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Since taking the reins at Tottenham Hotspur in 2023, Ange Postecoglou has endured his ups and downs.

In terms of the latter, the Australian has had to deal with an unbelievable number of injuries, which derailed his incredible start to last season and sees his team down in 12th in the Premier League this year.

However, one of the undeniable successes of his time in North London is how he took what was a diabolically boring team to watch under Antonio Conte and turned them into arguably the most entertaining in the league.

Moreover, the former Celtic boss is trying to reshape the squad with younger, less experienced but more promising players for the long term, whereas that didn't feel like a goal under Conte, especially as one of the players he sold in 2022 is now back in the Premier League and worth an astonishing 2300% more than the fee he left for.

Spurs' 2022 sales

Before getting to the player in question, it's worth looking at a couple of other sales made that summer, starting with an attacker who could never quite get to grips with English football: Steven Bergwijn.

The Dutch winger was undeniably talented and had some stellar moments during his time with the North Londoners - like that late comeback against Leicester City.

However, as he never established himself as a key member of the first team, it made sense to move him on when Ajax came in with an offer of around £26m in July 2022.

The 27-year-old winger would go on to score 29 goals and provide 12 assists in 83 appearances for the Amsterdam side before agreeing to join Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Ittihad for around £17.7m in September.

Since then, he has scored eight goals and provided six assists in 21 games while picking up a salary of £147k-per-week.

Another exit from the summer of 2022 was centre-back and American international Cameron Carter-Vickers, who rejoined Celtic on a permanent deal for around £6m after spending the previous season on loan with the Scottish giants.

The Tottenham academy gem only made five first-team appearances for the club but has since become a key member of the Hoops' first team, racking up 146 appearances, in which he's scored seven goals, provided two assists, won three league titles, three League Cups and two Scottish Cups as well.

However, there was another exit that summer, a player who has since returned to the top flight and is now millions more than he was when he left Spurs.

The Ex-Spurs player worth millions more today

Now, it's famously difficult to judge how good a young player is and how good they could one day be, so every club has several youngsters they probably let go too soon, and in this instance, that youngster was Jack Clarke.

The Englishman joined Spurs from Leeds United in 2019 for about £8.5m, but after a number of lacklustre loan spells back with the Whites, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City and a slightly better six months with Sunderland, the club opted to sell him to the latter in July 2022 for a fee reportedly as low as £750k, but with a 25% sell-on clause.

Over the next two seasons, the often "unplayable" ace, as dubbed by pundit Alan Clarke, racked up a brilliant haul of 26 goals and 18 assists in just 92 appearances for the Black Cats, which comes to an average of a goal involvement every 2.09 games, which was also enough to convince Ipswich Town to splash £15m on him in the summer.

Now, while the talent is undeniably there, it would be fair to say that the York-born dynamo has struggled at points this season.

The step-up to the top flight has seen his output come down by a significant margin, but even then, he's been able to score three goals and provide four assists in 23 appearances, totalling just 883 minutes.

That means he's still been able to average a goal involvement every 3.28 games for the Tractor Boys or, more impressively, every 126.14 minutes.

This, combined with his previous campaigns and the fact he's still just 24, has seen his valuation remain relatively high, with Football Transfers pricing him at €21.7m, which is about £18m or a massive 2300% increase on the price Spurs sold him for under Conte.

Ultimately, the club probably made the right call for Clarke's career, but we reckon they might regret letting him go for such a low fee.

Tottenham Hotspur insiders have made the club's feelings known about out-of-form star Son Heung-min behind-the-scenes, and it is believed Ange Postecoglou's side could turn to a £45 million star as a long-term replacement.

Son Heung-min criticised for recent form at Tottenham

The Lilywhites secured their captain's future for another campaign by activating the one-year extension clause in his contract, as it was previously set to expire at the end of this Premier League campaign.

Son was a key player for Postecoglou last season - bagging 17 goals and 10 assists in all competitions as Tottenham finished fifth and qualified for the Europa League - but the South Korean's form has dwindled in recent months.

During what was a torrid time for Tottenham in terms of player availability, and a period where Postecoglou needed the very best from his big-name star, Son managed just one goal and an assist in the top flight from late December to now - with the forward attracting some criticism as a result.

