Tottenham Hotspur have held talks to signal a “very skilful” participant for under-fire head coach Ange Postecoglou, with the Australian in dire want of extra squad depth amid Spurs’ dismal 2024/2025 marketing campaign.
Ange Postecoglou dealing with sack calls as Spurs chase outfield signing
A refrain of deafening boos rang across the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at full-time of their 2-1 defeat to Leicester Metropolis on Sunday, highlighting the sinking feeling round N17 proper now.
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Spurs have held “very concrete” discussions with the participant’s camp.
Accidents have ravaged Tottenham’s squad to the purpose the place they’re nearer to a relegation dogfight than competing for European qualification, having slipped to fifteenth within the Premier League desk after dropping 4 of their final 4 league matches.
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Tottenham’s subsequent 5 Premier League fixtures |
Date |
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Brentford (away) |
February 2nd |
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Man United (house) |
February sixteenth |
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Ipswich City (house) |
February twenty second |
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Man Metropolis (house) |
February twenty sixth |
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Bournemouth (house) |
March ninth |
They’ve tasted defeat on 13 events within the high flight alone this season, which fairly merely is not adequate for a membership of Spurs’ calibre, and this has resulted in severe stress surrounding Postecoglou’s place as head coach.
Tottenham have looked at Edin Terzic as a possible heir to Postecoglou (TEAMtalk), amongst just a few different rumoured candidates like Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola, within the occasion chairman Daniel Levy does look to half firm on the finish of the season.
Nonetheless, for now, Postecoglou’s job at Tottenham is protected (Alasdair Gold) – so consideration turns to how they’ll assist the 59-year-old with new signings earlier than deadline day.
Tottenham could sign Tyler Dibling on an initial January loan with an obligation to buy for £50 million this summer season, as per The Boot Room, and Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg studies that “very concrete” Spurs talks have occurred with the 18-year-old’s representatives.
Nonetheless, they’re additionally planning for the long-term beneath Postecoglou, and will pre-order Lille midfielder Angel Gomes.
Tottenham maintain talks to signal Angel Gomes from Lille on free switch
As per The Telegraph and dependable journalist Matt Regulation, Tottenham have held talks over signing Gomes on a free transfer on the finish of 2024/25, with the England worldwide out of contract this summer season and free to agree pre-contracts overseas.
The outlet and Regulation declare Postecoglou is about for backing from Spurs, and this stretches past the present marketing campaign, with Gomes among the many membership’s high targets alongside Southampton’s Dibling.
The previous Man United gem bagged 10 assists in 45 appearances throughout all competitions final season, and Gomes can even play in three separate engine room roles as a CAM, conventional centre-midfielder and whilst a deep-lying quantity six. The homegrown 24-year-old ticks many packing containers for Spurs, notably given he may arrive at zero value.
“Angel’s completely different to what we have got when it comes to a participant who can play deeper however play like a ten,” stated former interim England boss Lee Carsley. “He is very skilful, the way in which he can obtain balls, the way in which he can management video games,” Carsley stated after asserting his squad final week.”
