10 Eredivisie strikers who joined the Premier League: hit or miss? FFT decides

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With Spurs having signed Vincent Janssen from AZ Alkmaar, we've looked back at how past forward signings from the Netherlands have fared

Vincent Janssen has sealed his move to Tottenham Hotspur, and there may be a few apprehensions from Spurs supporters over whether their new man will adapt to the physical rigours of the Premier League.

A look through the history of high-profile and gifted goalscorers moving from the Netherlands to England's top flight indicates that it's a 50/50 chance on whether the new forward makes the step up successfully.

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Greg Lea
Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).