Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte has raved about Dejan Kulusevski to Football.London.
Conte has said that Kulusevski, who can operate as a winger or as a midfielder, is a great talent, adding that he is ready to play for Tottenham now.
Tottenham will take on Brighton and Hove Albion at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Conte has described what makes 21-year-old Sweden international winger Kulusevski so special.
The Tottenham boss has also added that Rodrigo Bentancur is available for his team this weekend.
Midfielder Bentancur joined Spurs from Juventus on a permanent deal in the January transfer window.
Kulusevski moved to Tottenham on loan from Italian and European giants Juventus.
Antonio Conte on Dejan Kulusevski
Conte told Football.London: “The two players are fit and for this reason tomorrow they are available, for sure to start the game is not right because they need to work with the team for a period.”
The Tottenham boss added: “About Kulusevski, he is a good player, he is very young, he is a great talent and he can play like a number 10 with the strikers but at the same time he has the potential to play wing-back on the right, he has good quality. He likes to attack, he is good on a one vs one, to create chances for team-mates. A good signing for us.”
Exciting for Tottenham Hotspur fans
In our view, Conte’s comments on Kulusevski should excite the Tottenham fans.
It is clear that the Tottenham head coach rates the 21-year-old highly.
It is also encouraging to see Conte say that Kulusevski can play as a number 10 or as a wing-back.
Tottenham have not really had a proper number 10 since Christian Eriksen left.
And we know how Conte likes to play with wing-backs.
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