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Alasdair Gold

Antonio Conte has unlocked a new Rodrigo Bentancur ability to help him star at Tottenham

It's easy to forget that Rodrigo Bentancur is just 24-years-old, particularly when you watch him stroll imperiously around a Premier League pitch.

His 21-year-old former Juventus team-mate Dejan Kulusevski has perhaps taken more of the limelight since they arrived on transfer deadline day in January, with his two goals and five assists, the latter number more than any other player in the Premier League since that day. However, Bentancur has been equally important for Antonio Conte and Tottenham in the centre of the pitch.

For the Uruguayan is a young player with more experience than your usual 24-year-old. He's already won three Serie A titles, Argentina's Primera Division twice, the Copa Italia twice, the Supercoppa Italian twice and the Copa Argentina. In short, Spurs have bought a winner and someone who knows what it takes to help a team get over that line. He played 181 matches within the pressure cooker that is Juventus.

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