“I’ve been taking so much stick from South Korea fans. I’ve been getting loads of stick 24/7 on my Instagram because I said Son’s not a captain, not a leader, and we have to start looking at a replacement for him," said pundit Jamie O'Hara on talkSPORT (via Tottenham News).

“He has been an unbelievable servant to the football club, and he’s a top player. He’s been world-class, but he isn’t anymore. He has lost a yard of pace. He doesn’t go past anyone. He doesn’t really make anything happen.

“Sometimes age gets the better of you, and you’ve got to start looking elsewhere. I think we’ve got to find someone else. I don’t think Son should be captain anymore. He shouldn’t be captain for Tottenham.”

Reports suggest that Tottenham have made contact with Antonio Cordero's representatives ahead of a potential free summer transfer (The Boot Room), with the Malaga winger seemingly among Spurs' candidates to succeed Son in the coming years. However, Postecoglou's side could also look for solutions internally.

What Tottenham are feeling about Son with Mathys Tel tipped to replace him

According to a report by GiveMeSport this week, Bayern Munich loanee Mathys Tel, who Spurs have an option to buy permanently for around £45 million, could be Son's long-term heir in north London.

The news outlet states that Tottenham are increasingly concerned about Son's form, and the versatile Tel, who can play both out wide and as a striker, is seen as someone who can step into the South Korea international star's shoes.

Tel has already agreed terms on a six-year Spurs contract, for if the club decide to trigger his buy-option and the Frenchman ultimately decides he wants to stay at N17 indefinitely.

The 19-year-old scored his first goal for Spurs in an FA Cup defeat to Aston Villa, and has shown flashes of brilliance since deciding to take up Postecoglou's offer to join the club.

He could be an adept successor for Son, and GMS report that, when Dominic Solanke returns to the fold, there is a real possibility Tottenham's legendary winger could be dropped to the bench.

As with all clubs, Tottenham Hotspur have made their fair share of ill-thought-out and expensive signings over the years.

The likes of Richarlison, Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso, while not necessarily bad players, are all examples of transfers that proved to be a massive waste of funds.

However, aside from the Brazilian, at least most of the club's poor investments have been taken off the books in recent seasons.

That said, there is a player who joined the club in 2020 for a sizable fee and has since seen his valuation crater, so when he does eventually leave N17, it will be for an enormous loss.

Spurs' 2020 signings

While it would be fair to describe Tottenham's signings in 2020 as mixed, that would imply there were at least a couple of successes in there, and the loaning in of Gareth Bale was certainly one of those.

The Welsh icon returned to North London for the 20/21 season, and while he wasn't the same player who left, he was still a great addition to the squad.

For example, in 34 appearances, totalling just 1680 minutes, the Cardiff-born star racked up an impressive tally of 16 goals and three assists.

That means he averaged a goal involvement every 1.78 games or every 88.42 minutes.

A far less successful signing that summer was Matt Doherty, who joined the North Londoners from Wolverhampton Wanderers in a £14.7m deal that August.

Unfortunately for the Irish international, he would make 71 appearances for the first team across the next two and a half seasons, only to have his contract terminated by mutual agreement in January 2023, after which he joined Atlético Madrid for an even more unsuccessful six-month stint.

However, while Doherty's time with Spurs was ultimately a failure, at least the club was able to cut their losses early and move on, which cannot be said about another player signed that summer.

The Spurs signing worth millions less today

There were a few other signings that didn't work out from the summer of 2020, such as Carlos Vinicius and Joe Rodon, but neither of those players ended up costing Spurs too much in the long run.

The same, however, cannot be said for Sergio Reguilón, who joined the North Londoners in September that year for a fee of around £28m.

Things started well enough for the Spaniard, as in his first campaign for the Lilywhites, he ended up making 36 appearances, in which he provided five assists, and then for much of his second year with the club, he remained the first-choice left-back, making 31 appearances, scoring two goals and providing three assists.

However, towards the end of that season, he picked up a groin injury and then, at the start of the following season, he was sent on loan to Atlético Madrid, where a combination of injuries and lacklustre form saw him make just 12 appearances across all competitions.

