We 'signed' Dejan Kulusevski for Tottenham in January he became a key player for Conte

Tottenham Hotspur are set to sign Juventus forward Dejan Kulusevski on a loan deal with the option to buy.

After failed attempts to sign Wolves' Adama Traore and Porto's Luis Diaz, with the latter now having signed for Liverpool, a disappointing transfer window could be salvaged by the arrival of Kulusevski and his Juve teammate Rodrigo Bentancur, with Antonio Conte keen to add some depth to his squad.

The Swedish winger has previously been linked with fierce rivals Arsenal this transfer window, but Spurs are now in pole position, with Spurs' managing director of football Fabio Paratici having signed Kulusevski whilst we working with Juventus in 2019.

Kulusevski can play in multiple positions across the attacking line such as striker, winger and attacking midfield, making him an appealing player for Spurs with their attacking depth lacking.

So, when Kulusevski makes the move to Spurs this month, what sort of impact could he have on Conte's side?

Could the Swedish winger have a big enough impact to help Spurs in their top-four battle?

We simulated the rest of the season with Kulusevski at Spurs and this is what happened.

To set up this simulation, we used the Football Manager 2022 editor to arrange for Kulusevski to join Spurs on January 28, 2022, with all results accurate to real-life.

This is how Kulusevski's in-game profile looks on FM22.

Let's take a look at how Kulusevski performed throughout the second half of the 2021/22 season after signing for Spurs in January 2022.

Kulusevski scored seven goals and registered one assist in 18 appearances for Spurs, a reasonable return for a new signing, with Conte putting him in the starting XI for the majority of Spurs' games following his arrival.

Along with his one goal in