‘I would like to play with Dejan’: Swedish striker with ‘extreme pace’ wants to link up with Spurs star

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Swedish forward Joel Asoro says he wants reunite with Tottenham Hotspur star Dejan Kulusevski at club level.

The 22-year-old was speaking to Swedish outlet FotbollSkanalen about his career and hopes for the future.

Kulusevski has been a revelation since joining Spurs on an initial loan deal from Juventus in January.

The 21-year-old has made 13 appearances for Tottenham and registered three goals and six assists.

Kulusevski’s efforts have helped Antonio Conte’s side surge back into the Premier League top four.

Asoro and Kulusevski started their careers together at IF Bromma and spent their early years at the Swedish club.

The former joined Sunderland in 2015, while the latter went to Atalanta the following year.

Asoro also played for Swansea and took in loans at Groningen and Genoa before joining Djurgarden in 2021.

The 22-year-old is keen to play at a higher level again, ideally in the Premier League.

He admitted it would be great if he gets to play with Kulusevski again in the same team.

“Ideally, I would like to play with Dejan, my friend,” said Osoro.

“It would be fun because we played a lot together when were little. I would like to experience that again.”

Asoro actually came close to joining Tottenham in 2018.

The Sun claimed at the time that a £2.5million move only fell through due to agent demands.

Asoro joined Swansea instead, with then boss Graham Potter lauding his arrival.

“Joel is an exciting player,” he said.

“He is someone we have known for a while and he has high-end quality.

“He is very, very direct and has extreme pace which we think can help us.”

Although Asoro has some work to do if he’s to get himself a Premier League move, time is certainly on his side.