Tottenham Hotspur are now getting a bargain on Conor Gallagher after the appointment of Roberto De Zerbi.
De Zerbi’s instalment as Tottenham’s third new manager this season was a topic of much debate among Spurs, and football fans in general.
He’s an intense coach, known for his complex tactical approach, and as such, there were many who felt he wasn’t the right candidate to come in and get instant results out of this Lilywhites group.
However, two wins, one draw and a defeat from his first four games in charge have proven otherwise, with De Zerbi’s side now unbeaten in three and crucially, above the relegation zone.
Players have started to step up under him, and one of those has been Gallagher, who prior to De Zerbi’s arrival in N17, was being largely written off as a major financial mistake by Spurs.
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What Tottenham have paid per Conor Gallagher appearance
Gallagher is receiving major plaudits from fans and pundits alike for his performances over the last few games, and especially after his showing against Aston Villa.
Operating as an attacking midfielder, he took his goal extremely well and put in an all-round performance that made him look every bit of a top-class midfielder.
Signed in a reported £35million deal from Atletico Madrid halfway through this season’s January transfer window, he began falling out of favour under Igor Tudor before his departure.
He was the headline signing of the winter window too, and thus, it was expected he would come in and make an instant and sizeable impact on Spurs’ season, but for a while, that wasn’t the case.
Now though, De Zerbi looks to have unlocked the best out of Gallagher once again, and if that’s the case, then Tottenham will have completed one of their shrewdest financial investments in recent years.
Currently, he’s so far made 13 Premier League appearances since joining Tottenham, which when you divide that by his transfer fee, that works out as a cost per game of £2.6m.
Of course, that figure is only going to get smaller with the more games he plays, but even at £2.6m per game right now, that already looks a bargain given his performances under De Zerbi.
De Zerbi should help Tottenham turn big player profits
In order to sell players on for big money, you have to be able to improve them, and you can’t do that without quality coaching.
That’s not to say recent Tottenham managers haven’t been good coaches, they of course are very much so in their own right, but you can already see in De Zerbi, there’s a distinct difference between good and great.
It’s no coincidence that numerous top gaffers across European football cite the Italian as a leading inspiration, with his pressing tactics at Brighton helping to shape the way most sides now press.
He’s the sort of coach who consistently makes players better; just ask Brighton how much their coffers benefited for having De Zerbi in the dug out.
Tottenham have spent far too much money and got far too little returns on their investments in recent years, but with a coach like De Zerbi working with the players, that shouldn’t be a problem moving forward.
Appointing the 46-year-old hasn’t just given Spurs the best chance of Premier League survival, it’s also handed them their most promising financial future when it comes to making money through player sales.
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