Dejan Kulusevski wants to strike up a partnership with new Tottenham teammate Harry Kane - thanks to words of wisdom from Andrea Pirlo.
Spurs fans got to see their two deadline day signings from Juventus in Saturday’s 3-1 win at Brighton, with Swedish winger Kulusevski particularly impressing off the bench alongside Rodrigo Bentancur.
And having learned from Italy legend and former Juve coach Pirlo during his time in Turin, Kulusevski believes he can become striker Kane’s creator-in-chief.
“Pirlo is a fantastic coach and a fantastic guy,” he said. “I spoke with him nearly every day and he always spoke to me a lot about how I should shape my body and how I can look for passes without showing the opposition where I am going to play the ball.
“And that is exactly what I hope will help me to help Harry even more in the future.
“[Kane] is unbelievable. Yes, up there. What impressed me was his technique, the way he stopped the ball and the way he changed the whole pitch with his passes from both feet.
“It is amazing really. And I know that when he has the ball I have to run because he will find me.”
Kulusevski was joined at Spurs by his Juve teammate Bentancur and he also put in an impressive cameo in the middle of the park.
Boss Antonio Conte said it was important both men got a taste of English football.
“It was important to breathe the atmosphere for the two new signings, for us, for Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur,” he said.
“It was important to come in and to understand the intensity of this league. I repeat, two good players, two young players with talent. They can help us.
“Rodrigo, despite his age, only 24 years old, has a lot of experience because he played 120 games for Juventus. Kulusevski, the same. I think they can help us.
“I'm pleased that I gave them the opportunity to come in and also breathe this fantastic atmosphere in our stadium. Our fans, the noise tonight was so intense that it was also very difficult to communicate with the players.”
