The Sun has recently reported that Tottenham Hotspur are prepared to make their first signing of this winter transfer window by lining up a cut-price move for Adrien Rabiot from Paris Saint-Germain. The same report has also revealed that Spurs are ready to make a £20m offer for the French talent, but PSG will only sanction the deal if they can find a suitable replacement for their prized asset this month.
Spurs are on the lookout for a new midfielder following the departure of Mousa Dembele, who left the North London club to join Chinese Super League side, Guangzhou R&F earlier this month. There is no doubt that Rabiot can be an ideal replacement for the Belgian midfielder if given a chance to shine in the Premier League.
Tottenham will undoubtedly benefit from having a player of Rabiot’s ball-playing ability in their ranks. The North London heavyweights currently have some talented midfielders in their squad such as Christian Eriksen, Eric Dier, Harry Winks, Moussa Sissoko and Oliver Skipp who are all battling for a place in Mauricio Pochettino’s first-team.
However, except for Eriksen, none of the other midfielders are renowned for their creativity and distribution capabilities from midfield.
The Saint-Maurice born prospect will be out of contract at the end of this campaign, so it makes more sense for the Ligue 1 giants to move him on this month rather than lose him for free in the summer. Rabiot is not a part of Thomas Tuchel’s first-team at the moment with the PSG manager deciding to force the player to train with the club’s Under-23 team.
The French midfield ace has shown in the past that he can perform well on a consistent basis. He primarily operates as a holding midfielder but is equally capable of playing in a box-to-box role in midfield if required. Rabiot has taken part in 20 matches for PSG this term, registering two goals and creating two assists in all competitions.
To summarise, Rabiot will add another dimension to the Tottenham midfield and will also take some of the creative workload from Eriksen’s shoulders. In such a scenario, the Danish playmaker can play in a more advanced role in the opposition half, especially in the absence of Harry Kane and Dele Alli who are both spending time on the treatment table at this moment.
