Why Tottenham Hotspur pushed to sign Pedro Porro from Sporting Lisbon this January?

lekhaka-Aveek chakraborty

Tottenham
Hotspur
managed
to
pull
off
an
interesting
deal
on
the
deadline
with
Sporting
Lisbon
youngster
Pedro
Porro
agreeing
on
a
move
to
North
London
with
a
£42million
transfer.

Antonio
Conte’s
team
have
struggled
for
consistency
this
season
and
sit
three
points
below
the
top
four
although
are
still
competing
in
the
Champions
League
and
FA
Cup.
Spurs
however
often
have
looked
disjointed
on
the
field
which
is
very
unlikely
for
Antonio
Conte’s
team.

One
of
the
big
reasons
behind
the
downturn
is
the
lack
of
cohesion
and
quality
on
the
side
which
the
Italian
has
often
pointed
out
this
year.
Given
his
record
as
a
trophy-winning
coach,
Conte
has
made
it
abundantly
clear
that
he
has
to
be
convinced
of
Spurs’ ambition
in
the
transfer
market
before
continuing
at
the
club.
But
now
Porro’s
signing
may
well
be
the
piece
that
jumpstarts
their
intention.

I
have
arrived,
to
work,
and
may
there
be
many
victories
and
conquests!
let’s
go
guys
.????

#COYS
@SpursOfficial
pic.twitter.com/r4FhGIKkH7

—
Pedro
Porro
(@Pedroporro29_)

January
31,
2023

Conte
looks
highly
unlikely
to
change
from
his
tried
and
tested
back
three
formation
that
is
heavily
reliant
on
effective
wing-backs.
In
that
regard,
neither
of
the
current
options
at
the
club
seem
to
have
matched
the
standard.
Porro
may
provide
Tottenham
a
significant
and
immediate
boost
in
that
position
with
neither
Emerson
Royal
nor
Matt
Doherty
displaying
qualities
even
remotely
near
to
those
needed
for
a
Conte
squad.

Tottenham
nanager
Antonio
Conte
is
set
to
take
a
break
from
football
after
Surgery

Since
leaving
Manchester
City
for
Sporting
Lisbon,
the
23-year-old
has
improved
by
leaps
and
bounds
and
is
now
regarded
as
one
of
the
hottest
fullbacks
in
Europe.
Porro
has
been
included
in
the
Primeira
Liga
Team
of
the
Year
in
consecutive
campaigns.
He
has
maintained
the
same
form
this
term
as
well
where
he
has
recorded
three
goals
and
11
assists
from
wing-back
featuring
in
26
games.

The
young
right-back
has
shone
in
Portugal
playing
as
a
wing-back
and
could
be
the
ideal
player
for
Conte’s
system.
He
could
provide
width
to
the
attack,
underlapping
and
overlapping
as
required
in
pair
with
the
wide
forwards.
His
goal
involvements
speak
for
themselves.
With
Porro
in
the
side,
Tottenham
will
surely
have
a
team
truly
threatening
right-hand
side,
and
standing
at
just
23
years
of
age,
the
Spaniard
surely
promises
to
be
a
wise
long-term
investment.