With recent reports claiming that Paratici is also closing in on a £20m deal to bring right wing-back Djed Spence to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer, the prospect of Wijndal lining up on the opposite flank to the 21-year-old in Antonio Conte’s starting XI next season is certainly a tantalising one.
Indeed, over his 31 Eredivisie appearances in 2021/22, the £10.8m-rated talent was in sensational form for AZ, scoring one goal, registering 10 assists and creating nine big chances for his team-mates, in addition to taking 0.8 shots, making 1.5 key passes and completing 0.7 dribbles per game.
The £4.8k-per-week maestro also impressed in metrics more typical of his position, making 1.4 tackles, one interception, 41.6 passes, 1.2 clearances and 1.5 long balls and winning 4.1 duels (at a success rate of 51%) per match.
These returns saw the player who Ajax Analytics dubbed “dangerous” average an impressive SofaScore match rating of 6.94, playing a key role in AZ’s fifth-place finish in the Eredivisie last time out.