A few days ago, we saw a rush of publications in Belgium and Norway about Tottenham’s apparent interest in Antonio Nusa.
The winger, who was a target for Chelsea in the summer, has burst into the scene in recent months with Club Brugge and the Norway national team, prompting the Blues to make an offer of €30 million, which was ultimately rejected.
HLN in Belgium has a lengthy article about all of the players who could leave the Jupiler Pro League before they have truly broken through, including Nusa, who is being tracked by Tottenham and other teams.
Spurs and Brugge are ‘in discussions’ for the winger, with the Belgians ‘aiming for €30m’ to complete a deal.
This type of transfer is not uncommon in the Jupiler Pro League, where large clubs are constantly sniffing about, and sports economist Wim Lagae explains why.
He stated, “Clubs also consider resale value in the top five competitions.” They will not sell someone at 34 for a profit in the future, but will do so for a young man aged 19. It is the valuation exercise that they conduct.”
He adds, “They frequently focus on the player’s potential. If they don’t act swiftly, they worry that players may become unaffordable in the short future.”
Transfermarkt is being often used to estimate a player’s worth, with Nusa now assessed at €17 million.
Of course, Brugge, in talks with a wealthy Premier League club like Tottenham, would try to obtain more, which is where the CIES values come in, where the young Norwegian is valued at €26.7 million, with the Swiss research organization claiming to base their decision on 6000 previous trades.
Lagae continues, “The concern is whether the aspect of future returns has been included in the valuation on Transfermarkt. In any event, Vermeeren (€30 million on Transfermarkt) is the most expensive player in Belgium, followed by El Khannouss, the significantly older Skov Olsen, and Nusa (€22, €18, and €17 million, respectively).
In terms of reporting, we’ve witnessed an initial massive influx of articles all saying the same thing, followed by minimal updates on these transactions, particularly when they include players from Scandinavia.
This is most certainly the agent’s doing, which makes sense given the steady stream of minute adjustments we receive from Italy, where agents and intermediaries enjoy talking a lot.
As a result, Tottenham fans should not be concerned about the lack of regular updates, because the fact that HLN continues to report that discussions are still happening is all they want or need to hear.
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