He may have been away from Tottenham for the national team, but the 'captain' hasn't gone away.

Son Heung-min has welcomed a new member to Tottenham. From the desert land of Qatar, a six-hour flight from England, he welcomed them by "following" their social media accounts.

Handsome Romanian center back Radu Dragucin has finally joined Tottenham Hotspur.

Tottenham officially announced the signing of Dragucin via the club's official website on Wednesday (June 12), subject to the granting of a UK Work Permit. The contract is for seven years, through 2030. The club did not disclose his salary, but it is understood to be €3 million (approximately $4.3 billion) per year, and he will wear the number 6 shirt. With the signing, Dragusin will be available for the upcoming match against Manchester United on May 15.

The signing is a welcome addition to a Spurs squad that is currently depleted at center back. With last summer's summer signing Micky Van der Vaart having just returned from a hamstring injury, Christian Romero and back-up defender Ben Davies both sidelined with hamstring injuries, Spurs can breathe a sigh of relief with the arrival of Dragucin, who is regarded as a monster of a Romanian defender.

It's been a long, long battle. Spurs have been trying to sign Dragucin, who has 13 caps, since December of last year, but the deal took nearly a month to complete. "Tottenham Hotspur have sent scouts to check on Italian Serie A side Radu Dragucin," the Telegraph reported on March 20.

"Tottenham are looking to add a center back in the January transfer window and have targeted Genoa defender Dragucin," the newspaper reported. "Tottenham sent a scout to watch Juventus last week and a center-back is Postecoglou's top priority for the January transfer window," the report said.

"Dragucin joined Juventus in the summer of 2018, when Fabio Paratici was in charge of the Bianconeri. He remained in charge of Tottenham until April."

Furthermore, "Dragucin's agent Florin Manea has confirmed that Tottenham are interested and that initial talks have taken place," suggesting that they have contacted the player and are preparing a personal agreement. 카지노사이트 

Born in 2002, Dragucin was born in Romania and joined the Juventus academy in the summer of 2018 at the age of 16 after developing with his home club AS Metropolitan in 2013. He continued his development at Juventus, with spells at Sampdoria and Salernitana, before moving to Genoa on loan in 2022 and completing a permanent move this summer.

At 6-foot-3, Dragusin is a long man who is good at delivering from set pieces and is equally good in defense. He is also good in man-to-man defense, but his passing leaves a lot to be desired.However, with a hole in their defense, Tottenham have identified Dragucin as the right man to fill the void. The former Juventus youth product was loaned to Serie A side Genoa in the summer of 2022 before completing a €5.5 million ($7.9 billion) move to Serie B last January. He scored four goals last season despite playing as a defender. Genoa finished second in the league, earning promotion to the top flight.

This season, Dragucin has been a full-time starter. He's stopped Serie A strikers from breaking off the dribble and has shown strength in aerial battles. At 6-foot-2, his physicality has allowed him to excel at one-on-one marking and attacking set pieces. In Italy, he was touted as the next big center back to succeed Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), who was voted Serie A's best defender last season.

"Dragusin has won more aerial battles (53) than any other Serie A defender this season," according to football statistics site Squawka, "and he has only allowed one dribble break so far."

In terms of physicality, one-on-one marking, and set-piece prowess, the Italians see Dragusin as the next big center back behind last season's Serie A best defender, Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich).

Dragusin, whose trademark is his 'shaggy hair', also gained a lot of popularity for his handsome appearance when he played for Juventus' youth team, running around the field with his hair untied.

As he flew from Italy to England in less than 48 hours, undergoing a hectic schedule of medicals and first training sessions, Son welcomed him from afar. He immediately "followed" Dragusin on Instagram.

He also followed Timo Werner, Tottenham's first signing of the winter transfer window.

Without Son, Tottenham will host Manchester United at 1:30 a.m. on Friday for their Premier League Round 20 match. Son will then play his first Asian Cup match against Bahrain in Doha, Qatar, at 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 15.