This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…
According to a recent report from the Express, Borussia Dortmund are eyeing a transfer for Tottenham Hotspur’s Troy Parrott.
What’s the word, then?
The 17-year-old has definitely managed to attract the interest of some big European clubs as of late.
The Express claim that Borussia Dortmund plan to rival none other than Bayern Munich for the signature of Parrott, who is also wanted by the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus.
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The youngster has previously been likened to Harry Kane, his senior teammate, but could potentially represent another big project for Borussia Dortmund to get their hands on.
After all, if their previous experience with Jadon Sancho and Ousmane Dembele are anything to go by, Parrott certainly looks like a prototype youngster for Dortmund.
Another wonderkid project
If we take a quick look at Borussia Dortmund’s past sales, we can see that there is a pattern of selling emerging talent.
Of course, Dembele is by far their most lucrative exit as after successfully grooming the Frenchman into a superstar attracting the Catalans, they shipped him off for a huge fee.
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A similar situation is now brewing with Sancho, who’s been linked with an exit and is currently rated at £120m, with mostly the same formula behind it: scoop them while they’re young and still developing, turn them into stars and sell them big.
Parrott, if successfully snatched away from Spurs, would be an ideal new project for the Bundesliga giants.
From Tottenham Hotspur’s point of view, however, it could represent a major loss for their squad.
After all, the 17-year-old is very much an up and coming star and recently played his first senior game in the Carabao Cup.
Across all competitions in 2019/20, however, he has already netted seven times and assisted once in a total of five games so the talent is clearly there for everyone to see.
Express also state that he was on the verge of a Premier League call up under Mauricio Pochettino and with Jose Mourinho’s recent verdict on utilising the youth, Parrott could still have a future at Spurs:
“There is not one manager in the world who does not like to play young players and help young players to evolve, there is not one.”
For that reason, Borussia Dortmund’s huge gain would very much represent a big loss for Spurs.
In other news, Spurs are targeting a Serie A prodigy, and his potential arrival could be a huge boost for a key figure at the club.