The following year saw him spend the first half of the campaign on loan with Manchester United, where he played just 12 games, and then the second half of the campaign on loan with Brentford, where he made 16 appearances, including one against West Ham United, where a particularly bad foul saw Gary Neville brand him "absolutely ridiculous."

This season has seen the Madrid-born full-back remain in North London.

However, it's crystal clear that Postecoglou does not rate him, as even though he's been fit, the Australian has handed the Spaniard just 242 minutes of first-team football across five appearances, and that was only likely down to the club's defensive injury crisis.

Unsurprisingly, two years of underwhelming loan moves and being completely frozen out of the first team this season has seen the 28-year-old's valuation plummet, with Football Transfers now valuing him at up to €8.5M, which comes to about £7m, or a whopping £21m decrease on what he cost Spurs in 2020.

The last few years have seen seismic changes take place at Tottenham Hotspur.

The club have churned through managers who employ dramatically different tactics, signed a plethora of players with varying levels of success, and perhaps most notably, sold Harry Kane.

The former captain was the club's all-time top goalscorer and, at the very least, the second-best striker in the Premier League, but after over a decade of service, he wanted to move on to pastures new.

Unsurprisingly, Ange Postecoglou and Co haven't been able to replace the iconic goalscorer yet, but there is a player out on loan who could potentially be their next Kane.

How Spurs' players are doing on loan

So, while Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is out on loan this season, the deal that took him to Marseille in July included an obligation to buy at £17m, so for all intents and purposes, he is out of the picture.

Of those Spurs players in and around the first team who are still out on loan and set to return this summer, the player who's had the most success has been Manor Solomon, who joined Leeds United in August.

Since moving to Elland Road, the 25-year-old winger has scored seven goals and provided eight assists in just 28 games, which comes out to a stellar average of a goal involvement every 1.86 games.

Bryan Gil, while not quite as prolific, is still having a decent campaign of his own away from N17, racking up a haul of four goals and three assists in 29 appearances for Girona, while Alejo Veliz and Alfie Devine have both scored four goals this season, for Espanyol and KVC Westerlo respectively.

Lastly, Ashley Phillips has become an integral player for Stoke City, starting 70% of their league games and making 25 appearances overall.

At the same time, it's too early to make a judgement on Min-hyeok Yang's time with Queens Park Rangers, as he's only made four appearances thus far.

In all, the Lilywhites' loanees are looking quite impressive this season, although there is one more player who might be the most exciting of the lot, a player who's mirroring a part of Kane's early career.

The Spurs loanee who's emulating Kane

Before he got the chance to show his stuff on a regular basis for the first team, Kane went out on several loan moves to varying levels of success.

He played for the likes of Leicester City, Norwich City, Millwall and Leyton Orient, where he did reasonably well, scoring five goals in 902 minutes, and it's the League One side who currently have the Spurs player who could emulate the great number nine: Jamie Donley.

Now, we appreciate the fact that a comparison such as this is quite extreme, but like the England captain, the young Englishman is starting to show his quality with the O's.

For example, while he's primarily played as an attacking midfielder this season, he has played as a central and second striker in the past, and more importantly than that, he has shown himself to be a real threat this year.

In 34 games for the East London outfit, totalling just 2305 minutes, the "perfect" prospect, as dubbed by Alasdair Gold, has scored six goals and provided six assists as well as forcing Stefan Ortega into an own goal in the FA Cup thanks to a brilliant shot from the halfway line.

That means the 20-year-old is currently averaging a goal involvement every 2.83 games, or every 192 minutes, which is seriously impressive for a youngster playing in the middle of the park.

Ultimately, there is an awful long way to go if Donley is to get anywhere near the level Kane did during his time with the North Londoners.

Still, if the Hotspur Way talent continues to progress the way he has this season, then there is no telling how good he may be in four or five years.

Tottenham Hotspur have moved in with a transfer offer to one "skilful" player behind-the-scenes, following failed talks with his teammate, as chairman Daniel Levy and technical director Johan Lange attempt an astute pre-summer move.

