One of Arsenal’s key coaches will be absolutely gutted to see a player he once raved about is set to sign for Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsenal’s head analyst, Ben Chadwick, has previously spoken very highly about the talent who looks set to now sign for Spurs this summer.
The Lilywhites appear to have beaten off a fair amount of competition to land the superstar, and the Arsenal chief analyst won’t be surprised at the clamour to get him.
In fact, the Gunners were among the clubs that explored the possibility of doing a deal for the player, but now he will be heading to N17 instead.
Mohammed Kudus during West Ham vs Newcastle.
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Arsenal’s head analyst highly rates Mohammed Kudus
Chadwick is a big fan of new Tottenham Hotspur signing Mohammed Kudus, having once said, ‘what a player’, as revealed by FC Nordsjaelland’s technical director.
As TBR Football exclusively revealed, Arsenal held talks to sign Kudus this summer, but eventually opted to look elsewhere in their pursuit of a new winger.
Kudus started his journey in Europe in Denmark, where he spent two seasons playing for FCN in the Danish Superliga.
Flemming Pedersen, the club’s technical director, has explained how in 2017, Spurs’ latest addition impressed for Nordsjaelland’s academy during a four-week camp in England.
Following a draw against Brentford B, Chadwick got in contact with Pedersen to let him know that he had a serious talent on his hands in Kudus.
Speaking to The Athletic back in 2023, Pedersen said: “There’s a lot of coaches in England who would’ve been aware of Kudus. In spring 2017, we sent our academy to England for four weeks, and we played eight games.
“We didn’t lose one match and after a draw against Brentford B, my former colleague Ben Chadwick, who is head of analysis at Arsenal, phoned me and said, ‘What a player you have on your hands’. He was talking about Kudus.”
Mohammed Kudus set to undergo Tottenham medical on Thursday
Kudus’ medical at Tottenham is booked for Thursday as the 24-year-old is set to complete his move from West Ham United.
Spurs have agreed a deal worth around £55 million with the Hammers, who were initially asking for £65 million.
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As TBR Football exclusively revealed, Kudus’ move to Tottenham stalled on Tuesday evening, but Daniel Levy eventually convinced David Sullivan to accept his offer.
The North London club upped their cash bid for the winger, and with West Ham’s need to sell, a deal was struck between the two clubs.
Thomas Frank has now secured one of the top dribblers in the Premier Leagu,e and it should be exciting to see what he can do with the attacker.
