Spurs have reportedly signed Soldado ... But who is he ?

According to reports Baldini has agreed a deal for Roberto Soldado this afternoon however nothing is official of yet. This is arguably our second choice striker behind Christian Benteke who signed a new four year deal with Aston Villa. So who is Roberto Soldado?

He joined Real Madrid when he was just 15 and played in the B team. While playing for the B team he was seen as a future star, scoring 64 goals in 120 appearances. He was given his first call up to the 1st team in 2005 where he was wasted and given just 16 appearances in 3 years. In 2008 Soldado transfered to Getafe for €4 million and there he scored 29 goals in 60 appearances.However his time at Getafe was short lived and just 2 years later in 2010 he moved to Valencia for €10 million. He has proved himself a clinical striker at Valencia scoring 59 goals in 101 appearances which is well over a goal every other game. Not only having a great club career he has also had a great International career. He has played for Spain at every level scoring 32 goals in 52 appearances which once again is more than a goal every other game.

In my opinion Soldado would be a great signing for Spurs. The stats speak for themselves showing that he is an incredibly clinical finisher who is guaranteed to score goals and in my opinion would be a better signing than Christian Benteke. There is however one problem with him and that is his age. He is 28 and has probably finished his peak but that doesn't mean he cannot still score with Zola being a perfect example of an old aged striker who could still score in the Premier League. Hopefully this deal is wrapped up soon.