Tottenham prepare for Ipswich after back-to-back Premier League wins

Spurs are fresh off the back of two consecutive Premier League wins for the first time since September, which funnily enough also came against Brentford and Man United, as manager Ange Postecoglou seeks to resurrect their dwindling season.

The Australian is now aiming for Spurs' first hat-trick of consecutive wins this season, as he prepares the Tottenham squad for a tough trip to relegation-threatened Ipswich Town, who'll be aiming to take advantage of Postecoglou's weakened squad.

Spurs welcomed back Guglielmo Vicario, James Maddison, Wilson Odobert and Brennan Johnson against United last Sunday, with left-back Destiny Udogie also fit enough for an appearance on the bench.

However, at the time of writing, Postecoglou still remains without star striker Dominic Solanke, alongside centre-back trio Radu Dragusin, Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero due to injury.

"It does make a massive difference," said Postecoglou on Tottenham's returning players from injury. "Getting guys like Vic and Madders contributing straight away, you can see the quality they have and the presence they have.

"As you said I can put guys on and for guys like Brennan and Wilson, Vic, Madders to a certain extent, it might take them one or two games to get up to speed, but the fact we have them available, yeah, it's an enormous boost for us.

"It was an important game for us and an important week. We needed to put in a performance today to get us the result and I think we did that. That coupled with the fact that we've got some significant players back, and they got through the game.

"They got through unscathed and really contributed, it was important for us. It signals a little bit of an opportunity for us to push on from here."

In the background, Levy, Lange and the Lilywhites recruitment team will be mindful of making sure they're less likely to be plunged into a player-selection crisis next season.

Tottenham make offer to Lille midfielder Angel Gomes

According to The Boot Room and journalist Graeme Bailey, Lille midfielder Angel Gomes is a summer target for the club.

The England international is out of contract at the end of 2024/2025 and available as a free agent, piquing interest from north London. It is believed that Tottenham have already made a transfer offer to Gomes after holding talks, following failed negotiations with his teammate at Lille, Jonathan David.

Spurs are seriously pushing for the midfield technician, with a return to the Premier League described as possible, while David appears most likely to head to Barcelona despite some discussions with Postecoglou's side.

However, that being said, Man United are still in the picture, and Gomes' former club could well tempt him with a return to Old Trafford.

A big-name attacker is seemingly open to the idea of signing for Tottenham Hotspur, with there being a willingness on his side to make the move to north London behind-the-scenes.

Tottenham targeting new forward for Ange this summer

Spurs secured a dramatic, deadline-busting deal for Bayern Munich sensation Mathys Tel near the very end of the winter transfer window - which includes an option to buy the Frenchman for around £45 million - but it is far from a foregone conclusion that he'll stay beyond this season.

The Lilywhites keeping hold of Tel will depend on the teenager's final decision, even if he has already agreed terms on a six-year contract if he is to remain (The Athletic), so it is perhaps wise for Spurs to identify attacking alternatives ahead of next campaign.

Tottenham are among the clubs displaying interest in Lille star Jonathan David, who has been a consistently prolific marksman in France and is set to be available on a free transfer this summer when his contract expires.

However, given the Canada international will be one of the bargains of the summer window, following a record of 104 goals across 218 appearances for Lille in all competitions, the competition for his signature will be fierce.

It is already believed that Barcelona are out in pole position to sign David from Lille, with the 25-year-old making no secret of the fact he's a boyhood fan of the La Liga heavyweights.

"(Barcelona) was always the team I grew up supporting," he told The Athletic. "When you grow up supporting a team, it’s your dream to play for them."

Bearing this in mind, Spurs do have other options, albeit potentially much more expensive. Tottenham's all-time top goalscorer and England legend Harry Kane has been linked with a sensational return to N17, with The Telegraph reporting that they have a first-option agreement in potential talks for the £400,000-per-week Bayern Munich superstar.

However, there is no fixed fee in this arrangement, meaning they'd have to negotiate a price or trigger his release clause (The Telegraph). They'd also have to convince Kane himself, but reliable journalist Ben Jacobs has some encouraging news on that front.

