Spurs fans hoping to get an insight into new signing Carlos Vinicius have been told exactly what he will bring to the team by one of his former managers.
Jose Mourinho was on the search for a striker to provide back-up to (and competition for) Harry Kane.
Former Reading manager Jose Gomes managed Vinicius at Rio Ave, where the striker spent the first half of the 2018/19 season.
The coach who is now in charge at Spanish Segunda side Almeria says that it was a good move by Spurs to sign the 25-year-old, who shields the ball well and has fantastic power in his shots.
"He's a powerful player, and very intelligent," Gomes told The Athletic. "He is someone who always gets himself into goalscoring positions.
"He has a great sense for where opportunities are going to appear. He shoots with enormous power with his left foot. He protects the ball really well - even when defenders are pressuring him, he is able to shield the ball and turn his man to get a shot in.
"I used him as a No.9, a penalty-box striker. But we looked to make the most of his mobility: he likes to make diagonal runs into wide areas, behind the full-backs.
"He's someone who holds the ball up well, which allows the rest of the team to move up the pitch and start an attack, or just take a breath. He was our reference point in attacking transitions.
"English football is very intense, and very demanding for strikers. But I think he will show what he can do.
"He will help the team - by holding up the ball, by finding space to get a shot off, by giving opposition centre-backs plenty to think about when he is near the area.
"It’s a good move for Vinicius and for Tottenham. This is a win-win for both parties."
Spurs fans will be hoping to get their first view of the Brazilian star in the London derby against West Ham next Sunday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
