Tottenham Hotspur have been recurrently linked with Leeds United winger Dan James within the remaining few days of the switch window and Fabio Paratici dodged a bullet when Fulham signed the Wales worldwide.
It was reported earlier within the week that Paratici was a fan of the previous Manchester United man and was eager to signal him for Antonio Conte’s aspect.
Nonetheless, it was Fulham who would win the race for the 24-year-old, as they signed him on a mortgage deal from Jesse Marsch’s. It’s some fall from grace for a participant who price the Whites £30m this time final 12 months.
The younger winger has averaged a disappointing 6.3 score from WhoScored for his performances within the Premier League up to now this season, failing to contribute a single aim or an help, so there’s little to counsel that he would have been a worthwhile addition, significantly to a membership who wish to be difficult for trophies like Spurs.
His performances final season weren’t significantly better, as he averaged a 6.44 score from WhoScored after contributing 4 targets and 4 assists, which was considerably worse than the likes of Heung-Min Son, Dejan Kulusevski and even Lucas Moura.
Would James have been a great signing?
Sure
No
Leeds-focused journalist Conor McGilligan clearly wished the winger gone from Elland Street this summer time.
He stated: “What’s Dan James’ future at Leeds? Is he simply going to be a 20-minute participant the place he comes on and runs round like a headless hen for 20 minutes?”
With Richarlison additionally added to the squad this summer time, it’s tough to see the place James would have match into Conte’s squad, and his performances actually don’t counsel that he would minimize it within the Champions League for Spurs this season.
In 86 Premier League appearances for Manchester United and Leeds, James has scored simply ten targets, which once more means that he wouldn’t have added a lot within the remaining third in Conte’s aspect.
Subsequently, whereas he would possibly do properly at Fulham, his Premier League statistics present little proof that he might have been a hit in a top-four aspect resembling Spurs and Paratici might properly have averted a deadline-day howler by lacking out on James.