Harry Kane privately refusing to rule out returning to Tottenham

Speaking to GiveMeSport, Jacobs says that Kane is privately refusing to rule out re-joining Tottenham, in what could be a boost for Ange Postecoglou.

“I think if Kane returns to the Premier League, there is a willingness to go back to Spurs. That's not been ruled out by the player," said Jacobs.

“We have to wait and see if there's an appetite for Tottenham to do that deal, especially with Dominic Solanke.”

The 31-year-old may be approaching his twilight years, but Kane's exceptional goalscoring record has not faltered in the slightest. This season, the prolific marksman boasts 29 goals and 10 assists across all competitions, adding to his total Bayern tally of 73 strikes in 76 outings.

There hasn't been much to cheer about for Tottenham Hotspur this season.

Ange Postecoglou's side are 12th in the Premier League and out of both domestic cup competitions.

While many of their problems are undoubtedly linked to the seemingly never-ending string of injuries they've had to deal with, it would also be fair to say that the form of a number of their fit stars has been subpar.

However, it's not all doom and gloom, as some players have impressed, including one of Postecoglou's signings who is sure to be worth a king's ransom in the future.

Postecoglou's most expensive signings

While he's not the player in question, Dominic Solanke, who was Spurs' record signing in the summer at £65m, is one of those regular starters who has been having an impressive campaign.

Prior to his recent knee injury, which has kept him out of the side for a month now, the Basingstoke-born poacher had racked up a brilliant tally of 11 goals and six assists in just 29 games, totalling 2248 minutes.

That means the Englishman was averaging a goal involvement every 1.7 games, or every 132.23 minutes, which is great for his debut campaign for the club, although he's still only the second top scorer, behind Postecoglou's second most expensive signing: Brennan Johnson.

The Welshman cost the North Londoners around £47.5m in September 2023, and while he endured a slow start to both last season and this one, he's become a useful attacking outlet for the team.

Across the season and a half he's played for the club, the 23-year-old has made 67 appearances, totalling 4395 minutes, in which he's scored 17 goals and provided 13 assists, which comes to an average of a goal involvement every 2.23 games, or every 146.5 minutes.

Such a rate of return makes it hard to describe Johnson's move to Spurs as anything other than a success.

However, his performances haven't been so incredible that his valuation will soar in the future, unlike one of Postecoglou's signings from the summer.

The Postecoglou signing set to be worth a fortune

Alongside Solanke, Spurs also welcomed in the likes of Lucas Bergvall - although his deal was completed in winter - and Wilson Odobert, who both look like players who will be worth considerable sums of money in the future.

However, of the young up-and-comers signed by Postecoglou and Co over the summer, the one who looks the most like a dead certainty is undoubtedly Archie Gray.

The young Englishman joined the club from Leeds United for around £30m, and while many saw him as one for the future, who might be gradually introduced into the team, circumstances dictated that he'd be thrust into the spotlight in December, a spotlight he has hardly vacated since.

Primarily seen as a midfielder in the long term, the club's severe injury crisis has seen the "outstanding" Durham-born ace, as dubbed by respected football analyst Ben Mattinson, almost exclusively play out of position.

So far, he has made 16 appearances at centre-back, seven at right-back, five at left-back, and just two in defensive midfield.

However, instead of struggling and being a weak point in the side, the 18-year-old phenomenon has been one of the most reliable starters for the manager, and if his first campaign is anything to go by, then Mattinson's claim that he's a "future £100m" player seems entirely realistic.

Ultimately, while he's been thrust into a less-than-ideal situation this season, it looks like Gray is set to be a leading star in this Tottenham team for years to come and someone who'll eventually be worth a king's ransom.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou is facing the prospect of Real Madrid tempting another one of his star players this summer, but the Lilywhites do not plan to let him go on the cheap.

Tottenham summer transfer plans including Mathys Tel

The north Londoners are fresh off the back of a dramatic end to the last transfer window, with Austria international defender Kevin Danso and Bayern Munich loanee Mathys Tel joining Spurs in the final days of January.

Danso put pen to paper on an initial loan switch, which includes an obligation to buy set at around £21 million, while Tel's temporary move from the Bundesliga also has an option to make it permanent for around £45 million.

