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Who is Dejan Kulusevski, the Swedish star who's tearing it up at Tottenham, and how much is he worth?

The Swedish player arrived at Tottenham in the winter transfer window from Juventus.

By Hector Garcia

The Swedish player arrived at Tottenham in the winter transfer window from Juventus.
The Swedish player arrived at Tottenham in the winter transfer window from Juventus.
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Dejan Kulusevski plays in the offensive line, commonly in the rigth flank, but he can also play as a left-winger. Antonio Conte asked for the player to have more options in the attacking line and the Tottenham board brought the player from Turin to reinforce the Spurs.

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The Swedish was playing his second year as a Juventus player, however, in the current season, he was not having the playing time he wanted. Last campaign, the former Parma player scored 7 goals and assisted 7 times for the Turin club. In fact, it was not a bad season for the attacker but in the current season, with the arrival of Massimiliano Allegri, Kulusevski was not able to earn his spot in the starting eleven.

Although he was not commonly a starter, the Swedish appeared in a total of 30 matches, scoring 3 goals and assisting 4 times. Statistically, the numbers were not that bad but the player wanted a new adventure in a new league, and Tottenham appeared as the best option.

Who is Dejan Kulusevski?

Dejan Kulusevski was born in Stockholm and is a 2000 class player. He was formed in his country being in IF Brommapojkarna, where he played and went through the youth team until he was 16 years old. In Italy several teams had their sights set on his evolution, the club that went ahead in the proposals to add him to their youth team was Atalanta, who paid 165 thousand euros.

Three years had to pass before he achieved his dream of making his debut in the Italian Serie A with Atalanta's first team. As he was still very young, he was loaned to Parma to have some continuity.

At Parma he found an important role, scoring 10 goals and providing 10 assists in the 2019/20 season, and there he managed to play an active part in the team and attracted the interest of Juve. Maurizio Sarri expressly asked for him in the winter market and he arrived for the 2020/21 season. At Juventus, he scored a total of 10 goals and assisted 11 times in a season and a half with the Italian team. 

How much does Kulusevski's pass cost?

According to Transfermarkt, the Swedish has a cost of 30 million euros. The 21-year-old Stockholm-born player cost as much as €45 million in 2018. Tottenham paid €30 million to Juventus to acquire Dejan Kulusevski.

The former Juventus player has played 10 games in all competitions since he arrived at Tottenham in January and has scored 3 goals and provided 2 assists. In the last seven matches, the Swedish has been in the starting lineup. He has been on the field for 690 minutes so far.

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