He arrived in the Premier League without making any noise and is one of the best defenders at the moment

Micky Van de Ven It is a fact that. The 22-year-old Dutch defender is one of the great revelations of a Premier League that he had arrived quietly only a few months ago. This Saturday he again showed a good performance in the middle of the defense of a Tottenham who won against Everton to stay at the top of the English championship. He has certainly found his feet in North London.

They came from Arrived at Premier League last summer after Tottenham he took his wallet to snatch it from her Wolfsburg. A total of 40 million euros were invested by Spurs in a central defender who, although he offered a good performance in Bundesliga is not yet international included Netherlands. That award, from the hands of Ronald Koeman, came to him in October and was the result of his good start to the season with the team led by Ange Postecoglou.

His 1.93 is deceiving. Far from being a slow footballer, he is really quick to run in space thanks to his long stride. And about its adaptation to Premier League It couldn’t have been better, becoming a fixture in the middle of Tottenham’s defense with the immovable Christian Romero. Indeed, with the Argentine already on the radar of several European giants, Spurs are grateful for the good performances he has to offer. They came from and they see in him a real leader of the defense in case ‘Cuti’ leaves.

Number 37 in memory of a deceased friend

Micky Van de Ven He wears a very unusual number in the world of football but he does it for a good reason. The number on his shirt is 37 and is a tribute to a friend who died a few years ago. “It was always his favorite number. So when I came to Tottenham and I had the chance to choose a number, I chose 37 for him,” he explained recently. They came from when asked about this matter.