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Tottenham transfer news: Spurs should investigate these five under the radar Premier League stars

By Rucker Haringey

HULL, ENGLAND - MAY 21: Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur looks on during the Premier League match between Hull City and Tottenham Hotspur at the KC Stadium on May 21, 2017 in Hull, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
HULL, ENGLAND - MAY 21: Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur looks on during the Premier League match between Hull City and Tottenham Hotspur at the KC Stadium on May 21, 2017 in Hull, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – APRIL 14: Jamaal Lascelles of Newcastle celebrates after scoring the first goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Newcastle United and Leeds United at St James’ Park on April 14, 2017 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – APRIL 14: Jamaal Lascelles of Newcastle celebrates after scoring the first goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Newcastle United and Leeds United at St James’ Park on April 14, 2017 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /

1. Jamaal Lascelles, Newcastle

When Newcastle went down last year most people believed it would only be a matter of time before they returned to the Premier League. Jamaal Lascelles stellar defensive play is a big reason the Magpies find themselves back in England’s top flight.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Lascelles was a rock for Rafa Benitez. He appeared in 43 contests for Newcastle last season with 41 starts to his credit. Lascelles repaid his manager’s fate with a solid Whoscored.com player rating average of 7.12 on the season.

Despite being a relatively known name in Premier League circles, Lascelles is still just 23 years of age. As a central defender, he has lots of career growth ahead of him. He could be the perfect deputy for Toby Alderweireld.

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It’s clear that Spurs have been in the market for a centre back this summer. The club were strongly linked with Harry Maguire earlier in the window. Lascelles wouldn’t come with the pedigree as the Hull defender, but he isn’t that far away. Pochettino could do a lot worse in a modestly priced backup.

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