Tottenham Hotspur have announced the arrival of a former Premier League winger as Ange Postecoglou looks towards securing the future of the club - with Burnley winger Wilson Odobert joining the north London outfit on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
Tottenham's campaign begins on Monday night at Leicester City, and having secured the marquee signing of Dominic Solanke earlier in the week, there is a real sense of optimism ahead of the new campaign with Europa League football to boot after their fifth-placed finish in the top-flight last season. And that confidence has been heightened further with the signing of Odobert, who joins Tottenham out of nowhere with reports only suggesting he would be on the move just moments before his signing was completed.
Odobert Makes Tottenham Hotspur Switch
The young Burnley star has made his way to London
A report from journalist Sacha Tavolieri suggested on Friday morning that Odobert was close to joining Tottenham, having passed a medical on Thursday afternoon in the capital.
The winger wasn't present at Burnley's Gawthorpe Hall training ground on Friday morning, having travelled down to north London to undergo his medical tests, and as a result, the report stated that his move was 'very imminent'. That was confirmed just under half an hour later, with the winger set to wear the No. 28 shirt for the Lilywhites over the course of the season.
Tottenham have been searching for a young winger throughout the window having been linked with Desire Doue of Rennes prior to his impending move to Paris Saint-Germain, and Odobert will offer a similar profile as Postecoglou bulks out his squad with more young talents as Tottenham look towards the future alongside the arrivals of Archie Gray from Leeds United and Lucas Bergvall.
Odobert is an Underrated Signing
The youngster already has a year of Premier League experience
On the face of it, Odobert suffering relegation with Burnley could put a few Tottenham fans off getting excited over his arrival, but the winger has all the tools to become a top player for them.
Six goal contributions in a Burnley side that largely struggled last season is by no means a poor tally, and after scoring in his only Championship game of the season in Burnley's 4-1 drubbing over Luton Town, Odobert has shown that he can cut it in English football at the age of just 19.
GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Wilson Odobert was released by PSG in the summer of 2022.
The Clarets paid £11million for his services from Troyes last summer and gave him a year of experience in the top-flight, with 29 games under his belt and that experience could be invaluable for Postecoglou, with the Australian boss having trust in his man to deliver the goods should he have to rely on him in the wide or central areas.
Doue was evidently their first-choice but with super clubs PSG and Bayern Munich interested, his arrival was somewhat unrealistic and at the age of just 19, Odobert now has years to grow into the Tottenham squad. Capable of playing across the midfield three and with caps for France's under-23 man squad, it's an astute signing for Tottenham with the Meaux-born star being able to learn from the likes of Dejan Kulusevski, Son Heung-min and more.