There’s a striker Tottenham are targeting. Ask his father if he’d like to move to the Premier League, and the answer is a resounding yes.
Sporting Witness, citing Italy’s Calcio Mercato, reported on Sunday (Feb. 2) that Tottenham are the frontrunners in the race to sign Albert Gudmundsson, 27, of Genoa, and his father has admitted it.
Gudmundsson is an Icelandic international. He grew up in the PSV Eindhoven youth ranks and has been playing for Genoa since January 2022 after stints at Eindhoven and Alkmaar. Gudmundsson’s main position is as a second striker, but he can play in a variety of attacking positions, including winger, central midfielder, and up front.
After scoring 11 goals and five assists in 36 games in Serie B last season, Gudmundsson has shown improvement this season with 14 goals and three assists in 32 games in the newly promoted Serie A. Gudmundsson is under contract until the summer of 2027.
According to the article, Gudmundsson’s father, Benediktsson, is a former professional soccer player and manager. In an interview with Calcio Mercato, Benediktsson was asked if his son would choose a new club in the transfer market this summer.
“It’s a very difficult question. My son loves his life in Genoa and I still see him there,” he said, “but in football anything can happen. We shouldn’t forget that Genoa is a great club,” he insisted.
Benediktsson was also asked if he would prefer his son to stay in Italy or if he dreams of moving to the Premier League. “Every soccer player wants to play at the highest level possible and Albert is no exception,” he said, but emphasized that “personally, I would like to see him stay in Italy.”
“I always give the same advice to my son: enjoy every game and play with a smile on your face because it’s a privilege to be a soccer player,” he said.
On March 17, Italy’s Tuttosport reported 카지노 that “Tottenham have sat down at the negotiating table to sign Gudmundsson,” and a week later said they were “planning talks with Genoa to sign Gudmundsson.”
At the time, the media suggested that Tottenham would have to compete with Italian Serie A clubs such as Inter Milan and Juventus to land Gudmundsson.
However, Italy’s InterLive recently claimed that Spurs are leading the race to sign Gudmundsson, emphasizing that Fabio Paratici’s influence could help them overcome the competition.
Paratici is the former manager of Tottenham. A Serie A specialist, he has brought in the likes of Christian Romero, Dejan Kulicepski, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ivan Perisic, Yves Bissouma, and Michy Batshuayi. However, he was suspended for 30 months last year for his role in a fraudulent accounting scandal at Juventus.
Paratic has officially left Tottenham. However, he is still indirectly involved in Spurs’ transfer market in a consulting capacity. Goalkeepers Guglielmo Vicario, James Maddison, Destiny Udogie, and Radu Drogusin have also reportedly been influenced by Paratici.
“I really want to test myself at the highest level possible, I’ve always dreamed of playing in the Premier League since I was a kid,” Gudmundsson told the Telegraph, adding, “I’m currently contracted to Genoa until 2027, but we’ll see what happens at the end of the season. I have good qualities: good finishing, good passing, good set-pieces,” he concluded.