Tottenham have seemingly been given the green light to sign Chelsea and Brentford target Antonio Nusa this summer with the player open to the possibility of leaving Club Brugge and with the Norwegian having offered a detailed account of how his January move to the Gtech Community Stadium failed to materialise.
The 18-year-old is regarded as one of the top upcoming talents in the game, having established himself as a a true star in the Jupiler Pro League who has given Les Gazelles some captivating performances. In addition, he has already won four senior international caps for Norway. Together with Oscar Bobb of Man City, Erling Haaland, and Martin Odegaard, who are older, he is considered to be one of the key players who can guide the Nordic country into a prosperous future.
Consequently, there has been a significant surge in interest in hiring him in recent months, with Chelsea, Tottenham, and Brentford being among the teams connected to his signature.
But the Bees beat their London rivals to signing Nusa because Tottenham concentrated on signing more players ready for the first team in January and Chelsea chose to hold out on signing players.
Unfortunately for Brentford, and despite widespread talks with Thomas Frank’s side, who struck on a deal worth around €30m with Club Brugge, the move broke down over claims the teenage winger had failed a fitness test amid concerns over a weakness in one of his knees.
Nusa has since battled back from that transfer disappointment to continue playing a leading role for Brugge, though sadly for the player, the goals have dried up in recent months.
Tottenham target Nusa opens door to summer transfer
Nonetheless, the player has refused to rule out a possible move to the Premier League this summer after coming clean on the factors behind the breakdown of his move to Brentford.
He insists claims of a knee injury scuppering the move are wide of the mark, but has opened up on the concrete interest in his services when admitting he always preferred the idea of a summer move, rather than a January one, anyway.
“First and foremost, I had always intended to stay here until the summer. That also makes it much easier today,” Nusa told Het Laatste Nieuws.
“Suddenly a lot started to move. I spoke a few times with Brentford, including the coach [Thomas Frank], and was very excited. In the end, it didn’t happen – it’s things you can’t control.”
Asked directly about perceived knee-injury issues, Nusa added: “That’s what it was about. All I can say is that I am 100% fit and never had any problems with that knee. In the end, it also became clear that there was no problem.”
With the summer window set to open for business in just over two months’ time, Nusa will once again be the a lot of transfer rumors have been made about it, particularly from Premier League teams.
When asked if she was considering moving in the summer, Nusa replied, “That wouldn’t help me in any case, no.” Now, I’m attempting to do my job. Additionally, I informed my brokers that I was not ready to make a decision just yet. or is unable to create one!
However, the adolescent seems receptive to the notion of departing from the Belgian team come summertime.
I’m not exactly sure what will transpire. I had to miss a lot of games this season. I want to play now more than anything. While I can’t rule out going, I also can’t rule out staying. Everything is open right now.
