BBC pundit claims West Ham target is ‘unbeatable’ compared to Tottenham, having excelled against Harry Kane

Middlesbrough was superb against Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday night, with West Ham United target Dael Fry shining in the 1-0 win over the Premier League side.

Boro were easily the better team tonight, getting more and more intense later in the game as they posed a big threat to Tottenham throughout the game.

Neither side could score for 90 minutes, but Boro scored in extra time. Josh Coburn’s powerful shot left Hugo Lloris completely without a chance.

Tottenham had no reaction after going after and becoming Boro’s latest FA Cup victim. Manchester United were also eliminated by the champions last month.

Several Middlesbrough players have excelled against Tottenham, and defender Dael Fry is one of them.

Fry scored four aerial duels and five clears when he helped neutralize Harry Kane and Son Heung-min in Tottenham’s attack.

Fry’s performance was so good that expert Danny Murphy, speaking on BBC Sport (10:20pm) marked him as ‘not intact’ after completing another inspection.

“It’s Fry with the header again. Murphy said:

A host of other clubs will be watching Fry in the hope of being able to take him away from Middlesbrough at the end of the season.

One of them could be West Ham United, who are said to be looking to sign Fry.

90Min reported last week that Fry is on West Ham’s wish list as they hunt for a new central defender this summer.

The likes of Rob Dickie and Jacob Greaves are also on the list, with West Ham seemingly desperate to add another defender to David Moyes’ squad.

Fry has now shown that he can stoop to Kane and Son, which must be added to West Ham’s assessment of the defender.

Middlesbrough won’t want to lose Fry, especially since he’s such a homegrown talent, but performances like these will do nothing but attract more interest.

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