da cassino： Tottenham reportedly sent scouts to watch Fenerbahce’s Vedat Muriqi in action for Kosovo on Monday, but they may not be too impressed with what they saw.
da bet7k： Mauricio Pochettino made the decision to allow Fernando Llorente to leave over the summer but failed to replace the Spaniard, leaving Harry Kane as the only natural striker in the squad.
As a result, it is not surprising to see the club linked with a new attacker, and the Kosovo international has been a subject of admiration, with Manchester United also reported to be interested.
The 25-year-old has enjoyed a relatively good start to his international career with five goals in 20 caps for a side ranked 119th in the world, and he continues to score in the Super Lig at a prolific rate.
His three goals in seven games this term – to add to his 17 goals and eight assists for Caykur Rizespor last year – is likely what has drawn the attention of Spurs, but he showed against Montenegro on Monday that there are flaws in his game which make him an unsuitable back-up option to Harry Kane.
He got on the scoresheet in the first half and showed good desire to do so, but he didn’t have the finish to match and instead had to rely on a rebound to put the ball past goalkeeper Daniel Petkovic at the second time of asking.
Aside from that, his stats from SofaScore show there are doubts over whether he will be able to make the step up to the Premier League and have a positive impact on a Spurs side which are currently struggling for form.
If he was to join Tottenham he would need to have the level of ruthlessness and clinical finishing that Kane displays year after year, but missing three big chances against Montenegro suggests he will be incapable of doing so, particularly when the stakes are higher and a missed opportunity could mean Spurs miss out on the top four or a trophy, for example.
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Perhaps even more concerning is his limited ability on the ball, which means he won’t fit into Mauricio Pochettino’s style of play.
Since taking over the Argentine has looked to implement a passing philosophy and Kane has moulded into the ideal striker for him in that sense, with Muriqi not comparable to the England captain.
His pass accuracy of 68% against Montenegro underlines that fact, and if he can’t offer more than 15 successful passes in a game then he won’t be of much use to Pochettino’s plans.
Unlike Llorente, he doesn’t offer an alternative such as an aerial threat, as his lack of headers shows, nor does he have an ability to open up space by taking on opponents, with only one successful dribble on Monday.
As a result, Tottenham would be better suited looking elsewhere for a back-up striker, as Muriqi has proved he won’t be effective enough.