Holtby's a good pickup, I've watched a bit of him on the back of Liverpool's rumoured interest a month or so ago and my thoughts were that he seemed to be very strong technically and reminded me of a German Jordan Henderson, but far more attack minded and at this stage more of a goal threat. I wonder if he'll slot straight into that #10 role at Spurs or whether he'll do his apprenticeship out wide? Here are Raphael Honigstein's (top German football journalist) thoughts on him:
@honigstein: he's a no10 who can play deeper but isn't quite ready for that yet. ok in wide positions but not really at his best there
@honigstein: his main problem is inconsistency. not always at the level that we saw from him v Arsenal at the Emirates and for German U21 (excellent)
@honigstein: don't see a way for him to play for Germany at the moment. but that doesn't really matter, think of Mata / Spain
@honigstein: here's the important bit, imo. because he's free, it's really a no-brainer. at, say 70k per week, he basically plays for free for 2 years
@honigstein: ...as Spurs will always be able to sell him on for 6-7m if he doesn't work out.
@honigstein: the potential is there. but not a world-beater yet