Ahead of Tottenham’s showdown with Aston Villa on Sunday, Alasdair Gold revealed that the North London side made a serious attempt to secure Ollie Watkins’ services in the past.
Spurs’ trip to Villa Park is arguably the biggest game of the season so far for both sides, with the battle for the last guaranteed Champions League spot looking likely to be between the two clubs.
Tottenham go into the game five points below Unai Emery’s men with a game in hand and a win will thus serve as a huge boost to their quest to finish fourth.
While Ange Postecoglou is the sort of manager who tends to focus on the strengths of his own side and how they can hurt Villa, the Lilywhites will have to be wary of the threat Watkins poses.
The striker netted the match-winner in the reverse fixture back in November, with the West Midlands side emerging with a 2-1 win from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against a depleted Spurs side.
Ahead of Sunday’s fixture, Gold said on the Gold and Guest Talk Tottenham Podcast: “They’re (Spurs) going to meet a striker on Sunday with the most ridiculous stats right now. Ollie Watkins is just crazy, 21 goals and 12 assists.
“I remember when Spurs seriously looked at him as well but they were put off by the price tag because he was so untried and untested.”
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Given the high line that we play, Watkins will be a major threat, given his pace and ability to play on the shoulder of the defence. It will certainly be an interesting battle to watch the Englishman come up against Van de Ven and Romero.
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