Tottenham Hotspur signed the centre-back from Ajax in the summer.
Tottenham Hotspur’s decision to spend a club record £42million (BBC) on centre-back Davinson Sanchez is looking smarter by the week, but could the most impressive part of the deal actually be the duration of his contract?
After all, few footballers are offered six-year deals these days, especially when they are unproven in the Premier League and when clubs such as Tottenham have been burned before with foreign imports.
And yet Sanchez was clearly – and rightly – different in the eyes of Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy, who sanctioned a deal until the summer of 2023 and already looks to be reaping the rewards.
As if shattering their transfer record was not enough, Tottenham had such faith in the move that they ensured they were tied to the player well into the next decade, and it ensures not only that Spurs hold all the cards but that there is no risk of the player moving on just when he is reaching his peak.
Tottenham should be applauded for taking two risks in one, spending big on a 21-year-old with no Premier League experience and backing up their belief with a contract that would have lumbered them with him for years if he proved to be a dud.
There is no guarantee that all top players will acclimatise to English football, however Tottenham’s scouting network got it spot on with Sanchez.
It is not often that £42million is hailed as a bargain, yet kudos to the club for not only taking that risk, but for handing him one of the longest contracts possible in the process.
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