Stephen Warnock referenced an eye-opening statistic when outlining why Tottenham won’t be fussed about missing out on Liverpool winger Luis Diaz.
Liverpool and Tottenham converged in the January window over the future of FC Porto winger Luis Diaz. The Colombian had long been a target of the Reds, though Spurs attempted to steal a march in the winter window.
That prompted Liverpool to take action with Jurgen Klopp’s side securing a £37.5m transfer.
Diaz has hit the ground running at Anfield and has already earned rave reviews for his all-action displays.
His move to Merseyside sparked Tottenham into sanctioning their plan B – signing Dejan Kulusevski from Juventus.
Like Diaz, the Swede has also adapted to the Premier League immediately. He has three goals and six assists in his first 11 matches and has already become an undroppable component in Antonio Conte’s front three.
Kulusevski was signed on an initial loan deal with Spurs expected to make the move permanent in the summer.
And speaking on Sky Sports, pundit Stephen Warnock explained why Kulusevski’s success will leave Tottenham fans unfazed at not signing Diaz.
Would Luis Diaz have worked at Tottenham?
Warnock said (via the Express): “The other point I just wanted to make very quickly was Tottenham fans might be thinking as well they were happy Diaz went to Liverpool because if he hadn’t had gone there, and he’d have gone to Spurs, how would that have fitted in? Would it have worked?
“Listen, we…
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