Gonzalo Bonadeo, who is a Sports writer and broadcaster in Argentina at TyC Sports in Buenos Aires, has said that new Tottenham signing Juan Foyth is one of the best prospects in Argentina at the moment.
The North London club completed the signing of the 19-year-old this week after battling with PSG for his signature.
Bonadeo, who has a wealth of knowledge on Argentinean football, was full of praise for Foyth and said of the Tottenham man, “As a youngster, he was mainly a midfielder and when he was 15, a coach in the junior divisions at Estudiantes suggested he played in defence and this was his place. He’s done a very good job since then.
“He’s confident on the ball and that’s ideal with the way Mauricio Pochettino will want him to play, with the ball played out from the goalkeeper and defenders who are skilful. He has finesse and speed but he’s also very strong.
“We all have high hopes for Juan in Argentina. I’m not going to say he’ll play straight away in the next World Cup next year – we don’t even know if Argentina will qualify!
“But I am confident he will be in a couple of national teams soon because everything is new in the national team, not only in the main (first) team, but also the Under-20s. The coaches from the Under-20 team work closely with the main trainer, Sampaoli.”
The Argentina under-20 international is a good prospect for the future and someone who Spurs can look forward to seeing shining during future years.
Mauricio Pochettino has developed a reputation for working well with youth talent and this is likely to have been appealing to the youngster.
