Tottenham Hotspur could certainly do with reinforcements when the January transfer window rolls round.
Spurs have been very up-and-down this term, showing they have what it takes to hammer anyone on their day, but also serving up some real horror shows.Now, according to FootballTransfers, Tottenham have set their sights on a Premier League player who has made a name for himself as one of the fastest in the league.
Better still, Spurs could sign said player for a price well below his market value, as his contract expires at the end of the season.The player in question is Tariq Lamptey, who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion and represents Ghana at international level.
According to FootballTransfers, Tottenham are exploring a move for the 24-year-old full-back, though Everton are also said to be in pursuit.
Lamptey has made 106 appearances for Brighton and can play at right-back, right-wing-back, and even left-back.This flexibility is said to be particularly attractive for Spurs, who are in need of options at the back amid concerns over squad depth and player fatigue.
In addition, Pedro Porro has been inconsistent for Tottenham this season and, as such, the club is keen on the idea of bringing in competition for the Spaniard.
Brighton may be motivated to sell in January to avoid losing him on a free transfer in the summer, added the report.
Just how fast is Tariq Lamptey?
Several years ago, Lamptey’s name often did the rounds on the subject of the fastest players in the Premier League.The Sun reported last year that Lamptey’s speed from 2020/21 to 2022/23 was 36.64km/h, on par with Mohamed Salah and Adama Traore.
Indeed, Lamptey’s top speed in 2020/21 was 36.6km/h, making him the fastest player in Europe’s top five leagues that season.
The Tottenham target beat Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies by 0.09 km/h.Admittedly, Lamptey’s speed isn’t quite as high as Micky van de Ven’s record 37.38km/h, but as Archie Gray has said, “not many people” can match Van de Ven.Ruthless in attack and dogged in defence, there were unsurprisingly a number of standout performers on the night.
Ange Postecoglou singled out Radu Dragusin and Ben Davies for their defensive display, meanwhile, in attack, Dejan Kulusevski was praised by Gary Neville for his performance on the wing.
With that being said though, Gary Lineker believes it was actually Tottenham’s midfielders who were the ‘key difference’ in the win.