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What Theo Walcott has previously said about Tyler Dibling at Southampton as £50m star could now join Tottenham

Tottenham desperately need something to spark their 2024/25 campaign into life.

Ange Postecoglou and his squad are running on fumes at the moment, with only 11 fit senior players at the time of writing – as Dejan Kulusevski made clear in his UEFA Europa League press conference earlier on Wednesday.

The severe injury crisis – which has robbed Spurs of key men such as Cristian Romero, Dominic Solanke, Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario and Destiny Udogie – has seen Tottenham slip to 15th in the Premier League.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
15 TottenhamTottenham23 7 3 13 46 37 9 24

When times were previously tough at Tottenham, a man by the name of Gareth Bale would often pop up, scoring 26 winning goals during his stint in N17.

Now, a player Theo Walcott compared to the Welshman could be joining Tottenham before Monday’s transfer deadline in Tyler Dibling.

Theo Walcott has compared Tyler Dibling to Gareth Bale

TBR Football understand there is a chance Dibling could join Tottenham before the February 3rd transfer deadline.

The move – if it materialises – is expected to be an initial loan deal with an obligation to buy in the summer, as Spurs are unable to pay the £50m asking price right now.

Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images
Photo by Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images

For those unaware of what Dibling could offer to Postecoglou, Walcott has actually compared the Southampton No.33 to Bale – as well as Jack Grealish – after playing alongside him on the south coast before retiring.

The 35-year-old told talkSPORT in September: “He is an athlete. You can see the size of him already as well. It’s very much like the Gareth Bale sort of physique, and the way he has got a bit of swag about him on the field like a Jack Grealish type.”

Dibling – who Newcastle also like – has scored four goals and provided two assists in 24 appearances across all competitions so far this season.

Tottenham face competition from Jurgen Klopp for Tyler Dibling

Despite walking away from Liverpool last summer, Jurgen Klopp could still hurt Spurs.

The German – who is now Head of Global Soccer for Red Bull – is eager to bring Dibling to RB Leipzig and add the England U21 international to the Bundesliga side’s vast array of precocious talents, such as Benjamin Sesko, Antonio Nusa, Xavi Simons, Lois Openda.

Klopp is said to admire Dibling immensely, so Tottenham have some competition to fend off if they are to sign the 18-year-old.