Tottenham star Mohammed Kudus puts Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal to shame with staggering stat

Mohammed Kudus has enjoyed a superb start to his Tottenham career, after what is proving to be an inspired piece of business.

Tottenham spent £55million to buy Kudus from West Ham in the summer, with Thomas Frank keen to add a maverick quality to his front-line.

And the 25-year-old has done exactly that, starring among the Premier League's very best so far this season.

The forward was on fire again on Saturday, as Tottenham beat Leeds United 2-1 at Elland Road.

Jermaine Defoe was among Kudus' plaudits for his display against Leeds, with the Ghana international delivering an exceptional performance.

Mohammed Kudus leads Europe in stat

Despite only arriving in the summer, Kudus already carries huge pressure in the Tottenham front-line.

The winger is dominating the creative metrics in Frank's squad, and is often the man looked to when Spurs are in need of a moment of creativity.

Xavi Simons' arrival was expected to help on that front, but the midfielder is yet to find his feet in the Premier League.

That is not to say Kudus is struggling under the weight of pressure, however. If anything, the former West Ham man has only got better and better as the weeks have gone by.

With four assists already, the Tottenham man leads the way in the Premier League, and has bagged a goal as well.

Even more impressive, however, is Kudus' dribbling numbers. According to Statmuse, the 25-year-old has completed the most dribbles in Europe's top five leagues this season (30), registering five more than Kylian Mbappe, and 10 more than third-placed Lamine Yamal.

And that is not the only stat Kudus excels in - he has also completed the most crosses in the Premier League.

In the duel, too, there is no one better than the Ghana international. With 57, he has won the most in the league.

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Thomas Frank is right about 'explosive' Kudus

Frank said it best about Kudus when, after Tottenham had drawn with Brighton, the Dane said: "When it goes into him, it just sticks. You can’t get it off him.

"So he just keeps it, he doesn’t lose a 50-50 ball. And then the third thing is his one-on-one ability is crazy. He’s so strong, he’s so explosive. He just dominated the right-hand side.”

So often last season, Spurs looked pedestrian when up against teams that like to sit deep. Defunct of ideas, and crying out for a moment of magic.

That problem has not completely gone away - the draw against Wolves proved as much - but in Kudus, they now have the man capable of providing that magic.

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