- Planet Sport writer
- 16 March 2024
Ange Postecoglou excited to see Radu Dragusin's full debut against Fulham
Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou is confident that centre-back Radu Dragusin will make a strong start in his full debut against Fulham.
Radu Dragusin is an imposing centre-back who despite his young age has already become an important part of the Romania national team and earned a move to the Premier League.
He started his career in Italy with Juventus and played a small part in winning the 2021 Coppa Italia.
Loan spells around Italy saw him eventually land at Genoa where he made his name.
In January 2024, he joined Premier League side Tottenham for a fee believed to be around £25million.
Early career in Italy
Dragusin progressed through Juventus’ academy and made his debut as a substitute in December 2020, coming on against Dynamo Kyiv before being introduced for his Serie A bow in the same month away to Genoa with future team-mates Kulusevski and Bentancur on the pitch at the same time.
The following campaign brought loan spells with Sampdoria and Salernitana in Italy’s top flight, but it was a season-long loan at Genoa in 2022 which kickstarted his upward trajectory.
Dragusin starred for Genoa in their promotion back to Serie A, playing 38 times and scoring four goals which triggered him making the move permanent in January 2023.
Dragusin continued his excellent form in the 2023/24 season, making 22 appearances before Spurs swooped.
Big-money move to Tottenham
Tottenham completed the signing of Dragusin from Genoa in a deal that could rise to £25million on January 11, 2024.
The North London side fought off competition from German giants Bayern Munich for his signature.
The Romania international put pen to paper on a six-and-a-half-year deal at Spurs and was the club’s second addition of the January transfer window after Timo Werner’s arrival on loan.
He is expected to provide much-needed depth in central defence alongside vice-captain Cristian Romero, summer recruit Micky van de Ven and Ben Davies.
Becoming an international
Dragusin made his debut for the Romania senior team in March 2022 in a 1-0 defeat to Greece.
He cemented himself in the side during the Euro 2024 qualifiers where Romania won their group and reach the finals tournament.
