Spurs can axe Solanke by signing £25m star who’s solely 4 targets behind Kane

By Editorial Team Last updated May 13, 2025

It is arduous to pinpoint simply why this season has gone as horribly because it has for Tottenham Hotspur.

Accidents have undoubtedly performed a big half, however even when the staff has been near full power, they’ve discovered methods to drop factors.

Whereas it feels more and more possible that Ange Postecoglou can be changed in the summertime, it feels simply as essential that Daniel Levy and Co herald some genuinely gifted gamers to assist whoever the subsequent supervisor is to take the staff again up the Premier League desk.

Luckily, the previous couple of weeks have seen the North Londoners linked with a complete host of extraordinary goalscorers from throughout Europe, together with one who’s simply 4 targets behind Harry Kane and will, subsequently, be a big improve on Dominic Solanke.

Spurs’ striker search

Earlier than we get to the goalscorer in query, it is value reviewing a few the opposite strikers linked with Spurs in current weeks, like Jonathan David and Liam Dealp.

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The previous has been in unbelievable type this season, racking up a tally of 25 targets and 12 assists in 48 video games, and can be out there without spending a dime thanks to his contract expiring in June.

Nonetheless, since being linked to the Lilywhites, it could seem that Serie A giants Napoli have stormed forward of their pursuit of the Canadian and are actually in talks with him.

Delap, then again, seems to not be in talks with some other groups in the meanwhile, which means the North Londoners may nonetheless be capable of get him for round £30m, which might be a steal contemplating he is scored 12 targets and supplied two assists in simply 35 league video games this yr.

Nonetheless, maybe probably the most gettable, and arguably most attention-grabbing, ahead Spurs have been linked to in current weeks is Daizen Maeda.

Reviews from earlier this month claimed that the Lilywhites have an interest within the Celtic star, who might be out there for simply £25m.

Now, he may not be the most important title round, however the Hoops’ Japanese famous person has been in elegant type this season and will very nicely be an improve on Solanke.

Why Maeda could be a wonderful signing

So, the very first thing to clear up is that whereas Maeda does are likely to play out huge as a rule, he is no stranger to taking part in straight down the center, having carried out so on ten events this season alone.

Due to this fact, we would not be stunned to see Spurs choose to play him there, which might, thus, put him up in opposition to Solanke for sport time, however who comes out on prime?

Properly, when it comes all the way down to crucial metric of all for a centre-forward, uncooked output, it is the Celtic star who comes out on prime, and by fairly a big margin at that.

For instance, in 49 appearances, totalling 3891 minutes, the Osaka-born “machine,” as dubbed by earlier coaches, has scored 33 targets – simply 4 off Kane’s tally – and supplied 12 assists.

In different phrases, the free-scoring dynamo is averaging a objective involvement each 1.08 video games or, much more impressively, each 86.46 minutes.

Maeda vs Solanke
Gamers	Maeda	Solanke
Appearances	49	42
Minutes	3891′	3221′
Objectives	33	15
Assists	12	8
Purpose Involvements per Match	0.91	0.54
Minutes per Purpose Involvement	86.46′	140.04′
All Stats by way of Transfermarkt

In distinction, the North Londoners’ document signing has scored 15 targets and supplied eight assists in 42 appearances, totalling 3221 minutes.

That comes out to a median of a objective involvement each 1.82 video games, or each 140.04 minutes.

Now, it must be stated that the previous Bournemouth star is taking part in in a far more durable league, however the distinction is so stark that it at the very least means that the Japanese worldwide is value signing to see what he may do in a top-five league.

Finally, whereas Maeda is not the most important title round, his output this season has been nothing in need of spectacular, and for the value that was reported earlier this month, he is actually value a raffle, as he may show to be a large improve on Solanke.