Tottenham may have signed Mathys Tel and Mohammed Kudus this summer, but they still have high hopes for a player they signed back in 2024.
After a mixed summer window, Tottenham Hotspur have finally bolstered their attack with the signing of Mohammed Kudus for £55million from West Ham United.
The Ghana international is a versatile player capable of operating in a host of different positions, including on both wings, as a number ten, and even through the middle as a centre-forward.
It is expected that Kudus will provide competition on the right flank at Tottenham, given that he has featured predominantly on that side throughout his career, making 50 appearances there compared to just 19 on the left.
Tottenham still have high hopes for Wilson Odobert despite Kudus signing
With Kudus now in the Tottenham squad, Brennan Johnson and Wilson Odobert are the ones most likely to feel the pressure, as competition for places is set to intensify.
Johnson had a mixed campaign last season, scoring 18 goals, including netting the only goal in Tottenham’s Europa League triumph in Bilbao, Spain. However, elements of Johnson’s game were frustrating to watch at times, as pointed out by Jamie O’Hara.
Odobert, meanwhile, struggled for much of the previous season, hindered by injury setbacks, particularly a hamstring problem that sidelined him for three months. Yet the young Frenchman still managed to score three goals last term.
Tom Barclay has now shed light on Tottenham’s stance regarding the winger, revealing that the club remain optimistic about his future and is not ready to move on from him, stating that Spurs have high hopes for Odobert.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Barclay said: “Wilson Odobert, who, along with Mathys Tel, has played pretty well by all accounts at the Under-21 Euros.
“He was someone who, barring that AZ Alkmaar home game where he scored his first couple of goals for Spurs, we did not really see the best of because of his hamstring injuries. But he is definitely someone that they are not in any way giving up on and have high hopes for.”
Spurs hopeful Wilson Odobert will bounce back under Thomas Frank
Regardless of his frustrating first season at Spurs, Wilson Odobert still earned a call-up to the France Under-21 side during the summer.
The 20-year-old winger was part of the French squad that made it to the semi-finals of the Under-21 European Championship, where they were eventually knocked out by Germany.
He has not yet returned to training, but Dominic Solanke has jokingly sent Odobert a message, urging the youngster to come back to Hotspur Way.
Thomas Frank has a track record of improving young players, and with the Dane now in charge at Tottenham, it will be interesting to see how he develops the 20-year-old winger, who is also capable of playing as a number ten.
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