Young center back Luka Vuskovic is the most exciting player at the position and legitimately one of the biggest gems in world football, and Tottenham Hotspur can thank Hamburg for taking the Croatian sensation on loan last season and believing in him almost immediately. From the moment he started games in the Bundesliga, Vuskovic was turning heads and winning awards, affectionately known as "Air Vuskovic" by a Hamburg faithful that took him in as one of their own.
Though Vuskovic will be leaving Hamburg, as long as Tottenham do not royally screw things up, he will be ready to start from Day 1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the 2026/27 season, with even clubs like Barcelona dreaming of pairing him with their own young superstars like Pau Cubarsi.
Tottenham knew all along that Vuskovic had the potential to be special, and just one loan later, he has banked on that potential. But Spurs fans may be in for another treat, as they have a recent signing who, likewise, has the upside to become the next big thing in his position.
Souza has world-class potential
Souza joined Tottenham for a mere 13 million pounds from Palmeiras during the winter transfer window, and whlie he was not signed to immediately start and did not turn the tide of the relegation battle, he is a reason to not completely despise and otherwise highly underwhelming transfer window from Johan Lange and Vinai Venkatesham.
Though he did not play much, Souza shone brightly when he did play. According to The Athletic's Jay Harris, new manager Roberto De Zerbi is, like Lange, a huge fan of the Brazilian prospect's. The problem is that Spurs were interested in Andrew Robertson in that same transfer window to be veteran depth for the injury prone Destiny Udogie, and so Souza was never expected to get early playing time. And now that Spurs have signed Robertson for free this summer, talks of loaning out the 19 year old are under way.
Although Hamburg won't make much sense since they have Miro Muheim shining as a left wing back and a veteran leader, another Bundesliga club could make a ton of sense. So many left backs have become stars in that league at a young age - or even older, like former Barcelona prospect Alejandro Grimaldo over at Bayer Leverkusen - and those skills translate well to other leagues.
Souza is a great athlete with technical quality, and he could become one of the best left backs in the world one day. Luka Vuskovic did not need any time to become world-class in the Bundesliga, and while Souza may need more polish, this is a guy with the raw tools and upside to become the Vuskovic of left backs, if you will, for Spurs. Tottenham need to carefully his next landing spot, because if he ends up in a place where fullbacks are important to the attack and he can get challenged physically as a two way player (Ligue 1 would also make a lot of sense), then Spurs could have another new supersar on their hands.
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