Should Tottenham actually re-sign Troy Parrott for £18.3m after huge transfer reveal?

Troy Parrott has reportedly professed his love for the North London club and would be keen on a return to Tottenham, regardless of their top-flight status. So, should Spurs consider bringing back the Irish goalscorer?

With every result that doesn’t go Spurs’ way, relegation becomes a more apparent spectre looming on the horizon of Tottenham Hotspur. If the unthinkable were to happen and Spurs were to go down, one of the biggest challenges facing the Lilywhites will be their squad issues.

Loss of Premier League revenues will likely force the club into sales of their highest earners and therefore leave them without players they otherwise would have relied on.

However, at least one option to replenish Spurs’ numbers in the event of relegation has just made itself known. Troy Parrott, whom Spurs sold for £6.7 million in the summer of 2024, stole the headlines earlier this year with his sensational hat trick during Ireland’s World Cup qualifier game against Hungary earlier this year.

Troy Parrott is keen on a return to Spurs this summer

Parrot is also enjoying an exceptional season for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar, scoring 15 goals and registering three assists in their league campaign, as well as helping his club lift their first trophy in 15 years, scoring Alkmaar’s fifth goal in their resounding five – one win over NEC Nijmegen in the Dutch League Cup final.

Spurs actually managed to secure a 20% sell-on clause when agreeing the transfer conditions with Alkmaar, meaning that a move for the Irish striker could be on the cards for the North London club in the event they’d be forced to sell their high-earning strikers in Dominic Solanke or Richarlison.

In fact, it has been reported that Parrott would be keen on a return to Tottenham, even if they get relegated to the Championship next season.

But what could Troy Parrott bring back to his academy club and should Spurs consider a move for Parrott even if they stave off relegation? Let’s take a look at his numbers and performances to see what his signature could add to Spurs in both cases

Troy Parrott’s club performances since leaving Tottenham

Parrott has managed to consistently perform for AZ in a league where team are firmly a mid-range club, below the established giants like Ajax Amsterdam, PSV Eindhoven or Feyenoord Rotterdam.

The former Spurs striker is said to be worth around £18.3m at the moment, according to TransferMarkt, almost triple what Tottenham sold him for.

Date	Market Value (€)	Market Value (£)
17/12/2024	€7.5m	£6.45m
28/03/2025	€9.0m	£7.74m
28/05/2025	€14.0m	£12.04m
02/10/2025	€16.0m	£13.76m
02/12/2025	€22.0m	£18.92m

If one thing stands out in Parrott’s numbers it would probably be his consistency, as since joining the Dutch league on loan to Excelsior in the 2023, he has scored 10 or more goals every subsequent season.

An underperformance of a goal and a half might not seem as a worrying number, however, the quality of player in the Dutch league is significantly lower than in the Premier League or even the Championship. Underperforming expected goals in a league where the quality of teams and defenders is relatively low, is a negative indicator of player quality, especially of finishing chances.

Simply speaking if Parrott is failing to put away goals in a league much worse than the Premier League and even the Championship, if exposed to the superior quality and physicality of defenders in those leagues, Troy could start really struggling with creating and putting away goals.

	T. Parott
Club	AZ Alkmaar
Season	25/26
Goal conversion	72nd percentile
Aerial duels won	35th percentile
Offensive duels won	25th percentile
Defensive contributions	25th percentile

His physical record is also a potential worry. Parrott’s lower percentiles in his aerial duels, ground battles won, and even his defensive contributions, while relatively less harmful to his performances in the Eredivisie, could spell big trouble for Spurs in leagues where mistakes and lack of physicality are harshly punished.

His effectiveness in the Eredivisie could also simply mean that he is playing at his level and a move for the striker could negatively impact both Tottenham and Troy Parrott’s career.

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