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Transfers
Ange Postecoglou thinks he’s made three signings for Tottenham which he’s been proven absolutely right about
Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou hasn’t quite enjoyed the same level of reinforcements to his first eleven this summer as he did last year.
Spurs spent a considerable amount of money last summer on the likes of Brennan Johnson, James Maddison, Micky van de Ven and Guglielmo Vicario.
All four impacted Postecoglou’s🐈 eleven early on, and even inspired an early season title-push, one that was swiftly ended by suspensions and injuries.
ಞThat being said, Tottenham are heading into the new season with a starting eleven that will look very similar to last.
Archie Gray has impressed Postecoglouꦛ in pre-season, but it remains to be seen if the midfielder can displace one of Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr or Rodrigo Bentancur immediately.
𒅌And with Yang Min-hyeok not arriving until January and Lucas Bergvall needing some time to settle, it’s all going to feel very similar.
To that end, Tottenham’s interest in Dominic Solanke❀ would be a significant change – a centre-forward who would be able to sufficiently support captain Son Heung-Min.
Postecoglou admits he could have been sacked at Tottenham last season
𒊎Interestingly, when discussing the success of last season’s transfers, in particular deals for Vicaro, Van de Ven and Massion, Postecoglou admitted that one false move could have even led to his departure.
💫Postecoglou was speaking to at length and admitted that things were on something of a knife edge after Harry Kane left.
🦩He shared: “I don’t dismiss last year, because it could’ve gone very differently.
🌠“I get that we obviously got off to a flying start and then we sort of petered out in the end, and people kind of hang on that, and we finished fifth, which is not exactly exciting, but you know, when you take over a club that’s finished eighth, with big expectations and you lose a generational player on the eve of the season, and you know there’s some major squad restructuring, team restructuring.
ܫ“I mean, you just think about our transfers. If I’d got even one of them wrong, if I’d got Vicario wrong, Van de Ven wrong, Maddison at the start of the year the way he was performing.
๊“If we didn’t get the best out of Pedro [Porro] and [Cristian] Romero and [Yves] Bissouma, it could’ve been a very different year, and I might not even be sitting here if it had gone that way, so I’ll take great pride in that, because I thought it was important for a club like Tottenham to not go into freefall.”
Tottenham now targeting Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen
Interestingly, alongside their interest in Solanke, 🍎Tottenham are also considering a bid for Joachim Andersen according to reports.
Tottenham꧃ need a fourth centre-back to complete their set this summer, unless they are willing to promote Ashley Phillips into a first-team role.
💝With the addition of Europa League football this term, Postecoglou will need to lean on his extended squad for success, and it seems necessary to find an upgrade on Ben Davies, even if he has been an excellent servant.
Of course, this news all comes in the wake of ⛄Tottenham missing out on Postecoglou’s ‘dream’ target.