Always bought for the future when Tottenham spent close to €17m on him from Metz, Pape Matar Sarr has finally broken through at Spurs under Ange Postecoglou.
The young midfielder was one of the stars for the London side during their very good start to the season, but the worry of losing him for the Africa Cup of Nations was always looming.
An injury fear on New Year’s Eve has now passed, with the Tottenham player part of the Senegal group, and ready to go, as covered by L’Equipe.
He is seen as one of the ‘new heroes’ for his country, as the newspaper highlight both Sarr for Senegal and Mohamed Amour for Algeria as the two to look out for who are ‘full of promises’.
The Tottenham star is commended for his technical abilities, as well as skill to bring the ball forward, all the while capable of ‘scratching balls’ away from the opponent despite his gangly frame.
Sarr is the ‘new weapon’ for Aliou Cissé in the Senegal squad, taking over from the ageing Idrissa Gueye and Cheikhou Kouyaté.
Still a little bit behind the veterans, he needs to use the tournament to fully cement his role in the team, just like he has done at Tottenham.
