Tottenham: £50.7m duo defy Antonio Conte's 'wildest dreams' at Hotspur Way

Antonio Conte couldn’t have envisaged the impact that Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski have made at Tottenham, according to Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge.

The pair arrived from Juventus on deadline day, and they have played a major part in Spurs’ recent push towards a top four finish.

It’s been a fine start to Premier League life for the pair, who will end up looking like a snip at £50.7m if they continue performing at their current level.

According to WhoScored, Bentancur, who’s added some much-needed quality alongside Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in midfield, has been Spurs’ fifth-best player this season.

The Uruguay international has chipped in with just one assist in his 10 top-flight appearances, but his passing success rate is the best in the squad behind Oliver Skipp, while he’s in the top four metrics for most tackles and most clearances per game.

But if Bentancur has been good, Kulusevski has been the star of the show. Only Heung Min Son and Harry Kane have a better rating than his 7.29, with the young Swede already contributing to nine goals in his 11 Premier League outings.

Kulusevski highlighted his qualities with a measured finish at Aston Villa last weekend and an inch-perfect assist for Son later in the game.

With both Bentancur and Kulusevski in the starting XI, Tottenham have won six of their eight games, which have seen Conte’s side move from eighth to fourth and put them in with a great chance of qualifying for the Champions League.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “For the first time in a long time, Spurs have signed players who are ready to hit the ground running now, and I don’t even think anyone could have envisaged, not even in Conte’s wildest dreams did he think that would happen.

“Kulusevski is now part