The former is set to join Tottenham indefinitely this summer, while more uncertainty surrounds the latter, amid some claims that Tel would like to join Man United as a Premier League alternative following this campaign.

However, manager Postecoglou appears convinced that the 19-year-old, who's already impressed and scored his first goal for Spurs in the FA Cup against Aston Villa recently, will be staying at N17 for the long-term.

"He will play a significant part in our end to the season for sure and beyond," Postecoglou said before their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg defeat to Liverpool, via Sky Sports.

"He wants to make an impact and I expect him to do that. He will be a Tottenham player. I think he will show everyone he will be a Tottenham player in the next six months. I didn't bring him here for six months."

Tel has already agreed terms on a six-year contract at Tottenham (David Ornstein), if the club and player opt to extend his stay beyond 24/25, but whether the Frenchman remains in London will hinder on his final decision at the end of the season.

Signing Tel permanently is one of Spurs' reported transfer plans this summer, and the teenage forward is said to be loving life in the English capital.

Meanwhile, it is also believed that they could look to sign another defender, with some media sources suggesting that Tottenham have already reached out to make an offer for Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen.

What Tottenham could demand from Real Madrid for Micky van de Ven

This comes as La Liga and European champions Real Madrid target star Spurs defender Micky van de Ven.

The Galacticos are keen to bring in a world-class centre-back this summer, with Real shortlisting van de Ven as a summer transfer target ahead of the window later this year.

According to a Spanish media source, Tottenham could demand as much as £99 million for van de Ven, which would be a world-record fee for a defender - surpassing Harry Maguire's £80 million switch to Man United in 2019.

The Dutchman was a crucial player alongside Cristian Romero at the heart of Postecoglou's high line last season, but both van de Ven and his usual centre-back partner have spent the vast majority of this term injured and unavailable.

Nevertheless, he is imperative when fit for action, and would be a tough man to replace.

It would be fair to say that this season has been a particularly tough one for Tottenham Hotspur.

Ange Postecoglou's side have been devastated by a seemingly endless stream of injuries to key players, but even then, the fact they are 12th in the Premier League and already out of the FA Cup and League Cup is particularly concerning.

That said, we'd hazard a guess that there is still a sizeable portion of the fanbase that would like to see the Australian given more time; as for all his faults, he has turned what was a turgid team to watch under former boss Antonio Conte, into one of the most exciting teams in the country.

Moreover, while the Italian was able to lead the club into the Champions League places, he didn't look likely to end their hunt for silverware and was responsible for his fair share of dud signings, including one who is costing the team just over £4m-per-goal.

Conte's worst Spurs signigs

So, before we get to the player in question, it's worth looking at one of the other poor signings made under Conte's tenure, a loan signing that couldn't have gone much worse: Clement Lenglet.

The French centre-back joined the North Londoners on a season-long loan with an option to buy in July 2022, and while there was some excitement around the deal at the time, it didn't take long to dissipate.

Described as "a complete & utter liability" by journalist Jonathan Johnson a year before his move, the former Sevilla star proved to be as much during his one-year stay in the capital, making 35 appearances across all competitions and 26 in the league, where the club conceded an astounding 63 goals, which looks like a total they won't even hit this season with all their defensive injuries.

Fortunately, the option to buy was not exercised at the end of the campaign, and Lenglet was sent back to Barcelona to join Aston Villa for the following season, where he was only able to make 25 appearances.

However, while the club were luckily spared from spending millions on the dismal defender, the same cannot be said for Conte's worst signing in North London.

The Conte signing costing Spurs millions per goal

When it comes to the very worst signing made by Conte during his time in the Spurs hot seat, there can only really be one answer.

In the summer of 2022, the North Londoners opted to spend £60m on Everton star Richarlison after a campaign in which he scored 11 goals and provided five assists in just 33 games.

Unfortunately for all involved, two and a half years later, there's no other way to describe the transfer than as a disaster.

In all, the former Watford striker, who Ally McCoist described as "frustrating," has scored just 18 goals and provided nine assists in 80 appearances, which can hardly be described as value for money considering his transfer fee.

