Tottenham Hotspur fans have given the club credit for securing the signing of Marcos Senesi after his Premier League passing came to light again.
The North London club have beaten off competition from Liverpool and Chelsea to land the Argentine international on a free transfer.
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Senesi was one of the top-performing defenders in the Premier League last season and is a big reason why Bournemouth will play in Europe next term.
Now, the defender has signed for Tottenham, with his announcement pending, and his stats show exactly why he is such a great deal.
Tottenham fans are so impressed by Marcos Senesi’s stats
Tottenham fans have been so impressed by the signing of Marcos Senesi after the club finalised the deal on Saturday.
According to Fabrizio Romano, the deal for the Argentine is all sealed, and the defender has now signed his contract in North London.
The former Bournemouth defender joins Andy Robertson in signing for Spurs as a free agent and adding to Spurs’ defensive options.
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Senesi ranks first among other Premier League centre-backs in several passing stats, including forward passes, forward pass ratio, long passes completed, progressive passes completed, passes to final third, through passes completed, progressive actions, progressive action rate and assists.
Meanwhile, defensively, against other Premier League centre-backs, he also ranks first for defensive duels, interceptions and possessions won.
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It is a huge coup for Tottenham to sign him on a free transfer, and the fans have hailed the deal after seeing his incredible stats.
Tottenham’s impressive centre-back options
Roberto De Zerbi now has a very impressive collection of centre-backs to pick from next season, especially if Jean Paul van Hecke also signs for Tottenham.
Van Hecke is close to agreeing terms with Tottenham over a transfer, and he could be the replacement for Cristian Romero.
But with Micky van de Ven set to stay, Spurs will now have the Dutch international, Van Hecke, Senesi, Kevin Danso and Luka Vuskovic to select from.