Dejan Kulusevski is Tottenham's last No. 9 experiment before the winter transfer window
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14-second readTottenham Hotspur are struggling with a lack of options at the striker position after Richarlison was cast out of the squad and Dominic Solanke underwhelmed. The team is currently relying on Omar Marmoush as their center forward option, who started as the 10 against Crystal Palace with James Maddison not ready.
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Tottenham Hotspur are struggling with a lack of options at the striker position after Richarlison was cast out of the squad and Dominic Solanke underwhelmed. The team is currently relying on Omar Marmoush as their center forward option, who started as the 10 against Crystal Palace with James Maddison not ready. Marmoush is expected to start against Leeds United next weekend.
Dejan Kulusevski is being considered as a potential solution to Tottenham's striker problem. He impressed off the bench against Coventry and Crystal Palace, showing sharpness, shooting ability, and instincts that were superior to Solanke's. Kulusevski may be used as a false nine if other options continue to fail.
Tottenham may not have other striker options until the winter 2026 transfer window, when they could potentially sign a big name like Eli Junior Kroupi. Roberto De Zerbi may try using Kulusevski at the 9 as a last resort to get more goals out of the team.
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Tottenham Hotspur are quickly realizing they are out of options at the striker position. Richarlison was cast out of the squad after his spat with Roberto De Zerbi at the end of the summer transfer window, and while there was initially some sympathy for the Brazilian international, there is nobody pining for the mediocre forward whose best years are well past him after his bizarre summer antics. But the problem, of course, is as underwhelming of a player as Richy is, he was the team's leading striker and goal scorer last season.
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