Mohammed Kudus is currently out injured, but before he went down, he was a gift from above for Tottenham Hotspur. And while he is extremely quick, he isn't one of the fastest players in the Premier League this season. But his teammate, left back Destiny Udogie, is.
Like Kudus, Udogie has also been out injured, except in his case, injuries have been unfortunately quite common place for the young Italian international. Those injuries are the only reason why there are questions about Udogie long term, because, otherwise, Spurs fans could not dream of a better and more versatile left back to have than him.
The Premier League official web site recently posted a list of the 10 fastest recorded times in the league this season, and it looks like Udogie officially has the third-fastest recorded speed in the league this season and is thus the second-fastest player overall.
Destiny Udogie beats out Chelsea, Liverpool, and Man United stars
That's because the top two speeds were recorded by the same player. Wolves fullback Jackson Tchatchoua finished in first and second with speeds of 37.30 and 36.97 kilometers per hour, recorded against Everton and Crystal Palace, respectively, making him quite clearly the Premier League's fastest man.
Udogie impressively ranks second behind the super human Tchatchoua, speeding along at a blistering 36.42 kilometers per hour, which is a time that was recorded against Brighton on the 20th of September this season.
Some big names are right behind him on the list, too. Newcastle's Anthony Elanga, Manchester United superstar Bryan Mbeumo, Chelsea winger Pedro Neto, Newcastle star forward Anthony Gordon, and another speedy fullback in Liverpool star Jeremie Frimpong are all behind Udogie in order. And then noted speed demons Daniel James and Yankuba Minteh round out the top 10 list.
It feels like Udogie doesn't get much appreciation around world football cricles for his speed, athleticism, technical ability, versatility, intelligence, and even defending. And there are plenty of Tottenham fans who don't seem to rate the Italian properly either, as there are still some people who try to claim that Djed Spence is just as good or better, which sounds blasphemous.
Udogie ranking among the fastest players in the world is something that sneaks up on you, and seeing him rate so highly on this official list of clocked times only makes the hearts of Tottenham supporters miss him even more. He is truly one of the missing pieces in this starting XI.