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Tottenham are one of a number of teams linked with a summer move for ex-Liverpool starlet Suso, but would the Spaniard be a good fit in north London?
What’s the word?
According to Corriere dello Sport, Tottenham and Arsenal are both interested in signing Suso.
The 25 year-old attacker has transformed his career since leaving Liverpool, and has racked up 21 goals and 34 assists in 121 games for Milan.
He is in contract with the San Siro club until 2022, but the report from Corriere dello Sport claims that he has a €40m (about £35.3m) release clause.
Milan are keen to hold on to the crafty playmaker, and the report claims the player himself is happy where he is, but could he be tempted to replicate the career path of Mohamed Salah?
Something to prove
Of course, Salah and Suso are nothing alike in terms of their style of play, barring the fact that they are both left-footed attacking players.
While Salah’s game is based around speed, intelligent movement and pure ruthlessness in front of goal, Suso’s game is centred on craft, guile and vision.
Still, he has followed the Salah path so far, struggling at a big Premier League club (he scored just once in 21 Liverpool games) before moving to Italy, where his end product has skyrocketed.
Like Salah, the four-cap Spanish international was too lightweight during his first stay in England, but the intensity, physicality and tactical genius on show in Serie A has helped him develop into a complete winger.
Suso can just as easily beat his man and cross with his right foot as he can come inside and shoot with his left, and he has the work rate and versatility to function in a Mauricio Pochettino side.
The AC Milan ace may not have quite the same impact Salah has had at Liverpool – the Egyptian has scored a ridiculous 64 goals in 86 appearances, undoubtedly one of the Premier League’s greatest ever signings – but around £35m for a supremely gifted player with the desire to keep improving could be an absolute snip for Spurs this summer.