According to The Telegraph, Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing up a move for Crotone striker Simeon Nwankwo, also known as Simy.
Spurs are keen on bringing a new striker to the club, with Dusan Vlahovic and Danny Ings also linked in this report, but perhaps Simy’s name is the most interesting.
The 29-year-old forward’s goal return last season was brilliant, he netted 20 goals in Serie A, and as you can imagine, that has made some bigger clubs sit up and take notice.
However, perhaps predictably, Simy, standing at 6 ft 6, isn’t the greatest technical footballer, relying largely on his physical attributes and hard work to get him where he is today.
Simy himself has even admitted that he’s not very good technically.
“I may not be the most technically refined, for some I am even the poorest, but it’s not a problem. The only thing I’m sure in my head is that every day I have to try to do better than the last,” Simy said.
“Every day I have to give everything for my teammates. Respect the rules, be a professional, an example. I will try to do better and better because football and life are a continuous evolution. And I am sure that, in the end, I will get what I deserve.”
However, you don’t always have to be the best technically to be a handy forward in the Premier League.
For every Dimitar Berbatov and Harry Kane Spurs have had there’s been a Peter Crouch and a Fernando Llorente, and these types of strikers certainly serve a purpose.
This would certainly be an interesting addition at Tottenham.
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