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Sun. August 18, 2024, 2:00 p. m. |Tottenham Hotspur
Wilson Odobert is relishing the opportunity to play an exciting assignment at the Club after joining us from Burnley on Friday.
The 19-year-old, who has a contract until 2029, played for the Clarets in his first season in England last season, in which he scored 3 goals and provided 3 assists in 29 Premier League games.
Heading into his third campaign in senior football, Wilson returns to the English elite after leaving the Championship and is now in a position to fight for his place in the team to showcase his talent and, more importantly, help our club to achieve its objectives. His ambitions fit yours.
“It’s a wonderful feeling to sign for this club,” said our new number 28. “I’m very satisfied to be here with you at this moment.
Wilson Odobert
“Firstly, Tottenham are a huge club and also incredibly ambitious. I think the club and I share the same ambitions, we are more or less on the same page.
“I really feel like I’ll be part of a big job here, which is fantastic and has a really good stadium. It’s a big club as I say and all those points convinced me to come here.
“I’m ready for it! I will do everything I can to fight very hard to convince the fans and help the club get results. Even though I’m still young, I need to be ambitious and I need to play. And I need to please the enthusiasts and take pride in front of them.
Wilson at Paris Saint-Germain’s academy, where, at the age of 16, he scored 19 goals in 30 appearances for the U-19 national team before joining French side Troyes the following season, scoring 4 goals in 32 Ligue 1 appearances.
The striker signed for Burnley in the summer of 2023, where he became the Clarets’ youngest goalscorer in the Premier League after scoring against Chelsea in October 2023, and ended his time at Turf Moor with a goal in a 4-1 away win. London. Town in the first match of the championship last Monday night, taking his tally to five goals in three and four appearances in all competitions.
Still a teenager, the ambitious winger believes that the pleasure gained since the game was played in the country (especially against a “tough” Spurs team in the Premier League and FA Cup at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) has helped him grow and expand inside and outside of it. . step.
“It’s a smart experience for me,” Wilson added. For me it’s a wonderful way to adapt to English football because it’s not an easy league to play in.
“But it gave me a chance and helped me grow and expand as a player in terms of strategy and mentality on the pitch and as a user off it. So being at Burnley was a very smart experience for me.
“It’s a complicated request to come here and play against Tottenham, it’s not easy at all. From the beginning, I was incredibly inspired by the stadium and the fans. It was also tricky here last season, but for sure I was inspired. “with the stadium and the club as a whole.
What can we expect from Wilson as a player? Well, when asked who he admires, the young Frenchman presented an exciting insight into his taste for offensive play and revealed that our star player is sure to be an inspiration.
“I have a smart speed and I like to take on other players one-on-one and dribble,” added the France Under-21 international. “I like to take the ball and take a lot of touches in a game. I like to invite others, entertain and at the same time my football.
“He was chasing players like Neymar, Robinho and Ronaldinho all the time. All three were perfect dribblers and very sensible players. I tried to be inspired by it. [Heung-min] Son has also been an inspiration to me and he sets a wonderful example: I love his taste for the game. “