Dejan Kulusevski isn’t completely sure whether he will become a permanent Tottenham Hotspur player this summer.
Tottenham Hotspur face a decision on Dejan Kulusevski with the winger unsure about his future.
Tottenham ended their Premier League campaign with a win, beating Leeds United 4-1 at Elland Road on Sunday.
Harry Kane was at his brilliant best again but it wasn’t enough for Tottenham to secure European football next season.
Spurs have gone from qualifying for the Champions League on the final day of last season to missing out on Europe completely this time.
That’s a truly sorry state of affairs for Tottenham and some big decisions need to be made this summer.
The biggest is in the dugout as Spurs chase a new manager, but a new director of football is needed too.
Some players will find their futures up for debate as well – including winger Dejan Kulusevski.
Dejan Kulusevski unsure about Tottenham future
Cast your minds back to January 2022.
Tottenham swooped to sign Kulusevski on an 18-month loan deal with an option to buy him from Juventus.
Fabrizio Romano claimed last summer that Tottenham had an obligation to pay £31million for Kulusevski.
That would kick in if Spurs made the Champions League, which they haven’t.
If not, Spurs would have an option to buy instead and of an obligation and it seemed impossible a year ago that this conversation would be happening.
Kulusevski racked up five goals and eight assists in his first 18 Premier League games for Spurs, becoming an instant sensation.
This season has been a little trickier, notching only two goals and seven assists in 30 league outings.
Tottenham must now decide whether to keep the 23-year-old and there have been conflicting reports of late.
Tuttomercatoweb claimed in April that Tottenham were fully convinced and could be buying Kulusevski despite Fabio Paratici’s exit.
However, both Tutto Juve and CalcioMercatoWeb have more recently suggested that Tottenham will let Kulusevski go back to Italy.
We think Kulusevski has the kind of talent and potential that Tottenham need but the winger doesn’t sound completely sure about his future.
As quoted by Fabrizio Romano after Sunday’s win over Leeds, Kulusevski indicated he needs to speak to Tottenham to thrash out his future as he genuinely doesn’t know their plans yet.
“I don’t know honestly… we will see,” said Kulusevski. “I just focused on the pitch, I tried to do as good as I can and now of course it’s time to speak with the club,” he added.
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