Football.London have revealed that Tottenham Hotspur have arrived at Edmond Tapsoba and Micky van de Ven as their two top centre-back targets after analysing the pair’s data.
It was reported by The Telegraph back in May that Daniel Levy is set to invest significantly in the data and analytics department at Tottenham in an effort to revolutionise the club’s recruitment.
The report added that the Spurs chairman has been persuaded to do so after seeing the success that the likes of Brighton and Brentford have had over recent years in using data from the betting sector to influence recruitment decisions.
The outlet revealed that the North London club had held discussions with various betting experts over developing a data model to help analyse and assess over-performing players in smaller leagues.
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY – APRIL 13: Edmond Tapsoba of Bayer 04 Leverkusen during the UEFA Europa League Quarterfinal First Leg match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise at the BayArena on April 13, 2023 in Leverkusen, Germany (Photo by Rene Nijhuis/BSR Agency/Getty Images)
Numbers have highlighted Tapsoba and Van de Ven
According to Gold’s latest update, it is the number crunching that has led Spurs towards Tapsoba and Van de Ven.
The journalist explains that the data analysis performed at Hotspur Way marked out the Bayer Leverkusen and the Wolfsburg stars as the perfect candidates for Ange Postecoglou’s system.
Spurs Web Opinion
While one can understand why Spurs fans are getting frustrated that the club have not yet snapped up either Tapsoba or Van de Ven, I wonder if that has to do with the uncertainty surrounding Harry Kane’s future.
The club might be considering the fact that their budget for the centre-back role (and the other positions) would go up significantly if Kane completes a big-money switch to Bayern.
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