The Daily Mail’s Sami Mokbel has said that the perception of the project at Tottenham Hotspur has changed completely among player’s representatives in the last six months.
The general consensus last summer was that Tottenham were in a major transitionary period, with many neutrals and even some Spurs fans feeling that it might take years for the club to get back into the Champions League places.
Tottenham’s decline was allied with Newcastle’s resurgence while Manchester United also showed signs that they were ready to push on and potentially challenge for the league.
However, fast forward six months, and the Spurs project is seen by many as one of the most exciting in Europe, with a predominantly young squad playing fearless, eye-catching football.
The appeal of the club is there for all to see, with Radu Dragusin reportedly even turning down the chance to join Bayern Munich in favour of moving to the North London club (The Times).
Tottenham are suddenly a lot more attractive to players
Mokbel has revealed that the change in perception of the club among the various agents is palpable, with many now excited by the idea of their clients joining Ange Postecoglou’s side.
The journalist said on the Last Word on Spurs podcast: “That’s the power of Ange Postecoglou. I was speaking to some representatives of players Tottenham have had an interest in and the feedback I was getting last summer was ‘we’re not sure, Tottenham are in a period of flux, we don’t know what Ange Postecoglou is going to be like, we’re not interested in Tottenham this summer.’
“I made the same call last week and said what’s going on with X player, it’s a complete turnaround ‘Oh, yeah I think it has legs in the summer, that deal could happen, they’re definitely interested and we’d definitely consider it.’
“The tables have completely turned. In seven months Ange Postecoglou has built this reputation of a team who are going places and a team that plays attacking football.”
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Even though Tottenham were in transition last summer, the club evidently still had plenty of pull, with the likes of Maddison, Vicario, Solomon and others turning down other offers from Champions League sides to move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
However, there is no question that Hotspur Way is a very exciting place to be at the moment and any player would be thrilled by the idea of playing in this current Spurs team, given the freedom with which the side plays.