{"id":26430,"date":"2025-11-09T19:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/09\/wayne-rooney-claims-spurs-contract-was-worse-than-gokeres\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T19:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T00:19:17","slug":"wayne-rooney-claims-spurs-contract-was-worse-than-gokeres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/09\/wayne-rooney-claims-spurs-contract-was-worse-than-gokeres\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Rooney claims Spurs contract was worse than Gokeres"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wayne Rooney was asked to rate the new signings of top Premier League clubs during the summer transfer window, but he doesn&#8217;t rate Tottenham&#8217;s signing highly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spurs made a number of new signings in the summer transfer window, two of which are Mohamed Kudus and Joao Parinha.<\/p>\n<p>Both have done reasonably well in adding quality and depth to Thomas Frank&#8217;s squad.<\/p>\n<p>Fans are still waiting to see their best performances, but they have shown they can be part of the Spurs set-up for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>High-profile signings at other clubs include Victor Goqueres from Arsenal, Jo\u00e3o Pedro from Chelsea, Alexander Isak from Liverpool and Brian Mbeumo from Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Rooney rates top clubs&#8217; summer signings<\/p>\n<p>Rooney was asked to rate these additions on a five-point scale, and the former Manchester United striker, to the surprise of Tottenham fans, rated Gokeres higher than Kudus.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a question from Amazon Prime Video, Rooney had the following to say about the top club&#8217;s summer signings:<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Isaac is 2\/5, Woltemade is 3\/5, Mbeumo is 4\/5, Wirtz is 2\/5, 4\/5, Tijani Leiders is 3\/5, Joao Pedro is 3\/5, Mohamed Kudus is also 3\/5.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s debatable which player signing has been the best so far this season. Man United&#8217;s Mbeumo recently caught the attention of fans with his recent goals against Liverpool and Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>Woltemade adapted quickly to the Premier League and made an early impact replacing Isak at St James&#8217; Park.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Kudus added a new dimension to Spurs&#8217; attack, providing a creative spark up front.<\/p>\n<h2>Victor Gokeres had a positive influence<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victor Gokeres celebrates Arsenal&#8217;s goal (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s still a long way to go this season so it may be too early to tell, but Gokeres poses a threat to the Gunners&#8217; front line.<\/p>\n<p>He may not have been in the same form as he was at his former club Sporting, but six goals in 14 appearances for Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side is not a bad return.<\/p>\n<p>But his game is about more than goals and assists. Gokeres gives them physicality up front and his movement creates space for wide players.<\/p>\n<p>It may not be entirely unfair to rate Gokeres higher than Kudus at this point, but all the signed players are taking their time to prove themselves, and a final decision will only be made at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Tottenham and Chelsea consider January move for struggling Serie A ace<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne Rooney was asked to rate the new signings of top Premier League clubs during the summer transfer window, but he doesn&#8217;t rate Tottenham&#8217;s signing highly. Spurs made a number of new signings in the summer transfer window, two of which are Mohamed Kudus and Joao Parinha. 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