Worse still, the Nova Venécia-born poacher earns £90k-per-week, meaning that, in the 137 weeks since he joined the club, the 27-year-old has made around £12.33m in wages, which brings his overall cost to the North Londoners up to an eye-watering £72.33m.

So, when we break that number down, it comes to £904k-per-appearances, just over £4m-per-goal, just over £8m-per-assist and about £2.67m-per-goal-involvement, which is a terrible return on the club's investment.

Ultimately, Richarlison is a talented forward, but his time with Spurs cannot be described as anything other than a massive failure. Therefore, Postecoglou and the board need to get rid of him as soon as possible.

The last couple of years have been rough for Tottenham Hotspur.

The North Londoners were finally forced into selling club icon Harry Kane, and while Ange Postecoglou's side have still been able to score plenty of goals, the results have been inconsistent at best.

Fortunately, with the signing of Dominic Solanke, it appears as if the club have found their new starting number nine for the next few years, as after two and a half campaigns of injuries and lacklustre displays, it's become crystal clear that Richarlison is not that.

The Brazilian forward can never be accused of not trying, but he's simply not clinical enough in front of goal, and now his valuation has fallen below that of a former youth player the club lost almost seven years ago who is now a regular starter in the Premier League.

Richarlison's Spurs career

Spurs decided to pay Everton £60m for Richarlison in the summer of 2022.

While it was probably too much at the time, it wasn't totally absurd, as in just 33 appearances for a subpar Toffees side, he managed to score 11 goals and provide five assists.

However, it didn't take long for the move to look like a mistake, as by the end of his first campaign with the Lilywhites, the Nova Venécia-born forward had only managed to rack up a paltry record of three goals and four assists in 35 appearances, which comes out to a dire return of a goal involvement every five games.

His sophomore season in the capital wasn't quite as bad as the 27-year-old marksman managed to score 12 goals and provide four assists for Postecoglou's side, but injuries limited him to just 31 appearances and have been a constant problem during his time in N17.

For example, the former Watford star has already missed 33 games for the club this term, but even when he has played, he's been underwhelming; in the 14 first-team appearances he's only been able to make for the Australian, he's only scored three goals and provided one assist.

In all, a mix of persistent injuries and disappointing performances have seen Richarlison's valuation plummet since 2022, as according to Football Transfers, the Brazilian is only worth up to €38m, which comes to about £32m, or £28m less than he cost the club two and a half years ago.

Moreover, the former Goodison Park icon is now worth millions less than an academy player Spurs lost back in 2018.

The Spurs academy star worth millions more than Richarlison

While this season has been something of a disaster for the first team, one of the few positives has been the emergence of academy stars like Mikey Moore, who's already scored for the first team, Jamie Donley, who's tearing it up for Leyton Orient and Lucá Williams-Barnett, who looks like he could be a future superstar.

Moreover, it looks as if the club will be keeping a hold of all three young stars for some time to come, which they weren't able to do with Noni Madueke.

The Barnet-born dynamo was a part of the Lilywhites' youth set-up until the summer of 2018 when he joined Eredivisie giants PSV Eindhoven, despite the North Londoners' best efforts.

In the Netherlands, the youngster went from strength to strength and, in 80 first-team appearances, racked up an impressive haul of 20 goals and 14 assists, which was good enough to secure a £30m move to Chelsea in January 2023.

Despite initially struggling to assert himself in West London and break into the starting lineup, the "elite talent," as was described by talent scout Jacek Kulig, is now a key member of Enzo Maresca's first team squad.

Before the potential hamstring injury he picked up on Friday, he had racked up a brilliant tally of eight goals and four assists in 38 appearances, totalling 1653 minutes.

That comes to an average of a goal involvement every 2.33 games, or every 137.75 minutes, which is why Football Transfers now value the Englishman at up to €58m, which comes to about £48m, or £16m more than Richarlison is now worth.

Ultimately, Spurs did try to keep a hold of Madueke in the past, so his exit cannot really be blamed on them, but it's still likely frustrating for them to see him flourishing at Stamford Bridge, while one of their most expensive attacking signings most certainly is not.