Tottenham Hotspur are chasing a “high defender” for the January switch window together with his price ticket now anticipated to drop, as Ange Postecoglou‘s facet search to herald a high quality left-sided various to star man Micky van de Ven.
Postecoglou shares van de Ven and Romero replace out of Tottenham
Spurs face Man United in an all-important Carabao Cup quarter-final conflict on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this night, with Postecoglou seeking to make good on his promise and ship Lilywhites silverware for the primary time since 2008.
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Ruben Amorim’s facet head into the competition on a run of higher kind, having additionally simply received the Manchester Derby with a dramatic 2-1 victory at Man Metropolis, however Spurs’ tails will even be up after they thrashed Southampton 5-0 at St. Mary’s Stadium on Sunday.
Postecoglou has endured a tough trip when it comes to accidents and suspensions currently, with Guglielmo Vicario, Ben Davies, Richarlison, Wilson Odobert, Future Udogie, Cristian Romero and van de Ven all sidelined, whereas Rodrigo Bentancur continues to serve his home ban (Premier Injuries).
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Thankfully for Tottenham, regardless of his combined kind, will probably be a lift having Yves Bissouma again in rivalry to play United tonight. The Mali worldwide has served his personal suspension for selecting up 5 yellow playing cards, and he is now out there for choice.
Spurs might be determined to have star central defensive duo van de Ven and Romero again on the earliest alternative, after each gamers succumbing to recent harm setbacks of their 4-3 defeat at residence to Chelsea, however Postecoglou says they will not be again till 2025.
“(Micky) Van de Ven and (Cristian) Romero are nonetheless chugging alongside,” stated Postecoglou on van de Ven and Romero.
“I feel each might be within the new 12 months. Not as a big harm as final time with Micky, however clearly having a setback the medical staff goes to ensure he’s proper to go. So each of them within the new 12 months sooner or later.”
Postecoglou has been pressured to utilise teenage summer season signing Archie Grey as a makeshift centre-half, with Radu Dragusin being their solely match, pure senior central defensive choice proper now.
This has prompted studies that Tottenham are planning to sign a new centre-back in January, and there have even been options that Getafe defender Omar Alderete is in talks to join Spurs subsequent month.
Tottenham wish to signal Feyenoord defender David Hancko after value drop
In accordance with The Boot Room, the north Londoners are after a brand new defensive ace who can are available in and play as a back-up to van de Ven – resulting in their severe curiosity in Feyenoord star David Hancko.
Tottenham are eyeing a January move for Hancko, together with his £35 million price ticket from the summer season additionally anticipated to drop.
The 48-cap Slovakia worldwide, who performed towards England at Euro 2024, dazzled underneath Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot at Feyenoord – finishing extra passes than some other participant within the Eredivisie final season (The Athletic).
He was and is a vital a part of their backbone, persistently transitioning the play from defence to assault, with Hancko tallying extra progressive carries out from the again than some other Dutch top-flight star in 2023/2024 (The Athletic).
“He’s so secure and might mainly do something. I simply suppose he’s a high defender all-round,” stated ex-Feyenoord defender Tim de Cler to SoccerNews.
“I feel he can simply deal with a membership slightly below the highest six in Europe. Then I’m speaking a couple of membership like Atlético Madrid or Liverpool. He can actually deal with that.”
