{"id":619666,"date":"2025-12-08T08:21:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/619666\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T08:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:21:19","slug":"tottenham-scout-winger-with-12-goals-and-assists-this-season-summer-deal-more-likely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/619666\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham scout winger with 12 goals and assists this season, summer deal more likely"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Tottenham Hotspur have been impressed by the development of a 22-year-old left-winger this season, but there may be one roadblock in completing a January deal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Numerous reliable sources have reported over the past few months that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/tottenham-highlight-three-priority-positions-to-strengthen-in-next-two-transfer-windows\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signing a top-class left-winger will be Tottenham\u2019s top priority in January<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That now appears even more likely after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/thomas-frank-makes-brutal-left-wing-statement-as-tottenham-push-to-sign-antoine-semenyo\/#:~:text=Tottenham%20manager%20Thomas%20Frank%20on%20left%20wing%20competition&amp;text=Speaking%20on%20the%20matter%2C%20Frank,down%20on%20the%20left%20position.%E2%80%9D\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thomas Frank recently hinted that none of his left-wing options have particularly impressed<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n<p>It has now emerged that a young wide-man, who is turning a lot of heads in Belgian football, has caught the North London club\u2019s eye.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2248651489-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tottenham target Nilson Angulo\" class=\"wp-image-370982\" \/>Photo by MAARTEN STRAETEMANS \/ BELGA \/ AFP via Getty ImagesTottenham plotting move for Anderlecht winger Nilson Angulo<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/tottenham-man-utd-hunt-winger-nilson-angulo-transfer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TEAMtalk<\/a>, Anderlecht\u2019s Nilson Angulo is on the radar of several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/tag\/premier-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> clubs, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/tag\/tottenham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>, ahead of the January window.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old has been one of the best players on show in the Jupiler Pro League this season, and has four goals and eight assists to his name across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>This has attracted the attention of several big clubs, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/club-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spurs<\/a> being one of the clubs to have sent scouts to Brussels multiple times to run the rule over Angulo.<\/p>\n<p>However, Manchester United, Brentford, Brighton and Leeds United are also looking closely at the Ecuador international.<\/p>\n<p>Why Spurs may struggle to complete a January deal for Angulo<\/p>\n<p>However, TEAMtalk say that signing the Andrelect man in the mid-season transfer window may be hard for Tottenham and his other Premier League suitors.<\/p>\n<p>This is because Angulo wants to carry his current run of form into the World Cup next summer, and a January transfer might interrupt his progress.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the wide-man is more likely to leave the Belgian club at the end of this season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>       Have something to tell us about this article? 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