TEAMtalk, Tottenham are interested in Chelsea star Noni Madueke.
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In fact, the report has revealed that the North Londoners are now 'plotting a move' for the Blues ace, although they are not alone, as Newcastle United and Aston Villa are also supposedly keen.
The competition isn't the only obstacle Spurs will have to deal with to get their man, as while the report has revealed that the West Londoners are happy to sell the player, they will demand at least £50m and could even push it to £60m as they have him tied down until 2030.
Chelsea winger Noni Madueke
It would be a complicated and costly transfer to get over the line, but Madueke has shown he can be a game-changer in the Premier League, and he's also won comparisons to the incredible Saka.
How Madueke compares to Saka
So, before getting into the other reasons why signing Madueke might be a good idea for Spurs, it's worth examining this comparison to Saka and where it comes from.
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Well, in this case, it stems from FBref, which compares players in similar positions in the Premier League this season, then creates a list of the ten most comparable players for each one, and in this instance, has concluded that the Gunners star is the eighth most similar attacking midfielder or winger to the Blues star.
The best way to see where this comparison has come from is to look at the underlying metrics in which the pair ranks closely, metrics including but not limited to non-penalty expected goals plus assists, shots on target, progressive passes, passes into the penalty area, ball recoveries and more, all per 90.
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Statistics per 90
Non-Penalty Expected G+As
Progressive Passes
Shots on Target
Passing Accuracy
Passes into the Penalty Area
Ball Recoveries
Aerial Duels Won
All Stats via FBref for the 24/25 PL Season
However, it's not just the comparisons to one of the league's leading wingers that should convince the Lilywhites to sign the talented "monster," as dubbed by personal coach Saul Isaksson-Hurst.
For example, when compared to the division overall, the Chelsea ace's underlying numbers really stand out, with FBref placing him in the top 2% of attacking midfielders or wingers for total shots, touches in the opposition's penalty area and shots on target, the top 3% for non-penalty expected goals, the top 5% for progressive carries, all per 90.
Moreover, the "special" talent, as dubbed by journalist Japtej Ghura, has not lacked on the output front this season either, as in 28 appearances, he's scored eight goals and provided four assists, which comes out to an average of a goal involvement every 2.33 games.
Ultimately, fans might not like the idea of buying players from rivals, but Madueke is still young and looks like he could develop into a brilliant player, so Spurs should do what they can to bring him to N17 this summer.
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