The teenage sensation has been staging scintillating shows week in week out since the start of the 2011/12 season, and several English Premier League clubs including the Spurs have reportedly expressed interest in acquiring his services.
Reports in English and Dutch media indicate that Tottenham Hotspur are taking keen interest in signing AZ Alkmaar starlet, Adam Maher, in the upcoming January transfer window.
The 19-year-old, who came through the ranks of the Alkmaar outfit youth academy, has been making headlines for all the good reasons since making his professional career debut for AZ in a UEFA Europa League game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-BATE-c39080 Borisov in December 2010.
Andre Villas-Boas, the Spurs head coach, is one of the keen admirers of the talented playmaker, and rumours are rife that the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 boss would be tabling a bid in the upcoming winter transfer window
The Portuguese mentor has always given a chance to youngsters, and a lucrative offer could very well tempt the Moroccan-born Dutch footballer to leave the Alkmaar outfit.
Maher had a terrific 2011/12 campaign while wearing AZ colours. The teenage sensation made an impressive 52 appearances in all competition for the Alkmaar outfit, netting 11 goals while setting up seven more. It was his impressive performances that led Gertjan
Verbeek’s side to the Europa League quarter-finals.
The promising midfield ace has now commenced the 2012/13 campaign on a bright note as well, netting four goals while bagging five assists as well in 10 games in all competitions.
Apart from Tottenham, Sunderland, Newcastle United and Southampton are also said to be keeping tabs on Maher, who has an ongoing contract at AFAS Stadion that runs until the summer of 2015.
However, pundits suggest that a move to White Hart Lane will be a better option for the youngster.
The Spurs failed to hold on to two of their influential midfielders in the summer transfer window, as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luka-Modric-c22857 joined Real Madrid while Rafael van der Vaart moved to Hamburg.
And Maher, who has thus far represented http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 in close to 50 league games, could be a perfect addition to Andre Villas-Boas’ squad in January.
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