Spurs can forget Dibling by unleashing “high potential” 18-year-old star

It’s hard to think of too many positives from this season for Tottenham Hotspur.

Ange Postecoglou’s side have been diabolically bad in the Premier League and crashed out of both domestic cup competitions, leaving their campaign hinging on winning the Europa League.

With that said, there has been a shimmer of hope to come out of the club’s disastrous season, which has been the development of their youngsters like Mikey Moore, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall.

It looks like the Lilywhites want to add to their array of talented prospects by signing Southampton’s Tyler Dibling in the summer as well, but they might be able to save millions by trusting another of Postecoglou’s young signings.

The latest on Dibling to Spurs

Tottenham’s interest in Dibling has been long-established now, with reports on the topic emerging as far back as October last year.

However, things picked up in the winter transfer window and have not quieted down since, with reports from late last month claiming that the club were doing the ‘groundwork’ necessary to facilitate a possible move in the summer.

However, it could prove challenging to get their man once the window reopens, as reports from earlier this week revealed that Manchester United and Chelsea are also keen to land the exciting prospect.

On top of that, it could prove an expensive deal, as the same report claimed that it would require a fee of around €40m to get him out of Southampton, which is about £35m, and could be seen as too dear by some for a player who’s scored two goals and provided one assist in 27 Premier League games this season.

Moreover, if the Red Devils and Pensioners are genuinely interested in signing the 19-year-old, there is every chance that the price will increase further.

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In all, while Dibling is an undeniably exciting prospect, it might not be in Spurs’ best interest to splash the cash on him when they need more first-team-ready stars and when they already have another promising winger coming back to the team next season.

The Ange signing who could save Spurs millions

So, with Brennan Johnson still finding the back of the net on a somewhat regular basis, it seems likely that if Dibling is signed in the summer, he’d be used as a rotation option off the right, which seems unnecessary when Yang Min-Hyeok will be back in North London next season.

The North Londoners signed the South Korean winger last summer from Gangwon FC, but due to the K League running from February to November, he didn’t move to England until the end of last year.

It’s easy to see why his team wanted to keep him in South Korea for their entire campaign, as even though he was just 17 at the start, he was incredibly important.

For example, he racked up a seriously impressive haul of 12 goals and six assists in just 38 appearances, totalling 3050 minutes.

That means the dynamic teenager, who analyst Joel Kim claims is blessed with “power and pace”, averaged a goal involvement every 2.11 games, or every 169.44 minutes.

After officially joining up with the North Londoners at the end of last year, the Gwangju-born gem was sent out on a short-term loan to Championship side Queens Park Rangers, where he has since impressed.

In ten appearances, five of which have been starts, the “underrated” 18-year-old, as dubbed by Kim, has scored once and provided one goal, which must’ve turned heads back home, as he won his first senior cap for South Korea in late March.

Ultimately, we are not necessarily claiming Yang is a better player than Dibling, but like the Englishman, he’s showing plenty of potential.

So, if Spurs want a backup to Johnson who could develop into something special, promoting the South Korean gem and using the money saved on another area of need seems sensible.

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