Tottenham Hotspur will be hoping to cash in on some of their unwanted players over the next two windows, and one loan move is going a long way to achieving that goal.
It is fair to say that Manor Solomon never really got going at Tottenham. Two assists in six games was quickly followed by a season-ending injury, and the Israeli winger hasn’t been seen since.
Crystal Palace pulled out of a loan move for Solomon in the final hours of the transfer window, after initially agreeing to sign the player in a temporary deal.
Spurs were fuming at Palace’s behaviour in the Solomon deal, but the North London club had just about enough time to strike an agreement with Villarreal, and it appears the 26-year-old has settled in very quickly in Spain.
Tottenham’s Manor Solomon nets late match-winner for Villarreal
The Tottenham winger did not get a chance to impress against his parent club last week as Villarreal fell to a 1-0 loss in the Champions League against Spurs.
However, he has come on as an impact substitute in the club’s last two La Liga matches against Osasuna and Sevilla.
On Wednesday in Seville, the on-loan Tottenham winger was introduced in the 84th minute, and scored the match-winner just two minutes after coming on, putting the finishing touches to the away side’s counter-attack as they emerged 2-1 winners.
Manor Solomon is the toast of the local media at Villarreal
The Spanish media is seemingly impressed with what they have seen from the former Shakhtar Donetsk man in the first weeks of the season.
One publication even labelled the Tottenham Hotspur winger’s impact at the club as ‘spectacular’ following his latest match-winner
Diario de Noticias (as relayed by Sport Witness) wrote: “Manor Solomon’s emergence at Villarreal can only be described as spectacular from a footballing perspective. He stole the limelight. On and off the pitch. In the 86th minute, he scored the goal that sealed the match in his team’s favour.”