Dejan Kulusevski explains reason why he joined Tottenham

Tottenham new boy Dejan Kulusevski has explained the reason he decided to join Tottenham Hotspur.

Spurs had a pretty quiet January transfer window on the whole, but did make two latest additions, both of which came from Juventus.

Tottenham would sign Juventus duo Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur on deadline day.

Bentancur, 24, joined for an initial £15.9m – which could rise by £5m – on a deal until 2026.

Kulusevski, meanwhile joined the north Londoners on an 18-month loan for an £8.3m fee with an option to buy for £29.2m.

Now, the latter of that duo has explained why he joined Spurs, stating that Antonio Conte was ‘everything’ in his reason for joining:

“He was everything,” the Swede stated. “Yes, firstly it’s a fantastic club but with him you see how much more they run now,” Kulusevski, who made his debut in the FA Cup win over Brighton, said.

“He has very good training, very good tactics, his staff are fantastic, he works a lot, he explains things, if you don’t understand, he explains them again. So this week has been really amazing and I’m very, very honoured to be here.

“To be my age, and have had so many good coaches that I have, is pretty amazing. Now being 21 and having Conte is just very, very good. He’s a winner and I want to be a winner, so I think I’m on the right side.”

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— Jonathan Veal (@jonathandveal83) February 7, 2022

Kulusevski makes Tottenham debut

Both Kulusevski and Bentancur made their Tottenham debuts this past Saturday.

The duo would come off the bench to help the Lilywhites secure a 3-1 win over Brighton in the FA Cup.

Tottenham’s next outing comes vs Wolves on Sunday February 13^th. It will be interesting to see if either Kulusevski or Bentancur, who looked sharp vs Brighton, are handed their first start.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	23	41	57
2	Liverpool FC	22	39	48
3	Chelsea FC	24	30	47
4	Manchester United	22	6	38
5	West Ham United	23	10	37
6	Arsenal FC	21	8	36
7	Tottenham Hotspur	20	2	36
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	3	34
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	22	0	30
10	Leicester City	20	-3	26
11	Aston Villa	21	-4	26
12	Southampton FC	22	-8	25
13	Crystal Palace	22	-3	24
14	Brentford FC	23	-12	23
15	Leeds United	21	-16	22
16	Everton FC	20	-11	19
17	Norwich City	22	-32	16
18	Watford FC	21	-17	15
19	Newcastle United	21	-22	15
20	Burnley FC	19	-11	13

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	7
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	7
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	7
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	6
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	6
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	6
Maddison, James	Leicester City	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	6
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	6
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	6
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	6
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	6
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	6
Llorente, Diego	Leeds United	0	6
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	6
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	5
Ward, Joel	Crystal Palace	0	6
Skipp, Oliver	Tottenham Hotspur	0	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	0	4
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	5
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	1	4
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	1	4

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	9
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	8
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	7
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	4
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	4
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	4
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	4