Tottenham Hotspur completed the signing of Brennan Johnson from Nottingham Forest on deadline day, but Chelsea could have beaten them.
Brennan Johnson completed a €52 million move to Tottenham Hotspur. But it appears that Chelsea were keen on signing the 22-year-old, and they had an agreement with Nottingham Forest as well as per Foot Mercato.
Apparently, Chelsea had already secured an agreement with the Premier League club for the transfer of the 22-year-old Welshman, and the deal included Callum Hudson-Odoi. However, the transfer fell through eventually and Hudson-Odoi ended up joining Nottingham ForestHudson-Odoi ended up joining Nottingham Forest, while Johnson moved to Tottenham instead.
The 22-year-old had an impressive 2022/23 Premier League campaign, scoring ten goals across all competitions. He has been a key player for Nottingham Forest and he will look to hit the ground running at Tottenham as well.
Spurs needed to bring in attacking reinforcements after the departure of Harry Kane. Although Johnson is a winger, he is versatile enough to operate in a number of positions. He will certainly add goals and creativity to the Tottenham attack. The 22-year-old is still quite young and is likely to improve further with coaching and experience.
Someone like Ange Postecoglou could help the Welshman improve further in the coming seasons. The €52 million moveThe €52 million move could look like a bargain in the coming seasons if Johnson manages to fulfil his tremendous potential.
His decision to join Tottenham will certainly come as a blow for Chelsea, who were looking to bring in wide attackers. It will be interesting to see if Chelsea decide to invest in that position when the transfer window reopens in January.
Meanwhile, Johnson will look to establish himself as a key player for Tottenham, and he will hope to start regularly. Players like Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski are currently the first-choice wingers at the club and it will be interesting to see if the 22-year-old can force his way into the starting lineup.
Johnson is versatile enough to start in the wide areas, as well as a central attacking midfielder. His arrival will give Postecoglou more options to work with and the Australian will be able to shuffle his pack from time to time.