Spurs scouting 20yo future star

Tottenham have a list of attacking wide men they are tracking, Jay Rodriguez and Yevhan Konoplyanka are the high profile names but there are others that are perhaps under the radar of fans but known to clubs. Often with these players it is a case of weighing up the odds. Signing any player is a gamble but it's the job of head of recruitment, Paul Mitchell, to do the homework that minimises that gamble.

Spurs scouting 20yo future star


We have to cut our cloth according to our means and finding bargains, players who will fit Mauricio Pochettino's system and improve as players, is a fundamental part of that. We have therefore been casting our eye over young players from around the leagues.

Previously we have looked at 22-year-old Cordoba winger Fede Cartabia, the Argentinean on loan from fellow La Liga side Valencia, as Aaron Lennon's replacement. Another on our list is 20-year-old Feyenoord winger Jean-Paul Boëtius.

Jean-Paul Boëtius Player Fact File
Name: Jean-Paul Boëtius
Date of birth: March 22nd 1994
Place of birth: Rotterdam
Age: 20
Height:  1.78m ( ft  in)
Nationality: Holland & Surinam
Position: Left wing or Right wing
Foot: Both
In the team since: January 1st 2013
Contract until: June 30th 2016
On loan from: N/A
Transfermarkt Value: £4.4m ($6.6m - €5.89m)

Tottenham are showing an interest in Feyenoord winger Jean-Paul Boëtius and scouting his performances all season in the Eredivisie. He is one to develop for the not too distant future and has been on our radar for over a year so despite playing under Ronald Koeman he has not come to Spurs attention because of the signing of Paul Mitchell. He has also been watched by Napoli and CSKA Moscow since his former boss Koeman handed him his debut. Soon after that Koeman spoke to the media and told them he felt Boëtius had a big future.

"Boëtius can become a very big player.  He has an advantage over other young talents, due to the fact that he reads the game better than his peers. He is a player who has been tipped for the top but had his development hampered by a knee injury last season that required surgery."

UEFA Champions League Squad: 2, Starting eleven: 2, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 0
UEFA Europa League Squad: 7, Starting eleven: 3, Substituted in: 3, On the bench: 1
Eredivisie Squad: 17, Starting eleven: 11, Substituted in: 5, On the bench: 1
Beloften Preliminary Round Squad: 1, Starting eleven: 1, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 0
KNVB Beker Squad: 1, Starting eleven: 1, Substituted in: 0, On the bench: 0

Jean-Paul Boëtius Playing Fact File
League Stats:
Appearances: 11 (5)
Minutes: 915 minutes (Equivalent to  games)
Goals: 4 (every 229 mins)
Assists: 0
Goals/Assists:  (every 229 minutes)
Yellow: 1
Red: 0
Pass Success: 79%

Only being 20 his game time is being managed with around 70 minutes performances interspersed with shorter subs appearances. He likes to cut inside as a winger and he gets fouled a lot, he also is good defensively and like Fede Cartabia doesn't mind a tackle.

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Boëtius has pace and technique, which allows his to skip past opponents easily and has creativity that allows him to still find a cross when zonally marked instead. The ability to read a game is very important nowadays, it can decide whether a talent grows or fails to flourish. Positioning, off the ball movement, knowing when to pass the ball or when to hold on to it have to be learnt but for Boëtius they seem second nature. That makes him a potentially valuable talent as he should mature quicker than other youngsters.