Ramos: Dos Santos can be White Hart legend

Last updated : 15 June 2008 By Gareth Davies
It is rare that Juande Ramos waxes lyrical about anything - the nature of his celebrations when his side score is testimony to his restrained manner - but it appears that his latest acquisition, Giovani Dos Santos, has left the former Sevilla man rather giddy.

Having captured the Mexico international for an initial £4.7m, Ramos is understandably pleased with what may turn out to be one the shrewdest piece of business since Arsene Wenger pinched Cesc Fabregas off Barcelona's youth team.

Ramos believes Giovani, who can play on either wing or just off a striker, has the potential to go on to be a club legend. He said: "If he continues to progress as we hope he will become and even more magnificent player than he is now."

The last time the Spurs faithful worshipped a player who hugged the wing and was blessed with a mercurial left-foot was when David Ginola lit up White Hart Lane in the late nineties. The club's fans have a weak spot for a player with flair and invention, and Ramos believes Dos Santos possesses all these qualities and more.

"He is very fast and able to play in many positions," the head coach said.

"It is his ability to adapt to different positions that can help us make him a key player either on the wings or even as a second striker. His style of play is going to provide solutions in attack and enrich the team as a whole."

Ramos' positivity suggests that, despite his tender years, Dos Santos will feature heavily in the clubs drive for success next season. Quite where he will play is difficult to say but his versatility will be a welcome addition to a club that is making every effort to compete with the most successful sides in the country.

Not content with adding Dos Santos and Luka Modric to his side, Ramos is also believed to be on the look out for a centre-back and a goalkeeper. The latest 'keeper to be linked to a move to White Hart Lane is Manchester City's Joe Hart, with The Sun reporting that worries surrounding a new contract at Eastlands have alerted Ramos to his availability. A deal remains unlikely because new manager Mark Hughes is unlikely to want his first piece of business to be selling a promising young goalie.