Craig Bellamy says ‘elite’ Tottenham star could replicate Arsenal legend

Wales caput manager Craig Bellamy insists Brennan Johnson is an ‘elite player’ and believes Arsenal fable Robert Pires endured akin disapproval to the Tottenham winger erstwhile helium archetypal moved to the Premier League.

Johnson was signed by Spurs successful a £47.5 cardinal woody from Nottingham Forest conscionable implicit a twelvemonth agone and the 23-year-old has travel nether occurrence for his inconsistent performances since his transfer.

However, the 23-year-old has been successful fantabulous signifier successful caller weeks, scoring successful each of his past 5 games for Ange Postecoglou’s side.

Bellamy has included Johnson successful his Wales squad for their upcoming Nations League games against Iceland and Montenegro.

And the Wales caput manager feels Johnson is already showing that helium is worthy his transportation interest for Spurs.

‘His precocious strength is done the extortion and helium is elite,’ Bellamy said.

‘Spurs person paid that wealth and helium could person a atrocious fewer years.

‘But if I was successful different occupation and helium was worthy £80m I’d spell and bargain him for that.

‘Trust me, he’s got each portion of shot that makes him an elite player. That’s the subordinate I see.

‘Sometimes you deed the crushed moving astatine a nine consecutive away, portion sometimes it takes longer.

‘I retrieve Robert Pires for a full play was a discarded of wealth and the adjacent play helium wins the subordinate of the year. It tin enactment that mode astatine times.

‘Brennan is young and I judge each we are seeing present is what the endowment is allowing america to see.

‘It was going to hap and hopefully that continues.’

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