http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/holtby-to-join-in-july-04012013.page Freund definitely had something to do with this, great signing.
It's a no-brainer signing. Talented, speaks the language, on a free and wages affordable (£67k a week and 500k signing on fee). Would be nice to see him join now, seeing as the number 10 spot doesn't have a fixed starter, but waiting till the summer is fine and gives him all preseason to settle in.
Wow!!! So we got this kid on a free. Amazing signing. Truly unreal. God I love what Mr. Levy has done with us and things look good.
I really like this signing, makes our squad much stronger, would much rather have him hear now tbh but great signing nonetheless
Best part is he chose us and said no to ASSENAL!!! I found this on him: http://getfootballnewsdaily.com/2012/10/11/lewis-holtby-the-perfect-midfielder/
interesting paragraph in that article: "While this season has seen Holtby more active in the goalscoring charts with three to his name already, he has tallied ‘just’ two assists in his seven appearances. Not that he doesn’t play a huge part in Schalke’s attack – with a considerable amount of the midfielder’s 291 completed passes counting as key passes: ones which precede an assist or play a significant part in counter attacks." that part alone sounds similar to what Modric gave us
More on your new man for those who aren't that familiar with him. http://bundesligafanatic.com/lewis-holtby-germanys-most-versatile-footballer/
we may yet find that out, tho i think the chance is probly fairly small http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/...holtby-could-join-tottenham-this-month-010713
i guess it all depends on whether Levy thinks Spurs can stay in top 4 for the next 4 months without him
Because he wanted to play for Everton! JK - but he and his dad are Everton fans. See Wiki article below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Holtby
Strengths: Vision offensively and defensively, versatility, tactical education and awareness, understanding of the game. Very good technical skills for a CM/DM, very good defensive workload and understanding for an attacking player. Great passer. Weaknesses: Not very explosive for a winger. Not very tall and strong for a DM. Not a very quick dribbler for an AM. Similar players: Schweinsteiger, Iniesta, Pirlo, Modric