Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly hoping to sign Ruslan Malinovskyi on loan from Serie A club Atalanta this month.
According to a report from Corriere della Sera, Tottenham have submitted a loan offer for 29-year-old Ukrainian attacker Ruslan Malinovskyi. And it remains to be seen whether Serie A club Atalanta are prepared to let him leave.
It Is no secret that Tottenham will need to add more creativity and goals to their midfield. And the versatile Ukrainian attacker could prove to be a smart acquisition. If Atalanta are prepared to loan him to Tottenham, the move could prove to be a masterstroke for the north London club.
Spurs will be able to add creativity and goals to their side without any significant outlay, and it would also enable them to strengthen the other areas of the pitch in January. Malinovskyi was heavily linked with the move to Tottenham at the start of the season, and the interest has remained.
The player reportedly wants a move to Tottenham, and and the Premier League club are the front-runners for his signature. So it remains to be seen whether he gets to complete his wish this month. The 29-year-old has proven himself in Serie A, and he will be hoping to take on a new challenge at this stage of his career.
Malinovskyi has the quality to play for a top club like Tottenham, and he has the experience to make an immediate impact in the Premier League during the second half of the campaign. Tottenham started the season well under Antonio Conte but their form has dipped considerably, and they are now fighting for a place in the top four.
The north London club cannot afford to miss out on UEFA Champions League qualification and must look to improve their squad in January in order to finish in the top four. Manchester United have now overtaken, so Tottenham will have to address their problems to clinch a top-four finish.
Malinovskyi can play as a creative central midfielder as well as the number ten, and he is capable of operating as a false nine as well. So the 29-year-old’s versatility will be an added bonus for Antonio Conte.
Tottenham have been linked with a number of creative midfielders over the last few months, and the likes of Nicolo Zaniolo and Christian Eriksen were on their radar at the start of the season. It Is an area of the squad that could certainly use reinforcements and adding a creative player in the middle of the park could transform Tottenham on the pitch.
