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Tottenham have already bought a potential superstar in January who will seriously excite Ange Postecoglou

We are only two days into the New Year – but Ange Postecoglou already has a stronger squad at Tottenham.

Spurs have been severely depleted by injuries in d꧅efence, with Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogi💯e and Ben Davies all missing large chunks of the 2024/25 campaign.

However, Ange Postecoglou has also spoken about the need to strengthen his attack, saying at the start of December: “There’s no doubt we need some bolstering in🎶 that front third over the next couple of transfe💧r windows.”

Tottenham currently sit 11th in the Premier League – so a fresh face or two wouldn’t go amiss.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
11 TottenhamTottenham19 7 3 9 41 28 13 24

Key:

Position 1 – 4 : Champions League
Position 5 : UEFA Europa League
Position 18 – 20 : Relegation

Regardless of what happens between now and transfer deadline day – which actually falls on February 3rd this season – Tottenham have already handed the Australian a potential superstar in Yang Min-hyeok.

Yang Min-hyeok can help Spurs immediately

Tottenham actually wrapped this de🅘al up back in July▨ – agreeing a £3.4m fee with Gangwon FC.

Given the fact Yang is just 18 years of age and only has 38 appearances to his name in senior football, the majority are 🀅not expecting too much, too 🔯soon from the teenager.

However, we believe the South Korea U1♋7 international actually ☂has the talent to inject some life into Tottenham’s stuttering 2024/25 campaign, and potentially become a superstar within a few years.

Photo by Alex Caparros - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
Photo by Alex Caparros – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

Yang has already proven himself capable of delivering in the final third, imဣpressively scoring 12 goals and providing six assists in the K League 1 last season across 38 games, while he also seems to possess the mentality needed to handle the ⛎Premier League.

Byung-ji Kim, Chief Executive Officer of Gangwon FC, t🌠old the BBC: “I think his creativity will immediately be an asset in the Premier League, but he needs to bulk up physically and show he can perform the level of high sprints needed at Tottenham.

“But, he is quick, can play on the left and the right, uses both feet and has similarities to Son but is more of a creator than goa♛l scorer. If you met him, you’d see his personality is humble… I don’t worry about him feeling the pressure of copying Son as he is a calm, level-headed person.”

Yang even embarrassed Emerson Royal during a pre-season friendly between T𒀰ottenham and Gangwon FC, giving Spurs fans an early glimpse of what he could do in the Pre𒀰mier League.

Where Ange Postecoglou could use Yang Min-hyeok at Tottenham

Not only is Yang a fearless young talent, buꩵt he is also versatile.

As Timo Werner struggles to perform out wide and Brennan Jꦛohnson lacks competition on the right flank, Postecoglou has the luxury of playing the South Kor🌄ean wonderkid on either wing.

Yang made 12 appea🌳rances on the left flank for Gangwon FC last season and 24 appearances on the right, seeming to be equally comfortable in eitherꦫ position.

Interestingly, the Gwangju-born sensation also made one appearance as a striker, scoring a goal, so Postecoglou co♎uld realistically deploy his latest arrival anyw📖here across the frontline.

There is even a school of thought that Tottenham think Yang could be worth millions in future – so not only us here at TBR Football believe Spurs have a gem.