Tottenham Hotspur signed Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United in the summer transfer window, and Chris Waddle has commented on his displays so far.
Former West Ham United attacker Mohammed Kudus has been outstanding for his new club, and he has impressed with his performances in the first few weeks of the season. The £55 million summer arrival has made an instant impact, and he will look to continue improving in the coming months.
However, Tottenham icon Chris Waddle has now raised doubts regarding the player, despite his impressive start to life at the North London club. The Tottenham icon believes that Kudus is a quality player with a bright future, but there are question marks over his mentality. It will be interesting to see if the Ghanaian international can prove his doubters wrong in the coming months.
Waddle said on Mohammed Kudus via TEAMtalk, “I can definitely see the comparisons. Left-footed, coming inside, dropping his shoulder. I can see why people might say we’re similar. He’s a wonderful footballer, and I love watching him.
“He’s very exciting, very skilful, can score goals, and he should probably score more than he does. One question about him might be that he almost disappeared last season [for West Ham] after a brilliant debut campaign after he joined from Ajax.
“Is there a question mark over his mentality or desire? We know he’s got all the attributes to be a top player and he seems to have come out the blocks very quick, as he did at West Ham. So we’ll have to wait and see on that.
“He sort of lost his way at West Ham. I don’t know what happened there, whether he got disillusioned or fell out with the coach, or didn’t like the position he was playing. But he’s at Tottenham now. He’s got to prove himself, which he is doing. I’ve always been a great believer that you judge players over three, four seasons. You don’t judge a player over three months.
“We know his first season at West Ham was great. His second season wasn’t very good. So we’ll wait and see. But definitely I can see why Tottenham fans have taken to him straight away. And if he keeps performing the way he is, then Tottenham’s definitely got a bargain on their hands…”
There is no doubt that Mohammed Kudus is a quality player, and he has shown that at West Ham United in the past. The former Ajax attacker’s start at Tottenham has been very impressive as well. Thomas Frank will be delighted with the way his new signing has performed so far.
Tottenham fans are quite happy with the player as well. The Ghanaian international will look to continue on a similar path. It remains to be seen whether he can sustain his current run of form for the remainder of the season.
Tottenham needed quality and depth on the flank, and the arrival of Mohammed Kudus has solved quite a few problems for them going forward. They will certainly hope that the African attacker can continue to impress in the coming months as well.